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    As of March 2014, a 1973 federal law designed to protect disabled people from job discrimination. The law is prompting companies to be more proactive about hiring people with physical or mental challenges. The “Final Rule” of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires all government agencies, all companies with federal contracts and any company that has a business relationship with a company that gets money from the federal government, to strive for a workforce which is at least 7%…

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    To: Ava Lee (-- removed HTML --) From: Mitchell Mendoza (-- removed HTML --) Date: February 1, 2018Subject: Americans with Disabilities Act Talking PointsGood morning Ava,When we spoke a couple of days ago you had requested that I do some research on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specifically you were interested in what the requirements were, and what companies can do to make sure that they are in compliance. Below is some of the information that I was able to locate as well as…

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    reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. 1986, National Council on Disability drafted the first version of the bill which was introduced in 1988. Signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Title I prohibits disability discrimination against "a qualified individual with a disability". Title II prohibits disability discrimination by all…

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    1. Discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 protects individuals with disabilities, which are broadly defined to include physical conditions, psychological conditions, contagious diseases, substance abuse and other conditions. Disability discrimination occurs when an employer treats someone with a disability unfavorably because of the disability. Employees must be able to perform the necessary functions of a job with reasonable accommodations.…

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    Ableism can be described as the discrimination of those with disabilities for those in favor of able-bodied individuals, putting these people at a large advantage. In the United States, ableism is a huge problem, where many people do not consider or think about the daily struggles that those with disabilities have. Furthermore, those with disabilities are used as inspiration for these same ableist individuals, in what is called “inspiration porn.” There are two types of disabilities, physical…

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    The definition of disability is “a condition such as an illness or an injury that damages or limits a person's physical or mental abilities” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (n.d.), and the meaning to discrimination conferring to the Webster’s New World Law Dictionary (2010) states, “the act of denying rights, benefits, justice, equitable treatment, or access to facilities available to all others, to an individual or group of people because of their race, age, gender, handicap, or…

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    In America, individuals who cope with a disability have had a long struggle for equality. In the 1800s many did not believe persons with disability were capable of living independently. According to the ASHE Higher Education Report (2013), society viewed persons with disability as incapable of thinking, learning, or achieving goals. Persons with disability were considered a disgrace and spent their entire lives in institutions or asylums for “purification”, because they were seen as unclean…

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    We chose Los Angeles to be the home of the Stingrays because Los Angeles is one of the only biggest cities in the country that doesn 't have a football team there, but also Los Angeles is one of the wealthiest cities in America, and it 's also surrounded by wealthy cities such as, San Jose and Silicon Valley. The average age in Los Angeles is about 34 which means most of the people in the Los Angeles region are employed. The average household income is about $55,000 which shows that families can…

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    In 1990, congress passes the American Disabilities Act. This not only required public places to be handicap accessible, but forced businesses to not discriminate based off of disability status. The first part of this, handicap accessibility, is extremely…

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    Alameda County resides in the East Bay of California and is the fourth most racially diverse county in the United States (Narula, 2014). It comprises of 14 suburban cities and several unincorporated communities with an overall population of 1,610,921 and more than 12% are seniors aged 65 and older (175,320). Geographic isolation between some cities and an ever aging population makes public transportation a concern for the county and it’s stakeholders, especially in regard to the seniors and…

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