Civil rights laws including the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are developed by Congress to largely depend on the public filing complaints with the government and/or suing violators. Passage of these laws is accompanied with lots of fanfare and celebration. Politicians brag about their commitment to civil rights, equality,…… Continue reading Complaint Based Civil Rights Laws are Designed to Provide Few Civil Rights
Tag: Americans with Disabilities Act
Demand Our Access Episode Two
In episode two we begin discussing key concepts under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act including: notice of rights, complaints; and ADA coordinators. This link goes to the PDF for episode two. The PDF has all of the most important information discussed in the episode.
Demand Our Access Episode One
Welcome to the first episode of the Demand Our Access podcast. In this episode, I will describe the podcast, the website for the show, and briefly discuss basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Much About Us Without Us
Many in the disability community know the most important aspect of disability equity is nothing about us without us. Simply put, the idea is that decisions made impacting the disability community should not be made without major input from the disability community. I would extend the nothing about us without us idea to mean things…… Continue reading Much About Us Without Us
Episode One Presentation
This is the prerecorded portion of the first episode of the Demand Our Access podcast. This episode contains a description of the podcast and website as well as a brief introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Here is a link to a PDF containing the important topics covered during the prerecorded portion of the…… Continue reading Episode One Presentation