People with hearing or speech disabilities represent themselves in court or couldn’t access nonprofit services if no interpreters were provided. They the information in bank statements, menus, signs, paper ballots couldn’t understand or other print material if it offered in an alternate format for people who were blind wasn’t or had low vision. They call 911 if the call from TTYs, devices some couldn’t system didn’t accept calls people who are deaf use to transmit typed messages across phone lines. Many people with disabilities were unemployed or underemployed. People with mobility disabilities ride a bus if the bus had no lift. couldn’t Again, individuals with disabilities and other advocates mobilized, this time collecting stories from thousands of people in all 50 states about their personal experiences with discrimination. They presented the evidence to Congress. After extensive hearings and negotiations, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act with an almost unanimous vote. The Americans with Disabilities Act has five sections, or “titles.” Title I: Employment Title I requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to people without disabilities. Religious entities with 15 or more employees are also covered by title I. Title II: State and Local Government Activities Title II covers all activities of state and local governments regardless of the government or receipt of federal funding. entity’s size It requires that state and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services and activities (e.g., public education, employment, recreation, health care, social services, courts, voting and town meetings). Title II: Public Transportation The transportation provisions of title II ban discrimination in public transportation services, such as city buses and public rail. Title III: Public Accommodations Title III covers businesses and nonprofit service providers that are public accommodations, private entities offering certain types of courses and examinations, privately operated transportation, and commercial facilities. Title IV: Telecommunications Relay Services Title IV addresses telephone and television access for people with hearing and speech disabilities. It requires telephone
People with hearing or speech disabilities couldn’t represent themselves in court or access nonprofit services if no interpreters were provided. They couldn’t understand the information in bank statements, menus, signs, paper ballots or other print material if it wasn’t offered in an alternate format for people who were blind or had low vision. They couldn’t call 911 if the call system didn’t accept calls from TTYs, devices some people who are deaf use to transmit typed messages across phone lines. Many people with disabilities were unemployed or underemployed. People with mobility disabilities couldn’t ride a bus if the bus had no lift. Again, individuals with disabilities and other advocates mobilized, this time collecting stories from thousands of people in all 50 states about their personal experiences with discrimination. They presented the evidence to Congress. After extensive hearings and negotiations, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act with an almost unanimous vote. The Americans with Disabilities Act has five sections, or “titles.” Title I: Employment Title I requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to people without disabilities. Religious entities with 15 or more employees are also covered by title I. Title II: State and Local Government Activities Title II covers all activities of state and local governments regardless of the government entity’s size or receipt of federal funding. It requires that state and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services and activities (e.g., public education, employment, recreation, health care, social services, courts, voting and town meetings). Title II: Public Transportation The transportation provisions of title II ban discrimination in public transportation services, such as city buses and public rail. Title III: Public Accommodations Title III covers businesses and nonprofit service providers that are public accommodations, private entities offering certain types of courses and examinations, privately operated transportation, and commercial facilities. Title IV: Telecommunications Relay Services Title IV addresses telephone and television access for people with hearing and speech disabilities. It requires telephone
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