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ADA Basics Training. Emily Fisher Virginia ADA Coalition. Overview. The ADA, or Americans with Disabilities Act, was signed into law in 1990. The ADA prohibits discrimination based on disability The ADA covers employment; state and local government services; and private businesses - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Emily FisherVirginia ADA Coalition
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The ADA, or Americans with Disabilities Act, was signed into law in 1990. The ADA prohibits discrimination based on disability
The ADA covers employment; state and local government services; and private businesses
The ADA requires that these entities remove barriers that prevent people with disabilities from being full citizens
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ADA Amendments Act signed into law September 2008
Restored protections of ADA that had been narrowed by court decisions
Clarified definition of disability
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ADA Regulations and Accessibility Standards were updated in 2010
Critical changes are noted in this presentation, but for more details, go to www.ada.gov
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A person is considered disabled if they meet any one of the following criteria:
1) Someone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities…or…
2) Someone with a record or history of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limited one or more major life activity….or…
3) Someone who is regarded as having such an impairment
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Caring for Oneself Performing Manual Tasks Walking Seeing Hearing Speaking Breathing Reproduction Working Sleeping
ADAAA Adds Bodily Functions to Major Life Activities List
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Learning Sitting Standing Lifting Reading Thinking Interacting with Others Concentrating
Person with a record or history of an impairment might include: Cancer Survivor Person with history of heart attack Brain Injury Survivor Person with history of Mental Illness Person with history of drug/alcohol addiction Intermittent Disabilities (Epilepsy, Lupus, MS)
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Person regarded as having a disability would include: Someone with a visible birthmark/scar Someone rumored to have a disability Someone with a impairment that doesn’t limit
them substantially, but others regard them as limited (high blood pressure; controlled diabetes; controlled seizures)
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The ADA is set up in Titles, like chapters, that address different topics.◦ Title I: Employment◦ Title II: State and Local Services◦ Title III: Public Accommodations◦ Title IV: Telecommunication◦ Title V: Miscellaneous
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The ADA provides equal access to the employment process but does NOT require employers to proactively hire persons with disabilities.
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Employees: A qualified individual who: has; has a record of, or; is regarded as having
a physical or mental impairment (or bodily function that substantially limits a major life activity.
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Employers:• All private employers with more than 15 employees
• State and local government employers of any size (under Title II and Title I)
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• Employers with less than 15 employees• US government executive and judicial
branch (already covered by Section 504 of the Rehab Act of 1973)
• Indian Tribes• Bona fide private membership clubs that
are tax exempt under Section 501C of the IRS code
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The ADA covers all elements of the employment including: Applications, Interviewing, Screening and
Hiring
On the job once hired
Benefits and privileges of employment
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•Essential Functions
•Reasonable Accommodations
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Essential Functions are:
The tasks for which the position exists. Without these duties, the job would not exist or would be fundamentally different.
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Reasonable Accommodations are defined as:Any modification or adjustment to a job, an employment practice, or the work environment that makes it possible for an individual with a disability to enjoy an equal employment opportunity.
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Could be…. Altering when or how an essential function is
performed Changing the schedule of the work Providing interpreters or readers Modifying exams, training materials or policies Obtaining or modifying equipment (like
tty/lighted alarms, etc)
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Employers are REQUIRED to provide reasonable accommodations unless to do so would cause an undue burden.
Employer can choose the cheaper or easier accommodation if several accommodations will work
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No questions regarding disability should be listed on the application--this includes questions on history of worker’s compensation claims, previous work injuries, medical history, etc.
Job seeker responsible for requesting needed accommodations for interview
Employer pays for accommodations needed
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Permissible Interviewing Inquiries:An employer CAN ask: If applicant can perform the job functions
with or without reasonable accommodation
If applicant can perform all the job functions, not just the essential functions
If applicant can meet the attendance requirements of the job
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Interviewing questions should NOT include: If applicant will need medical leave
Questions about applicant’s illness or disability related to ability to meet attendance requirements
Nature or severity of disability
Condition causing disability
Prognosis
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An employer CANNOT:
Require a medical exam or make medical inquiries BEFORE a job offer is made
Post Job Offer medical screening Must happen after the candidate has met all
other prerequisites Must be conducted on all candidates Only disqualifications related to the job are
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Reasonable Documentation• Documentation from an appropriate
professional concerning the individual’s disability and functional limitations
• To verify the existence of a disability and the need for an accommodation
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Filed with EEOC Must be filed within 180 days of incident of
discrimination EEOC will provide “Right to Sue” letter to
employee or could file own lawsuit Lawsuits can only be filed after EEOC has issued
a “Right to Sue” letter
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Four broad areas of requirements:
◦General Nondiscrimination◦Program Accessibility◦Equally Effective Communication◦Employment
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State and local government must provide full program access to people with disabilities. One of each type of program must be
accessible but not at every location
Agencies that receive government contracts must comply as well.
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Courthouse Library Recreation Center Senior Adult Community Center Social Services (foster care, food stamps) Mental Health (including emergency and hotlines) Schools Polling Places Information (website, phones, newsletters)
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Parking Entrance Primary Service Area Restrooms Meeting rooms
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Methods of achieving program access include: redesign of equipment reassignment to accessible buildings home visits delivery of services at alternative accessible sites alteration of existing facilities Providing auxiliary aids (like interpreters, CART
services, assistive listening devices etc)
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Local Government cannot: require participation in special/separate
programs require a person to accept an
accommodation use eligibility requirements for programs
that screen out people with disabilities
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Programs must make reasonable modifications of policies, practices and procedures to avoid discrimination unless the modification would fundamentally alter the activities and services.
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