This document discusses key aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) including its history, purpose, and requirements for sports facilities. Some key points include: - The ADA was signed into law in 1990 and prohibits discrimination based on disability. It is estimated 43 million Americans have a disability. - The ADA requires sports facilities to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, including wheelchair seating comprising at least 1% of total seating. - New facilities built after 1993 must meet ADA guidelines, and existing facilities must make alterations in a prioritized manner like adding accessible entrances and restrooms. - Performing an ADA evaluation identifies needed alterations and provides documentation of a facility's compliance efforts. The ADA

1. CHAPTER 6 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1) What President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, & in what
year?
2) It is estimated that how many Americans are disabled?
3) Specific to sport facilities, what does the statute state managers must provide?
4) Wheelchair seating must comprise at least what % of the stadium total?
5) What does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 state?
6) How does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act define a "qualified handicapped
person?"
7) What did the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 encourage?
8) With respect to an individual, "disability" refers to what?
9) What are the 5 components of the ADA?
10) What does Title III of the ADA state?
11) What must anyone interested in pursuing a Title III claim prove?
12) What are public accommodations & commercial facilities?
13) How does the ADA generally define "readily achievable?”
14) Any newly constructed facility, or any facility of public accommodation
occupied after what date must meet ADA guidelines?
15) What is dispersed seating?
16) What is the order of the Department of Justice's priority list for facility
alterations?
17) Summarize the Anderson v. Little League Baseball, Inc. case.
18) Performing an ADA-specific facility evaluation serves what 2 purposes?

2. “CHASE PUTTING THE FUSE NAME, & ITS OWN, ON THE FORUM”
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3. 1) The Great Western Forum is being renovated for how much money?
-$50 MILLION
2) What will the arena be renamed after the renovation is completed?
-FUSE FORUM PRESENTED BY CHASE
3) What is Fuse?
-THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN OWNED MUSIC CABLE NETWORK
4) What 2 teams played at the Great Western Forum from 1967-99?
-LA LAKERS & LA KINGS
5) MSG is recasting the arena as a music-only alternative to what arena in
downtown Los Angeles?
-STAPLES CENTER

4. 6) The MLB Mother's Day program started in what year?
-2006
7) What will be added to the Rawlings' Mothers Day baseball for this
season?
-PINK STITCHING, PINK WRITING, & PINK RIBBON
8) The balls will be used in every game on what date?
-MAY 12 (MOTHER’S DAY)
9) Rawlings will deliver more than how many balls to retailers in April?
-30,000

5. “ARIZONA STATE PUTTING GIFT CARD PACKS IN AREA COSTCO
STORES”
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6. 1) Who is Arizona State's ticketing provider?
-PACIOLAN
2) What is Givex?
-A STORED-VALUE TECHNOLOGY VENDOR
3) What will the gift cards total value be?
-$100
4) How much will Costco sell the gift cards for?
-$80
5) How many Costco stores in Greater Phoenix will sell the gift cards?
-13

7. 6) Gift card buyers typically spend what % above the card's value?
-13% TO 18%
7) What month does the campaign kick off?
-JUNE
8) In the future, the gift cards' functionality could be expanded to cover
what?
-FOOD & MERCHANDISE CONCESSIONS
9) Who is believed to be the first major college to use gift cards for buying
tickets to athletic events?
-ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

8. DEVELOP A LIST OF ISSUES THAT A HANDICAPPED
PERSON WOULD ENCOUNTER AT FPU.

9. ADA
AMERICANS with DISABILITIES ACT
-A WIDE-RANGING CIVIL RIGHTS LAW THAT PROHIBITS UNDER
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
DISABILITY.
1) WHAT PRESIDENT SIGNED THE ADA INTO LAW & IN WHAT
YEAR?
-SIGNED INTO LAW ON JULY 26, 1990 BY PRESIDENT GEORGE H.
W. BUSH.

10. PURPOSE
-PROVIDES A CLEAR & COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL MANDATE FOR
THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILTIES.
2) IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HOW MANY AMERICANS ARE DISABLED?
43 MILLION
8) WITH RESPECT TO AN INDIVIDUAL, HOW DOES THE ADA DEFINE A
PERSON WITH A DISABILITY?
1) HAS A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT
SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS ONE OR MORE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITES.
2) HAS A RECORD OF
SUCH IMPAIRMENT, OR
3) IS REGARDED AS
HAVING SUCH IMPAIRMENT.

