Disability Access Liaison Team (DALT)

1. Title II of the ADA requires public entities with 50 or more employees to have one
2. Because all departmental activities, services, and programs must be accessible to and useable by people with disabilities

1. Architectural access
2. Programmatic access
3. E-access
4. Communication access
5. Disaster planning for people with disabilities

1. Prohibits denial of service
2. Prohibits segregation
3. Prohibits retaliation or  coercion

1. Physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities
2. A record of such impairment
3. Being perceived as having a disability (even if no impairment exists)

1. Title I applies to employment
2. Title II applies to programs & services of state and local government
3. Title III applies to places of public accommodation (businesses)
4. Title IV applies to telecommunications
5. Title V is ‘ miscellaneous’

All local & state bodies

1. Designate an ADA Coordinator/Compliance Officer
2. Provide public with Notice of Rights
3. ADA Grievance Procedure and Policy
4. Self-Evaluation
5. Transition Plan

1. Architectural access
2. Reasonable modifications
3. Effective communications
4. Navigable web

1. The buildings, parks, lawns, transit points, sidewalks and other public spaces in the Path of Travel (POT), must be up to minimum design standards under the ADA and the Cal Building Code
   1. ex 1: the curb-ramp and sidewalk system must allow disabled people to traverse the campus when the program is taken in totality
   2. ex 2: doors, service counters, bathrooms and interior POT must also meet minimum standards and allow access when taken in totality

1. Under Title II, University services must be “accessible to and usable by people with disabilities”
2. It goes beyond physical accessibility to include reasonable modifications, effective communication and navigable E/web

1. Equal Access to information. We have the obligation to provide people with disabilities information in a way that they are able to understand it. This can be done through the provision of equipment or auxiliary aids and services. The choice of what to provide lies with the person with the disability;
   1. ex 1: a blind person received information electronically instead of in print;
   2. ex 2: a sign language interpreter is scheduled for a Deaf individual to attend a meeting

1. Fundamental alterations: changes that alter the essential nature of a program; it is our duty to establish that the request would so alter the service system
2. Undue financial burden: could only be accomplished with significant expense; to determine this we must consider all resources of the parent entity
3. Undue admin burden: could only be accomplished with significant difficulty; to determine this we must consider all resources available for use in the program
4. Direct Threat: granting the request for accommodation would result in a direct threat to the health or safety of the individual or others

1. Participate in DALT, disseminating information you receive here, and distributing or maintaining materials
2. Assist coworkers with TTY, ordering interpreters, making large print or electronic versions of documents as needed; and log when requests for accommodation are made
3. Direct requests for technical assistance from others in your department to DAC if you can’t find the answer in our materials
4. Familiarize your department with the grievance process and grievance form; and provide any completed and mis-submitted grievance forms to DAC