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We often get asked about compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act at our Disability Awareness Trainings for Businesses. So here’s a quick guide around ADA Compliance.
We’ve picked out answers for some of the most commonly asked questions for you here. You can find more information from our friends at Illinois ADA Project and Equip for Equality.
American Sign Language interpreter (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Q: Cost of reasonable accommodations – who pays?
A: Employees with disabilities must be provided equal opportunities to participate in training to improve job performance and provide opportunity for advancement. Training opportunities cannot be denied because of the need to make a reasonable accommodation, unless the accommodation would be an undue hardship. Both employers (under Title I), and places of public accommodation, (under Title III), have a duty to provide reasonable accommodations. (Read more)
Q: What are requirements for website accessibility for a public accommodation?
A: In order to be an equivalent service, someone with a disability should have the same degree of access. It is not the responsibility of a public accommodation to provide computers for it’s customers or the software that someone who has a disability needs in order to access the Internet. The obligation of a public accommodation is to ensure that someone visiting the web site is able to navigate the web site and transact business the same as someone with out a disability, whether or not they use assistive technologies. (Read more)
ADA Access Ramp (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Q: What are ramp requirements like?
A: The least possible slope shall be used for any ramp. The maximum slope of a ramp in new construction shall be 1:12. The maximum rise for any run shall be 30 in (760 mm). The minimum clear width of a ramp shall be 36 in (915 mm). (Read more)
For more answers to other questions around the ADA, visit the Illinois ADA FAQ page, their resource page, and the Equip for Equality page.
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I have a step son who has a deteriorated hip joint .He needs to take some time off from work to get a replacement joint . The time is approximately 6 weeks.His employer will give him the time off but will not provide any compensation while he is off.He cannot pay any of his bills or feed his family without some kind of income. My question, is there any type of help he can get and where can he get some help.Without the operation,he will not be able to walk soon.If you have any info it would be deeply appreciated.
On Friday March 29,2013. My wife and I joined our Pastor and his wife for lunch. The restaurant they chose had approx. a 7″ step outside the rest. It was not marked at all. It was almost the same color as the rest of the foundation. They had a center railing but nothing on either side. It was very sunny, our Pastor met us with the door open to inform us that we were gong to eat inside. My wife tripped on the step and fell. She landed on her knees and struck her face on the right side. It knocked her out for a few seconds. With the help of my Pastor we picked her up.
I took her inside to sit down. She had a big pump knock on the side of her right eye. The waitress brought us ice immediatly. She applied it to her face, knees and top of her hands. I took her to the emergency room of our local hospital. The hospital took a CAT scan and took x-rays of her hands, arms, knees. It showed that she had no broken or fractured bones. She was advised to apply ice and watch for a lot of sweeling. We waited at the hopital for approx. 6 hours to be taken care of.. My question is, Who is responsible to have the step marked that they have to step up or down. We’ve heard that it is not necessary. Our concern is that someone could get seriously hurt. We would like an answer to this, because I’ve seen other Rest. and stores mark the areas. Or warn people with a sign to watch your step.
In order to be ADA compliant does a residential street ( 40″ curb to curb) require sidewalk on both sidesand ramps at all 4 corners at intersecting streets? Or is sidewalk and ramps on only one side sufficient for the City or public agency to meet ADA requirements?
My daughter, aged 23, uses Access Transportation Services on a regular basis. She suffers with Autism, Bi-Polar, and Epilepsy. I am one of her court-appointed conservators. Therefore, I can legally speak for her. I just had the most unpleasant experience with the man making travel arrangements. He was short and curt with me. He played mind games with me and made me hang up and call back with information that he obviously already had. He started treating me with a LITTLE MORE respect, when it became obvious to him that I wasn’t disabled. I did ask for his full name. He gave me his first name, only. Access records all of their calls, without the caller’s permission. I hope when his supervisor hears the way he handled this call, he’ll receive some “re-training”. Also, I hope that he realizes that his job is not secure, given that way he treats the public. (Even IF he works for ADA, DMH, and/or the Dept. of Transportation).