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Education

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http://www.nad.org/education

The Education section under Legal Rights on the NAD website includes information for deaf and hard of hearing consumers who want to know about access rights when they attend conferences, private classes and colleges, public schools and state and local colleges.

Places of public accommodation are prohibited from discrimination based on disability. This federal mandate is found in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Companies or organizations that lease space in places of public accommodation for events, conferences, seminars or meetings must make sure those activities are accessible to persons with disabilities. In addition to physical access for persons with limited mobility, the ADA requires such organizations to provide auxiliary aids to enable persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to communicate effectively and to benefit from those meetings.

In addition to the ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act covers making classes and programs accessible that are held in private colleges, public schools and state and local colleges.

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