DOJ/DOE Dear Colleague Letter: Effective Communication November 12, 2014 Dear Colleague: Students with disabilities, like all students, must be provided the opportunity...
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DOJ/DOE Dear Colleague Letter: Effective Communication
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Chapter 2: Putting the ADA on the Legislative Agenda: The National Council on Disability
However, at particular, limited moments in time—”windows of opportunity”—each of these streams merge and offer the potential for action: “A problem is recognized, a solution is available...
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Development of the 2004 ADA/ABA Guidelines
The Access Board released an interim draft of its guidelines to the public on April 2, 2002, 67 FR 15509, in order to provide an opportunity for entities with model codes to consider amendments...
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Section 36.205 Association (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
(b)(1)(E) of the Act, which provides that a public accommodation shall not exclude or otherwise deny equal goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, accommodations, or other opportunities...
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§1607.3 Discrimination defined: Relationship between use of selection procedures and discrimination.
The use of any selection procedure which has an adverse impact on the hiring, promotion, or other employment or membership opportunities of members of any race, sex, or ethnic group will...
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11B-206.2.8 Employee work areas
Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) implements Title I of the ADA which requires non-discrimination in the workplace....
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3.7 How Does an Employer Determine What Is a Reasonable Accommodation?
disability requests an accommodation, the employer must make a reasonable effort to provide an accommodation that is effective for the individual (gives the individual an equally effective opportunity...
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EXHIBIT 2
By signing this Release, I acknowledge that I have been provided the opportunity to review the same with an attorney of my choosing....
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4.4.1 Overview of Mammography Accessibility Considerations
This gives the opportunity to consider and maximize the dimensions that improve the accessibility during the equipment’s operation....
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Accessible Boating Facilities
in the name of simple decency and justice.The promise of the ADA...has enabled people with disabilities to enjoy much greater access to a wide range of affordable travel, recreational opportunities...
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II. GENERAL NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Failing or refusing to make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures, when such modifications are necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity...
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3.3.3 Presentations about MDE Types
3.3.3 Presentations about MDE Types Committee members representing two stakeholder groups – manufacturers of imaging equipment and examination tables and chairs – requested the opportunity...
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Where can I learn more about accessibility?
National Center on Accessibility provides research, technical assistance and education focused on universal design and practical accessibility solutions to create inclusive recreation opportunities...
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Effect on the certification process of using more than one regulatory scheme at the state or local level to establish accessibility requirements for title III facilities with new design requirements in the proposed standards. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The opportunity to seek certification is not limited to jurisdictions that incorporate accessibility requirements into building codes and enforce them through a building code authority. ...
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30. Treatment of students
Paragraph (b) requires recipients to ensure that equal opportunities are provided to its handicapped students in education programs and activities that are not operated by the recipient....
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LIMITATIONS IN OUR CURRENT KNOWLEDGE
The research base and professional opinion support the following suggestions for improving opportunities for children and youth with disabilities to participate in PE and athletic activity...
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13. For children who are already receiving special education and related services under the IDEA, do parents have to make specific requests for different or additional auxiliary aids and services to trigger the Title II obligations for effective communication? Also, once the decision is made to provide a particular auxiliary aid or service to a student with a hearing, vision, or speech disability, does the school district have any obligation under either Title II or the IDEA to revisit that decision? If so, when?
As a best practice, schools should consult with the parent or guardian (and students, as appropriate) at the first opportunity regarding what auxiliary aids or services are appropriate and...
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Separate Programs
Examples A state agency provides opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to enhance independence, productivity, and inclusion....
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ADA Team
First, the regulation requires that public entities provide an opportunity for people with disabilities and other interested individuals or organizations to review and comment on the self-evaluation...
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Step 6 - Develop a Transition Plan
To assure equal opportunity and program accessibility, these recreation activities need to be surveyed using the current ADA Standards and many of the recreation areas will need to be updated...
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Chapter 7: Interacting with People with Disabilities
You should provide an opportunity for a passenger to self-identify as an individual with a disability by asking if the person needs assistance and, if so, how best you can assist with those...
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ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
Because the ADA is a civil rights law and not a building code, older facilities are often required to be accessible to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate...
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ADA Coordinator, Grievance Procedure, Self-Evaluations, and Transition Plans
Public entities were also required to provide an opportunity for interested individuals to participate in the self-evaluation and transition planning processes by submitting comments....
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202.3 Alterations
Although covered entities are permitted to limit the scope of an alteration to individual elements, the alteration of multiple elements within a room or space may provide a cost-effective opportunity...