Category Archives: Americans with Disabilities Act

Technology, Disability, And The Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act

Written On December 29, 2008 By Bob Kraft

The disabled, under Social Security, must generally prove they are unable to perform their prior jobs going back 15 years. To do this, individuals must show they cannot perform those jobs as they actually performed them or as the jobs are generally performed. Technology can make certain jobs easier to perform. For those who cannot [...]

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EEOC Notice Concerning The ADA Amendments Act Of 2008

Written On December 8, 2008 By Bob Kraft

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published a notice about the changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) that become effective January 1, 2009. The ADA will undergo some rather significant changes. Full details are available at the ADA Web site. Here is the EEOC notice:
On September 25, 2008, the President signed the [...]

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Levers Replacing Doorknobs In American Homes

Written On December 31, 2007 By Bob Kraft

It has been reported that the percentage of lever door openers in homes is increasing year by year, and the percentage of doorknobs is falling. Levers now make up only 15% of all home door openers, but levers are gaining fast.
Aside from decorative features, levers have one big advantage over doorknobs, and that is the [...]

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Link of the Day – United States Department of Transportation

Written On June 6, 2007 By Bob Kraft

In keeping with my recent posts about the Americans With Disabilities Act, the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has a page entitled Access for Persons With Disabilities. Here is the Web site’s self-description:
OverviewThe goal of this program is to ensure that all Americans have access to transit to meet basic mobility needs. [...]

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Link of the Day – U.S. Access Board

Written On May 31, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The U.S. Access Board is a federal government agency. The Mission Statement at their Web site nicely summarizes their purpose:
Mission
The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on accessible [...]

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Link of the Day – Job Accommodation Network

Written On May 27, 2007 By Bob Kraft

There is an incredibly helpful disability Web site hosted by West Virginia University. The site is the Job Accommodation Network, and here is a description from the site:
The Job Accommodation Network is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor. JAN is one of several ODEP projects. [...]

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Link of the Day – National Disability Rights Network

Written On May 26, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The National Disability Rights Network is:
… the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.
Through training and technical assistance, legal [...]

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Link of the Day – ADA Technical Assistance Program

Written On May 24, 2007 By Bob Kraft

To go along with yesterday’s Link of the Day, here is another ADA site. The ADA Technical Assistance Program describes itself this way:
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has established ten regional centers to provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and other entities with responsibilities under the [...]

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Link of the Day – ADA Document Portal

Written On May 23, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The ADA Document Portal is a great Web site for information about the Americans With Disabilities Act. Here you’ll find tons of information and links to other resources.

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Link of the Day – Coalition Of Texans With Disabilities

Written On April 10, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD) is just what the name implies — a group of people and organizations dedicated to helping those with disabilities or impairments, especially helping through the legal and political process.
There are many resources at CTD’s Web site, and you should check it out thoroughly. Here are a few excerpts [...]

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Link of the Day – Elimination Of Architectural Barriers

Written On February 26, 2007 By Bob Kraft

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is the state’s umbrella occupational regulatory agency, responsible for the regulation of 22 occupations and industries. One of the agency’s many duties is to set and enforce architectural standards dealing with handicap access.
You can find tons of information about these standards, and even complaint forms, at the Elimination [...]

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Link of the Day – Handicapped Parking Spaces

Written On July 18, 2006 By Bob Kraft

This article has an interesting view of handicapped parking spaces from a lady who does have difficulty walking from normal parking spaces. It might make you think twice before taking a handicapped space for "just a minute."

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Link of the Day – Americans With Disabilities Act

Written On July 17, 2006 By Bob Kraft

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States Congress.
To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a [...]

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Supreme Court Expands ADA Reach to Foreign Cruise Lines

Written On June 6, 2005 By Bob Kraft

As reported in the Washington Post, the Supreme Court has granted a small victory to disabled people by ruling that the Americans with Disabilities Act does apply, at least partially, to foreign cruise lines sailing in U.S. Waters. The gist of the ruling is that cruise lines must provide better access to passengers in wheelchairs.
The [...]

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Accommodating Disabled Clients

Written On May 21, 2005 By Bob Kraft

If you represent injured or disabled clients, are you doing all you can to make their visits to your office as comfortable as possible?
I wrote an article title Accomodations for Diversity last year for the American Bar Association’s GPsolo magazine. In it, I described ways our firm accommodates our physically challenged clients. Many of the [...]

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