More than 35 years after the ADA, autistic adults still struggle | Opinion

The ADA has improved the lives of many people with visible disabilities. Curb cuts, ramps, accessible bathrooms and parking spaces, closed captioning and other environmental improvements — accommodations that are simple in their design and implementation, and universally effective — have reshaped the physical landscape of American life.

Yet in New Jersey and across the country, the more than 5.5 million adults with autism living in the United States collectively continue to have the poorest quality of life throughout their lifespan compared with any other demographic group in America, a disparity that is especially important to recognize as April marks National Autism Acceptance Month. For autistic adults, the wall of exclusion remains and is arguably as tall as ever. How and why have autistic people been left behind?

More than 35 years after the ADA, Autisitc Adults Still Struggle | Opinion (Word Document)