▁sex , ▁national ▁origin , ▁and ▁other ▁characteristics ▁illegal . ▁In ▁addition , ▁unlike ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁ ▁Act , ▁the ▁A DA ▁also ▁requires ▁covered ▁employ ers ▁to ▁provide ▁reasonable ▁accommod ations ▁to ▁employees ▁with ▁dis abilities , ▁and ▁impos es ▁access ibility ▁requirements ▁on ▁public ▁accommod ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁on ▁Dis ability ▁had ▁recommended ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁an ▁Americans ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁Act ▁( AD A ) ▁and ▁draft ed ▁the ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁which ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁signed ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁with ▁changes ▁effective ▁as ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Dis abilities ▁included ▁ ▁A DA ▁dis abilities ▁include ▁both ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁medical ▁conditions . ▁A ▁condition ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁severe ▁or ▁permanent ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁dis ability . ▁ ▁Equ al ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁reg ulations ▁provide ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁conditions ▁that ▁should ▁easily ▁be ▁concluded ▁to ▁be ▁dis abilities : ▁de af ness , ▁blind ness , ▁an ▁intellectual ▁dis ability ▁( former ly ▁term ed ▁mental ▁ret ard ation ), ▁partially ▁or ▁completely