Titles I, II, & III
ADA and Federal Disability Law
ADA or...Not?
Potpourri
100

This ADA title applies to employers with 15 or more employees and requires reasonable accommodations for qualified employees with disabilities.

What is ADA Title I?

100

This President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law in 1990. 

Who is George Bush?  

100

This professional may give you legal advice and represent you in court, but is not provided under the ADA.

What is an attorney or legal counsel? 

100

A court can charge a litigant a fee to cover the cost of a sign language interpreter.

What is False? 

(The court must provide these at no cost).

200

This federal agency enforces Title I of the ADA against private employers.

What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?

200

The minimum number of employees a business must have for ADA Title I employment rules to apply. 

What is 15?

200

These personal assistive devices must be brought by the individual as they are not provided by the court.

What are wheelchairs?

Hearing aids?

Glasses?

200

This service gets you to and from the courthouse, but Florida courts won’t provide it as an ADA accommodation.

What is Transportation?

300

True or False?  A service animal may never be lawfully excluded under the ADA.

What is false? Lawful exclusion may occur when the animal is out of control and the handler does not regain control or if the animal is not housebroken.

300

Name one of the "major life activities" protected under the ADA.

What is walking?
What is seeing?
Hearing?”
Learning?”
Working?”
Thinking?”
Communicating?

300

This official, certified written record of court proceedings is not available as an ADA accommodation.

What is a court transcript?

300

True or False: A person can be automatically disqualified from jury duty solely because they are blind.

What is False? (Categorical exclusion violates the ADA).

400

This ADA title applies to law firms and other businesses open to the public and requires barrier removal and auxiliary aids.

What is ADA Title III?

400

This concept allows a business to avoid making an accommodation if that accommodation is excessively costly or disruptive.

What is undue hardship?

400

This service involves reading materials for personal study or use, which goes beyond what courts must provide.

What is a personal reader service?

500

True or False?  The proper scope of inquiry under ADA Title I focuses on demanding a diagnosis and full medical records.

What is false? (The proper focus is on the employee’s functional limitations and need for accommodation.)

500

This Act ensures accessible telecommunications for people with hearing or speech difficulties. 

What is the Telecommunication Act of 1996, Section 255. 

500

These requests change how a case is handled, such as deadlines, venue, or remote participation and can’t be granted through ADA accommodations.

What are procedural changes?