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LAW635 Americans with Disabilities Act correctly answered
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LAW635 Americans with Disabilities ActAmericans with Disabilities Act - correct answer ✔✔The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits
discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools,
transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.
The purpose of ADA - correct answer ✔✔The purpose of ADA is to make sure that people with
disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.
Title I (Employment) - correct answer ✔✔Title I requires covered employers to provide reasonable
accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities and prohibits discrimination on the basis
of disability in all aspects of employment. Reasonable accommodation includes, for example,
restructuring jobs, making work-sites and workstations accessible, modifying schedules, providing
services such as interpreters, and modifying equipment and policies. Title I also regulates medical
examinations and inquires.
A reasonable accommodation - correct answer ✔✔A reasonable accommodation is any modification or
adjustment to a job or the work environment that will enable an applicant or employee with a disability
to participate in the application process or to perform essential job functions.
Title II (Public Services) - correct answer ✔✔Under Title II, public services (which include state and local
government agencies, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and other commuter authorities)
cannot deny services to people with disabilities or deny participation in programs or activities that are
available to people without disabilities. In addition, public transportation systems, such as public transit
buses, must be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Title III (Public Accommodations) - correct answer ✔✔Public accommodations include facilities such as
restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, retail stores, etc., as well as privately owned transportation systems.
Title III requires that all new construction and modifications must be accessible to individuals with
disabilities. For existing facilities, barriers to services must be removed if readily achievable.
Title IV (Telecommunications) - correct answer ✔✔Telecommunications companies offering telephone
service to the general public must have telephone relay service to individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TTYs) or similar devices.
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