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Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004
requires public primary and
secondary schools to make available to all eligible children with disabilities a
free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment
appropriate to their individual needs.
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Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
is American legislation that guarantees certain rights to people with
disabilities. Section 504 is widely recognized as the first civil-rights statute
for persons with disabilities. It took effect in May 1977. Because it was
successfully implemented over the next several years, it helped to pave the way
for the Virginians with Disabilities Act in 1985 and the 1990 Americans with
Disabilities Act.
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Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 Title II
prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities in all
educational institutions which receive funding from a state or local
governmental entity.
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Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 Title III
prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities in private
schools.
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Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 Title I
prohibits discrimination in the workplace
against people with disabilities.
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Section 501 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
requires affirmative action and
nondiscrimination in employment by federal agencies of the executive branch.
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Section 503 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
requires affirmative action and
prohibits employment discrimination by Federal government contractors and
subcontractors with contracts of more than $10,000.
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Section 188 of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998
prohibits discrimination
against people with disabilities in employment service centers funded by the
federal government.
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Fair Housing Act
(FHA) of 1988
prohibits discrimination in any aspect of selling, renting or
denying housing on the basis of disability. Owners are further required to make
reasonable accommodations in their housing policies to afford equal housing
opportunities to those with disabilities.
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Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 Title II
prohibits discrimination by public
housing authorities and other state and local government housing.
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Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 Title III
does not apply to regular
privately owned residential dwelling units. However, it does apply to residences
that are also public accommodations such as nursing homes and school dorms. In
addition, parts of residential facilities that serve a group of people or the
public might be considered public accommodations such as a swimming pool or a
sales and leasing office.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973
prohibits discrimination by public housing
authorities that receive federal funds, cities and towns that receive Community
Development Block Grants (CDBG) or other federal funds, private for profit or
non-profit housing developers that receive federal funds, and colleges and
universities that receive federal funds (student housing).
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Architectural
Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968
applies accessibility standards to housing constructed with
the help of federal funding.
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Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) of 1980
The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) of 1980 is a
United States federal law intended to protect the rights of people in state or
local correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental health facilities and
institutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. CRIPA
is enforced by the Special Litigation Section in the United States Department of
Justice Civil Rights Division, which investigates and prosecutes complaints in
terms of this legislation. The Special Litigation Section is allowed to
investigate state or locally operated institutions in order to ascertain if
there is a pattern or a practice of violations of a residents' federal rights.
The section is not allowed to investigate private facilities. They are also not
allowed to represent individuals or address specific individual cases, but they
are able to file lawsuits against facilities as a whole.
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Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 Title III
prohibits discrimination by
businesses and non-profit service providers that are public accommodations,
privately operated entities offering certain types of courses and examinations,
privately operated transportation, and commercial facilities.
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Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of
1968
requires that buildings and facilities that are
designed, constructed, or altered with Federal funds, or leased by a Federal
agency, comply with Federal standards for physical accessibility.
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Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 Title II
prohibits discrimination in the
provision of public benefits and services (e.g. public education, employment,
transportation, recreation, health care, social services, courts, voting, and
town meetings).
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973
prohibits discrimination on the basis of
disability in programs conducted by federal agencies and in programs receiving
federal financial assistance.
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Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
requires federal agencies to make their
electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. In
1998 the US Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to require Federal agencies
to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with
disabilities. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information
technology, to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities,
and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals.
The law applies to all Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or
use electronic and information technology. Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. § 794d),
agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to
information that is comparable to the access available to others.
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Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 Title IV
requires telephone companies to
establish telecommunications relay services for callers with hearing and speech
disabilities. Title IV also requires closed captioning of federally funded
public service announcements.
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Section 255 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996
requires manufacturers of
telecommunications equipment and providers of telecommunications services to
ensure that such equipment and services are accessible to and usable by persons
with disabilities, if readily achievable. It ensures that people with
disabilities will have access to a broad range of products and services such as
telephones, cell phones, pagers, call-waiting, and operator services, that were
often inaccessible to many users with disabilities.
