Guidelines, the Department was cognizant of the need to provide technical guidance that appropriately implements the specific accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Amendments Act...
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I. Adoption of Final Guidelines
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Civil Lawsuits
Injunctive relief is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts....
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ENSURING LANGUAGE ACCESS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION DURING RESPONSE AND RECOVERY: A CHECKLIST FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
emergency response and recovery services must be provided to persons with LEP and persons with disabilities in accordance with federal civil rights laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act...
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Commercial Facilities
commerce; (2) That are intended for nonresidential use by a private entity; and (3) That are not: (a) Facilities that are covered or expressly exempted from coverage under the Fair Housing Act...
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Peripheral Devices (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Peripheral Devices (Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 255 (d) of the Act provides that when it is not readily achievable to make telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment...
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Who Is Protected by Title I?
To understand who is and who is not protected by the ADA, it is first necessary to understand the Act's definition of an "individual with a disability" and then determine if the individual...
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Technical Bulletin: Ground and Floor Surfaces
The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted on July 26, 1990, provides comprehensive civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment...
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Q5: Should a school district revise its policies and procedures regarding the determination of coverage and provision of services under Section 504 and Title II?
A: Yes, if those policies and procedures do not implement the Amendments Act's new legal standards....
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13.1 Q. Are the public and common use areas of a newly constructed development that consists entirely of buildings having four or more multistory townhouses, with no elevators, required to be accessible?
The Fair Housing Act applies only to new construction of covered multifamily dwellings....
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Enforcement Mechanisms
enforcement mechanisms, such as a preconstruction review process, certification by a licensed architect, engineer or other building professional that a project is in compliance with the Act...
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"1991 Standards" and "2004 ADAAG" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The term ‘‘2004 ADAAG'' refers to ADA Chapter 1, ADA Chapter 2, and Chapters 3 through 10 of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines...
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
The United States of America is referred to as the "United States"; the Illinois State Police as the "ISP"; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et...
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Press Release
The parties to this Settlement Agreement are the United States of America and the Florida State University Board of Trustees, a public body corporate of the State of Florida, acting...
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Sections 35.108(d)(1) and 36.105(d)(1)—Substantially Limits
The ADA as amended directs that the term ‘‘substantially limits’’ shall be ‘‘interpreted consistently with the findings and purposes of the ADA Amendments Act.’’ 42 U.S.C. 12102(4)(B)....
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Q. How are the employment provisions enforced?
employment provisions of title I of the ADA are enforced under the same procedures applicable to race, sex, national origin, and religious discrimination under title VII of the Civil Rights Act...
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United States of America v. Ahold USA, Inc. and Peapod, LLC - Settlement Agreement
(PEAPOD, LLC IS OWNER AND OPERATOR OF www.peapod.com) UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT DJ 202-63-169...
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COORDINATION WITH SECTION 504 TRANSITION PLAN {35.150}
504 TRANSITION PLAN {35.150} New transition plans required only for policies and practices not included in previous transitions plans developed under section 504 of the Rehab Act...
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§ 36.303(d)(1)(iv)
(iv) A public accommodation shall respond to telephone calls from a telecommunications relay service established under title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the same manner...
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Usable Door
The Guidelines for Requirement 3 (usable doors) fully describe what is meant by "usable door" within the meaning of the Act....
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(4) Doors to public and common use areas
final Guidelines continued to provide that on accessible routes in public and common use areas, and for primary entry doors to covered units, doors that comply with ANSI 4.13 meet the Act's...
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12.2 Q. What happens if a builder deliberately manipulates the grade so that a second story, which also might have been treated as a ground floor, requires steps?
Deliberate manipulation of the height of the finished floor level to avoid the requirements of the Fair Housing Act would serve as a basis for the Department to determine that there is reasonable...
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§ 35.161(c)
(c) A public entity shall respond to telephone calls from a telecommunications relay service established under title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the same manner that it...
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1.1.3.2, Item 15
Public libraries constructed and renovated using funds from the California Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 1988 and regulated by the State Librarian....
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4.1.6(1)(g)
and other spaces which normally are not frequented by the public or employees of the building or facility or which by nature of their use are not required by the Architectural Barriers Act...