Folks, it is the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, not the American Disability Act, not the Americans Disabled Act, not Americans Disabilities Act, or anything else other than its official name! When folks, especially #media folks, screw it up, it indicates to us that we really don’t matter enough for them to make an effort to get it right! ♿️ #DisabilityPrideMonth #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #ADA #DisabledLivesMatter #WordsMatter 👩🏼‍🦯

From 26 Jun: Federal officials are beefing up enforcement of a key U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed the rights of people with disabilities to be supported in the community whenever possible. - https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/06/26/biden-administration-plans-crackdown-on-disability-rights-violations/30438/ #uspol #americanswithdisabilitiesact #scotus #disabilities

Want to point out that 28CFR § 36 is what we know of as the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct

§ 36.303 - Auxiliary Aids & Services has #invaluable #PearlsOfWisdom if you have memory issues. it’s a short read

§ 403 - Alterations Path of Travel means what it sounds like for /ALL/ #HealthRelated issues. VERY good to know not only for #wheelchair users, but for those with #atmospheric or #visual related concerns. I’m sure there are a spectrum of others who qualify, as well

Remember- in #MostPlaces

I wish all #website #developers would join the modern age and build #inclusivity into their #web pages

Understanding #HTML Techniques for Improving Web #Accessibility

https://www.makeuseof.com/essential-html-techniques-for-improving-web-accessibility/
#content #WebDesigner #WebPage #WebDev #WebDevelopment #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #ADA

Nationwide Class of #Deaf Civilian Employees and Applicants in Case Against #USAF | #DisabledWorld

https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/legal/usaf-deaf.php
#accessibility #ADA #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #CivilRights

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/28/wisconsin-absentee-ballots-disabled-voters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Staff at the advocacy group Disability Rights Wisconsin say they have received reports of elections clerks rejecting absentee ballots from disabled voters as recently as March. Despite federal protections, this is just one of many barriers to voting that voters with disabilities face in Wisconsin and across the United States. #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #votingrightsprotections #VotingRightsAct #WisconsinVoterSuppression #GOPvoterSuppression #VotingLaws

From 22 Mar: Miguel Luna Perez can pursue ADA claim, Supreme Court rules - The ruling said a young Michigan man can pursue an Americans with Disabilities Act claim while seeking via the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/21/supreme-court-deaf-student-ada/ #uspol #americanswithdisabilitiesact #scotus

https://www.thedailybeast.com/double-amputee-speaks-out-after-nhl-execs-kid-pushed-her-wheelchair-down-stairs A double amputee woman who had her wheelchair inexplicably shoved down a flight of stairs by an NHL team exec and ex-player’s son has spoken out about the shocking incident captured on camera #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct

DOJ probes AI tool that’s allegedly biased against families with disabilities - Enlarge (credit: d3sign | Moment)

Since 2016, social workers i... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1913740 #americanswithdisabilitiesact #departmentofjustice #algorithm #policy #ada

Ars Technica: DOJ probes AI tool that’s allegedly biased against families with disabilities https://arstechnica.com/?p=1913740 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #americanswithdisabilitiesact #departmentofjustice #algorithm #Policy #ADA

Hello, Fediverse!

I'm looking for #ADA #advice.

The venue where we're supposed to have an event in July does not have a #ramp for the stage, and is telling us that if we want one, we'll have to pay for them to get one.

[We are not paying anything for the stage itself OR for the stairs to get on the stage.]

Is this legal?

#Accessibility #ADA #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct

You might have missed this ruling this year in the U.S.

#Transgender #trans workers will gain broadened legal protections in the wake of a recent federal appeals court decision that #GenderDysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
#AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/transgender-workers-rights-expanded-by-gender-dysphoria-ruling

I grant the 4th Circuit ruling on #transinclusion in the #ADA is from August 2022. See: https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/3604307-americans-with-disabilities-act-protects-transgender-people-judge-rules/

I had an article published in The Hill on 3/24/2011 where I predicted this:
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/civil-rights/86500-bringing-order-out-of-chaos-a-modest-proposal/

"While the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct appears to exclude transgender people, there is an exception to the statutory exclusion if the gender issue is biologically based – and the modern medical understanding of brain development indicates that this is indeed the case."

Gayl Brunk on the Virginia Disability Commission mentions that the Virginia building code *finally* aligns almost perfectly with the ADA requirements and says that’s really big for accessibility of state parks. #americanswithdisabilitiesact #Virginia

@whiskeysailor I thought the yellow tactile platform edging *was* the current ADA recommendation for transit platforms. What else should they be doing?

#AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #ADA #PublicTransit #station