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The Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) of 2010
The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act was passed by
Congress to update our nation’s telecommunications protections for people with
disabilities. The CVAA follows a string of laws, passed in the 1980s and 1990s
that were designed to ensure that telephone and television services would be
accessible to all Americans with disabilities. But these laws were not able to
keep up with the fast paced technological changes that our society has witnessed
over the past decade. The new law contains groundbreaking protections to enable
people with disabilities to access broadband, digital and mobile innovations --
the emerging 21st century technologies for which the act is named.
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Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 Title II
prohibits discrimination in
transportation provided by state and local governmental entities such as bus,
railway, subway, and other forms of ground transportation.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973
is American legislation that guarantees certain rights to people with
disabilities. Section 504 is widely recognized as the first civil-rights statute
for persons with disabilities. It took effect in May 1977. Because it was
successfully implemented over the next several years, it helped to pave the way
for the Virginians with Disabilities Act in 1985 and the 1990 Americans with
Disabilities Act.
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Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 Title III
prohibits discrimination in
privately operated transportation services such as limousines and hotel shuttle
services.
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Air Carrier Access
Act (ACAA) of 1986
The Air Carrier Access Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in air travel.
It applies only to air carriers that provide regularly scheduled services for
hire to the public. Requirements address a wide range of issues including
boarding assistance and certain accessibility features in newly built aircraft
and new or altered airport facilities.
The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (ACAA) is Title 49, Section 41705 of the U.S.
Code. The Act prohibits commercial airlines from discriminating against
passengers with disabilities. The act was passed by the U.S. Congress in direct
response to a narrow interpretation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) v.
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). In PVA, the Supreme Court held that
private, commercial air carriers are not liable under Section 504 because they
are not "direct recipients" of federal funding to airports. The Act was
construed to contain an implied private right of action. However, in 2001, the
U.S. Supreme Court decided Alexander v. Sandoval, which held that federal courts
may not find an implied private right unless a statute gives explicit indication
that Congress intended to bestow such a right. In 2004, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Tenth Circuit followed the lead of the US Court of Appeals for
the Eleventh Circuit, which relied on the Sandoval decision to hold that the Act
can only be enforced by filing an administrative complaint with the DOT.
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Help America Vote
Act (HAVA) of 2002
The Help America Vote Act (Pub.L. 107–252), or HAVA, is a United States
federal law which passed in the House 357-48 and 92-2 in the Senate and was
signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002.
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National Voter
Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) (42 U.S.C. § 1973gg),
also known as The Motor Voter Act, was signed into effect by United States
President Bill Clinton on May 20, 1993. However, compliance did not become
mandatory until 1995. The legislation required state governments to allow for
registration when a qualifying voter applied for or renewed their driver's
license or applied for social services.
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Voting
Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEHA) of 1984
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, 42 U.S.C. §
1973ee et seq., was passed to promote the fundamental right to vote by improving
access for handicapped and elderly individuals to registration facilities and
polling places for Federal elections by requiring access to polling places used
in Federal elections and available registration and voting aids, such as
instructions in large type.
