An ADA lawyer is a lawyer who specializes in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its related laws. The ADA is an important piece of civil rights legislation that became law in 1990, and it prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in workplaces, schools, transportation, and essentially in all areas of public and private life. An ADA lawyer can help individuals who believe they have been denied admission to a school, passed over for a job promotion due to their disability, or whose employer has failed to make accommodations that would allow them to do their job.
ADA lawyers can help with the following:
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Disability Discrimination: An ADA lawyer can help individuals who have been discriminated against due to their disability. The ADA explicitly states that the term “discriminate” includes “not making reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or employee, unless such covered entity can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of such covered entity” .
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Reasonable Accommodation: An ADA lawyer can help individuals who require reasonable accommodations to perform their job duties. The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer.
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Litigation: An ADA lawyer can represent individuals in litigation related to disability discrimination or failure to provide reasonable accommodations.
Overall, an ADA lawyer can help individuals with disabilities navigate the legal system and ensure that their rights are protected under the ADA.
