Barrier-free Environment Containing no obstacles to accessibility and usability by disabled people. The ADA, which emphasizes the concept of accessibility, mandates a barrier-free environment in new construction of public accommodations. The law overturned Grove City College v. Bell, in which the Supreme Court ruled that only the programs receiving federal funds were subject to these laws. People with contagious diseases are protected by the ADA against discrimination, provided they can perform their jobs and do not pose a threat to the health and safety of others. Any system of providing public transportation that does not run on a fixed route according to a fixed schedule.
Examples are paratransit or hotel shuttle vans that transport people to and from airports.
The department also coordinates government-wide enforcement of the regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The elimination of unfair and unnecessary discrimination. This goal translates into the achievement of accessibility, the provision of benefits, services, and aids that are equally effective for disabled and nondisabled people, and programs and activities that are otherwise free from discrimination based on disability. High ridership stations are generally located in business and employment districts, or are near cultural, educational, recreational or entertainment centers. Major Structural Alteration One that affects or could affect the use of, or access to, an area of the facility containing a primary function of that business.