The ADA National Network Disability Law Handbook

Cate Loveday LIS 704

Instructional Presentation – Legal Handbook

Brennan, Jacquie. "Disability Law Handbook." Disability Law Handbook. Southwest ADA Center, 2013. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

Citation

ADA is the American with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act creates

the opportunity for everyone with a disability to live a life of freedom and equality.

Passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President on July 26, 1990.

What is ADA?

The ADA protects the civil rights of people with disabilities in all aspects of employment, in accessing public services such as transportation, and guaranteeing access to public accommodations such as restaurants, stores, hotels and other types of buildings to which the public has access. 

What is ADA? (cont.)

The ADA National Network is funded through the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).

Who is the National ADA Network?

 There are 10 regional ADA Centers that provide up-to-date information, referrals, resources, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Who is the National ADA Network? (cont.)

They serve a variety of audiences◦businesses ◦employers ◦government entities◦individuals with disabilities.

Who is the National ADA Network? (cont.)

You can reach your regional ADA Center via a national toll free hotline at 1-800-949-4232 (voice/TTY)

or visit the ADA National Network website at www.adata.org

Find your ADA Regional Center

Is meant to provide basic information about disability rights, as well as resources for finding out more.

You can access it for free online and download a printable PDF version at

www.adata.org/lawhandbook

The ADA National Network Disability Handbook

This handbook is a broad overview of rights and obligations under federal disability laws. Individual state laws may impose more stringent obligations. This handbook is intended to inform rather than to advise, and the information provided is of a general nature. You should consult an attorney for advice about your particular situation.

Handbook Disclaimer

The Americans with Disabilities Act: An Overview Employment and the ADA State and Local Governments and the ADA Public Accommodations and the ADA Communication and the ADA Transportation and the ADA Service Animals and the ADA Ticketing, Reservations, and the ADA Rehabilitation Act Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Housing Social Security and Disability Air Travel Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Resources Statute and Regulation Citations

What is Covered In the Handbook?

Click any of these links to be directed to the information you need.

Individuals with Special Needs Parents and Caregivers of people with

Special Needs Educators Employers Any one working with the public

Who can benefit from using the ADA National Network Disability Handbook?

Table of Contents allows you to browse a specific area of the law including transportation, housing and service animals.

Website’s Table of Contents is linked allowing you to jump right to the information you need.

How to use the Handbook

• making the workplace accessible to and usable by an employee with a disability

• restructuring a job• modifying work schedules• providing qualified readers

for individuals who are blind and sign language interpreters to people who are deaf

• providing periods of leave for treatment

• modifying equipment

Information of Interest – Employment Reasonable Accommodations

Unreasonable Accommodations • Lowering quality or

quantity of standards• Employers are not

required to provide personal use items needed outside the workplace (i.e. eyeglasses, wheelchairs, or hearing aids)

Total number of parking spaces in lot or garage

Minimum number of accessible spaces

required

1 – 25 1

26 – 50 2

51 – 75 3

76 – 100 4

101 – 150 5

151 – 200 6

201 – 300 7

301 – 400 8

401 – 500 9

501 – 1000 2% of total

1001 and over20, plus 1 for each 100 or fraction thereof, over 1000

Information of Interest – Public Accommodations

How many accessible spaces are required in parking lots?

In addition the 2010 Accessibility Standards require that at least one of every six accessible parking spaces be van-accessible.

Where is a service animal allowed to go?◦ Generally, a service animal is allowed to go

wherever the person with the disability can go, meaning that they can go wherever the public is allowed to go.

What about a restaurant? Is it hygienic to allow service animals to go where people eat?◦ In a restaurant, a service animal must be allowed

to accompany the person with a disability in all areas that are open to other patrons.

Information of Interest- Service Animals

The information in this presentation and handbook is not the be substituted for an expert evaluation and opinion.

You should consult an attorney for advice about your particular situation.

Disclaimer

I would be happy to help you find the information you need. ◦ Cate Loveday◦ Lovecath@my.dom.edu

Thank you!

Questions?