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Title II requires that all state and local government services, programs, or activities, when viewed in their entirety, be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.
One of the questions JAN often gets related to volunteering is whether volunteers are covered under the ADA and therefore entitled to reasonable accommodations. Under Title I, only individuals with disabilities who meet the definition of "employee" are entitled to reasonable accommodations. Visit the Consultants' Corner Archive.
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According to the U. The following addresses this question under various titles of the ADA.
The question is whether a volunteer program could be considered goods and services. Title III Public Accommodations Title III requires public accommodations, such as hotels, restaurants, and medical services, to provide accommodations so customers and patients can access the goods and services offered.
Title I Employment Under Title I, only individuals with disabilities who meet the definition of "employee" are entitled to reasonable accommodations. Title III requires public accommodations, such as hotels, restaurants, and medical services, to provide accommodations so customers and patients can access the goods and services offered.
Volunteering is an excellent way for people with disabilities to gain work experience, explore career choices, and establish relationships with employers. In adx situations, a person with a disability may need an accommodation to serve as a volunteer.
If a volunteer is a program participant, it would follow that the program must be made accessible to volunteers with disabilities, which sometimes means providing reasonable accommodations.
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From the desk of Linda Carter BatisteJ. A A A Text Size. Title II State and Local Government Title II requires that all state and local government services, programs, or activities, when viewed in their entirety, be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.
Regardless of whether the ADA applies to volunteers, providing reasonable accommodations to volunteers with disabilities can be a winning proposition for businesses — they get all the great benefits of hiring people with disabilities for the low, low cost of providing an accommodation!
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