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3. How can state and local governments’ employment service systems ensure that people with disabilities have access to competitive integrated employment?
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Can back doors and freight elevators be used to satisfy the program accessibility requirement?
Only as a last resort and only if such an arrangement provides accessibility comparable to that provided to people without disabilities, who generally use front doors and passenger...
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3. What types of complaints does the ADA Mediation Program resolve?
Both title II (State and local government services) and title III (public accommodations) complaints can be mediated....
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Enforcement
Many people’s complaints are resolved through the grievance procedure established by their state or local government. Some people prefer a more formal action....
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2. What is the most integrated setting under the ADA and Olmstead in the context of a state and local government’s employment service system?
setting” is “a setting that enables individuals with disabilities to interact with nondisabled persons to the fullest extent possible.” 16 In the employment services context, state and local...
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Examples and Resources to Support Criminal Justice Entities in Compliance with Title II of the ADA
Pursuant to the ADA, state and local government criminal justice entities—including police, courts, prosecutors, public defense attorneys, jails, juvenile justice, and corrections agencies—must...
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What questions can a public entity ask to determine if a dog is a service animal?
In situations where it is not obvious that a dog is a service animal, a public entity may ask two questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? and (2)...
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ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
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Step 1 - Start Implementation
Each public entity must formulate an approach that best suits itself and the community it serves. There is no one approach to compliance. Commitment by the public entity's...
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8. What is an Olmstead Plan in the state and local government employment service system context?
A: An Olmstead plan is a public entity’s plan for implementing its legal obligation to provide services to individuals with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate.35...
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ADAAG
Although ADAAG compliance is not generally reviewed during the permitting process for new construction or alterations, its application is not unlike that of a state or local building code...
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Complaints to the Department of Justice and Other Federal Agencies
A complaint may be filed with either -- A federal agency that provides funding to the public entity that is the subject of the complaint; A...
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Title II Quiz
Test your knowledge. There are five quizzes. All the quizzes cover the same topics: general ADA, effective communication, facility/program accessibility, general Title II...
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Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Courts
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local...
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A. Whether Sidewalks Are a Service Program, or Activity Covered by Title II of the ADA and Section 564 of the Rehabilitation Act
The ADA defines “public entity” as “any State or local government [and] department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government.'...
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D. What Does Title II of the ADA Require with Respect to Curb Ramps at Pedestrian Crossings?
Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to make pedestrian crossings accessible to people with disabilities by providing curb ramps.2 This requirement applies if your state...
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Best Practices
Services Facilitators: Increasing Enforcement of Inclusive City Services New York, NY During the spring of 2016, NYC Mayor de Blasio and the City Council enacted legislation (Local...
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ADA Title II Requirements
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ADA Coordinator Certification Program
ADA Coordinator Certification Program The ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program (ACTCP) offered by the University of Missouri, is a unique program designed to meet the...
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE: Paratransit Requirements for §5311-Funded Fixed-Route Service Operated by Private Entities
These regulations (49 CFR Parts 27, 37 and 38) make it clear that, while state and local governments may delegate the performance of ADA functions to private entities, they must continue...
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How is Title II of the ADA enforced?
Title II is enforced by private lawsuit or by filing a complaint with the Department of Justice or one of the designated federal enforcement agencies, such as the Department of...
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Administrative Requirements
Title II requires public entities to take several steps to become compliant with the ADA. All public entities must: Conduct a self-...
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Questions and Answers on the Application of the ADA’s Integration Mandate and Olmstead v. L.C. to State and Local Governments’ Employment Service Systems
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1. What is the ADA’s Title II integration mandate, and how does it apply to state and local governments’ employment service systems?
entity can demonstrate that making the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity.13 The integration mandate is implicated when a state or local...