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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 WITH LATEST UPDATE ALREADY PASSED
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990legal definition of disability - correct answer ✔✔a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities
this act prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in
employment, State and local government services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and
transportation - correct answer ✔✔ADA
who does the ADA affect? - correct answer ✔✔Anyone with a physical, intellectual, 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.
true or false. the ADA is just for people with disabilities - correct answer ✔✔F. the ADA is for able bodied
and undisabled people too.
this act is looking to eliminate as much discrimination as possible. it seeks to eliminate discrimination
against equal opportunity for everyone - correct answer ✔✔ADA
What is reasonable accommodation? - correct answer ✔✔A reasonable accommodation isany change to
the application or hiring process, to the job, to the way the job is done, or the work environment that
allows a person with a disability who is qualified for the job to perform the essential functions of that job
and enjoy equal employment opportunities.
true or false. Organizations and institutions receiving federal funds must make reasonable
accommodation for individuals with disability; physical or intellectual, unless to do so would impose an
undue hardship - correct answer ✔✔true
What is an undue hardship? - correct answer ✔✔Undue hardship is an "action requiring significant
difficulty or expense."
Looks at factors like:
, - Nature and cost of the accommodation
- Overall financial resources of the employer
- Structure of the business
- Cost alone is rarely found to be an undue hardship, except possibly for very small employers.
- If an accommodation has a significantly negative effect on the business that may be an undue hardship
an undue hardship applies to who? - correct answer ✔✔applies to who is doing the accomodating
examples of reasonable accomodations - correct answer ✔✔- Making facilities accessible
- Restructuring jobs
-Reassignment to a vacant position
- Modifying work schedules
- Acquisition or modification of equipment or devices
- Providing readers or interpreters
- Changing examinations, training materials, or policies
- transferring an employee to the same job in another location to obtain better medical care
an example of making existing facilities usable by disabled employees - correct answer ✔✔by modifying
the height of desks and equipment, installing computer screen magnifiers, or installing
telecommunications for the deaf
example of restructuring jobs - correct answer ✔✔or example, allowing a ten-hour/four-day workweek
so that a worker can receive weekly medical treatments
example of modifying exams and training material - correct answer ✔✔allowing more time for taking an
exam, or allowing it to be taken orally instead of in writing
other examples of reasonable accomodations - correct answer ✔✔- providing a reasonable amount of
additional paid leave for medical treatment
- hiring readers or interpreters to assist an employee
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