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On Thursday, July 27, 2023 the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division hosted a program to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to highlight the need to address unnecessary interactions between people with disabilities and the criminal justice system.