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		<title>Inaccessible Gate at Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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The accessible gate is not marked, too narrow and LOCKED.  Anyone with a wheelchair, stroller or walker is clearly not welcomed here.
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		<title>Davis, CA has a Disability Pride Parade to Celebrate 20 years of ADA; A day in the Life of a Quadriplegic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 04:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alot of what we talk about here revolves around the ADA being a potential tool for certain individuals to hurt businesses.  While that may be true, it must not be forgotten that the ADA does much good and helps many people who would otherwise have a worse quality of life.  In this way, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon&#8217;s Kindle Violates the ADA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we&#8217;ve been touting, the ADA is about equal access, or atleast reasonable accommodation.  In the Amazon/Apple war (Kindle vs iPad/iPhone) over who is going to be the next reader of digital media Amazon moved the Kindle to put textbooks online for students.  Not a bad idea, considering the cost of text books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Department Reaches Comprehensive Settlement with National Owner of Gas Stations Resolving ADA Claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may think that there is no official body that enforces the ADA but there is, although the dragon often sleeps.  The ADA isn&#8217;t enforced just by individuals in lawsuits, but also by the Department of Justice.  Recently the DOJ has reached a settlement with QuikTrip&#8230;

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The American Disabilities Act, and a Fall That Opened My Eyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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His comment reveals something profound about the way we view disabilities in this country: Disability is seen as a private matter, a personal problem that a disabled individual struggles to negotiate in a world of &#8220;normal&#8221; people, rather than a social or political issue.
From a very young age, Adam intuited that it would be better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipotle deprived disabled of food view</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chipotle&#8217;s experience lets its patrons see the food being prepared.  Chipotle Mexican Grill was sued for its counters being too high.  The final decision of the lawsuit is below in this article from the San Francisco Chronicle.

On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court said the law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEW ADA STANDARDS Signed in by Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new federal standards for the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by Obama yesterday on the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the ADA by the first George Bush.
You can see Obama&#8217;s speech below:

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Good evening, everybody.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Well, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Businesses Hit with an ADA Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.ytaccess.com/2010/06/yet-another-family-restaurant-hit-with-an-ada-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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If getting an inspection could have helped warn the business.  Regular inspections are a necessary part of running a business.  About 20 years ago there were no house appraisals.  Only a few people did them.  Most did not want a house appraisal before they bought the house.  Now it&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seminars Useful: Clovis Takes Steps to Help Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seminars on ADA Awareness are useful to help small and local businesses.
From the Business Journal:

Many restaurants, bars, salons and other service businesses overlook a requirement in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that signs be mounted exactly 60 inches above the ground.
They may also forget that hot water and drainpipes underneath sinks need to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Access Video 1: Parking Location</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 04:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first video in a series of videos which give access tips.  Stay tuned for more!

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