EEOC Seeking Public Comment on Rules Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

     Last September 25, 2008 President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilties Amendments Act of 2008. The ADA Amendments Act legislatively over turned decisions by the Supreme Court that narrowed the definition of disability under the ADA. Congress found that persons with many types of impairments including epilepsy, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, intellectual disabilities, major depression, and [...]

The ADA/504 and Assistance in Toileting in Public Before School and After School Programs

     I received a great question and comment to my post from last May Toileting Assistance in Child Care and the ADA . That post discussed the requirements under Title III of the ADA to provide toileting assistance to children with disabilities in privately operated day care programs. Yesterday a reader asked whether similar rules apply to public preschool [...]