NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY JULY 26, 1997 JULY 26, 2010 In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the ADA EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY The Making of the Americans...
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Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Communicating With and About People with Disabilities
Communicating With and About People with Disabilities The Americans with Disabilities Act, other laws and the efforts of many disability organizations have made strides in improving...
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Real-Time Communication Etiquette for Communicating with Customers with Disabilities
Real-Time Communication Etiquette for Communicating with Customers with Disabilities Today, a lot of customer service takes place with voice calls over the telephone and Internet; however...
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT DJ# 204-62-226
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT DJ # 204-67-174
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT DJ # 204-67-174...
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Guidelines for Writing about People with Disabilities
Call us toll-free 1-800-949-4232 V/TTY Find your regional center at www.adata.org For the most current and accessible version, please visit...
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Effective Interaction: Communicating With and About People with Disabilities in the Workplace
Effective Interaction: Communicating With and About People with Disabilities in the Workplace...
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Words
Group designations such as "the blind," "the retarded" or "the disabled" are inappropriate because they do not reflect the individuality, equality or dignity of people with disabilities....
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Alterations to prison cells.
security concerns of 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...
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Actions
Etiquette considered appropriate when interacting with people with disabilities is based primarily on respect and courtesy....
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General Tips for Communicating with People with Disabilities
When introduced to a person with a disability, it is appropriate to offer to shake hands. People with limited hand use or who wear an artificial limb can usually shake hands....
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Accessible Cells in Detention and Correctional Facilities (Section-by-Section Analysis)
with mobility disabilities. ...
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Alterations to cells and program access. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Historically, individuals with disabilities have been excluded from such programs because they are not located in accessible locations, or inmates with disabilities have been segregated...
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Integration of inmates and detainees with disabilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.152(b)(2) would require public entities to ensure that inmates or detainees with disabilities are housed in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual...
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Tips for Interacting with People with Disabilities
Tips for Interacting with People with Disabilities Appropriate etiquette when interacting with people with disabilities is based primarily on respect and courtesy....
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§ 35.152 Jails, detention and correctional facilities, and community correctional facilities.
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§ 35.152(b) Discrimination prohibited
(b) Discrimination prohibited.
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§ 35.152(b)(1)
(1) Public entities shall ensure that qualified inmates or detainees with disabilities shall not, because a facility is inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with disabilities, be excluded...
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§ 35.152(b)(2)
(2) Public entities shall ensure that inmates or detainees with disabilities are housed in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individuals....
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§ 35.152(b)(3)
(3) Public entities shall implement reasonable policies, including physical modifications to additional cells in accordance with the 2010 Standards, so as to ensure that each inmate with...
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Section 35.151(k) Detention and correctional facilities
with mobility disabilities and some do not have any at all....
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Dispersion of Cells
The Department notes that inmates are typically housed in separate areas of detention and correctional facilities based on a number of factors, including their classification level....
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Section 35.152 Detention and correctional facilities—program requirements (Section-by-Section Analysis)
with mobility and other disabilities in detention and correctional facilities do not have equal access to prison services....
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Discrimination prohibited. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, § 35.152(b)(1) proposed language stating that public entities are prohibited from excluding qualified detainees and inmates from participation in, or denying, benefits, services...