Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ADA Update: A Primer for State and Local Governments...
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ADA Update - A Primer for State and Local Governments (Title II Primer)
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If Carrier Contends That Attendant Is Required for Safety Reasons and Passenger Disagrees
If your decision is contrary to the self-assessment of the passenger with a disability, then the carrier must not charge for the transportation of the attendant....
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CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE: 23rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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E. Attendants
You should know that it is generally not appropriate to require a passenger with a disability to be accompanied by a personal care attendant....
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Make a Reasonable Effort to Accommodate, Even Without Advance Notice
Make a Reasonable Effort to Accommodate, Even Without Advance Notice In addition, even if a passenger with a disability does not meet the advance notice or check-in requirement, you must...
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§ 35.149 Discrimination prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in § 35.150, no qualified individual with a disability shall, because a public entity's facilities are inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with disabilities...
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Debra E. Babcock, PMP: Information Center for Accessibility Needs (iCAN) at IRS
iCAN instituted to streamline solutions and assistance for employees with disabilities (slide 1). IRS has approximately 10,000 employees with disabilities....
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§35.149 Discrimination prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in §35.150, no qualified individual with a disability shall, because a public entity's facilities are inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with disabilities...
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How do I request a reasonable accommodation?
You simply must let your employer know that you need an adjustment or change because of your disability....
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Safety Considerations May Necessitate an Attendant
Safety Considerations May Necessitate an Attendant In the interests of safety, however, you may require that a passenger with a disability travel with an attendant as a condition of receiving...
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Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care - What Is It And Why Is It Important?
This is the first webinar in Webinar Series #1, "Leading Healthcare Practices and Training: Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care". ...
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Ability Self-Assessment
Many people used cell phones and two-way pagers on 9/11/01 to alert authorities or to call loved ones....
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§ 37.5(c)
(c) An entity shall not require an individual with a disability to use designated priority seats, if the individual does not choose to use these seats....
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Social Policy
Policies that prevent people from having access to comprehensive health care can be a huge barrier....
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§ 36.302(f)(8) Prevention of fraudulent purchase of accessible seating
A public accommodation may not require proof of disability before selling a wheelchair space. ...
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‘‘Act.’’ (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The word ‘‘Act’’ is used in the regulation to refer to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–336, which is also referred to as the ‘‘ADA.’’...
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§ 38.97(b)
(b) Where provided, handrails or stanchions shall be sufficient to permit safe boarding, on-board circulation, seating and standing assistance, and alighting by persons with disabilities...
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Expanding Your Market: Building a Diverse Customer Base
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section...
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II-5.1000 General
A public entity may not deny the benefits of its programs, activities, and services to individuals with disabilities because its facilities are inaccessible....
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What Does It Mean to be Qualified?
Protections under the ADA are afforded to qualified individuals with disabilities. The definition of “qualified” has two forms....
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§ 38.155(b)
provided within passenger compartments, handrails or stanchions shall be sufficient to permit safe on-board circulation, seating and standing assistance, and alighting by persons with disabilities...
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Mobility
Wheelchair Users People with mobility disabilities may use one or more devices, such as canes, crutches, a power-driven or manually operated wheelchair, or a three-wheeled cart or scooter...
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I. Attendants
Except under limited circumstances, you cannot require a person with a disability to be accompanied by an attendant....
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§ 1194.3(c)
require the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of an assistive technology device at a workstation of a Federal employee who is not an individual with a disability...