Umthetho WaseMelika Abakhubazekile (ADA) umthetho oqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu unethuba elifanayo lokujabulela nokubamba iqhaza empilweni yaseMelika. Umuntu onokukhubazeka ngaphansi komthetho ngumuntu onokukhubazeka ngokomzimba noma ngokwengqondo okukhawulela kakhulu umsebenzi owodwa noma ngaphezulu yokuphila. Imisebenzi yokuphila ihlanganisa ukufunda, ukusebenza, ukuzinakekela, ukwenza imisebenzi yezandla, ukuhamba, ukuzwa nokunye okuningi. Ukuthi ukonakala komuntu kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani kuyisici esisetshenziselwa ukunquma ukuthi umuntu uthathwa njengokhubazekile yini ngaphansi kwe-ADA. Ukonakala okuhlala isikhathi esifushane ngokuvamile akukhaviwe, nakuba kungase kukhavwe uma kubi kakhulu. Umuntu angase avikelwe ngaphansi kwalo mthetho ngokusekelwe ekukhubazekeni okukhona, irekhodi lokukhubazeka, noma ngenxa yokuthi abanye bambheka njengokhubazekile.
I-ADA ivikela abantu abakhubazekile emsebenzini. Umqashi kufanele anikeze umfakisicelo oqeqeshiwe noma umsebenzi ngohlu oluphelele lwamathuba okuqashwa. Isibonelo, umqashi kufanele ahlinzeke ngokuqasha, ukuqasha, ukukhushulwa esikhundleni, ukuqeqeshwa, inkokhelo, kanye nemisebenzi efanayo yezenhlalakahle kubo bonke abasebenzi kuhlanganise nalabo abakhubazekile. Umqashi akavunyelwe ukubuza ngokukhubazeka komuntu, ubukhali, kanye nokwelashwa. Umqashi angase abuze mayelana nekhono lomfakisicelo lokwenza imisebenzi ethile. Umqashi angase adingeke ngaphansi kwe-ADA ukuthi afakele umsebenzi onokukhubazeka ngokushintsha amathuluzi noma amashejuli. I-ADA idinga ukuthi abaqashi bathumele isaziso esichaza umthetho nezimfuneko zawo.
I-ADA ivikela abantu abakhubazekile ezindaweni zokuhlala zomphakathi. Izibonelo zezindawo zokuhlala zomphakathi zifaka amahhovisi odokotela, amatiyetha, amahhotela, izindawo zokudlela nezitolo zezitolo. Izikhungo ezikhona kumele ziqinisekise ukuthi abantu abashiywa ngaphandle inqobo nje uma kungekho ubunzima obungadingekile kumnikazi. Lokhu kufezwa ngokulungisa izakhiwo ezikhona, ukwakha izakhiwo ezengeziwe, noma ukuthuthela esakhiweni esifinyeleleka kalula. Konke ukwakhiwa okusha kwezindawo zokuhlala zomphakathi kufanele kufinyeleleke. Isibonelo, izakhiwo zomphakathi kufanele zinikeze ukufinyelela kwezihlalo zabakhubazekile.
Ukwengeza, i-ADA ivikela abantu abakhubazekile uma besebenzisa izinto zokuhamba zomphakathi njengamabhasi noma ezokuthutha ezisheshayo. Lo mthetho futhi udinga ukuthi kusungulwe izinsiza zokudlulisa izingcingo kubantu abasebenzisa amadivaysi ezokuxhumana kubantu abayizithulu (TDD's).
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana ne-ADA, noma ukufaka isikhalazo uma uzwa sengathi kukhona ukwephulwa kwe-ADA, ungathintana noMnyango Wezobulungiswa ku- www.ada.gov noma 1-800-514-0301 (izwi) 1-800 514-0383 (TTY).
Lesi sihloko sabhalwa nguDavid Dodson futhi yavela ku-"The Alert" Volume 32, Issue 1, ehlobo lika-2016. Chofoza lapha ukuze ufunde i-PDF egcwele yalolu daba!