About Us
Putnam Independent Living Services
(PILS) is a satellite office of the Westchester Independent Living Center
(WILC). WILC is a not-for-profit, community-based advocacy and resource center
that serves people of all ages with all types of disabilities. It is part of a
national network of centers that provide a wide spectrum of non-residential and
non-medical services. These services are designed by, directed by, and in most
cases, delivered by qualified disabled individuals. The scope of the services
is directed by individual and community needs.
WILC's/PILS's mission is
two-pronged: 1) to assist individuals with disabilities become as independent
as they can be and 2) to work within the community to provide Education,
Disability Awareness, and Advocacy for the Removal of Barriers.
PILS is
located in Carmel, NY - Putnam
County's County Seat. It not only provides services to Putnam County, but it
also facilitates WILC is servicing the northern part of WILC's catchment area,
i.e., Putnam County, northern Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, and Sullivan
Counties. WILC's main office is
located in White Plains,
NY - Westchester County's County Seat.
Check Out What's NEW
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New ADA
Regulations are Now In Effect
The Department of Justice's revised Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations, which apply to businesses of all sizes that
serve the public, took effect on March 15th.
The amended regulations contain many new or revamped
provisions on general nondiscrimination policies. The new nondiscrimination
provisions, except for those addressing hotel reservations, take effect
immediately. Compliance with the hotel reservation provisions is not required
until March 15, 2012. The rules also include the 2010 Standards for Accessible
Design (2010 Standards), which provide new and revised technical requirements
for building accessibility. Newly constructed and altered facilities must be
built in co
mpliance with the 2010 Standards beginning March 15,
2012.
The Department has developed a
guide to assist small businesses to understand their obligations under the
revised rules. ADA Update: A Primer for Small Business is an illustrated
guide with easy-to-understand language that provides an overview for complying
with the revised regulations.
This publication is available at
www.ADA.gov/regs2010/smallbusiness/smallbusprimer2010.htm.
We encourage everyone to pass on this information and
to call the toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 (voice) or
800-514-0383 (TTY) with any questions regarding the revised regulations.
We have also updated our
Disability Law Index with the Department of Justice's new ADA Title II & Title III regulations that have now come into effect. The index was also updated to include the regulations that will become effective March 15, 2012.
The Disability Law Index contains federal statutes, regulations organized by subject and include court case opinions, and legal articles that help interpret federal disability-related laws. To view our index click on the link above or you can copy & paste the following link into your browser:
http://www.swdbtac.org/html/topical/index.html
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The DBTAC Southwest ADA
Center is a program of ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization), at TIRR
Memorial Hermann in Houston, Texas. The DBTAC is funded by a grant
(H133A060091) from the Department of Education's
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