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  • The Spirit of the ADA and Your Business
    If you are merely complying with the ADA to meet a legal requirement, you’re missing the true purpose—or spirit—of the ADA.
  • The ADA and Title II Public Entities
    The ADA ensures access by people with disabilities to buildings, facilities, programs, services, and activities offered by state and local governments.
  • Olmstead Decision
    What’s the Olmstead decision? How does it relate to Title II of the ADA? This article introduces the Olmstead decision and looks at a few related court cases in New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico.
  • A History of Discrimination and the ADA
    Find out why civil rights laws are important for protecting people with disabilities from discrimination, and get an overview of key US civil right laws that protect people with disabilities—including...
  • The ADA and Transportation Providers
    Consider why accessible transportation is so important and find an overview of requirements for public and private transportation from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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What is the ADA?

What is the ADA?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law for people with disabilities.
The ADA: is about equal access and equal opportunity for people with disabilities; has its own definition of disability that is meant to be interpreted to cover as many people as possible; is intended as a national mandate to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities; provides clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards that address discrimination against people with disabilities Share on Facebook

2017 Disability Statistics - Employment Full (PR) - Spanish

Una infografía:
En 2017, la tasa de empleo para personas con discapacidades en Puerto Rico era 33.4% puntos menos que para personas sin discapacidades. La tasa de empleo para personas con discapacidades era 23.7%. La tasa de empleo para personas sin discapacidades era 57.1%. 
Población no institucionalizada, edad de 21-64.
Fuente: Erickson, W., Lee, C., & von Schrader, S. (2019). 2017 Disability Status Report: United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (YTI).
Si usted tiene preguntas acerca de la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades, contáctenos al 1-800-949-4232. Share on Facebook

2017 Disability Statistics – Poverty Rate (PR) - Spanish

Infografía:
En 2017, la tasa de pobreza para personas con discapacidades en Puerto Rico era 1.4 veces mayor que para personas sin discapacidades.
La tasa de pobreza para personas con discapacidades era 53.3%. La tasa de pobreza para personas sin discapacidades era 38.6%
Población no institucionalizada, edad de 21-64.

Fuente: Erickson, W., Lee, C., & von Schrader, S. (2019). 2017 Disability Status Report: United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (YTI).

Si usted tiene preguntas acerca de la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades, contáctenos al 1-800-949-4232. Share on Facebook

2017 Disability Statistics - Prevalence (PR) - Spanish

Una infografía:
En Puerto Rico existen 716 mil personas con alguna discapacidad. (Una persona puede reporter una o más discapacidades de entre seis clases).
388 mil personas tienen una discapacidad ambulatoria.
324 mil personas tienen una discapacidad de vida independiente.
314 mil personas tienen una discapacidad cognitiva.
218 mil personas tienen una discapacidad visual.
187 mil personas tienen una discapacidad de autocuidado.
155 mil personas tienen una discapacidad auditiva.
Fuente: Erickson, W., Lee, C., & von Schrader, S. (2019). 2017 Disability Status Report: United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (YTI).
Si usted tiene preguntas acerca de la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades, contáctenos al 1-800-949-4232. Share on Facebook

Top Five Historic Moments in Disability Rights

1968, Architectural Barriers Act passed
1972, Ed Roberts and others establish the first Center for Independent Living
1973, Rehabilitation Act Section 504 passed
1988, Dr. I. King Jordan named first Deaf President of Gallaudet University
1990, Americans with Disabilities Act passed, amended 2008 Share on Facebook

The ADA in K-12 Schools

The ADA in K-12 Schools
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to public schools (including charter schools) and private schools from kindergarten through high school.
Religiously controlled schools are exempt from the ADA, but state or local nondiscrimination laws may still apply.
What does the ADA impact in schools?
- All educational programs, services, and activities
- Access to school buildings and facilities, summer programs, and extracurricular activities
- Parent-teacher conferences, school board meetings, adult education, sporting events, school plays, and graduation ceremonies Share on Facebook

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  • Introduction to the Service Animal Toolkit
    July 27, 2022
    Do customers bring dogs into your business claiming they are service animals, emotional support animals, comfort dogs, or therapy dogs? Join Chris Sweet, technical assistant for the Northeast ADA Cent...
  • ADA 101.2 Overview of Title I and Employment
    April 26, 2021
    This webinar is the third in the Northeast ADA's ADA 101 series. Intended for those new to the Americans with Disabilities Act or for those wanting a refresher, this webinar will focus on the employme...
  • ADA 101.1 Defining Disability
    March 26, 2021
    This presentation builds on the introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) given in the webinar ADA 101. Intended for those new to the ADA or for those wanting a refresher, this webinar...
  • Northeast ADA Center Year in Review 2020
    January 28, 2021
    While COVID-19 was certainly one of the largest stories of 2020, other ADA items of note happened as well. Join the technical assistance team of the Northeast ADA Center as they review the year 2020....
  • Online Course Accessibility in the Postsecondary Environment: The Reason and the Design
    December 06, 2016
    This webinar will explore the requirement for college and university online courses to be accessible. It will review the relevant laws and explain their relationship to a postsecondary institution's o...

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