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August 3, 2010

Department of Justice Prepares New ADA Regulations

DOJ’s New ADA Regulations
No.____, 7/26/2010

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ,” or “Department”) has published four new Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) proposals addressing the accessibility of websites, the provision of captioning and video description in movies shown in theaters, accessible equipment and furniture, and the ability of 9-1-1 centers to take text and video calls from individuals with disabilities.  The proposals are in the form of advance notices of proposed rulemaking, or ANPRMs, which provide information on these ADA issues and ask questions seeking comments and information from the public.  The four ANPRMs were published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2010.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ontario Police Department

City of Ontario

Arch Wireless Operating Company, Inc.

Agere Systems, Inc. f.k.a. Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Tulsa Winch, Inc.

Ramsey Winch, Inc.

Norris

DP Manufacturing, Inc.

Auto Crane Company

B & D Contracting

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee

Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board

Scolari's Warehouse Markets, Inc. d.b.a. Scolari's Food and Drug

Rent-A-Center West, Inc.

EGL, Inc.

Eagle Freight Systems, Inc.

Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America

Visteon Corp.

ConocoPhillips

Google, Inc.

U.S. Airways, Inc.

AT&T Corp.

Rosen Louik & Perry, P.C.

FBL Financial Group, Inc.

Granite Rock Company

International Game Tchnology

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Manhattan Apartments Inc.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Freight Construction, General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers, Local 287 (AFL-CIO)

J. Kaz, Inc.d.b.a. Craftmatic of Pittsburgh

State Lottery Commission of Indiana d.b.a. The Hoosier Lottery

Association of Professional Flight Attendants

Kellogg Brown & Root technical Services, Inc.

AMR Corp.

Service Employees International, Inc.

American Airlines, Inc. a.k.a. American Eagle

Zurich American Insurance Co.

Highgate LTC Management, LLC

Autozone, Inc.

Southwestern Bell Video Services, Inc.

Temco Service Industries, Inc.

SBC Telecom, Inc.

14 Penn Plaza LLC

SBC Services, Inc.

City of Philadelphia

Pacific Telesis Group

Northeastern Land Services, Ltd. d.b.a. NLS Group

Pacific Bell Telephone Co.