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Search results for "ADA" ...
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A Shameful Low in Higher Education
"This article uncovered flagrant disregard of the rights of disabled students at the University of Buffalo and highlighted how the university was breaking laws outlined by the ADA"
Tags: ADA; higher education; student newspaper
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Access Denied
When reviewing how well the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was fulfilling the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it failed to fulfill in many cases. Many stations are designated as fully accessible, but in reality lack many of the general necessities. These include, “broken doors, turnstiles and elevators, and lacking automatic doors, which make it fully accessible”. Furthermore, the CTA declined to discuss these problems, but one employee did answer some questions, which lacked any substantial feedback.
Tags: public transportation; violation; handicap; public transit system; wheelchair; commuters; disabled
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Victims of Silence
The story reviews dating violence in Florida, as well as the beating of Rihanna by boyfriend Chris Brown. This revealed a number of issues, including “lack of prevention programs, the impact this news had, and that dating violence is under the domestic violence law only to ask for injunction and protection orders”. Further, dating violence isn’t considered a crime and many times is underreported after a physical attack.
Tags: abuse; relationships; physical; police reports; law enforcement; beating; Council and National Crime Forum; emotional violence; sexual violence; law
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Bus Stop ADA
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Agency thumbed its nose at the Americans with Disabilities Act, until we found a wheelchair bound bus rider putting his life on the line to flag down a bus. County commissioners were appalled and demanded change.
Tags: Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Agency; HARTline; Americans with disabilities Act; Federal law violations; bus services; bus stops
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"Sidewalk law shows its cracks,"; "Some worry sidewalks will vanish,"; "Varying walkway widths prompt county guidelines"
Sidewalk builders of both the city and county of Tennessee were found in residential neighborhoods pouring sidewalks in violation of local sidewalk ordinances during ongoing new construction. While 4-foot sidewalks in residential areas are required by ADA guidelines, local builders were pouring sidewalks in some neighborhoods that were under 3-feet wide.
Tags: sidewalks; construction; violation; residential area; ADA guidelines; neighborhoods
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Disability dilemmas
This report analyzes the situation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed in 1991. Perlman says state and local governments face big problems "as they try to make public buildings accessible and provide services for citizens with disabilities of all kinds." "Many places clearly have not done what the law requires", Perlman adds. Cases regarding disability discrimination were adding up at the Justice Dept. when Perlman wrote the story. Perlman also reports the cost of complying with ADA hasn't taken any State or local governments into bankruptcy, as opposed to what those who were critical of the law had announced.
Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); United States Justice Department; Janet Reno; Center for Disability Rights; Public Interest Law Office of Rochester; Massachusetts Office on Disability; New Orleans Human Relations Commission; National Emergency Number Association
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Gag Order
Penthouse looks at mercury poisoning in relation to amalgam dental fillings.
Tags: mercury; mercury poisoning; ADA; FDA; amalgam fillings; dental fillings
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Americans with Disabilities Act - Fitting In: Perspectives from St Louis
"Ten years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with disabilities go about their daily lives with fewer obstacles than ever before, yet some major barriers remain. This series looked at how much of the promise of the ADA has become a reality in the St. Louis area and how much remains to be done."
Tags: Disabilities; Disability project
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IRE Feed 6: IRE TV Award Winners and Finalists
IRE Feed 6: The TV Award Winners and Finalists is a compilation of 14 reports from 14 stations in 11 markets ranging in size from Lexington, KY to Chicago, IL. 1)"Danger in Schools," KTRK-TV, Houston. A story that investigated Houston Schools putting known pedophiles back into the classroom. 2) "Where the Money Goes," WKYT-TV, Lexington, KY. Reveals that Lexington Schools spent tens of thousands of taxpayer's dollars on catered meals. 3) "Prescription for Trouble," KDFW-TV, Dallas. Investigates how Eckerds Pharmacy used teenagers to dispense prescriptions. 4) "Code of Silence," WTLV-TV, Jacksonville, FL. The medical system fights to protect a drunk doctor. 5) "Fighting for a Smile," WCCO-TV, Minneapolis. The VA's bureaucracy keeps dentures from veterans. 6) "Blood Priority," KSTP-TV, Minneapolis. Army choppers crash after cost cutting compromises safety. 7) "Missing Evidence," WMAQ-TV, Chicago. Chicago Police sell evidence right out of the vault. 8) "Failure to Protect," WBAL-TV, Baltimore. Maryland Police fail to enter protection orders to safeguard domestic violence victims. 9) "Prisoners in Their Own Homes," WFLA-TV, Tampa. Criminals strike again -- while on home detention. 10) "The $600 House," WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, MI. HUD sells houses at pennies on the dollar to insiders. 11) "Preying on Your Pity," KPRC-TV, Houston. Telemarketers pretend to be handicapped to solicit cash. 12)"Crusade for Cash," KGTV-TV, San Diego. Lawyers use the ADA to file nuisance suits for big bucks. 13)"First USA," WFAA-TV, Dallas. Credit Card company jacks up interest rates, slaps phony late fees. 14)"Legal Loanshark," WAMI-TV, Miami. Lax laws permit car title loan companies to charge exorbitant rates.
Tags: tape; Investigative reporting; computer-assisted reporting; IRE; FOI; CAR
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Americans with Disabilities Lawsuits
KGTV-TV reports that "the number of Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits have exploded in the last two years. Individuals are filing hundreds of lawsuits (against) businesses whose owners say they are victims of legal extortion. Our investigation report examines one of these litigious advocates and the law firm he employs, to find out if the lawsuits are really about increasing access for the disabled, as intended by the ADA, or a way to make money....: