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	Americans With Disabilities Act
		Declares that: (1) the rights and protections of this Act apply to the House of Representatives; and (2) certain of these provisions are enacted as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and may be changed as any other rule of the House of Representatives.
		Declares that, for this Act and subject to exception, the term "individual with a disability" does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs.
		Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to declare that, for title V of that Act and subject to exception, the term "individual with handicaps" does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs.
	laws.adoption.com /statutes/americans-with-disabilities-act.html (2321 words)

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		AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT of 1990 This version of the full text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is provided as a service to the public.
		Subject to the provisions of this title, no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity.
		Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude the prohibition of, or the imposition of restrictions on, smoking in places of employment covered by title I, in transportation covered by title II or III, or in places of public accommodation covered by title III.
	www.empowermentzone.com /ada_law.txt (5843 words)

	The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
		An Act to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.
		Subject to the provisions of this title, no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity.
		For the purposes of this Act, the term "disabled" or "disability" shall not apply to an individual solely because that individual is a transvestite.
	www.dol.gov /esa/regs/statutes/ofccp/ada.htm (11274 words)

	28 C.F.R. Part 35 (HTML Version)
		The purpose of this part is to effectuate subtitle A of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities.
		Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.
		The term individual with a disability does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the public entity acts on the basis of such use.
	www.ed.gov /policy/rights/reg/ocr/edlite-28cfr35.html (4854 words)

	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is the short title of United States Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat.
		Disability is defined as "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity." The determination of whether any particular condition is considered a disability is made on a case by case basis.
		Title IV of the ADA amended the landmark 1934 Communications Act by requiring that all of the 1,600 some-odd telecommunications companies in the U.S. take steps to ensure functionally equivalent services for consumers with disabilities, notably those who are deaf or hard of hearing and those with speech impairments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990 (1396 words)

	Appendix A: Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Appendix A: Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
		The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is intended to enhance and protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in all life activities and to provide clear, consistent, enforceable standards for addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
		A disability under the ADA is defined as a known physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of an individual's major life activities.
	www.princeton.edu /hr/policies/appendix/a105.htm (508 words)

	Job Accommodation Network
		The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Brief Overview
		The Americans with Disabilities Act, Titles I and V
		Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities: As a business owner or operator, or someone thinking about opening a business, you may have wondered what you have to do to comply with the ADA.
	www.jan.wvu.edu /links/adalinks.htm (441 words)

	Introduction and Overview of Title I of The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Understanding the Employment ...
		The intent of the law is to provide a national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities and to increase the overall awareness that over 43,000,000 Americans are disabled and the rate is growing as our average population age increases.
		The Act defines a disabled person as "one who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more life activities; or has a record of such an impairment; or is regarded as having such an impairment."
		Individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and communication barriers, overprotective work rules and policies, failure to make modifications to existing facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards and criteria, segregation, and relegation to lesser services, programs, activities, benefits, jobs, or other opportunities.
	ohioline.osu.edu /cd-fact/1379.html (994 words)

	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): 1990 - 2002
		The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): 1990 - 2002
		Public Law 176, enacted by Congress in 1945, designated the first week in October as "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week." In 1962, the word "physically" was removed from the week's name to recognize the employment needs of all Americans with disabilities.
		On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) -- the world's first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities.
	www.eeoc.gov /ada (417 words)

	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990.
		This act protects millions of Americans with disabling conditions from discriminatory practices in public accommodations (including colleges and universities), employment, transportation and telecommunications.
		The ADA extends the coverage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
	www.adapts.gatech.edu /faculty_guide/ada.htm (234 words)

	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
		This Act may be cited as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
		For purposes of this title, the term qualified individual with a disability shall not include any employee or applicant who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the covered entity acts on the basis of such use.
		It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 794) for a person to purchase or lease a remanufactured rail passenger car for use in intercity or commuter rail transportation unless such car was remanufactured in accordance with paragraph (1).
	www.independentliving.org /docs3/ada.html (9421 words)

	Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines Checklist For Buildings And Facilities
		This checklist has been prepared to assist individuals and entities with rights or duties under Title II, and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in applying the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) to buildings and facilities subject to the law.
		The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed by President Bush on July 26, 1990, is landmark legislation to extend civil rights protection to people with disabilities.
		The checklist must be used in conjunction with the Department of Justice's regulations in 28 CFR Part 36, the Department of Transportation's regulations in 49 CFR Part 37, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines which are reprinted in the appendices to those regulations.
	www.access-board.gov /adaag/checklist/a16.html (3551 words)

	The Arc's Q&A on the ADA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Congress concluded that discrimination existed against people with disabilities, and they were sometimes denied equal, effective and meaningful opportunities to participate in society.
		The ADA defines disability to mean a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual, having a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.
		Auxiliary aids and services must be provided to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities that substantially limit the ability to communicate--such as vision, hearing or speech impairments--unless an undue burden or a fundamental alteration would result.
	www.thearc.org /faqs/adaqa.html (1349 words)

	ADA Home Page - ada.gov - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
		A Progress Report on Fulfilling America's Promise to Americans with Disabilities
		A Report from the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act
		Americans with Disabilities Act: Information for Law Enforcement
	www.usdoj.gov /crt/ada/adahom1.htm (479 words)

	US CODE: Title 42,12101. Findings and purpose (Site not responding. Last check: )
		(2) historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities, and, despite some improvements, such forms of discrimination against individuals with disabilities continue to be a serious and pervasive social problem;
		(5) individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and communication barriers, overprotective rules and policies, failure to make modifications to existing facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards and criteria, segregation, and relegation to lesser services, programs, activities, benefits, jobs, or other opportunities;
		(9) the continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an equal basis and to pursue those opportunities for which our free society is justifiably famous, and costs the United States billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity.
	www.law.cornell.edu /uscode/42/12101.html (413 words)

	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, public services including public and private transportation, public accommodations and telecommunications services.
		Support services for students with a disability are provided through the Disabled Student Services Program.
		Anyone with a question or a discrimination complaint should contact the Americans with Disabilities Act Co-Coordinators, 4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach, CA 90808 at (562)938-4833 and (562)938-4512 voice/TTY respectively.
	www.lbcc.edu /cat/disabilitiesact.html (94 words)

	Overview of ADA, IDEA, and Section 504
		--Any individual with a disability who: (1) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more life activities; or (2) has a record of such an impairment; or (3) is regarded as having such an impairment.
		Reasonable accommodations are required for eligible students with a disability to perform essential functions of the job.
		People with disabilities have the same remedies that are available under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended in 1991.
	www.kidsource.com /kidsource/content3/ada.idea.html (1330 words)

	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Transportation
		Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Transportation
		Access for Persons with Disabilities to Passenger Vessels and Shore Facilities: The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
		Americans with Disabilities Act: Considerations for Sensory and Mentally Impaired Individuals in Public Accommodation.
	dotlibrary.dot.gov /bibliographies/print_disabilities.htm (907 words)

	Additional EEOC Guidance
		EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Effect of Representations Made in Applications for Benefits on the Determination of Whether a Person Is a "Qualified Individual with a Disability" Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) February, 1997
		Interim Enforcement Guidance on the Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to Disability-based Distinctions in Employer Provided Health Insurance June, 1993 (Also available in PDF format)
		Enforcement Guidance on Application of Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act to Conduct Overseas and to Foreign Employers Discriminating in the United States October, 1993
	www.eeoc.gov /policy/guidance.html (1118 words)

	ADE - Legal Issues - ADA - UMUC
		ADA is intended to promote equal access in programs, services, and activities throughout society for people with disabilities.
		ADA prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and requires reasonable accommodations to remove barriers to participation using the same general approach as Section 504: equal opportunity to participate in programs and services.
		ADA takes special notice of the "transfer of information." It mandates that people with disabilities have the same access to information as other users of a covered entity.
	www.umuc.edu /ade/li/ada.html (394 words)

	Job Accommodation Network (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Brief Overview
		The Americans with Disabilities Act, Titles I and V
		Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities: As a business owner or operator, or someone thinking about opening a business, you may have wondered what you have to do to comply with the ADA.
	janweb.icdi.wvu.edu /links/adalinks.htm (431 words)

	AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
		(4) excluding or otherwise denying equal jobs or benefits to a qualified individual because of the known disability of an individual with whom the qualified individual is known to have a relationship or association;
		(5)(A) not making reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or employee, unless such covered entity can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of such covered entity; or
		(A) Prohibited examination or inquiry.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), a covered entity shall not conduct a medical examination or make inquiries of a job applicant as to whether such applicant is an individual with a disability or as to the nature or severity of such disability.
	college.hmco.com /polisci/amgov/documents/ada.htm (2101 words)

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