Most states have established "second injury" funds designed to remove financial disincentives in hiring employees with a disability....
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9.5 Do the ADA's Pre-Employment Inquiry and Confidentiality Restrictions Prevent an Employer from Filing Second Injury Fund Claims?
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Maximum Leave Policies
establish the maximum amount of leave an employer will provide or permit, they may have to grant leave beyond this amount as a reasonable accommodation to employees who require it because of a disability...
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Standards that measure needed physical or mental ability to perform a job
However, if such a standard screens out an otherwise qualified individual with a disability, the employer must be prepared to show that the standard, as applied, is job-related and consistent...
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1. Program Access
for compliance is 'program access,' that is, when viewed in its entirety, the city's [programs, services and activities] must be 'readily accessible to and useable by individuals with disabilities...
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C. FINDINGS BY THE UNITED STATES
The investigation and compliance review conducted by the Department found that the Museum initially failed to implement means to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity...
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Change "service animal" to "assistance animal." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Moreover, the Department's proposal to change the definition of "service animal" under the ADA is not intended to affect the rights of people with disabilities who use assistance animals...
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Background of U.S. Access Board
Half of our board members from the private sector must be people with various disabilities or parents of individuals with disabilities in some cases....
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"Other Power-Driven Mobility Device" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The definition is designed to be broad and inclusive because the Department recognizes the diverse needs and preferences of individuals with disabilities and does not wish to impede individual...
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OTHER SPECIFIC BARRIERS
some form of remediation to meet the City's program access obligations, and/or its obligations to perform new construction and/or alterations in full compliance with federal and state disability...
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Establish a Grievance Procedure
A grievance procedure provides people who believe they have been discriminated against because of their disability, or others who believe they have been discriminated against because they...
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Change "service animal" to "assistance animal." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Moreover, the Department's proposal to change the definition of "service animal" under the ADA is not intended to affect the rights of people with disabilities who use assistance animals...
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Safety
program, service, or activity are allowed, but they must be based on a current, objective assessment of the actual risk, not on assumptions, stereotypes, or generalizations about people with disabilities...
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KIJEWSKI, Deputy Chief Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division By: /s/ Beth Esposito BETH A....
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III 4.2500 Accessible or special-goods
As a general rule, a public accommodation is not required to alter its inventory to carry accessible or special products that are designed for or easier to use by customers with disabilities...
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E. Staff Training
of this Agreement, and the need to follow the instructions of the EDSs regarding the implementation of temporary measures on Election Day; Interacting with individuals with disabilities...
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Conclusion
Disability rights advocates hope that The Spy Museum case will serve as an example of the government’s commitment to enforcement of existing laws, and will spur cultural and entertainment...
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Access to Printed or Visual Materials
Printed materials can be a significant barrier for people who have visual, learning, and cognitive disabilities....
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United States of America v. Hilton Worldwide Inc. - Consent Decree
Judge _______________ CONSENT DECREE The United States files this action to enforce provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) against Defendant, Hilton Worldwide, Inc...
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Signatures and Contact Information Page
KIJEWSKI Deputy Chief Disability Rights Section Civil Rights Division /s/ Dov Lutzker DOV LUTZKER, Trial Attorney California Bar 185106 Disability Rights Section Civil Rights...
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Cross Section of Gripping Surfaces
The 2004 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines specify the following dimensions for grab bars to enable individuals with disabilities to firmly grasp the grab bars and support themselves...
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Alternate formats (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Certain product information is required to be made available in alternate formats to be usable by individuals with various disabilities....
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Within one-year of the effective date of this Agreement, SDA will develop or procure a two-hour training program on the requirements of the ADA and appropriate ways of serving persons with disabilities...
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Section 1194.5 Equivalent facilitation (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
designs or technologies as alternatives to those prescribed in this part provided that they result in substantially equivalent or greater access to and use of a product for people with disabilities...
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II-5.3000 Curb ramps
Alternative routes to buildings that make use of existing curb cuts may be acceptable under the concept of program accessibility in the limited circumstances where individuals with disabilities...