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Dawn Tåke 🌙 :sparkletrans:

So a guy was in here today with a dog. Service Animals are allowed in the building and we're limited on what questions we can ask to ascertain if they are a service animal.

One strike against it was that it was a fuzzy little chihuahua looking thing, so I doubt it's a seeing eye dog. That and it was in a carrier.

But, it was silent and in a carrier. So if it pooped, it was that guy's back's problem.

fun times at the library.

#Libraries#ADA#TourmaLibrarian
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Justice for Willie Simmons

Federal judge allows class-action lawsuit over heat conditions at a Miami-Dade prison

The named plaintiffs are Dwayne Wilson, who was described in the lawsuit as a 66-year-old inmate with hypertension, an enlarged prostate and a burn scar over much of his body that impairs his ability to sweat; Tyrone Harris, a 54-year-old inmate who has conditions such as hypertension and asthma; and Gary Wheeler, a 65-year-old inmate who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

wlrn.org/law-justice/2025-05-2

The Florida Justice Institute filed a lawsuit against the Dade Correctional Institution for oppressively hot conditions. The lawyers say prisoners suffer from heat rash, heat exhaustion and heat stroke which has led to multiple deaths over the last several years as the heat index rises.
WLRN · Federal judge allows class-action lawsuit over heat conditions at a Miami-Dade prisonBy Jim Saunders
#Florida#ada#heat
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Kim Perales

"US Dept of #Education: the last resort for parents who say Idaho has failed to educate their children. In 2023 it ordered ID to stop blocking some students with learning #disabilities, from special ED. It flagged ID’s own reviews of districts & charters obscured the fact that just 20% were fully complying with the fed disability law. Last yr, it told ID: must end long delays in svcs for infants & toddlers w disabilities...

🚨Trump's pledged to dismantle it.

#ADA #USPol
propublica.org/article/departm

ProPublicaThe Department of Education Forced Idaho to Stop Denying Disabled Students an Education. Then Trump Gutted Its Staff.
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Strange Seawolf 🕒 CET

Hey #WritingCommunity Did you know that there exists an organisation called Bookshare that makes books accessible for people who have whatever problems to read the written word? I have learned about them from @Fragglemuppet and donated my epub to them.
(They are permitted to do what they are doing by U.S. copyright law because they only make the files available in accessible formats for people who fall under the ADA, but of course, if you donate your files you got a higher chance of bringing your writing to their brains)

bookshare.org/partner-with-us/

www.bookshare.orgAuthors - Bookshare
#authors#selfpublishing#IndieAuthors
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Broadwaybabyto

A Texas lawsuit including 17 red States is attempting to remove Section 504, a critical disability protection

“It prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs & activities that receive federal funding”

If successful this will be a major blow to disabled rights, accessibility & autonomy

The lawsuit appears to be rooted in transphobia as well, using it as a way to target trans AND disabled people at the same time.

lionsandperiwinkles.substack.c

The Ariel Series · Do you have a disability? You're probably going to want to read this one.By Spence
#disabilityright#uspoli#disability
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Kim Perales

"DoJ Waives #ADA Regs 'To Help With Cost Of Living'.'

The DoJ🚨removed 11 guidelines for US businesses on compliance with the ADA, incl. some that deal with Covid & masking & accessibility. Bc fuck those disabled ppl, amirite?"
-R Saddler

Updates have already been made to the ADA.gov website to reflect the removal of the guidances. Multiple pages were REMOVED from: ADA’s archive website, incl: how retail bus' are required to have accessible features...

#Eugenics #USPol crooksandliars.com/2025/03/doj

Crooks and Liars · DoJ Waives ADA Regulations 'To Help With Cost Of Living'By Susie Madrak
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Broadwaybabyto

Guidelines about accommodating people with disabilities are being scrubbed from the Justice departments website in an effort to … reduce the cost of groceries.

Once again disabled people are targeted because the government assumes no one will speak up for us.

Speak up. We need you.

Spoiler alert… this will not actually lower the cost of groceries. It will lower the quality of life for people like me though!

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businessesBy Lauren Aratani
#uspoli#ada#disability
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Paul Chambers🚧

Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses

The Department of Justice removed 11 guidelines for US businesses on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including some that deal with Covid-19 and masking and accessibility. #USPol #ADA #Disability

They are:
Maintaining Accessible Features in Retail Establishments (2009)

Gathering Input from Customers with Disabilities (2007)

Accessible Customer Service Practices for Hotel and Lodging Guests with Disabilities (2006)

Reaching out to Customers with Disabilities (2005)

Americans with Disabilities Act: Assistance at Self-Serve Gas Stations (1999)

Five Steps to Make New Lodging Facilities Comply with the ADA (1999)

Can a business stop me from bringing in my service animal because of the COVID-19 pandemic? (2021)

Does the Department of Justice issue exemptions from mask requirements? (2021)

Are there resources available that help explain my rights as an employee with a disability during the COVID-19 pandemic? (2021)

Can a hospital or medical facility exclude all “visitors” even where, due to a patient’s disability, the patient needs help from a family member, companion, or aide in order to equally access care? (2021)

Does the ADA apply to outdoor restaurants (sometimes called “streateries”) or other outdoor retail spaces that have popped up since COVID-19? (2021)

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

White House archive memo: archive.ph/PdzMB

The Guardian · Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businessesBy Lauren Aratani
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