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Leo Beletsky - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • re proposed ordinance no ns xxx amending the santa ana municipal code health and sanitation prohibiting syringe exchange programs in the city of santa ana
    2020
    Co-Authors: Leo Beletsky, Amy Judd Lieberman, Corey S Davis, Rafik Nader Wahbi
    Abstract:

    The continuing crisis of opioid-related harm poses a threat to the health and lives of thousands of individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). To ensure that these risks are mitigated in Santa Ana, we urge the Santa Ana City Council to reject the proposed ordinance adding article XV Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) to chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal code. The primary concern of the City Council relates to discarded syringes in the community. We share this concern. The solution, however, is not to ban SEPs; rather, the City should draw on best available evidence to address this community challenge, including the deployment of syringe services in a way that have helped other jurisdictions effectively reduce syringe litter. This proposed ordinance would aggravate the very problem it is purporting to solve. Further, the proposed ordinance is not just bad public health policy; it may also be bad law. Should the City Council move forward with this ordinance, it might expose Santa Ana taxpayers to litigation on several fronts, including claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (RA), and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. In recent years, courts have struck down numerous local ordinances targeting SUD treatment facilities and their clients as discriminatory under the ADA and the RA; similar analysis is applicable to syringe exchange programs.

Paul T Jaeger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • e government and technology acceptance the case of the implementation of section 508 guidelines for websites
    2009
    Co-Authors: Paul T Jaeger, Miriam L Matteson
    Abstract:

    This paper examines the relevance of the Technology Acceptance Model for e-Government websites at federal government level in the United States through an exploratory research study. Various unfunded government mandates over the past several years have required agencies to create websites, put services on the sites, and make them accessible to citizens, and the federal e-Government now includes tens of thousands of sites. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, for example, was passed to ensure e-Government sites would be accessible to persons with disabilities. By studying the implementation of the requirements of Section 508 through a number of data collection techniques and in terms of the Technology Acceptance Model, this paper seeks to use this particular law as an example through which to better understand the processes by which government agencies adopt e-Government requirements and the Actions that government managers can take to improve the implementation of such adoption.

  • user centered policy evaluations of section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act evaluating e government web sites for accessibility for persons with disabilities
    2008
    Co-Authors: Paul T Jaeger
    Abstract:

    The author examines user-centered evaluations of e-government Web sites for compliance with a policy related to persons with disabilities: the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Although Section 508 requires that federal e-government sites offer equal access to all users, research indicates that inaccessibility is still prevalent. User-centered evaluation approaches offer a vital way to discover areas of inaccessibility on Web sites related to the requirements of Section 508. Following an overview of accessibility, Section 508, and e-government sites, the goals of evaluation and various approaches to evaluating e-government sites are analyzed. The author then focuses on methods and issues in user-centered evaluations of e-government that measure accessibility, and considerations for universal design and future studies. Sample instruments and example data from a 2006 study of e-government accessibility are included to illustrate methods and issues. Evaluating e-government Web sites can ...

  • assessing section 508 compliance on federal e government web sites a multi method user centered evaluation of accessibility for persons with disabilities
    2006
    Co-Authors: Paul T Jaeger
    Abstract:

    AbstrAct Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal e-government Web sites to be accessible to persons with disabilities. While some studies have assessed the accessibility of federal e-government sites, most of these studies did not sufficiently examine the breadth and depth of issues related to Web site accessibility. This article details a multi-method, user-centered study of the accessibility of federal e-government sites that addresses the complexities of accessibility and the reasons for continued inaccessibility on federal e-government sites. By employing policy analysis, user testing, expert testing, automated testing, and a survey of federal Web developers, this study provides a multi-dimensional, user-centered portrait of the levels of accessibility of federal e-government Web sites, reasons for the current levels of accessibility, and perceptions about accessibility. This article discusses the legal requirements of accessibility, the previous research, and the data and findings of this study, and ultimately offers recommendations for increasing federal e-government Web site compliance with Section 508.

