The primary purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was to
a. establish a commission to study the extent to which architectural barriers prevented access to public buildings.
b. consolidate the nation's disability laws and provide for strong federal enforcement of a strengthened disability rights mandate.
c. establish the National Council on Disability (NCD) as an independent federal agency.
d. request from the General Accounting Office an estimate of the costs of workplace accommodations and of removing architectural, transportation, and communication barriers.
e. replace the term "handicapped" with the term "disabled" in general use.
Answer: b. consolidate the nation's disability laws and provide for strong federal enforcement of a strengthened disability rights mandate.
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