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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Illinois ADA Project : educate, enrich, and enlighten regarding The ADA

Welcome to the Illinois ADA Project Homepage
(updated July 2013)

Our goal is to educate, enrich, and enlighten the people, businesses, and organizations of Illinois regarding the ADA. Read about what we do in the Our Services Section.

The Illinois ADA Project is funded by the DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center to provide ADA information to individuals and private and public organizations throughout Illinois.

The Illinois ADA Project would like to thank our collaborative partners: The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; disaiblityworks; the Chicagoland Business Leadership Network (CBLN); and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce for their support of the Illinois ADA Project. Please see our Resource Page for more information on these organizations.
I. About the Illinois ADA Project
II. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
A. Goals of the ADA
B. Benefits of ADA Awareness
About the Illinois ADA Project

The work of the Illinois ADA Project is guided by a Steering Committee that includes individuals with disabilities, advocates, service providers, government agencies, and businesses. The Illinois ADA Project Steering Committee consists of representatives from the following organizations:
Access Living
Accessibility Consultation & Training Services
Chicagoland Business Leadership Network
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
City of Naperville
Cook County Housing Authority
disabilityworks
Equip for Equality
Great Lakes ADA Center
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Illinois Department of Human Rights
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services
Illinois Secretary of State
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
JJ’s List
LifeCare Design Studio
Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD)
More Access Solutions
Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
Southern Illinois University

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA is the 1990 Civil Rights Law designed to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities in the United States of America. The ADA seeks to ensure that people with disabilities are fully integrated into the fabric of society. The Act prohibits discrimination, requires that businesses provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities and provides that facilities and services be made accessible. The five parts of the ADA are:
Title I: Employment
Title II: State and Local Governments
Title III: Public Accommodations and Commerical Facilities
Title IV: Telecommunications
Title V: Miscellaneous
Goals of the ADA
Equal treatment under the law

Fairness to individuals, businesses, and the government

Independence

Access to facilities and services

A diverse, integrated, and welcoming society for people with disabilities

Clear, enforceable standards
Benefits of Increased ADA Awareness

Increasing ADA awareness will lead to a society where America's goals of freedom, equality, justice, and fairness can be attained and each individual’s uniqueness is fully appreciated and their potential realized.

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