American with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Strengths and Weaknesses of American with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Discussion3

Definition of a Disability4

Features of ADA5

Title I, Employment5

Title II, Public Services6

Title III6

Title IV, Telecommunications7

Title V, Miscellaneous Provisions7

Strengths and Weaknesses of American with Disabilities Act (ADA)8

Reasons for the ADA9

Impact of the Other Titles of the ADA10

Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act11

State and Territorial Governments11

Local Governments12

Implications12

Cautions About the Americans with Disabilities Act13

Conclusion14

Strengths and Weaknesses of American with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Introduction

About more than 42,000,000 US citizens have one or more mental or physical disabilities, and this amount is growing as the overall population is getting older. Traditionally, the US society is inclined to segregate and isolate persons with disabilities, and, in spite of some developments, such types of bias against persons with disabilities carry on to be a pervasive and serious social crisis. Therefore this paper discusses Strengths and Weaknesses of American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how this lead to social policy. (1)

President George H. W. Bush signed the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) into law on July 26, 1990. The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights regulation intended to expand the protection of individuals with disabilities from discrimination. The signing of the Act was witnessed by one of the largest audiences in White House history. ADA comprises 05 titles;

Telecommunications

Public services

Public services and accommodations run by private entities

Employment

Miscellaneous provisions

Discussion

ADA displays the widespread amount of authoritarian safety and execution required to guarantee the civil rights of all people with disabilities.

The reason of the ADA is to look after the civil rights of persons with disabilities. With a concise and clear approach, the lawmakers stated that the reason of the Act is:

To appeal to the remove congressional authority, together with the power to impose the 14th amendment and to control commerce, with the aim of deal with the main areas of prejudice faced.

to guarantee that the Federal Government plays a vital role in imposing the criteria instituted on behalf of persons with disabilities; and

to offer a comprehensive and clear national mandate for the removal of bias against persons with disabilities;

to provide consistent, strong, clear, inflictable standards addressing prejudice against persons with disabilities;

The ADA bans prejudice in transportation, telecommunications, places of public accommodation, services given by local and state governments, and employment. ADA was developed in the same spirit as and modeled after the (1964) Civil Rights Act. (2)

Definition of a Disability

Congress took up the same criterion to describe the people with disabilities defended under the ADA as it did for the Rehabilitation Act of 1973:

a physical or mental impairment that considerably curbs one or more of the main life activities of such person;

An evidence of such a problem; or being deemed having such an inability.

The ADA defines discrimination to include both intentional and unintentional discrimination. Although the ADA does not provide substantive or procedural protections beyond the IDEA or Section 504, it is critical the people with disabilities learn what their individual rights are under the ADA. (3)

Disability is often defined by whether or not a ...