From the Associated Press:

In a quiet session in the Oval Office with his father looking on, President Bush Thursday signed landmark civil rights legislation that extends the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The original 1990 legislation was enacted when the president’s father, former President George H. W. Bush, was in office.

The bill is is intended to reverse judicial rulings that have narrowed the broad scope of protection of the ADA, and represents a compromise between disability rights groups and business interests. Bush signed the bill without public comment or fanfare.

Earlier posts here and here.

See press releases from ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights, the American Association for People with Disabilities, and the American Diabetes Association, and a statement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

EEOC announcement is here.

UPDATE: See photo of signing here.

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