ADA
Number of Titles
5
Formerly called P.L. 94-142 or the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
What does LRE stand for?
Least restrictive environment
Established in this year
1988
This is the legislation allows for installation of a grab bar in apartments of 4 or more units
Fair Housing Amendments Act
This definition is defined as :
-a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
-a person who has a history or record of such an impairment,
- or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment
Person with a Disability
This legislation require manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and providers of telecommunications services to ensure that such equipment and services are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, if readily achievable.
Telecommunications Act
What does FAPE stand for?
Free and appropriate education
The one responsible for paying for modifications in a rental property
Person with a disability
This legislation was the first to provide funding for vocational programs to help persons with disabilities secure and maintain employment
Rehab Act of 1973
Term use the describe modifications to a job or work environment which enables employees with disabilities to perform a job
Reasonable Accommodations
This legislation requires that buildings and facilities that are designed, constructed, or altered with Federal funds, or leased by a Federal agency, comply with Federal standards for physical accessibility (from reading)
Architectural Barriers Act
What does IEP stand for?
Individualized education program: Includes devices, services, mods and training
The number of units required to enact the FHA
4 or more
This law ensures that children with disabilities will receive a Free and Appropriate Education in the Least Restrictive Environment
IDEA
Legal term defined in the ADA as “an action resulting in significant difficulty or expense for a business or employer”
Undue hardship
Initially the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988
Provides definition of AT devices and services
Assistive Technology Act
Who is responsible for paying for AT to provide FAPE
School
This change is policy to meet the needs of a person with a disability in an apartment.
Reasonable Accommodation
This law provided funding for the establishment of state AT programs
Assistive Tech Act
Number of Employees required to enact the ADA
15
Federal legislation that mandates funding for:
1) Vocational rehabilitation
2) Supported employment
3) Independent living
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
This program helps move from school to post-school activities:
includes employment objectives, adult living objectives, functional vocational evaluation and training for post-secondary education
Transitional Services Program
Government Agency enforcing the FHA
HUD: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Who do you contact if a landlord refuses to allow your client to pay for enlarging their bathroom doorway in a duplex?... and why?
DAILY DOUBLE
No one! There is no legislation address accessibility for residences in buildings with less than 4 units!