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One very important thing in my life is autism , which also affects my life since my little sister who has it takes up a large portion of my life but, not because she is disabled. Another very important thing to me is how autistic children are treated in general , any day I would gladly take a stand against some of the ways they are treated. Since I have first hand accounts of how hard it is to take care of them, but also how they are judged not just by kids but by adults too. There therapy and…

While reading Paula Brown Glick’s article on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I understood that not all places, especially those in urban settings, may be equipped with assistive listening devices (ALDs) and in compliance with the ADA. The Americans with Disabilities Act was made effective in 1992, with the main goals of removing communication barriers and providing aids and services for those with disabilities. (46) With consideration to the ADA, the goal of this assignment was to…

In one’s opinion, William was not discriminated against based on him being obese, but he is protected under the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA). It was explained how the position required him to use certain equipment and climb utility poles, in which he was unable to do so. There were also safety regulations that were required by the utility company as well as weight requirements that William did not meet. Additionally, William’s supervisor made accommodations by not giving him…

installed”. After that the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center and the federal building in Juneau was made accessible for people with disabilities like Gallagher. That was the start of the first federal laws leading in to the Americans with disabilities act of 1990. (Fresh, D., & Thomas,…

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%…

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…

Americans with disabilities act: ADA headwords US labor law that prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability. ADA disabilities, mental & physical medical conditions. protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. 1986, National Council on Disability drafted the first version of…

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.…

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…

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…