Student Name: The Americans with Disabilities Act Background: George H.W. Bush served only one term as president. During his four years in office, received both criticism and praise for his various domestic accomplishments. While he was reviled for breaking his promise not to raise taxes, President Bush was applauded for encouraging Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. This act protects the disabled from discrimination. It is considered President Bush's most lasting achievement. Instructions: Below are scenarios involving people who believed their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act had been violated. All of them took their cases to the Supreme Court in an effort to have their rights upheld. Research the cases provided with each scenario and answer the following. e What did the Supreme Court decide in each case? Explain the Court's reasoning for reaching their decision. Do you agree or disagree with the Court's decision in each case? Explain. Your explanation should be based on the wording of the law. Excerpts from the Americans with Disabilities Act have been provided after the scenarios. Scenarios 1. A woman was denied dental treatment because she was infected with HIV. (Bragdon v. Abbott, 1998) Supreme Court Decision (5 points) Your Opinion (5 points) Student Name: The Americans with Disabilities Act 2. A truck driver, who is legally blind in one eye, was fired from his job. (Albertson's v. Kirkingburg, 1999) Supreme Court Decision (5 points) Your Opinion (5 points) Student Name: The Americans with Disabilities Act 3. A professional golfer with a circulatory disorder was prohibited from using a golf cart during golf tournaments. (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin, 2001) Supreme Court Decision (5 points) Your Opinion (5 points) Student Name: The Americans with Disabilities Act 4. A parochial school teacher suffering from narcolepsy (falling asleep at random times) was fired after refusing to resign after returning from disability leave. (Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. E.E.O.C., 2012) Supreme Court Decision (5 points) Your Opinion (5 points) Student Name: The Americans with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Excerpts DEFINITIONS Sec. 12102. Definition of disability (1) Disability (A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; (2) Major Life Activities (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1), major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working. TITLES Title I: Employment Sec. 12112. Discrimination No covered entity shall discriminate against a qualified individual on the basis of disability in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Title 11l: Public Accommodations Sec. 12181. Definitions (7) Public accommodation The following private entities are considered public accommodations for purposes of this subchapter, if the operations of such entities affect commerce Sec. 12182. Prohibition of discrimination by public accommodations No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation by any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation. [T]he term "individual or class of individuals" refers to the clients or customers of the covered public accommodation that enters into the contractual, licensing or other arrangement