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Autism ADA Protections

June 19th, 2022

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.

The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications.

The ADA is divided into five titles (or sections) that relate to different areas of public life.

Title I – Employment

Title II – State and Local Government

Title III – Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities

Title IV – Telecommunications

Title V – Miscellaneous Provisions

The ADA does not specifically mention autism or any other disability. However, the definition of disability under the ADA is broad enough to include many individuals with autism.

To be protected under the ADA, an individual must have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.

In addition, an individual must have a record of such an impairment or be regarded as having such an impairment.

The ADA also protects individuals from discrimination based on their association with someone with a disability. For example, an employer cannot refuse to hire an individual because that person has a child with autism.

The ADA applies to all employers with 15 or more employees. This includes state and local governments, employment agencies, labor organizations, and private businesses.

The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the work environment or in the way things are usually done in order to help a person with a disability perform his or her job.

Some examples of reasonable accommodations include:

Allowing an employee with autism to take breaks as needed

Allowing an employee with autism to work from home

Creating a quiet work environment for an employee with autism

Allowing for a job coach for an employee with autism

An employer is not required to provide an accommodation if it would impose an undue hardship on the business. An undue hardship is defined as an action that requires significant difficulty or expense when considered in light of factors such as the nature and cost of the accommodation, the overall financial resources of the business, the size of the business, and the type of business.

The ADA also prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of employment, including job application procedures, hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, training, pay, benefits, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.

The ADA prohibits retaliation against any individual who files a complaint or participates in an investigation under the ADA.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the ADA. Individuals who believe that they have been discriminated against in violation of the ADA can file a complaint with the EEOC.

The ADA does not preempt (or override) any state or local laws that provide greater protections to individuals with disabilities.

The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) made several significant changes to the ADA.

The ADAAA broadened the definition of disability and made it easier for individuals with disabilities to prove that they are covered under the ADA.

The ADAAA also clarified that the determination of whether an individual has a disability should be made without considering the use of mitigating measures, such as medication, prosthetics, or assistive devices.

The ADAAA went into effect on January 1, 2009.
A Talk About Ableism

June 18th, 2022

There is no one-size-fits-all definition of ableism, as the definition can vary depending on the person or organization discussing it. Generally, ableism refers to discrimination and prejudice against people who have disabilities. This can take many forms, including discrimination in employment, education, housing, and public services.

There are many examples of ableism, but some examples include:

– Not being allowed to do things that are considered normal for other people

-Refusing to hire someone because they have a disability

-Telling someone with a disability that they are not capable of doing something

-Making fun of someone with a disability

-Ignoring someone with a disability while not ignoring those without disabilities

Ableism is the discrimination of people with disabilities. It is generally defined as the belief that people with disabilities should not have the same rights, opportunities, or freedoms as other people. Ableism often manifests in attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that make life harder for people with disabilities.

The history of ableism is often intertwined with the history of disability. Disabilities have been seen as a curse or a punishment from God, and people with disabilities have been seen as second-class citizens. The first recorded use of the term “ableism” refers to the discrimination of people with physical disabilities in the late 1800s.

Throughout the years, ableism has been perpetuated through laws, social customs, and attitudes. Some of the most common forms of ableism are discrimination, exclusion, and patronizing attitudes.

Disability rights organizations have been working to challenge ableism for decades. They have fought for laws and policies that protect people with disabilities from discrimination, and they have worked to change public attitudes about disabilities. Today, there is much more awareness about the need to address ableism.

Autistic ableism is a term used to describe the way in which people with autism are seen as being incapable of doing or being anything. This can include everything from making decisions to being able to communicate. Ableism is a form of discrimination against people with disabilities, and it can be incredibly harmful.

People with autism often experience a lot of discrimination and discrimination in the workplace is particularly common. This is because people with autism often have difficulty with communication, which can make it difficult for them to do their job. They may also find it difficult to read other people’s emotions or to take on new tasks.

The best way to fight autistic ableism is to openly talk about it. This can help to reduce the discrimination that people with autism experience. It can also help to educate people about autism and its effects.
Autism Social Service Abuse

March 27th, 2022

Stereotypes can be dangerous and alter perceived facts in reality.

I know what it is like to rely on autism social service agencies. For the law to say one thing and for them not to really fulfill the law but for them to claim they do. Meanwhile needing help with something that is important to health and welfare.

Government contractors for autism social services can at times be very dishonest and lack empathy and getting help with that can be very difficult. They will claim they are in your best interest but when they are bad just completely make-up facts about a situation and not-try and it can seem like they have poor ethics. Like a medical need and a need for replacement medical equipment.

Social services can act like a client is making things up for attention (attention-seeking behavior), that the client is being unreasonable and then the medical tests come back and indeed things were not well. Then in response to reality start finding ways of scapegoating like the consumer never said this or that and they did not know after months of being told in different ways. This while the client consumer is confounded as to why they are so confused and why they as the consumer are at fault for the communication problems.

In part that is why the Autism Advocacy Network exists. When client consumers do not have a way to speak out and government contractors have no real consistent way of having accountability. It’s also for when the consumer is forced into unprofessional situations with contractors who have monopoly contracts with their state, and there is no real viable alternative. Our rights are important and when government social service contractors do not have good oversight, ethics and accountability we need to be the oversight. We should be empowered to tell the news media and government agencies together.

-Autistic Self-Advocate

Tag: autism discrimination

Autism ADA Protections

A Talk About Ableism

Autism Social Service Abuse