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The Air Carrier Access Act prohibits discrimination in air transportation by domestic and foreign air carriers against qualified individuals with physical or mental impairments. It applies only to air carriers that provide regularly scheduled services for hire to the public. Requirements address a wide range of issues including boarding assistance and certain accessibility features in newly built aircraft and new or altered airport facilities. People may enforce rights under the Air Carrier Access Act by filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation, or by bringing a lawsuit in Federal court. For more information or to file a complaint, contact:
Aviation Consumer Protection Division, C-75 http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov
(202) 366-2220 (voice)
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The 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 disability. An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered. Title I requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to others. For example, it prohibits discrimination in recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, pay, social activities, and other privileges of employment. It restricts questions that can be asked about an applicant's disability before a job offer is made, and it requires that employers make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, unless it results in undue hardship. Religious entities with 15 or more employees are covered under title I. Title I complaints must be filed with the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 180 days of the date of discrimination, or 300 days if the charge is filed with a designated State or local fair employment practice agency. Individuals may file a lawsuit in Federal court only after they receive a "right-to-sue" letter from the EEOC. Charges of employment discrimination on the basis of disability may be filed at any U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission field office. Field offices are located in 50 cities throughout the U.S. and are listed in most telephone directories under "U.S. Government." For the appropriate EEOC field office in your geographic area, contact:
(800) 669-4000 (voice) Publications and information on EEOC-enforced laws may be obtained by calling:
(800) 669-3362 (voice) For information on how to accommodate a specific individual with a disability, contact the Job Accommodation Network at:
(800) 526-7234 (voice) ADA Title II: State and Local Government Activities Title II covers all activities of State and local governments regardless of the government entity's size or receipt of Federal funding. Title II requires that State and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services, and activities (e.g. public education, employment, transportation, recreation, health care, social services, courts, voting, and town meetings). State and local governments are required to follow specific architectural standards in the new construction and alteration of their buildings. They also must relocate programs or otherwise provide access in inaccessible older buildings, and communicate effectively with people who have hearing, vision, or speech disabilities. Public entities are not required to take actions that would result in undue financial and administrative burdens. They are required to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures where necessary to avoid discrimination, unless they can demonstrate that doing so would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity being provided. Complaints of title II violations may be filed with the Department of Justice within 180 days of the date of discrimination. In certain situations, cases may be referred to a mediation program sponsored by the Department. The Department may bring a lawsuit where it has investigated a matter and has been unable to resolve violations. For more information, contact:
U.S. Department of Justice
(800) 514-0301 (voice) Title II may also be enforced through private lawsuits in Federal court. It is not necessary to file a complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) or any other Federal agency, or to receive a "right-to-sue" letter, before going to court. ADA Title II: Public Transportation The transportation provisions of title II cover public transportation services, such as city buses and public rail transit (e.g. subways, commuter rails, Amtrak). Public transportation authorities may not discriminate against people with disabilities in the provision of their services. They must comply with requirements for accessibility in newly purchased vehicles, make good faith efforts to purchase or lease accessible used buses, remanufacture buses in an accessible manner, and, unless it would result in an undue burden, provide paratransit where they operate fixed-route bus or rail systems. Paratransit is a service where individuals who are unable to use the regular transit system independently (because of a physical or mental impairment) are picked up and dropped off at their destinations. Questions and complaints about public transportation should be directed to:
Office of Civil Rights (888) 446-4511 (voice/relay) ADA Title III: Public Accommodations Title III covers businesses and nonprofit service providers that are public accommodations, privately operated entities offering certain types of courses and examinations, privately operated transportation, and commercial facilities. Public accommodations are private entities who own, lease, lease to, or operate facilities such as restaurants, retail stores, hotels, movie theaters, private schools, convention centers, doctors' offices, homeless shelters, transportation depots, zoos, funeral homes, day care centers, and recreation facilities including sports stadiums and fitness clubs. Transportation services provided by private entities are also covered by title III. Public accommodations must comply with basic nondiscrimination requirements that prohibit exclusion, segregation, and unequal treatment. They also must comply with specific requirements related to architectural standards for new and altered buildings; reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures; effective communication with people with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities; and other access requirements. Additionally, public accommodations must remove barriers in existing buildings where it is easy to do so without much difficulty or expense, given the public accommodation's resources. Courses and examinations related to professional, educational, or trade-related applications, licensing, certifications, or credentialing must be provided in a place and manner accessible to people with disabilities, or alternative accessible arrangements must be offered. Commercial facilities, such as factories and warehouses, must comply with the ADA's architectural standards for new construction and alterations. Complaints of title III violations may be filed with the Department of Justice. In certain situations, cases may be referred to a mediation program sponsored by the Department. The Department is authorized to bring a lawsuit where there is a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of title III, or where an act of discrimination raises an issue of general public importance. Title III may also be enforced through private lawsuits. It is not necessary to file a complaint with the Department of Justice (or any Federal agency), or to receive a "right-to-sue" letter, before going to court. For more information, contact:
