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Americans with Disabilities Act

Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA of 1990 provides people with disabilities access to: Employment Public Accommodations Public Service Transportation Telecommunications The ADA is not an affirmative action bill. Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

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  1. Americans with Disabilities Act • The ADA of 1990 provides people with disabilities access to: • Employment • Public Accommodations • Public Service • Transportation • Telecommunications The ADA is not an affirmative action bill

  2. Americans with Disabilities Act • The ADA defines a person disabled if the following criteria are met: • A physical or mental impairment substantially limiting one or more major life activities • Mobility, hearing or vision impairments, AIDS, mental disorders, etc.

  3. Americans with Disabilities Act • There are five provisions for the ADA: • Employment (Title I) • Public Services & Transportation (Title II) • Public Accommodations (Title III) • Telecommunications (Title IV) • Other Provisions (Title V)

  4. Procedures for Requesting Accommodations • A person must be able to perform job requirements • A person’s request for accommodation may pertain to a current position or a position for which they are applying • The employee or applicant should make the request in writing to the Director of Human Resources

  5. Procedures for Requesting Accommodations • Review of the essential job functions and reasonableness of the accommodation • Meeting with all involved parties • Maintaining medical documentation • Determination of reasonable accommodation • The employee’s responsibility • The employer’s responsibility

  6. Americans with Disabilities Act • Grievance Procedures If an employee feels discriminated against because of a disability or that a reasonable accommodation was not provided, they have a right to file a grievance pursuant to the University of Louisiana at Monroe “Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy

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