American Disability Act

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Isaiaah

Mccullon

Mateo

Perea

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•It all began as the disability rights

movement

•The movement grew out of the civil

rights movement of 1960

•It was when people with disabilities

began to challenge social barriers

that excluded and segregated them

from their communities,.

•The first version was introduced in

April of 1988

•Sign Into law on July 26, 1990 by

President George H.W. Bush.

•The ADA was originally enacted in

public law format then rearranged

and published in the United States

Code.

•The nations proper goals regarding

individuals with disabilities was to

assure equal opportunity, full

participation, independent living and

economic self sufficiency.

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•People with disabilities

occupy an inferior status in

our society.

•They had a severe

disadvantage socially,

vocationally, economically

and educationally.

•The legislation prohibits

discrimination and

guarantees that people with

disabilities have the same

opportunities as everyone

else to participate in the

mainstream of American life.

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The term “Disability”:

A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual or a record of such an impairment. Some major life activities include; caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working. It also includes the operation of major bodily functions like the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, respiratory, circulatory and reproductive.

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The Americans with

Disabilities Act consists of

five titles.

•Title I – Employment

•Title II – Public Services

•Title III – Public

Accommodations

•Title IV –

Telecommunications

•Title V- Miscellaneous

Provisions

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Section 504 recognized that while there are major physical and mental variations in different disabilities, people with disabilities, as a group, faced similar discrimination in employment, education and access to society.

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Some organizations that enforce the regulations and accommodations for people with disabilities are

•The Equal Employment Opportunity commission (EEOC)•The Department of Transportation enforces regulations governing transit •The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) •The Department of Justice •The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ATBCB)

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•Curb Ramps

•ADA Parking

•Access Ramp

Exterior ADA

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• Ramps must have a maximum slope ratio of 1:12. For every inch of incline there are 12” of ramp surface.

• A ramp landing should be a minimum of 60”.

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Ramps

•A rise greater than 6” or a run of 72” require hand rails on both sides.

•Where a landing changes direction it has to have a minimum dimension of 60”x60”.

•Ramps should have a maximum of 30” rise between landing.

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ADA Curb Ramps

•A rise greater than 6” or a run of 72” require hand rails on both sides.

•Where a landing changes direction it has to have a minimum dimension of 60”x60”.

•Ramps should have a maximum of 30” rise between landing.

• Curb Ramps will also have domed shaped bumps for the visionless impaired

X should equal a min of 36”

Photo Credit: ADA-compliance.com

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Parking

•Accessible space should be at least 96” Wide with an aisle of 30”

•Parking spaces should not located in a slopped area that exceeds 1:50 in any direction.( 1” of incline = 50” of street)

•Vertical clearance of a minimum of114” at the loading zones

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In 2008 changes were

made to the Americans

Disability Act Amendments

Act (ADAAA)

•One of the major changes

was the redefining of the

word “disability”.

•Expanding the list of major

life activities.

•Modify the language of the

ADA’s “General Rule” that

prohibited discrimination

against a qualified

individual with a disability.

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In plans to modify and improve

the Americans with Disabilities

Act Amendments Act some

proposed changes are

•Movie Captioning

•Video Description

•Accommodations via the

internet

•Accommodations to the

operation of 911 from Public

Safety Answering Points via

analog text telephones

•Ensure that equipment and

furniture provided by public

entities and public

accommodations are

accessible to individuals with

disabilities.

Future PlansFuture Plans

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