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In the US reasonable accommodations are made for employment, education, courts and public venues. The Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990 by former President George H. W. Bush, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) changed the way courts serve individuals with qualified disabilities. The intent of this landmark legislation is to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities and ensure they have the same opportunities available to persons without disabilities. Courts achieve equity by providing reasonable accommodations to disabled people in order to level the playing field.
The ADA is divided into five sections, Titles I-V. Title II provides that “no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subject to discrimination by any such entity.”
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