NL1208B: Americans with Disabilities Act AN OVERVIEW, LEGAL CASES AND POLITICAL UPDATES 16 Contact Hours TAKE THIS COURSE NOW !

OBJECTIVES

1. Describe the major requirements contained in the ADA statute.
2. Discuss the ADA as it relates to barriers to employment, transportation, public accommodations, public services and telecommunications.
3. Define and discuss "reasonable accommodation" "undue hardship" under the ADA .
4. Discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act as it has evolved through interpretation by the U.S. Supreme Court
5. Describe the Americans with Disabilities Ace Restoration Act of 2006, including its similarities / differences with the original Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
6. Discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act as it has evolved through interpretation by the U.S. Supreme Court, including:

a. Sutton v. United Airlines
b. Albertson's v. Kirkingburg
c. Murphy v. United Parcel Service

7. Describe the Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2006, including its similarities/differences with the original Americans with Disabilitites Act of 1990.
   

OUTLINE

1. Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2. Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers.
3. 15 years of ADA filled with setbacks, victories.
4. Reasonable Accommodation: Demystifying reasonable accommodation.
5. Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
6. Summary of US Supreme Court Decisions: Americans with Disabilities Act.
7. ADA Audio Conference Series: Legal Update.
8. Interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Case Study in Pragmatic Judicial Reconstruction.
9. Politics and ADA Restoration Act.
10. ADA Technical Assistance Manual Addendum.