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Introduction
Introduction The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a comprehensive civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability....
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b. Summary of Objectives of, and Legal Basis for, the Proposed Regulation
Title III prohibits public accommodations, which, by statutory definition, include movie theaters, from discriminating against any individual on the basis of disability in the full and equal...
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46. Can an employer claim undue hardship solely because a reasonable accommodation would require it to make changes to property owned by someone else?
. § 1630.6 (1997) (prohibiting an employer from participating in a contractual relationship that has the effect of subjecting qualified applicants or employees with disabilities to discrimination...
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Qualified individual with a disability (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Such an inquiry is essential if the law is to achieve its goal of protecting disabled individuals from discrimination based on prejudice, stereotypes, or unfounded fear, while giving appropriate...
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Definitions of Standards Referenced in This Notice
., 28 CFR part 36 (1992), that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability by, among other entities, private educational institutions....
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Introduction
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 recognizes and protects the civil rights of people with disabilities and is modeled after earlier landmark laws prohibiting discrimination...
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A. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
At minimum, those policies will provide that Lewisboro: will not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices....
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GENERAL AGREEMENT
GENERAL AGREEMENT The ISP agrees that it shall not discriminate against a qualified individual on the basis of disability in violation of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. § 12112(a)....
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Section 36.103 Relationship to Other Laws (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
For example, assume that a person with a physical disability seeks damages under a State law that allows compensatory and punitive damages for discrimination on the basis of physical disability...
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Section 1630.2(o) Reasonable Accommodation
Further, individuals covered only under the third prong still may bring discrimination claims (other than failure-to-accommodate claims) under title I of the ADA. 2008 Senate Statement of...
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Background
The statute prohibits discrimination in airline service on the basis of disability....
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2.3 Implications of MDE Accessibility for Clinical Staff
SOURCE: Chen PW, “Disability and Discrimination at the Doctor’s Office,” New York Times, Doctor and Patient, Health Blogs, May 23, 2013 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/disability-and-discrimination-at-the-doctors-office...
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IV. RESOLVING ADA COMPLAINTS THROUGH MEDIATION
But discrimination continues, keeping people with disabilities out of the mainstream, limiting their opportunities, and, in many instances, leaving them feeling powerless....
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Additional Information
The ADA states, ‘‘[i]t is the purpose of this [Act] (1) to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities;...
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A. Designating an ADA Coordinator
For members of the public, having an ADA Coordinator makes it easy to identify someone to help them with questions and concerns about disability discrimination....
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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
disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination...
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BACKGROUND
. §§ 12181-12189, and the relevant regulation implementing Title III, 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services...
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Other OCR Resources
Dear Colleague Letter on Preventing Racial Discrimination in Special Education (Dec. 12, 2016), www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201612-racedisc-special-education.pdf. ...
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Which accessibility guidelines must we use?
The 1990 law—the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in public accommodations and commercial transportation in the private sector and...
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Accessibility Standards in Title II Regulations Issued by DOJ
DOJ's Title II regulations prohibit exclusion from participation in or the denial of the benefits of services, programs, or activities, or other discrimination because a public entity's...
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VI. ENFORCEMENT
Attorney General is authorized, pursuant to section 308(b)(1)(B) of the ADA, to bring a civil action under title III, enforcing the ADA in any situation where a pattern or practice of discrimination...
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III-4.2100 General
A public accommodation must reasonably modify its policies, practices, or procedures to avoid discrimination....
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Sections 35.108(d)(1)(i) and 36.105(d)(1)(i)—Broad Construction, Not a Demanding Standard
The resulting need for further judicial scrutiny and construction will not help move the focus from the threshold issue of disability to the primary issue of discrimination.’’ 154 Cong....