THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 2
To: [Lee’s email account]
From: [Student’s email account]
Date:
Subject: Complying With the Americans with Disabilities Act
Dear Madam,
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil right under the Federal government that
affects people with disabilities by protecting them from unfair treatment.
ADA Amendment 2008 requires the Department of Justice, as well as other Federal agencies, to
offer technical support to people and institutions with rights or duties under the legislation. The
law asserts that those entities that are covered shall not discriminate against qualified Americans
with disabilities (Stan et al. 2002). ADA recognizes that people with disabilities deserve and
require equal access to transit, employment, restaurants, and other businesses to be a part of the
community (Stan et al. 2002).
Potential "barriers" to the integration of people with disabilities that might require review include
inflexible working schedules, staircase and door access to offices, and lack of responsiveness to
requests for proper accommodation. In particular, ADA describes a barrier as anything that
restricts the access to a premise including narrow parking, doorknobs, entrance steps, narrow
aisle, and fixed tables in places of eating (Stan et al. 2002). The other areas that require review
can be handled on a case-to-case basis such as in the use of specialized computers. Regarding
employment, employers are barred from requiring any pre-employment inquiry about disability
before making the offer (Stan et al. 2002). Compliance in the area mentioned above can include
restructuring jobs, modifying schedules, providing interpreters and readers or even reassigning a
current worker to a vacant position.
