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The document discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It provides protections for people with disabilities in several areas: employment (Title I), public services (Title II), and public accommodations (Title III). The ADA aims to provide equal opportunities and prevent discrimination against those with disabilities. Assistive technologies like screen readers, text-to-speech, and captioning help improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities. The document also lists examples of disabilities covered under the ADA and sources of additional information.

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The document discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It provides protections for people with disabilities in several areas: employment (Title I), public services (Title II), and public accommodations (Title III). The ADA aims to provide equal opportunities and prevent discrimination against those with disabilities. Assistive technologies like screen readers, text-to-speech, and captioning help improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities. The document also lists examples of disabilities covered under the ADA and sources of additional information.

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AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT

Kawther Alogaili
CIS 221
September 9, 2018
WHAT IS ADA?
People whose unable to do certain work in some
condition.
Protected in 1990.
Equality between the people.
Civil Rights.
A piece of legislation.
GOVERNMENT SPENDING IN THE 2023
U.S. MANDATORY SPENDING
Other, 4%
Veteran Benefits , 4%

Medicaid, 15%
Social Security, 38%

Income Security, 16%

Medicare, 23%
WHAT IS THE TITLE II OF ADA?

Protects individual disabilities.


Funds and benefits (SSA) and (SSI).
Protects against discrimination.
Provides plays, and sporting events.
https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/general-
info.htm
TITLE II OF ADA
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLE OF ADA?

Alcoholism.
Asthma.
Cancer.
Depression.
Diabetes.
Blindness.
CHANGING RULES

American Disabilities

54%
60%

40%
14% 13%
20% 3%
% Data
0%
Difficulity Seeing Blind or Unable to see Difficulity Walk Difficulity Hearing

% Data
THE EQUAL RIGHTS
WHAT IS THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY?

Provides useful electronic items.


Increasing the ability to learn.
Improving the functional capabilities of ADA
students.
Increase communication capacities.
FLASHING AND BLINKING

Provide useful technique.


Can be unsafe.
Test the content for safety.
Avoid of using flash or flickers.
https://www.washington.edu/accessibility/checklist/flashing-content/
WHAT IS AN ALT TAG?
oProvide information for
images.
oSpecify alternative text or
images.
oDescription of a content.
oUses for people who can not
see the images on a browser.
WHAT “GHOTIT” TECHNOLOGY
A company that provide Apps and Websites
. Provide tools for learning.
Spelling and grammar.
Accessible technology for disabilities people.
Helps for internet accessible.
Provides reading assistance.
https://www.boia.org/blog/how-does-ghotit-help-people-with-dyslexia-access-the-
internet
WHAT THE “READ&WRITE”?

Support students in their reading and writing.


Students express themselves.
Improving their learning.
Improving their language.
Accessible at school, college, home.
CAPTIONING ADDS ACCESSIBILITY
Effective demonstration to disability learners.
Importance of good captioning and translating.
Close captioning make is easy to disability people.
Important sources of learning.
Respected content creator.
Providing useful way of learning to disability people.
SOURCES
https://adata.org/learn-about-ada
https://www.ada.gov/ada_title_II.htm
https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/general-info.htm
https://www.disabilitysecrets.com/resources/disability/short-term-disability-
laws/does-americans-disabilities-act-ada-cover-short

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