The ADA is not an affirmative action law but is intended to give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of community life. Legislation to change some of Michigan's outdated statutory language has recently been introduced to reflect this updated language. I am a person with a disability and can do the essential functions of my job. Yes, the ADA prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against a qualified person with a disability in hiring, pay, promotions, benefits, training or firing. Since its inception in July of 1990, there have been no reported instances of businesses failing due to ADA compliance.
Tax credits are available to offset the costs of removing architectural and communication barriers.
If they meet this definition, animals are considered service animals under the ADA regardless of whether they have been licensed or certified by a state or local government. Service animals perform some of the functions and tasks that the individual with a disability cannot perform for him or herself. This is the type of service animal most people are familiar with. A service animal is not a pet. A. Yes, the Michigan Handicappers' Civil Rights Act of 1976 and the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 cover housing, including condominiums.