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I Americans With Disabilities Consultants, Inc. 5N812 Pea~on Lane · St. Charles, Illinols 60174 · ~08) 513-6868 PAGE 2 THE ~ERIC~S WI~ DISABILITIES ACT OF 199~ AN OVERVIE~ Int¥oduct~on The ADA is a sweeping civil rights law which is intended to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities in all aspects of American life. This law includes provisions regarding employment, state and local government services, such as parks & recreation, public transit, public accommodations provided by private entities, and communications. This overview will include each of the key sections and a brief description of enforcement methods. TIT~E I: EMPLOYMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: July 2~ 1992 Any employer of 25* or more people is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of disability against a qualified individual with a disability in any employment action. Employers should develop a job analysis to determine the essential functions of each job. When an individual with a disability meets legitimate educational, skill, and experience qualifications for a position, and can perform the essential functions of a job, the employer must make a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, reassignment of non-essential tasks, providing auxiliary aids or services, removing architectural barriers in the workplace, changing the individual's work schedule, permitting supplemental unpaid leave, or reassignment of an employee to a vacant position. · 1~ people as of July 26, 1994, 1 or more for units of government. TITLE IIA; GOVERNMENT SERVICES 26, 1992 EFFECT~V~ DAT~: J~nusFy Any unit of state or local government, or any extension, department, or instrument thereof, in delivering local government services, is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of disability aEainst an individual who, with or without a reasonable accommodation, meets essential eligibility requirements for receipt of that service. State and local government services are broadly interpreted to include every program, service, and activity of such an entity. A reasonable accommodation shall include, but is not limited to, the changing of mules, policies, and practices; the removal of architectural, ~ransportation, and communication barriers; and the provision of auxiliary aids and services. Units of local government must conduct a self-analysis to identify discriminatory practices and barriers, and shall remove barriers as soon as is possible. TITHE IIB: ~BLIC TRANSIT EFFECTIVE DATE: August 26. 1992 State and local governments which operate public transit systems may not discriminate on the basis of disability in the provision of these services. Public transit includes fixed route systems, demand responsive systems, para-transit systems, and rapid rail systems. Certain requirements are phased in over a period of time because of