ADA

ADA composed of 5 titles

1. Employment

2. Public services and transportation

3. Public accommodations

4. Telecommunications

5. Other provisions

ADA purpose

1. Provide clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities

2. Allow individuals with disabilities to gain employment, enjoy commercial, cultural, and recreational benefits that society has to offer

ADA background

1. Passed July 26, 1990

2. Government agencies responsible: Equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC) and dept. of justice

General considerations

1. Requirements must take into account variety of people with disabilities

2. Pertain to the needs of many, guidelines written for the greatest need

Disability definition

Person who has physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such impairment

Title I

1. Employment

2. Requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to others

Employment

1. Prohibits discrimination in recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, pay, social activities, and other privileges of employment

2. Restrict questions asked before offer of employment

3. Employers must make "reasonable" accommodations

Title I complaints

Filed with U.S. equal employment opportunity commission within 180 days of the date of discrimination

Title II

1. state and local government activities

2. Requires and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services, and activities

3. New buildings required to follow architectural standard

4. Provide access in older buildings

5. Make "reasonable" accommodations

Included in title II

1. Public education

2. Employment

3. Transportation

4. Recreation

5. Health care

6. Social services

7. Courts

8. Voting

9. Town meetings

Title II public transportation

1. May not discriminate against persons with disabilities in provision of services

2. Must comply with requirements on newly purchased vehicles, make efforts to purchase accessible used vehicles, remanufactured in an accessible manner

3. Paratransit

Paratransit

individuals picked up and dropped off at their destination

Transportation complaints

office of civil rights of federal transit administration

Title III

1. public accommodations

2. Prohibits exclusion, segregation, and unequal treatment of persons with disabilities

3. Must comply with architectural standards for new and altered buildings, make reasonable modifications to existing buildings

4. Must communicate effectively with persons with disabilities

Title III complaints

1. Filed with dept of justice

2. May be enforced through private lawsuits

what title III pertains to

1. Restaurants

2. Retail stores

3. Movie theaters

4. Private schools

5. Convention center

6. Dr office

7. Homeless shelter

8. Zoo

9. Funeral home

10. Day care center

Title IV

1. Telecommunications

2. Requires telephone and internet companies to provide a nationwide system of interstate and relay services that allows individuals with hearing and speech disabilities to communicate over phone

3. Closed captioning on federally funded public service announcements

Regulates title IV

federal communication commission

Title V

1. Miscellaneous provisions

2. Contains variety of provisions relating to ADA as a whole

3. Contains a list of certain conditions that are not to be considered disability

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

1. Nations special education law

2. Provides billions of dollars in federal funding to assist states and local communities

3. Provides educational opportunities for approximately 6 million students varying degrees of disability who participate in special education

4. States must provide free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment

Individualized Education Program (IEP)

1. Must be completed for every child with special needs

2. Document developed by parent, teachers, and related services personnel

3. Goals for how the child will receive a free public education in the least restrictive environment

What IEP includes

1. Childs academic achievement and functional performance

2. How the child will be included in the general education curriculum

3. Annual goals and how they will be measured

4. Special education and related services that are needed

5. How the child will be assessed

6. What accommodations may be appropriate for the Childs instructions and assessments