how the americans with disabilities act increased accessibility
the ada established standards for accessible design for public accommodations that include creating automatic doorways ramps and elevators to accommodate wheelchairs water fountains must be made available at heights that individuals with disabilities can reach 2some examples of accommodations in the workplace include supplying a hearing impaired applicant with a sign language interpreter during a job interview modifying a work schedule to meet the needs of a person who needs treatment or restructuring an existing facility to make it readily accessible to people with disabilities websites are required by law to be accessible to people with disabilities and must comply with ada accessibility standards 4an employer is not required by the ada to make reasonable accommodations if doing so presents an undue hardship for the business and requires significant expenses compared with the size of the company 2title iv of the ada requires telephone companies to provide telephone relay services or similar devices for the hearing and speech impaired 2