More on #Trump's changes to #Ada, #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct
#Project2025
"DOJ streamlines ADA compliance for businesses"

The six other pieces (changed) related to accessible features in retail establishments and lodging facilities, customer service protocols at hotels, input from customers with disabilities, reaching out to customers with disabilities and assistance at self-service gas stations.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5205795-justice-department-ada-guidance/

Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses

Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order

#Disability #ADA #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/justice-department-disability-business-guidelines

There's a provision in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that says disabled people have the right to train their own service dogs. Maya Cruz writes for @TeenVogue about the joys and challenges of training Rosalie, who helps her manage the symptoms of her obsessive compulsive disorder, and talks to other young disabled people about their experiences. “In the training process, you just learn how to advocate for your dog — you learn how to ask for things, and how to say, I just need to take a moment, my dog needs a break," says Carmen, whose dog is called Pochita. "And I’ve learned how to do that for myself now, too. I have learned that this dog is going to give me access to the world, and I deserve that access. Now, I tell myself, you deserve this. But I started by learning how to advocate for my dog.”

https://flip.it/8SuFfx

Your voice can be part of the future of Metro’s paratransit services
https://kingcountymetro.blog/2024/08/14/your-voice-can-be-part-of-the-future-of-metros-paratransit-services/
#KingCountyMetro #AmericanswithDisabilitiesAct #AccessibleServices #AccessParatransit #Community #Haveasay #Access

Today is the 34th anniversary of the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act. This bill was the first cornerstone in the fight for disability rights in America and years later it gave us courage to continue the fight for more inclusion and accessibility in a neurotypical society. #actuallyautistic #disabilitypridemonth #ada #americanswithdisabilitiesact #neurodiversity

Today is the 34th anniversary of the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct (ADA). This was a momentous occasion in the history of the #DisabilityRights movement, as the #ADA prohibited discrimination on the basis of #disability.

Celebrating 34 Years of the ADA!

Today marks the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a milestone in ensuring equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities. Let's celebrate the achievements and work together for a more inclusive future!

The #diversity of #disabilities means #accessibility needs can be both wide-ranging within the community and specific to an individual. But in general, “there are very, very few venues where the stage itself is accessible. There’s a slightly larger number, but still plenty of places #inaccessible for an audience member to watch the show,” says Dan Hurwitz, co-founder of the Seattle-based comedian collective #TheDisabledList and a stand-up missing digits from his hands and feet.

#Comedians say their medium inherently requires flexibility and improvisation, but what’s being asked of them is #inequitable, may be illegal under #TitleIII of the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct, and can have long-lasting impacts on their careers. “A comedy stage is the entry point to these other opportunities that will help to develop your art,” notes Nina G., author of “Stutterer Interrupted” and a member of the Bay Area troupe #ComediansWithDisabilities Act. “If you’re not able to develop your art, how are you going to get those acting gigs? How are you going to write that sitcom? How are you going to get a special?”

According to Snipe, acts can face “the fire and the gauntlet” of navigating inaccessible public transit or expensive and unreliable rideshares even before they arrive. Once at the venue, ASL interpreters, audio description, ramps or accessible bathrooms are few and far between, whether in L.A., New York, or outside these coastal entertainment bubbles.

https://variety.com/2024/film/features/steve-way-maysoon-zayid-disabled-comedians-inaccessibility-1236068022/amp/

July is #DisabilityPride Month, in commemoration of the passage of the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct on July 26, 1990.

The City of Alameda requests public comment on its draft Americans with Disabilities Act Self Evaluation & Transition Plan. The draft "benchmarks where we are at now and provides a roadmap for how to prioritize resources towards improving accessibility,” stated Public Works Director Erin Smith.

https://alamedapost.com/news/city-of-alameda-invites-public-comment-on-draft-ada-plan/

“assist in breaking down barriers for those with disabilities” under the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct

Check out this article from AZCentral:

A Phoenix team had its wheelchairs damaged after a flight. The airline's response? A $150 travel voucher

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2024/04/26/ability360-wheelchair-suns-speaks-out-after-southwest-flight/73384626007/

Be a voice in shaping Metro’s paratransit mobility services, apply for the Future of Paratransit Mobility Board
https://kingcountymetro.blog/2024/03/21/be-a-voice-in-shaping-metros-paratransit-mobility-services-apply-for-the-future-of-paratransit-mobility-board/
#KingCountyMetro #AmericanswithDisabilitiesAct #AccessibleServices #AccessParatransit #Paratransit #Haveasay

KIRO Seattle: #Starbucks accused of violating #AmericanswithDisabilitiesAct by charging extra for #nondairy
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/starbucks-accused-violating-americans-with-disabilities-act-by-charging-extra-non-dairy/C2DU4IUW55F3NK6RGIMDLOXHXA/

Folks, it is the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, not the American Disability Act, not the Americans Disabled Act, not Americans Disabilities Act, or anything else other than its official name! When folks, especially #media folks, screw it up, it indicates to us that we really don’t matter enough for them to make an effort to get it right! ️ #DisabilityPrideMonth #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #ADA #DisabledLivesMatter #WordsMatter #ThingsThatBugMe

#Movie #theater #manager #NicoleJNicolet in violation of the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct and the #NewJersey #Law Against #Discrimination #calls #police on #woman for taking #autistic #son into the #women’s #room

Nicolet #shouted in a #crowded #lobby that it was “not a #transgender #bathroom” at the #mom and her #son.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewJersey #Disabilities #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/07/movie-theater-manager-calls-police-on-woman-for-taking-autistic-son-into-the-womens-room/

Drunk History's hilarious reenactment of the Section 504 sit-in, which eventually led to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which was passed on this day in 1990.

Don't forget, rights are rarely "granted" by asking politely; they must be fought for. As far as those in power are concerned (Cis, White, Rich Men) if it's not a problem for THEM, it's not a problem.

#ADA #JudithHeumann #Section504 #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct
#DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y505KwHp4O4

I've Always Felt #Pride in My #Visible #Disability. My "#Invisible" One Is a Different Story.

July marks #DisabilityPrideMonth, a time to #commemorate the #passage of the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct and to celebrate the #diversity, #resilience, and #visibility of the #disabled #community

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pride #DisabilityPrideMonth #Representation #Culture

https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/disability-pride-month-multiple-disabilities-49227065