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2. Accessibility - Wikipedia

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   Accessibility. The public transport system in Curitiba, Brazil, offers universal access via wheelchair lifts. Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. [1] The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible developments ensures both "direct ...

3. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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   Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988, S. 2346, Page 1 [5] Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Page 52 [6] Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Page 1 [6] ADA disabilities include both mental and physical medical conditions. A condition does not need to be severe or permanent to be a disability. [7]

4. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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   It also required states to provide direct aid to individuals with disabilities to ensure they have access to the technology they need. As a result, the majority of state efforts are required to be conducted in the following areas: assistive technology reutilization programs, assistive technology demonstration programs, alternative financing ...

5. Web accessibility - Wikipedia

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   Web accessibility, or eAccessibility, [1] is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with physical disabilities, situational disabilities, and socio-economic restrictions on bandwidth and speed. When sites are correctly designed, developed and ...

6. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to 1990.

7. Disability in the United States - Wikipedia

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   People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...