In 2006, 25-year-old Jason DaSilva was on vacation at the beach with family when, suddenly, he fell down. He couldn't get back up. His legs had stopped working; his disease could no...
Search Results "Companion with a Disability"
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When I Walk (Official Trailer) - A film by Jason DaSilva and Alice Cook
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Three: Is the limitation on any major life activity substantial?
ruled that, if an impairment does not substantially limit one or more major life activities because of a mitigating measure an individual is using, the impairment may not qualify as a disability...
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Reservations
Understanding what constitutes an accessible feature and how each feature serves guests with disabilities will enable staff to provide essential information to customers....
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Accessible Route to Goods and Services
Accessible Route to Goods and Services The path a person with a disability takes to enter and move through your business is called an “accessible route.”...
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You must provide timely access to the same information given to other passengers for those who are deaf, blind
You must provide blind or visually-impaired passengers and passengers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind, timely access to the same information given to other...
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BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS The ADA prohibits discrimination by public accommodations, which include businesses and non-profit service organizations that...
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Service and Companion Animal Owners: Know Your Rights!
Service and Companion Animal Owners Service and companion animals can help people with disabilities go about their daily lives. ...
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President Obama Speaks at the 25th Anniversary of the ADA
Video from President Obama's speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ...
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ADA Basic Building Blocks Course - Project of the ADA National Network
ADA Basic Building Blocks Course Project of the ADA National Network Course Overview "ADA Basic Building Blocks" is an introductory webcourse on the Americans with Disabilities...
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Bullying and Harassment
is harassed or bullied on any basis (for example, bullied based on disability, or national origin, or homelessness, or appearance)....
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§ 35.138(h) Prevention of fraudulent purchase of accessible seating
A public entity may not require proof of disability before selling a wheelchair space....
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How can I find out information on the number and types of disability-related complaints filed with DOT against specific airlines?
QUESTION: How can I find out information on the number and types of disability-related complaints filed with DOT against specific airlines?...
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Sections 35.108(d)(1)(v) and 36.105(d)(1)(v)—Comparisons to Most People in the Population, and Impairment Need Not Prevent or Significantly or Severely Restrict a Major Life Activity
or mental impairments that would previously have been found to constitute disabilities are not considered disabilities under the Supreme Court’s narrower standard.’’ 154 Cong....
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Bias Toward Wheelchair Users
Two commenters stated that the proposed guidelines were biased toward wheelchair users, and that the Department has erroneously assumed that the elderly and the physically disabled have...
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Heidi Myhre - The ADA helps me
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Heidi Myhre - The ADA helps all
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Nathan Perry - The ADA and the elderly
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Carol Ely on the ADA and Physical Access
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§ 35.138(h) Prevention of fraud in purchase of tickets for accessible seating
A public entity may not require proof of disability, including, for example, a doctor's note, before selling tickets for accessible seating....
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7. Amend 28 CFR part 35 by adding § 35.138 to read as follows:
7. Amend 28 CFR part 35 by adding § 35.138 to read as follows:
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§ 35.138 Ticketing
§ 35.138 Ticketing.
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Fraudulent purchase of designated accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department continues to believe that requiring an individual to provide proof that he or she is a person with a disability is an unnecessary and burdensome invasion of privacy and may...
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17. Q: Do I have to create another job for an employee who, because of disability, can no longer perform the essential functions of her job even with reasonable accommodation?
The ADA does not require an employer to create jobs for people with disabilities....
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Alterations to prison cells.
a correctional facility present challenges that are not an issue in other government buildings, so the Department must strike a balance between the accessibility needs of inmates with disabilities...