EDUCATION AND AMERICAN

DISABILITY ACT
Eman Termos
Dr. Sue Ingesoulian
Cis 221
01/28/2018
THE AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT
(ADA):
 Prohibits discriminations against people with
disabilities.

 Prohibits discrimination in employment, public

accommodation and transportation.

 Applies to all employers with fifteen or more

employees.
THE AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT (ADA):

 Ensure equal access to programs and services.

 Provides “reasonable accommodation” to a physically

or mentally disabled.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
ACT:
 Title I: Employment

 Title II: State & Local Government

 Title III: Places of Public Accommodation

 Title IV: Telecommunications

 Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions

TITLE II OF ADA:
 Applies to State and Local Government.

 Requires local government agencies to provide

programs and services accessible to people with
disability.

 Protects qualified individuals disabilities from

discriminations.
TYPES OF DISABILITIES:

 Blindness.

 Deafness.

 Mobility Impairment.

 Intellectual Disability.

 HIV Infection.
TYPES OF DISABILITIES

https://changingpaces.com/6-general-types-of-disabilities/
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY RELATED
TO STUDENTS AND LEARNING:
 Computer programs and tablet applications that has
text and speech.

 Text to Speech software.

 Word prediction software

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO
STUDENTS AND LEARNING:

 Closed captioning devices, and pencil grips.

 Graphic organizers.

 Function calculator.
CAPTIONING ADDS ACCESSIBILITY
TO YOUTUBE:
 Own the video in YouTube.

 Enter to video Manager and then select edit.

 Click subtitles and CC tab to upload a video or caption

 Select the Add Subtitles or CC and choose your

language.

 Upload the file and publish.

“ALT” TAG:
 “Alt” is an add alternative text descriptions.

 Provides a textual alternative to visual information.

 Helps people with technological limitations or visual

impairment to know more about an image.
AVOIDING BLINKING AND
FLASHING:
 Moving or changing items on a page cause distractions
for most people.

 Animations can prevent people from concentrating.

 Blinking and flashing can cause a seizure for sensitive

people.
“READ AND WRITE” CHROME
 Helps students with learning reading, and writing
difficulties.

 Reads documents aloud with easy to follow dual

color highlighting.

 Explains meaning of words with text and picture.

“READ AND WRITE” CHROME

 Translates texts into different languages.

 Simplifies and summarizes texts on web

pages.

 Turns word into text as you speak.

 Sip-and-Puff :

 Motorized wheelchair
device.

 Controlled by the user.

 Used to access switch

activated devices.
http://www.orin.com/access/sip_puff/
 SIP-AND-PUFF
 Helps students access electronic devices.

 Controlled by sensitive electronic pressure sensor.

 A breeze converts into mouse button and pass to the

connected USB devices.
GHOTIT:

 Provides tools that improves spelling and grammar.

 Targets dyslexic spelling mistakes specifically.

 Gives an example of accessible technology.

 STATISTICS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
2013 annual averages of employment-population ratio based on disabilty and age
90
80
70
60
50
Percent

40
30
20
10
0
16 years 16 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years
and older years years years years years years and older
Age
With a disability With no disability
REFERENCES:
 “Employment of People with Disabilities in 2013 : The Economics Daily.” U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140626.htm?view_full.
 “Adding Captions to YouTube Videos.” Accessible Technology,
www.washington.edu/accessibility/videos/youtube/.
 “Image SEO: Alt Tag and Title Tag Optimization • Yoast.” Yoast, 18 Jan. 2018,
yoast.com/image-seo-alt-tag-and-title-tag-optimization/.
 Corp., Origin Instruments. “Sip and Puff Switch Solutions.” Sip/Puff Switch,
www.orin.com/access/sip_puff/.
 Shanbhag, Akshata. “Browse Faster and Better with Mouse Gestures.” MakeUseOf, 10 Aug.
2016, www.makeuseof.com/tag/browse-faster-better-mouse-gestures/.
 Admin. “Accessibility.Blog.” How Does Ghotit Help People with Dyslexia Access the Internet?,
www.boia.org/blog/how-does-ghotit-help-people-with-dyslexia-access-the-internet.
 “What Is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?” ADA National Network, 30 Jan. 2018,
adata.org/learn-about-ada.

The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990,
www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/history/35th/1990s/ada.html.
 “Search ADA.gov.” ADA.gov Homepage, www.ada.gov/.