Americans with Disabilities Act: Protecting and Accommodating Special Populations - Part 1

Course overview

This class will present an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), who is protected by the law, and the requirements for businesses, schools and other public entities. After a reintroduction of the law, special populations and the protections that the law gives for those people will be discussed. We will cover the following special populations: autism, alcoholism & drug addiction, mental illness, intellectual disability, PTSD, veterans, and service animals.