Americans with

Disabilities Act

By: Kevina Woodall

The Americans with Disabilities Act is
a civil rights law signed by George. H.
W. Bush that prohibits discrimination
based on disability

● The ADA was passed by Congress on

July 26th, 1990 and includes five titles

Visit https://www.ada.gov for more information

Five Titles by the Americans with Disabilities Act

● Title I: Employment
● Title II: State & Local Governments
● Title III: Public Accommodations
● Title IV: Telecommunications
● Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions
Americans with Disabilities Act Title II

● Title II of the Americans with Disabilities

Act provides protection against qualified
individuals with disabilities in services,
activities, and programs provided by
State and Local governments
Five Mental and Physical
Disabilities Covered by the ADA

● Depression
● Blindness
● Cancer
● Autism
● AIDS
Additional disabilities protected by the ADA and Title II

● Cerebral Palsy
● Epilepsy
● Hearing Impairments
● Speech Impairments
● Tuberculosis
● Diabetes
● Paralysis

For more information on covered

disabilities by the ADA visit:
https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-
information/who-has-disability-under-ada
U.S. Population Disability Age Distribution
 What is Assistive Technology?

● IDEA defines Assistive Technology

as any item, piece of equipment,
software program, or product
system that is used to increase,
maintain, or improve the
functional capabilities of persons
with disabilities
 What is Assistive Technology? (Continued)

Some examples of Assistive Technology Devices include:

● Hearing Aids
● Wheel Chairs
● Computer & Software Programs
● Adaptive Switches
● Automatic Page Turners
● Prosthetic Devices
● Walkers
How does captioning add accessibility to
YouTube videos?

● Using commands on Youtube videos and adding

captioning, audio tracks, subtitles, etc. embeds
them into the video so that people with disabilities
can hear or use closed captioning to read the
screen
How does captioning add accessibility
to YouTube videos? (Continued)

● Closed captioning and Subtitles allow people who are deaf or

hard of hearing to read the screen instead of using the audio
from the video
● Audio tracks add accessibility to Youtube videos by allowing
people who are blind to hear the audio from the video
 What is an “alt” tag? How does it add accessibility to web pages and
Microsoft Office Documents?

● The alt tag is an HTML attribute used

in HTML documents and XHTML
documents
● Adding an alt tag to an image will
provide a text alternative for screen
reader use
 What is an “alt” tag? How does it add accessibility to web pages
and Microsoft Office Documents? (Continued)

● This allows people with disabilities to read

text through braille or a speech synthesizer
● Alt tags add accessibility to documents and
web pages by allowing the alternative text to
describe an image to the screen reader so
that people with disabilities can hear what is
on the screen
Why should blinking/flashing content in
documents be avoided for accessibility reasons?

● Blinking and Flashing content should

be avoided because it can be
distracting and hard to read
● Blinking and Flashing content should
also be avoided because it can trigger
seizures in some individuals
 What is “Sip-and-Puff” technology?
How does it help students with
disabilities?

● The Sip-and-Puff technology assists people with

disabilities by sending signals to a device using
air pressure by inhaling or exhaling onto a
straw, wand, or tube.
What is “Sip-and-Puff” technology? How does it help students
with disabilities? (Continued)

● This form of technology is usually used

by people with disabilities who don’t
have the use of their hands.
● Sip-and-Puff technology will help
students with disabilities by allowing
them to connect to a device and move
their wheelchair or control other
devices simply by inhaling and exhaling
into a straw.
 What is “Read&Write” Chrome web
browser? How does it help students
with disabilities?

● The Read & Write browser adds accessibility to web

pages, documents, files, etc.
● Read & Write was created to make reading and
writing easier for people with disabilities, such as
dyslexia.
 What is “Read&Write” Chrome web browser?
How does it help students with disabilities?
(Continued)

● Closed captioning and Subtitles allow people who

are deaf or hard of hearing to read the screen
instead of using the audio from the video
● Audio tracks add accessibility to Youtube videos
by allowing people who are blind to hear the
audio from the video