Insurance is another matter, he said, adding that the disabilities act is not meant to create new rights.

Ramps will be added to the south and east sides, so that the plaza will comply with the disabilities act.

They don't write opinion pieces explaining why the Supreme Court makes decisions like its recent ones validating the disabilities act.

"But more or less we all feel that the disabilities act is appropriate, so we reached this agreement and we plan to implement it."

"One of the things I was working on was a memo and job descriptions for compliance with the disabilities act," Mr. Wessel said.

The settlement also stipulates that both companies must train their employees about the disabilities act.

She voted as part of the 5-to-4 majority two years ago in rejecting state immunity and applying the disabilities act to require accessible courthouses.

The woman argued that her subsequent dismissal from her job violated the disabilities act.

But the employment decisions clearly rankled those who were instrumental in passing the disabilities act.

The disabilities act bars employers from treating someone as having a disability when that person is not disabled and can do the job.