A PANDORA'S BOX: ADA COMPLIANCE AND RESIDENTIAL VIDEO RELAY SERVICES.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- TALBOT, CHRIS
- Source
- American Jails. Jul/Aug2016, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p31-34. 3p.
- Subject
- *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990
*REGULATORY compliance
*INSTITUTIONALIZED persons
*SERVICES for prisoners
*SAFETY
REHABILITATION Act of 1973 (U.S.)
- Language
- ISSN
- 1056-0319
The article discusses the compliance under the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the involvement of various providers of residential video realy service (VRS) to ensure compliance. It states that the Title II of the ADA ensures that the rights are extended to prisons and jails. It mentions the need for facilities to determine the security risk in residential VRS while meeting the ADA compliance.