11. ADA HISTORY

12. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
(EEOC)
-ESTABLISHED JULY 2, 1965 BY PRESIDENT LYNDON
JOHNSON.
-AN INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY THAT
ENFORCES LAWS AGAINST WORKPLACE
DISCRIMINATION.
-INVESTIGATES DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS
BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL’S GENDER, RACE, COLOR,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
AGE, & DISABILITY.
-EMPOWERED TO FILE DISCRIMINATION SUITS
AGAINST EMPLOYERS ON BEHLAF OF ALLEGED
VICTIMS.

13. 5) SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973
“NO OTHERWISE QUALIFIED HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL IN THE
U.S. SHALL SOLELY BY REASON OF HIS HANDICAP, BE
EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIAPTION IN, BE DENIED THE BENEFITS
OF, OR BE SUBJECTED TO DISCRIMINATION UNDER ANY
PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.”

14. 7) WHAT DID THE AMATEUR SPORTS ACT OF 1978
ENCOURAGE?
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMATEUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
FOR HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS.

15. ADA AMENDMENTS ACT
(ADAAA)
-SIGNED INTO LAW ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 BY PRESIDENT
GEORGE W. BUSH.
-MAKES IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE DEFINITION OF THE
TERM “DISABILITY” BY REJECTING THE HOLDINGS IN SEVERAL
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
-THE ACT RETAINS THE ADA’S BASIC DEFINITION OF
“DISABILITY.”

16. 9) WHAT ARE THE 5 ADA 5 COMPONENTS
1) DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
2) STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONCERNS
3) PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
4) TELECOMMUNICATIONS
5) MISCELLANEOUS

17. THE ADA & SPORTS FACILITIES
3) WHAT DOES THE STATUTE STATE THAT MANAGERS MUST
PROVIDE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABILITIES?
“REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS”
DEMONSTRATING A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO MAKE THE
FACILITY AS DISABILITY-FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE FOR USERS &
EMPLOYEES.

18. 4) WHEELCHAIR SEATING MUST COMPRISE AT LEAST
WHAT % OF THE STADIUM TOTAL?
1%

19. 12) WHAT ARE PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS & COMMERCIAL
FACILITIES?
ENTITIES THAT ARE OPERATED BY PRIVATE ENTITIES WHOSE
OPERATIONS AFFECT COMMERCE.
-THESE ENTITIES INCLUDE: RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, MUSEUMS,
LIBRARIES, PARKS, ETC (SEE TABLE 6.1 ON PAGE 86)

20. 10) WHAT DOES TITLE III OF THE ADA STATE?
“NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE BASIS OF
DISABILITY IN THE FULL & EQUAL ENJOYMENT OF THE GOODS, SERVICES,
FACILITIES, PRIVILEGES, ADVANTAGES, OR ACCOMMODATIONS OF ANY
PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION BY ANY PERSON WHO OWNS,
LEASES, OR OPERATES A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.”
11) WHAT MUST ANYONE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A TITLE III CLAIM PROVE?
1) THE INDIVIDUAL IS DISABLED.
2) THE SPORT BUSINESS REPRESENTS A “PRIVATE ENTITY” OPERATING A
“PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.”
3) THE PERSON WAS DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO “PARTICIPATE IN OR
BENEFIT FROM SERVICES OR ACCOMMODATIONS ON THE BASIS OF
HIS/HER DISABILITY,” & THAT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS COULD
BE MADE THAT DO NOT FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER OPERATIONS OF THE
SPORT BUSINESS.

21. 13) HOW DOES THE ADA GENERALLY DEFINE “READILY
ACHIEVABLE?”
“BEING EASILY ACCOMPLISHABLE & ABLE TO BE CARRIED OUT
WITHOUT MUCH DIFFICULTY OR EXPENSE.”
-ANY MEASURES TAKEN SHALL NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO
THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OR
OTHERS.

22. 14) ANY NEWLY CONSTUCTED FACILITY, OR ANY FACILITY OF PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATION OCCUPIED AFTER WHAT DATE, MUST MEET ADA
GUIDELINES?
JANUARY 16, 1993
15) WHAT IS DISPERSED SEATING?
PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES, & FRIENDS WITH A
CHOICE OF ADMISSION PRICES & VIEWS COMPARABLE TO TO THOSE OF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.

23. 16) WHAT IS THE ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE’S PRIORITY LIST FOR FACILITY ALTERATIONS?
1) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE.
2) AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA.
3) AT LEAST 1 ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX
OR A SINGLE UNISEX RESTROOM.
4) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES.
5) ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAINS.

24. 18) WHAT 2 PURPOSES DOES PERFORMING AN ADA-SPECIFIC
FACILITY EVALUATION SERVE?
1) TO SET A TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF THE ANY IDENTIFIED
ALTERATIONS OR RENOVATIONS.
2) TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THE FACILITY’S DUE DILIGENCE
IN IDENTIFYING & INSTITUTING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS.