2006-10-27 07:18:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
2006-10-27 09:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by CB 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know lots- how can I help? The ADA protects people with disabilities from discrimination and provides certain accomodations. It keeps employers from discriminating against persons with disabilities in the job place, and allows for modifications such as ramps to be in every public area. It especially governs any business on public land or that receives any government funding. All businesses and public offices (schools, libraries, restaurants, hotels, doctor's offices, retail centers) have to have a ramp for access (they must be accessible at all times to people with disabilities). Transportation services must also have accomodations for people with disabilities (buses must have ramps for wheelchair accessability). Telecommunication devices (telephones for hearing impaired persons, closed captioning for TVs) must also have accomodations. It also protects people who are associated with people who have disabilities (they can't discriminate against you because you came to a restaurant with a person with a disability, which also covers people who get to take their children up the exit at the rides at Disneyland). It is a landmark act in the world of special education, and helps families of people with disabilities to function in a least restrictive environment.
2006-10-28 14:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ADA made it so that the general public has to make entrance to buildings, access to stores & education open to everyone. This is with in reason. (IE - Ramps for wheelchairs and electric doors) If For kids in school, it means that they have to be given the necessary tools needed to learn the same things that you and I would. (Have had kids who qulify for ADA in my Sunday school, one thing we did was have an aid for them) Depending on the disablity, there would be specail classes for them - my brother is mentally retarded and spends 3 - 4 hours a day in special needs class to learn life skills - the rest of the time he is in regular class (History, art, math, social sciences, english) He is expected to act like the other kids and treat each other w/respect.
Have also worked with a blind student - read to her the tests so she could answer them.
2006-10-27 17:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by paspencer123 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes - this law is to prevent any kind of disability descrimination from getting a job, an interpreter, accessible ramp, etc. You can contact your local department of justice for more information.
2006-10-27 19:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by bluedragonflyci 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are a school age person the school are required to test for free.
learn more on these two sites.
www.nichcy.org you can call them
or www.ed.gov see testing and evaluations
2006-10-27 13:09:47 · answer #5 · answered by CCC 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, it cost a lot of money to comply with for crap that one ever uses!
2006-10-27 07:26:03 · answer #6 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everything you want to know is at http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
2006-10-27 07:21:30 · answer #7 · answered by F.G. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.usdoj.gov/adr/
2006-10-27 11:29:58 · answer #8 · answered by St. Mike 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