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Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in commercial facilities and places of public accommodation.

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in places of public accommodations and commercial facilities.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in places of public accommodations and commercial facilities.

In this guidance, OCR reiterated that Section 504 prohibits public charter schools and other recipients of Federal financial assistance from discriminating against persons with disabilities in recruiting and enrolling students.

Not exact matches

ILRC actively advocates on transportation issues and is a lead plaintiff in a case against BART for failing to ensure that people with disabilities can access the regional mass transit system.

In addition to civil rights for people of color, women and LGBT, there has been an expansion of religious liberty for minority sects, enforcement of viewpoint neutrality with respect to access to various public and non-public forums (e.g. religious student groups must be granted equal access to school facilities as their secular counterparts, etc) greater protections against age and disability discrimination, and recognition of habeas corpus rights even for enemy combatants.

The MTA discriminates against people with disabilities because of its widespread lack of elevators and electric lifts in the subway system, rendering it significantly more inaccessible than other cities with large public transportation systems, according to two lawsuits filed yesterday.

The government accuses Glenwood of being in violation of Fair Housing Act accessibility requirements and «unlawfully discriminated against persons with disabilities... by failing to design and construct Liberty Plaza so as to be accessible to persons with disabilities.»

Frank Sobrino, the governor's deputy director of communications for New York City, responded in an email that «under existing state law, it is already unlawful for any person to refuse to buy from, sell, or trade with or otherwise discriminate against any person because of race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and disability among other classifications.»

In 2012, for example, 1.3 million violent crimes — including rape and physical assault — occurred against people with disabilities and that number has been steadily increasing since 2008, making people with disabilities one of the most harmed groups in the United StateIn 2012, for example, 1.3 million violent crimes — including rape and physical assault — occurred against people with disabilities and that number has been steadily increasing since 2008, making people with disabilities one of the most harmed groups in the United Statein the United States.

An employee of the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities won a workplace retaliation lawsuit against the agency this week that could set a precedent enabling employees to tell the public about problems at facilities such as Sunmount, based in Tupper Lake.

Advocates for the disabled will be out in force in Syracuse Friday, rallying against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed cuts to the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Groups such as Disabled People Against the Cuts, who were instrumental in opposing the cuts to Personal Independence Payments, will be invited to advise on access requirements so that events and activities are inclusive for those with disabilities.

A YouGov poll in the Times this morning revealed overwhelming public opposition to the latest disability cuts, with 70 per cent of people against and just 13 per cent in support.

ELIZABETHTOWN — As state budget negotiations continue in Albany, Essex County's largest employer is pushing back against what they view as policies that will be detrimental to caring for people with developmental disabilities.

Section 504 is Section 504 the Rehabilitation Act and it was through a simple reauthorization of that piece of legislation that advocates were successful in putting in just one clause in that, in that law which was that basically that any entity that received federal funds that discriminated against people with disabilities, that that was illegal.

-- On the application of a State or local government, the Attorney General may, in consultation with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, and after prior notice and a public hearing at which persons, including individuals with disabilities, are provided an opportunity to testify against such certification, certify that a State law or local building code or similar ordinance that establishes accessibility requirements meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of this Act for the accessibility and usability of covered facilities under this title.

It is the policy of IVHS not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with the Inland Valley Humane Society on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran.

When poor children are more likely to get sick and die than children in wealthier neighborhoods just across town; when rural families are more likely to go without clean water; when ethnic and religious minorities, or people with disabilities, or people of different sexual orientations are discriminated against or can't access education and opportunity — that holds all of us back.

Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.

The judgment follows a tribunal ruling in 2009 that found the law society guilty of systemically discriminating against people with mental disabilities.

The way we practice law is in itself discriminatory against people with disabilities.

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We achieved a $ 1 million settlement on behalf of South Middlesex Opportunity Council, an anti-poverty agency, in its landmark civil rights case against the Town of Framingham and Town officials to secure fair - housing rights for persons with disabilities.

We provide direct legal representation to low - income clients in more than 5,000 civil legal cases every year - from defending against employment discrimination to obtaining benefits for people with disabilities to helping immigrant victims of crime get visas.

An increasing number of people live with medical issues or disabilities, and it is, in fact, illegal to discriminate against someone because of it.

The Commission recommends that the Government ensure adequate and sustainable funding and independent monitoring of the national plan to reduce violence against women and children; and that there be increased attention to the prevalence of violence, bullying and harassment in our community, particularly in relation to children, the elderly, people with disability, [49] Indigenous peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual, and people who are intersex and sex and / or gender diverse.

The Commission recommends that the Government ensure adequate and sustainable funding and independent monitoring of the national plan to reduce violence against women and children; and that there be increased attention to the prevalence of violence, bullying and harassment in our community, particularly in relation to children, the elderly, people with disability, Indigenous peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual, and people who are intersex and sex and / or gender diverse.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, including in the real estaDisabilities, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, including in the real estadisabilities, including in the real estate industry.