Congress also found that discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health services, voting, and access to public services. Without a doubt, Congress itself is adding to these areas of discrimination in massive ways through its own actions. Congress found that unlike individuals who experienced discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or age – individuals who have experienced discrimination on the basis of disability many times had no legal recourse to redress such discrimination