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This 8-page paper goes into a description of federal legislation discriminating against those with disabilities (physical and psychological). Also included is how the state of Maryland enforces this legislation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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later on) involving wheelchairs and canes. But there are all types of disabilities, and the federal government has passed and enacted legislation to try to deal with protecting those who
have these disabilities, whether theyre physical or emotional ones. In this paper, well go into detail about federal legislation (the American with
Disabilities Act specifically) and also discuss how the state of Maryland supports protection for the disabled. An Explanation of Disability Law Before
we go into specifics about disabilities, the state of Maryland and the differences between physical and psychological disabilities, lets first examine the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The
act basically prohibits any type of discrimination against people when it comes to employment, housing, education and access to public services (Legal Information Institute, 2004).
Furthermore, the ADA defines "disability" as 1) a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more "major life activities" of the person in question; 2) a
"record" of this particular impairment or 3) considered to have the impairment (Legal Information Institute, 2004). In addition to prohibiting discrimination, the
act notes that "reasonable accommodations" must be made to provide disable individuals with equal opportunities (Legal Information Institute, 2004). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice,
as well as state agencies, are charged with maintaining and enforcing the act (Legal Information Institute, 2004). In addition, states can also pass disability statues as well (but they must
be consistent with the ADA) (Legal Information Institute, 2004). The ADA impacts businesses and agencies that employ as few as 15 employees
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