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Providing public accommodations under the ADA. Part III.

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On July 26, 1992, federal legislation known as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will take effect, opening an era of potentially dramatic changes for American businesses, including hospitals and other health care providers. The ADA will forbid discrimination against disabled persons in four areas: employment, public services (especially public transportation), public accommodations, and access to telecommunications. The following information focuses on the public accommodation aspects of the Act, and is the last in our three-part series on the effects this new law will have on health care providers.

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1991. Providing public accommodations under the ADA. Part III.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10170868/

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