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General ADA
Material
- The ADA
Law - This link provides access to the entire text of the
ADA statute as passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the President
on July 26, 1991.
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws - This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal
opportunity for people with disabilities. (PDF version)
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ADA Questions and Answers - A 31-page booklet giving an overview
of the ADA's requirements for ensuring equal opportunity for persons
with disabilities in employment, State and local government services,
public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation,
and requiring the establishment of TDD/telephone relay services.
- ADA Overview -
This document provides a brief summary of some of the major requirements
contained in the ADA statute.
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Myths and Facts . A 3-page fact sheet dispelling some common
misconceptions about the ADA's requirements and implementation.
This publication contains basic information for businesses and
State and local governments.
- ADA Tax
Incentive Packet for Businesses A packet of information to
help businesses understand and take advantage of the tax credit
and deduction available for complying with the ADA.
- Disability
Etiquette - This 16-page information sheet was prepared by the City of Sacramento, California and is recommended by DisabilityInfo.gov.
- A Guide
to Disability Rights Laws - A 21-page booklet that provides
a brief over view of eleven Federal laws that protect the rights
of people with disabilities and provides information about the
federal agencies to contact for more information.
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Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook - The goal of “Design for Accessibility:
A Cultural Administrator’s Handbook” is to provide
guidance to cultural administrators on accessibility and inclusion
for creating new or opening up existing programs to include individuals
with disabilities and older adults, whether as staff, volunteers,
program participants or audience members.
- Service
Animals and the Law: Which Animals do the ADA & State
Law Recognize? -
This Web cast will address the definition of service animals under the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as some practical applications of the law
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Sally Conway, U.S. Dept. of Justice;
Ed Eames, PhD, Toni Eames, MS and Aaron McCullough on April
14, 2004.
- An
Update from the Department of Justice: Recent Enforcement Activities -
unit charged with implementing Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities
Act, will discuss recent enforcement actions of the U.S. Department of Justice
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Presented by John Wodatch, Chief of the Disability Rights Section
of the U.S. Department of Justice on August 20, 2003.
- Righting
the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act): Responding to ADA
Cases Decided by the United States Supreme Court -
discuss the legal and policy implications of a series of
cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. The decisions in
these cases have been viewed as undermining the principles and objectives of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - presented
by Julie Carroll on May 28, 2003.
- Recent
and Pending Cases Before the United States Supreme Court -
discuss the legal and policy implications of recent
and pending cases before the United States Supreme Court - presented by Peter
Blanck, Ph.D., J.D., on Wednesday, May 14, 2003.
- The
Definition of Disability Under the ADA and §504 presented
by Brian East on March 20, 2002
- Supreme
Court & Disability Law: A Look at the 2001-2002 Term transcript -
November 20, 2001 Arlene Mayerson, DREDF
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