U.S. Department of Justice
(800) 514-0301 (voice)
ADA
Title IV: Telecommunications Relay Services
Federal Communications Commission
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The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) requires that buildings and facilities that are designed, constructed, or altered with Federal funds, or leased by a Federal agency, comply with Federal standards for physical accessibility. ABA requirements are limited to architectural standards in new and altered buildings and in newly leased facilities. They do not address the activities conducted in those buildings and facilities. Facilities of the U.S. Postal Service are covered by the ABA. For more information or to file a complaint, contact:
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board
(800) 872-2253 (voice) |
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) authorizes the U.S. Attorney General to investigate conditions of confinement at State and local government institutions such as prisons, jails, pretrial detention centers, juvenile correctional facilities, publicly operated nursing homes, and institutions for people with psychiatric or developmental disabilities. Its purpose is to allow the Attorney General to uncover and correct widespread deficiencies that seriously jeopardize the health and safety of residents of institutions. The Attorney General does not have authority under CRIPA to investigate isolated incidents or to represent individual institutionalized persons. The Attorney General may initiate civil law suits where there is reasonable cause to believe that conditions are "egregious or flagrant," that they are subjecting residents to "grievous harm," and that they are part of a "pattern or practice" of resistance to residents' full enjoyment of constitutional or Federal rights, including title II of the ADA and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. For more information or to bring a matter to the Department of Justice's attention, contact:
U.S. Department of Justice (877) 218-5228 (voice/TTY) |
The Fair Housing Act, as amended in 1988, prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. Its coverage includes private housing, housing that receives Federal financial assistance, and State and local government housing. It is unlawful to discriminate in any aspect of selling or renting housing or to deny a dwelling to a buyer or renter because of the disability of that individual, an individual associated with the buyer or renter, or an individual who intends to live in the residence. Other covered activities include, for example, financing, zoning practices, new construction design, and advertising. The Fair Housing Act requires owners of housing facilities to make reasonable exceptions in their policies and operations to afford people with disabilities equal housing opportunities. For example, a landlord with a "no pets" policy may be required to grant an exception to this rule and allow an individual who is blind to keep a guide dog in the residence. The Fair Housing Act also requires landlords to allow tenants with disabilities to make reasonable access-related modifications to their private living space, as well as to common use spaces. (The landlord is not required to pay for the changes.) The Act further requires that new multifamily housing with four or more units be designed and built to allow access for persons with disabilities. This includes accessible common use areas, doors that are wide enough for wheelchairs, kitchens and bathrooms that allow a person using a wheelchair to maneuver, and other adaptable features within the units. Complaints of Fair Housing Act violations may be filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. For more information or to file a complaint, contact:
Office of Compliance and Disability Rights Division
(800) 669-9777 (voice) For questions about the accessibility provisions of the Fair Housing Act, contact Fair Housing FIRST at: (888) 341-7781 (voice/TTY) For publications, you may call the Housing and Urban Development Customer Service Center at: (800) 767-7468 (voice/relay) Additionally, the Department of Justice can file cases involving a pattern or practice of discrimination. The Fair Housing Act may also be enforced through private lawsuits. |
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Help America Vote Act (HAVA) The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 was passed by the United States Congress to make sweeping reforms to the nation's voting process. HAVA addresses improvements to voting systems and voter access that were identified following the 2000 election. U.S. Election Assistance Commission 1201 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 866-747-1471 (toll free) or 202-566-3100 Fax: 202-566-3127 |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (formerly called P.L. 94-142 or the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975) requires public schools to make available to all eligible children with disabilities a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their individual needs. IDEA requires public school systems to develop appropriate Individualized Education Programs (IEP's) for each child. The specific special education and related services outlined in each IEP reflect the individualized needs of each student. IDEA also mandates that particular procedures be followed in the development of the IEP. Each student's IEP must be developed by a team of knowledgeable persons and must be at least reviewed annually. The team includes the child's teacher; the parents, subject to certain limited exceptions; the child, if determined appropriate; an agency representative who is qualified to provide or supervise the provision of special education; and other individuals at the parents' or agency's discretion. If parents disagree with the proposed IEP, they can request a due process hearing and a review from the State educational agency if applicable in that state. They also can appeal the State agency's decision to State or Federal court. For more information, contact:
