/tags/ada ADA en-US Copyright Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:09:02 GMT /local-news/2025-02-13/accessible-travel-butler-county-ohio-wvxu A hotel or entertainment venue may look great online or in brochures, but determining if it's wheelchair-friendly is often a lot harder. This website verifies that information for you. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:09:02 GMT /local-news/2025-02-13/accessible-travel-butler-county-ohio-wvxu Tana Weingartner /local-news/2024-08-26/tips-make-accessible-travel-more-accessible If you're among the millions of Americans planning a Labor Day getaway, WVXU has some tips for ensuring your destination — and the trip there — meet any accessibility needs. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 08:16:00 GMT /local-news/2024-08-26/tips-make-accessible-travel-more-accessible Tana Weingartner /local-news/2022-08-17/main-street-safety-measures-adjusted-after-community-feedback Sidewalk barriers on Cincinnati’s Main Street have been adjusted after complaints from people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids. City officials put up the barriers about a week ago after a mass shooting left nine people injured. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:50:30 GMT /local-news/2022-08-17/main-street-safety-measures-adjusted-after-community-feedback Becca Costello /local-news/2022-05-31/ohio-camps-must-accessible-children-with-disabilities The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio says it has sent flyers to all the camps it could find addresses for — about 90 of them — reiterating they have to make accommodations for people with disabilities. Tue, 31 May 2022 08:17:00 GMT /local-news/2022-05-31/ohio-camps-must-accessible-children-with-disabilities Ann Thompson /local-news/2017-07-05/website-aims-for-increased-accessibility-in-cincinnati Two Cincinnati residents who know what a difference accessibility can make when it comes to going out to eat have created a new mobile and desktop… Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:16:28 GMT /local-news/2017-07-05/website-aims-for-increased-accessibility-in-cincinnati Hannah Vorst Shaffer /local-news/2016-10-17/miami-university-doj-reach-agreement-on-ada-compliance The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio says Miami University has agreed to make sure technologies on all of its campuses are accessible to… Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:32:20 GMT /local-news/2016-10-17/miami-university-doj-reach-agreement-on-ada-compliance Bill Rinehart /local-news/2016-08-01/hamilton-county-polling-places-in-violation-of-ada For almost a year, the U. S. Department of Justice has been studying whether Hamilton County polling places, all 361 of them, are in compliance with the… Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:14:21 GMT /local-news/2016-08-01/hamilton-county-polling-places-in-violation-of-ada Ann Thompson /law/2015-07-22/25-years-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-the-history-and-current-interpretation On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, with a goal of creating equal opportunities for people… Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:30:05 GMT /law/2015-07-22/25-years-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-the-history-and-current-interpretation /community/2015-07-22/25-years-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-impacting-people-and-families In recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990, we continue… Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:30:00 GMT /community/2015-07-22/25-years-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-impacting-people-and-families