Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)


Special Report: The Disabling Dilemma
Mar 8, 2015 18:12 GMT
Valley businesses are getting hit with hundreds of lawsuits. Some say they deserve it. Others say it's due to a law that needs to be changed. Hear the evidence and then you decide. KMPH Fox26 News Investigates The Disabling Dilemma on the KMPH Ten O'clock News Wednesday, February 18.

Pushing for a more inclusive Uber - San Francisco Examiner
Mar 8, 2015 09:06 GMT
Pushing for a more inclusive Uber San Francisco Examiner Just last December, the Department of Justice issued a ruling that detailed the fact that, a company like Uber “may not contract away its Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) responsibilities.” Just because Uber drivers are contractors, ...

U.S. Aims To Speed Up The Internet For The Disabled
Mar 7, 2015 13:48 GMT
The Americans with Disabilities Act was a watershed piece of legislation. As we approach the 25th anniversary of the ADA, advocates want to fold another facet of daily life into the law: the Internet.

Local couple no longer attends Civic Center events due to ADA arrangements - KEVN Black Hills Fox
Mar 7, 2015 05:26 GMT
KEVN Black Hills Fox Local couple no longer attends Civic Center events due to ADA arrangements KEVN Black Hills Fox Proponents and opponents of the expansion both recognize the need to bring the arena into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act standards. One couple no longer attend...

RIVERSIDE BUSINESS: Compliance and strategy outlined for disabled access
Mar 7, 2015 00:16 GMT
Steps to assure a business has disabled access to either avoid or dampen the impact of a costly lawsuit were discussed by experts Friday at a gathering in downtown Riverside. The Americans with Disabilities Act compliance seminar at the County Board...

RIVERSIDE BUSINESS: Compliance and strategy outlined for disabled access - Press-Enterprise
Mar 7, 2015 00:08 GMT
Press-Enterprise RIVERSIDE BUSINESS: Compliance and strategy outlined for disabled access Press-Enterprise The federal Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990 and has been enforceable since 1992. California has its own disability access rules, some of which were in place by 1968. Unlike th...

Trial date set in CRMC discrimination suit - Cookeville Herald Citizen
Mar 6, 2015 22:07 GMT
Trial date set in CRMC discrimination suit Cookeville Herald Citizen “CRMC has provided interpretive services to Plaintiffs in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 through various mediums, including video remote interpreting...

ADA questions answered: Experts address arena closure, 'grandfathering,' safe ... - Rapid City Journal
Mar 5, 2015 12:07 GMT
ADA questions answered: Experts address arena closure, 'grandfathering,' safe ... Rapid City Journal The federal Americans with Disabilities Act has been a lynchpin in the argument in favor of building a new arena and renovating the existing 38-year-old Barnett Arena at the civic center. ...

ADA questions answered: Experts address arena closure, 'grandfathering,' safe harbor
Mar 5, 2015 12:00 GMT
Handicap accessibility issues have hovered over much of the debate on whether Rapid City should commit $180 million in sales tax revenues for an expansion of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

EDITORIAL: ADA's crippling side effects
Mar 5, 2015 08:18 GMT
The federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was undoubtedly enacted with the best of intentions. That individuals with disabilities should have as much access as possible to public and private spaces certainly sounds like something anyone...


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