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep (202) 245-7468 (voice/TTY) |
National Voter Registration Act The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, also known as the "Motor Voter Act," makes it easier for all Americans to exercise their fundamental right to vote. One of the basic purposes of the Act is to increase the historically low registration rates of minorities and persons with disabilities that have resulted from discrimination. The Motor Voter Act requires all offices of State-funded programs that are primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities to provide all program applicants with voter registration forms, to assist them in completing the forms, and to transmit completed forms to the appropriate State official. For more information, contact:
U.S. Department of Justice (800) 253-3931 (voice/TTY) |
Rehabilitation Act The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors. The standards for determining employment discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act are the same as those used in title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Section 501 requires affirmative action and nondiscrimination in employment by Federal agencies of the executive branch. To obtain more information or to file a complaint, employees should contact their agency's Equal Employment Opportunity Office. Section 503 requires affirmative action and prohibits employment discrimination by Federal government contractors and subcontractors with contracts of more than $10,000. For more information on section 503, contact:
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (202) 693-0106 (voice/relay) Section 504 states that "no qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under" any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is conducted by any Executive agency or the United States Postal Service. Each Federal agency has its own set of section 504 regulations that apply to its own programs. Agencies that provide Federal financial assistance also have section 504 regulations covering entities that receive Federal aid. Requirements common to these regulations include reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities; program accessibility; effective communication with people who have hearing or vision disabilities; and accessible new construction and alterations. Each agency is responsible for enforcing its own regulations. Section 504 may also be enforced through private lawsuits. It is not necessary to file a complaint with a Federal agency or to receive a "right-to-sue" letter before going to court. For information on how to file 504 complaints with the appropriate agency, contact:
U.S. Department of Justice
(800) 514-0301 (voice) Section 508 establishes requirements for electronic and information technology developed, maintained, procured, or used by the Federal government. Section 508 requires Federal electronic and information technology to be accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public. An accessible information technology system is one that can be operated in a variety of ways and does not rely on a single sense or ability of the user. For example, a system that provides output only in visual format may not be accessible to people with visual impairments and a system that provides output only in audio format may not be accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Some individuals with disabilities may need accessibility-related software or peripheral devices in order to use systems that comply with Section 508. For more information on section 508, contact:
U.S. General Services Administration www.gsa.gov/portal/content/105254 (202) 501-4906 (voice)
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board
800-872-2253 (voice) |
Section 255 and Section 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, require manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and providers of telecommunications services to ensure that such equipment and services are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, if readily achievable. These amendments ensure that people with disabilities will have access to a broad range of products and services such as telephones, cell phones, pagers, call-waiting, and operator services, that were often inaccessible to many users with disabilities. For more information, contact:
Federal Communications Commission
(888) 225-5322 (Voice) |
Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) of 2010 For more information about the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, you may visit the FCC’s Disability Rights Office website. For information about other communications issues, visit the FCC’s Consumers website, or contact the FCC’s Consumer Center by calling 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice, 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY; faxing 1-866-418-0232; or writing to: Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 |
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984 generally requires polling places across the United States to be physically accessible to people with disabilities for federal elections. Where no accessible location is available to serve as a polling place, a political subdivision must provide an alternate means of casting a ballot on the day of the election. This law also requires states to make available registration and voting aids for disabled and elderly voters, including information by TTYs (also known as TDDs) or similar devices. For more information, contact:
U.S. Department of Justice (800) 253-3931 (voice/TTY) |
Workforce Investment Act: Section 188 - Nondiscrimination Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) supersedes the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and amends the Wagner-Peyser Act.WIA also contains the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (title II) and the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 (title IV). WIA reforms federal job training programs and creates a new, comprehensive workforce investment system. The reformed system is intended to be customer-focused, to help Americans access the tools they need to manage their careers through information and high quality services, and to help U.S. companies find skilled workers. This new law embodies seven key principles. Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
Telephone: 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627) |
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