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Title IV addresses telephone and television access for people with hearing and speech disabilities. It requires common carriers (telephone companies) to establish interstate and intrastate telecommunications relay services (TRS) 24 hours a day,7 days a week. TRS enables callers with hearing and speech disabilities who use telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDDs),which are [...]  Title III covers businesses and nonprofit service providers that are public accommodations,privately operated entities offering certain types of courses and examinations,privately operated transportation,and commercial facilities. Public accommodations are private entities who own,lease,lease to,or operate facilities such as restaurants,retail stores,hotels,movie theaters,private schools,convention centers,doctors’offices,[...] The transportation provisions of Title II cover public transportation services,such as city buses and public rail transit (e.g. subways,commuter rails,Amtrak). Public transportation authorities may not discriminate against people with disabilities in the provision of their services. They must comply with requirements for accessibility in newly purchased vehicles,make good faith efforts to [...] Title I requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment-related opportunities available to others. For example,it prohibits discrimination in recruitment,hiring,promotions,training,pay,social activities,and other privileges of employment. It restricts questions that can be asked [...] The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment,State and local government,public accommodations,commercial facilities,transportation,and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States Congress. To be protected by the ADA,one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An individual [...] | ||||||
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