POL SCI 71A Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Reasonable Accommodation, Elementary And Secondary Education Act, Standardized Test
10 Jun 2017
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Sports and the ada: a person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activites. a. i. Major life activities: a. i. 1. caring for one"s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working, and participating in community activities. Step 2: scope of the ada: title i: employment practices, title ii: state/local government programs, services, and activities, title iii: public accommodations c. i. includes many commercial facilities c. ii. ex: public (as opposed to private) golf course. Step 3: ada limitations: a reasonable accommodation should not fundamentally alter the nature of the program/activity a. i. Don"t change the fundamental" aspects of the program for everyone a. ii. Don"t give a unfair advantage to persons with disabilities (i. e. , change the competitive nature) Official rules of golf : pga of america b. i. Qualification requirement: usga: to play in the u. s. 7,000 applications to play in local qualifying rounds a. ii. Open to all professionals and high-rated amateurs a. iii.