  • section 508 goes to the library complying with federal legal standards to produce accessible electronic and information technology in libraries
    2002
    Co-Authors: Paul T Jaeger
    Abstract:

    "Democracy does not put an end to injustice, but it does establish the conditions that allow us to aspire to achieve effective justice, not merely as an abstrAct ideal, but as a value present in the everyday life of citizens" (Cardoso, 2001, p. 10). I. INTRODUCTION As electronic and information technologies, from e-mail to search engines, have become a greater part of the everyday search for information, the provision of these technologies in a format accessible to individuals with disabilities has become of tremendous importance. Libraries, in their role of making information available to all users, must work to ensure that patrons with disabilities have equal access to electronic and information technologies. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act establishes accessibility standards for Federal government electronic and information technology to provide equal access to individuals with disabilities (29 U.S.C.A. [section] 794d). The law first took effect in June of 2001. Though the law directly applies to Federal government agencies, the requirements also apply to recipients of Federal funds through the Assistive Technology Act (29 U.S.C.A. [section] 3001). Funds from the Assistive Technology Act (AT Act) are distributed to the state governments and then passed on by the state government to various publicly supported organizations, including libraries. Any library that receives such funds from its state government could be required to comply with the accessibility standards of the law. Even beyond the possibility that libraries will be held to these legal standards, there are immensely important ethical reasons for libraries to comply with Section 508 standards. The legal standards that are established by Section 508 provide straightforward guidelines that libraries can follow to ensure that electronic and information technologies are accessible to patrons with disabilities. This article will discuss the importance of accessibility to electronic and information technologies in libraries. The context and requirements of Section 508, including which organizations the law applies to, will be discussed, with emphasis given to its application to libraries. The article will outline the roles and requirements of other Federal laws and organizations relevant to electronic and information technology accessibility. Potential problems that must be considered in the implementation of Section 508 standards will be examined. Finally, this article will discuss the methods by which libraries can adopt the standards of Section 508 to implement accessibility. II. LIBRARIES AND ACCESSIBILITY TO ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 54 million Americans have some form of disability. Over the course of the history of the United States, individuals with disabilities have faced a numbing array of discriminatory prActices, from eugenics to segregation (Jaeger & Bowman, 2002; Fleischer & Zames, 2001; Shapiro, 1993; Winzer, 1993). Beginning in the 1970s, civil rights laws were finally passed to guarantee equality and justice to individuals with disabilities, achieving justice in many areas of the everyday lives of individuals with disabilities. However, bringing equality into the everyday lives of individuals with disabilities is still an on-going challenge. The drive to bring equality to electronic and information technologies by making them accessible has only just begun in earnest with the implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which is intended to create standards for accessibility to the electronic and information technology (EIT) used by the Federal government and by recipients of Federal funding through the AT Act. The passage of Section 508 has "sent ripples throughout all levels of government," changing the discussion from "a whisper of fear over what accessibility might cost" to " a clear statement that it must be accomplished because it is, quite simply, the right thing to do" (Patterson, 2002, p. …

Rafik Nader Wahbi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • re proposed ordinance no ns xxx amending the santa ana municipal code health and sanitation prohibiting syringe exchange programs in the city of santa ana
    2020
    Co-Authors: Leo Beletsky, Amy Judd Lieberman, Corey S Davis, Rafik Nader Wahbi
    Abstract:

    The continuing crisis of opioid-related harm poses a threat to the health and lives of thousands of individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). To ensure that these risks are mitigated in Santa Ana, we urge the Santa Ana City Council to reject the proposed ordinance adding article XV Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) to chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal code. The primary concern of the City Council relates to discarded syringes in the community. We share this concern. The solution, however, is not to ban SEPs; rather, the City should draw on best available evidence to address this community challenge, including the deployment of syringe services in a way that have helped other jurisdictions effectively reduce syringe litter. This proposed ordinance would aggravate the very problem it is purporting to solve. Further, the proposed ordinance is not just bad public health policy; it may also be bad law. Should the City Council move forward with this ordinance, it might expose Santa Ana taxpayers to litigation on several fronts, including claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (RA), and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. In recent years, courts have struck down numerous local ordinances targeting SUD treatment facilities and their clients as discriminatory under the ADA and the RA; similar analysis is applicable to syringe exchange programs.

Alan Smigielski - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Lani Wheeler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • asthma inhalers in schools rights of students with asthma to a free appropriate education
    2004
    Co-Authors: Sherry Everett Jones, Lani Wheeler
    Abstract:

    Students who possess and self-administer their asthma medications can prevent or reduce the severity of asthma episodes. In many states, laws or policies allow students to possess and self-administer asthma medications at school. In the absence of a state or local law or policy allowing public school students to possess inhalers and selfmedicate to treat asthma, 3 federal statutes may require public schools to permit the carrying of such medications by students: the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Local policies and procedures can be based on these federal laws to ensure that students with asthma can take their medicines as needed.