ADA

The ADA gives civil rights protections to persons with disabilities like those provided on the basis of race, sex, national origin, and religion under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

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The federal definition of disability under ADA is any physical or mental condition that has a major effect on one or more life activities such as caring for one's self performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, breathing, learning and working. 

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State and local governments do not have to remove all physical barriers, such as stairs, in all existing buildings, as long as they  make all programs accessible. An example would be moving a class in a building without elevators to the first floor or to a building that does have an elevator. 

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An employer may refuse to hire or promote a person who has a child with a disability because the employer thinks the parent's work will be affected in a negative way. 

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An employee that tells an employer about a disability after he or she has been put on notice of termination is still protected from firing as a result of their disability. 

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• False 

An employer must provide reasonable accommodations to every person who is hied to work for him/her. 

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• False 

Employers may require an employee to provide documentation of his or her disability when he or she asks for a reasonable accommodation in he workplace. 

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• False 

If a person applying for a job has a disability that is obvious, an employer may ask the person questions about the disability before he or she offers the person a job. 

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• False 

Service animals are allowed in public places to...

• Guide people who are blind, to alert people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or to assist people with physical disabilities. 
• Guide only people who are blind. 
• Assist only people with physical disabilities. 
• Support any individual who benefits from support from  animal; whether it be physical or emotionally 

The ADA defines a person with a disability as...

• An individual with physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities. 
• A person who has a record of physical or mental impairment. 
• A person who is perceived by other as having a physical or mental impairment. 
• Any of the above