The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities....
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Why I work to remove access barriers for students with disabilities | Haben Girma | TEDxBaltimore
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New Customers
People with disabilities are living more independently and participating more actively in their communities....
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Equal Access to Leave Under an Employer's Leave Policy
leave the same as an employee who requests leave for reasons unrelated to a disability....
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Enactment of the ADA and Issuance of the 1991 Regulations
Bush signed into law the ADA, a comprehensive civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability.1 The ADA broadly protects the rights of individuals with disabilities...
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What about a service animal that is not accompanying a qualified individual with a disability?
When a service animal is not accompanying a passenger with a disability, the airline's general policies on the carriage of animals usually apply....
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II-2.1000 General
Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination against any "qualified individual with a disability."...
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Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CHILD CARE CENTERS AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT...
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34. Does an employer have to allow an employee with a disability to work at home as a reasonable accommodation?
In contrast, employees may be able to perform the essential functions of certain types of jobs at home (e.g., telemarketer, proofreader).(101) For these types of jobs, an employer may deny...
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Enactment of the ADA and Issuance of the 1991 Regulations
Bush signed into law the ADA, a comprehensive civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability.1 The ADA broadly protects the rights of individuals with disabilities...
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Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights
The following questions and answers briefly explain these rights, which are provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....
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Sections 35.130(b)(7)(i)—General Prohibitions Against Discrimination and 36.302(g)—Modifications in Policies, Practices, or Procedures
accommodation under title III, ‘‘need not provide a reasonable accommodation or a reasonable modification to policies, practices, or procedures to an individual who meets the definition of disability...
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II-4.3100 Nondiscriminatory practices and policies
As of January 26, 1992, all public entities must ensure that their employment practices and policies do not discriminate on the basis of disability against qualified individuals with disabilities...
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2. Q: The ADA prohibits making disability-related inquiries or giving applicants for police jobs medical examinations until a conditional offer of employment is made. Why?
A: In the past, people with disabilities, particularly those with hidden disabilities, were denied jobs once potential employers found out about their disabilities....
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Type: ADA Standard Section 209.2
Section 209.2 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for the different types of passenger loading zones.
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Type: ADA Standard Section 802.3.2
Companion seats shall be equivalent in size, quality, comfort, and amenities to the seating in the immediate area. Companion seats shall be permitted to be movable.
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Tips for Assisting People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Service Animals Never pet or distract a service animal accompanying a person who has a disability....
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40. Must an employer ask whether a reasonable accommodation is needed when an employee has not asked for one?
knows, or has reason to know, that the employee is experiencing workplace problems because of the disability, and (3) knows, or has reason to know, that the disability prevents the employee...
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§ 36.105(d)(1)(iv)
(iv) An impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substantially limit a major life activity when active....
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12102(4)(D)
(D) An impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substantially limit a major life activity when active....
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§ 35.108(d)(1)(iv)
(iv) An impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substantially limit a major life activity when active....
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Substantially Limited in Working
These include: the type of job from which the individual has been disqualified because of the impairment; the geographical area in which the person may reasonably expect...
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Section 1630.15(f) Claims Based on Transitory and Minor Impairments Under the “Regarded As” Prong
Minor Impairments Under the “Regarded As” Prong It may be a defense to a charge of discrimination where coverage would be shown solely under the “regarded as” prong of the definition of disability...
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II-3.5300 Unnecessary inquiries.
State Agency X requires applicants for licenses to practice medicine to disclose whether they have ever had any physical and mental disabilities....
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13.1 ADA
13.1 “ADA” shall mean and refer to the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. in effect as of the Effective Date....