All Related Questions of Americans With Disabilities Act

Q: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers make reasonable accommodations for

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers make reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. How might this requirement affect law enforcement officers and firefighter...

Q: Cynthia Horn worked for Knight Facilities Management–GM, Inc.,

Cynthia Horn worked for Knight Facilities Management–GM, Inc., in Detroit, Michigan, as a janitor. When Horn developed a sensitivity to cleaning products, her physician gave her a “no exposure to clea...

Q: The American Acupuncture Association offers continuing professional education courses for its members

The American Acupuncture Association offers continuing professional education courses for its members at its annual meeting. Instructors are paid a fee for each student attending their courses but are...

Q: As an architect for retail space, you are responsible for Americans

As an architect for retail space, you are responsible for Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. How would you make sure that a store’s retail layout meets both accessibility requirements and ena...

Q: Janelle Rederford suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus when she was terminated from

Janelle Rederford suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus when she was terminated from US Airways. Rederford brought suit against US Airways under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), allegin...

Q: Plaintiff, Beth Lyons, a staff attorney for the Legal Aid

Plaintiff, Beth Lyons, a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society (Legal Aid) brought suit against her employer, alleging that Legal Aid violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Reha...

Q: What is meant by “reasonable accommodation” as it pertains to

What is meant by “reasonable accommodation” as it pertains to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?

Q: How does the Americans with Disabilities Act define disability? Provide some

How does the Americans with Disabilities Act define disability? Provide some examples.

Q: PGA Tour, Inc., is a nonprofit entity that sponsors professional

PGA Tour, Inc., is a nonprofit entity that sponsors professional golf tournaments. The PGA has adopted a set of rules that apply to its golf tour. One rule requires golfers to walk the golf course dur...

Q: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that public accommodations must be “readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.” The U.S. Department of Justice (...

Q: A teacher claimed that she was diagnosed with adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

A teacher claimed that she was diagnosed with adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). She brought a claim against the school district alleging that the district had violated the America...

Q: Petitioner sponsors professional golf tournaments conducted on three annual tours. A

Petitioner sponsors professional golf tournaments conducted on three annual tours. A player may gain entry into the tours in various ways, most commonly through successfully competing in a three-stage...

Q: Wells filed a lawsuit against her employer Clackamas Gastorenterology Associates, P

Wells filed a lawsuit against her employer Clackamas Gastorenterology Associates, P.C. alleging that the medical clinic violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act) when it termin...

Q: Cynthia Horn worked as a janitor for Knight Facilities Management–GM

Cynthia Horn worked as a janitor for Knight Facilities Management–GM, Inc., in Detroit, Michigan. When Horn developed a sensitivity to cleaning products, her physician gave her a “no exposure to clean...

Q: What does the Americans with Disabilities Act require?

What does the Americans with Disabilities Act require?

Q: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) states that ramps for

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) states that ramps for wheelchairs should have a slope of 1/12 or less. The Glen Head Boys Club built a ramp for a local school. The dimensions of the ramp are...

Q: When then-Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) CEO

When then-Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) CEO Michael Jeffries said the following in a Salon interview, relatively few took notice: Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-Americ...

Q: When a roadside explosion in Afghanistan blew up his Humvee, Russ

When a roadside explosion in Afghanistan blew up his Humvee, Russ Murray sustained brain and back injuries as well as posttraumatic stress disorder that made it very difficult to leave his home in Wat...

Q: How has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) evolved since

How has the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) evolved since its inception?

Q: Ella Williams began working at Toyota’s automobile manufacturing plant in Georgetown,

Ella Williams began working at Toyota’s automobile manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, in August 2010. She was placed on an engine fabrication assembly line, where her duties included work wi...

Q: Coyote Community College (a fictitious entity) is a comprehensive,

Coyote Community College (a fictitious entity) is a comprehensive, two-year public college that serves and strengthens the greater Albuquerque, New Mexico, community by providing postsecondary educati...

Q: The American Acupuncture Association offers continuing professional education courses for its members

The American Acupuncture Association offers continuing professional education courses for its members at its annual meeting. Instructors are paid a fee for each student attending their courses but are...

Q: As described in this chapter, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires

As described in this chapter, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires firms to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Consider such conditions as obesity, depression, dys...