QUESTION: I’m a paraplegic and travel with my personal manual wheelchair. May airlines require me to travel with an attendant? ANSWER: Airlines may not require a passenger with a...
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Individual with a Disability: Individual with a disability means a person who has a disability. The term "individual with a disability" does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the private entity acts on the basis of such use.
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I’m a paraplegic and travel with my personal manual wheelchair. May airlines require me to travel with an attendant?
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D. Accommodations for Air Travelers who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Carriers are responsible for ensuring that passengers with disabilities, including those with vision or hearing impairments, receive the same information in a timely manner that the carrier...
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Removing the Stigma of Disability | Adam Pearson | TEDxBrighton
Adam will share important lessons he has learned while carving out a career for himself in the public eye, whilst overcoming the stigma attached to his disfigurements. Adam...
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The Disability Conversation | Ben Myers | TEDxOStateU
Ben Myers talks about the importance of disability advocacy at the TEDxOStateU 2015 event at the Oklahoma State University campus on April 10, 2015....
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Testimony of John L. Wodatch Before the Foreign Relations Committee Of the United States Senate
Wodatch Former Chief, Disability Rights Section Civil Rights Division U.S....
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II-5.1000 General.
[Insert the following text before the question, "Can back doors . . . ?" p. 22.] Does the program accessibility requirement prevent a public entity from renting existing...
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§35.149 Discrimination Prohibited
§35.149 Discrimination Prohibited Section 35.149 states the general nondiscrimination principle underlying the program accessibility requirements of §§ 35.150 and 35.151.
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§35.149 Discrimination prohibited (Section-by-Section Analysis)
§35.149 Discrimination prohibited. (Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.149 states the general nondiscrimination principle underlying the program accessibility requirements of...
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12210(b) Rules of Construction
.-- Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to exclude as an individual with a disability an individual who--...
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12210(b) Rules of construction
(b) Rules of construction Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to exclude as an individual with a disability an individual who...
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§8.4(b)(3)
(3) A recipient may not deny a qualified individual with handicaps the opportunity to participate in any federally assisted program or activity that is not separate or different despite...
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§35.130(b)(5)
(5) A public entity, in the selection of procurement contractors, may not use criteria that subject qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination on the basis of disability....
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§ 35.130(b)(5)
(5) A public entity, in the selection of procurement contractors, may not use criteria that subject qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination on the basis of disability....
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Why I work to remove access barriers for students with disabilities | Haben Girma | TEDxBaltimore
The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities....
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§35.130(b)(5) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (b)(5) prohibits the public entity, in the selection of procurement contractors, from using criteria that subject qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination on the...
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Tips for Interacting with People with Disabilities
If you believe that an individual with a disability needs assistance, go ahead and offer the assistance — but wait for your offer to be accepted before you try to help....
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§35.130(a)
(a) No qualified individual with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a...
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382.29 May a carrier require a passenger with a disability to travel with a safety assistant?
382.29 May a carrier require a passenger with a disability to travel with a safety assistant?...
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7. What remedies address violations of the ADA’s integration mandate in the context of disability employment systems?
Various indicators of integration are relevant to Olmstead employment remedies, such as individuals with disabilities’ interaction with non-disabled persons to the fullest extent possible...
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Are You Protected by The ADA?
If you have a disability and are qualified to do a job, the ADA protects you from job discrimination on the basis of your disability....
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III. Background
Under the ADA, this typically means they have to show that they meet the statutory definition of being an ‘‘individual with a disability.’’ See 154 Cong. Rec. S8840–44 (daily ed....
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§27.11(b) Voluntary action.
A recipient may take steps, in addition to any action that is required by this part, to assure the full participation in the recipient's program or activity by qualified persons with a disability...
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II-3.2000 Denial of participation.
Just as a government office cannot refuse to issue food stamps or other benefits to an individual on the basis of his or her race, it cannot refuse to provide benefits solely because an...
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II-4.1000 General
Beginning January 26, 1992, title II prohibits all public entities, regardless of size of workforce, from discriminating in their employment practices against qualified individuals with...
