The Americans with Disabilities Act is just one example of how they have influenced policy.
On Wednesday, the jury determined that the now-defunct Henry's Turkey Service had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers must accommodate the mentally ill just as they do the physically ill.
Twenty-six execs with related duties oversee ethics and compliance for everything from taxes to pollution to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Scheidies says the rule violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
W. Bush sat at a table on the South Lawn of the White House and signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law.
"We have some historic protection on ADA issues, " says its director and president, Fred Bollerer, referring to the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Since the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, people with functional impairments have increasingly expected and received unfettered access to the public market.
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Although the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits job discrimination based on disability, it's nevertheless wise to be upfront about a potential employer's possible concerns.
"All of these efforts will build on the progress we have made as a society since the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, " said Bush.
Beginning this week, most public swimming pools, wading pools and spas must be accessible to disabled people to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Things could get even uglier if the move spawned legal problems, with some passengers likely to sue for discrimination, possibly under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Legal Action Center's website is a good resource, and the federal government has a site loaded with information about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, which was one of the boldest regulatory expansions of government since the civil rights laws of the 1960s.
In addition, it is difficult to make basements compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, said Kiesling, who is on the research faculty at the school's National Wind Institute.
That one accidentally fell short of some technical specification of the Americans with Disabilities Act so the contractor ripped up the second sidewalk and replaced it with a third.
The Supreme Court restricted the reach of the Americans With Disabilities Act , ruling that people with conditions that could be cured or corrected could not generally claim to be disabled.
In the 22 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we have made significant progress in giving all Americans the freedom to make of our lives what we will.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, updated in 2008, says that workers are disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of their major life activities.
Employees can sometimes file claims under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
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Some employers worry that, in seeking out disabled workers, they would end up violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which they say prohibits employers from asking disability-related questions before hiring someone.
Tom Harkin, the Iowa Democrat who championed the Americans with Disabilities Act, sent a letter to the governor urging him not to sign a bill that didn't make more cabs accessible to wheelchair users.
As we observe the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act this year, my Administration reaffirms our national commitment to creating access to employment, education, and social, political, and economic opportunities for Americans with disabilities.
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For example, shortly before Roberts became a judge, he successfully argued in the Supreme Court that a woman who suffered from carpal-tunnel syndrome could not win a recovery from her employer, Toyota, under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
We honor the courageous men and women who fought to bring those ageless ideals of freedom and fairness into the rule of law -- from the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act to Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Animals that help people with psychological problems are considered service animals if they are " individually trained to do work or perform tasks, " such as alerting someone with mental illness when it's time to take medication, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Mastandrea is also a lawyer for the department of human services for the state of Illinois, a corporate ambassador for The Hartford Life insurance company, and a nationally known spokeswoman for the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was signed into law 10 years ago Wednesday.
And Mr Hatch, for all his conservative bona fides (he has introduced bills in the Senate to amend the constitution to require balanced budgets four times over the years), worked happily with no less a leftie than Edward Kennedy to bring in children's health insurance and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Johnson joins judges in California and Manhattan who have attempted to shut down lawyers like Weitz and Shore, who file lawsuits against bars, restaurants and retailers accusing them of violating the Americans With Disabilities Act and seeking fees under a provision of the law that allows courts to order the defendants to pay them.
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