ADA & IDEA Flashcards
What does ADA stand for?
The Americans with Disability Act of 1990
What is the purpose of the ADA?
establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability
5 Importances of the ADA
- To regulate interstate commerce
- To prohibit employment discrimination in the public and private sectors
- Ensures equal access to public accommodations and services
- Ensures equal opportunities in employment
- Helps approximately 43 million Americans with physical or mental disabilities
Who oversees issues and interprets regulations of the ADA?
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
How many ADA Titles are there?
5
Describe Title I
protects against disability-related employment discrimination for businesses with 15 or more employees
Describe Title II
ensures equal access for the disabled to public services
Describe Title III
ensures equal access for the disabled to public accommodations, including all private businesses and service
Describe Title IV
provides for equal access using telecommunications services
Describe Title V
Miscellaneous section that includes relationship of ADA to other federal statues and also makes sure states cannot claim immunity from ADA requirements
What is a reasonable accommodation?
Any change or adjustment to a job or work environment that permits a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to participate in the job application process, to preform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy benefits and privileges of employment equal to those enjoyed by employees without disabilities
What 6 things does a reasonable accommodation include?
1) Acquiring or modifying equipment or devices
2) Job restructuring
3) Reassignment of a vacant position
4) Adjusting or modifying examinations, training materials, or policies
5) Providing qualified readers and interpreters
6) Making the workplace readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities
Define Undue Hardship
A situation in which accommodation is excused because to do so would be unduly burdensome or would fundamentally alter the very nature of the employer’s business operation
3 Things an undue burden may mean in relation to the employer’s size and financial situation
1) Excessive disruption
2) Excessive Cost
3) Difficult implementation
Physical Therapists serves as a consultant to the _____ and the _____.
To the employer
-Helping them meet their responsibilities
To the disabled
-Helping them achieve their rehabilitation potential and rights under the law
What does IDEA stand for?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
What was IDEA originally?
the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Both the ADA and IDEA where modeled after what?
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
2 Purposes of the IDEA
1) establish the right of disabled children to free public education regardless of parents’ financial means
2) establish the concept of inclusion or “mainstreaming” of physically or mentally challenged students into regular classes and other educational experiences
The IDEA mandates equal educational opportunities for disabled children between ages __ - __.
3 - 21
What does IDEA require to be developed?
individualized student educational program plans (IEPs)
As required by IDEA school districts are required to provide supportive related services to disabled children such as what 4 things?
1) Transportation
2) Assistive technology devices
3) Medical, psychological, physical and occupational therapy
4) Audiology and speech-language evaluative services
What is the PT’s role according to the IDEA?
Help establish the Early Intervention Programs (EIP) for students
When was the IDEA reauthorized and why?
In 1997 to change the age range of children with disabilities covered from 3-21 to 3-22 years of age
Also focused on improving special education curricula and preparing students for independent living and employment
When was the IDEA amended and why?
In 2004 to add a process called Responses to Intervention
What did the Response to Intervention do?
Shifted first-responder responsibilities to general education classroom teachers so now general education classroom teachers assess students academic and behavioral problems and recommend consideration for special education intervention
Why was this enacted?
Because Congress felt too many limited-English-proficiency and minority students were being labeled as “disabled”
