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Practice 2: Conditionals

The following paragraphs have been taken from the U.S. Government's Technical Assistance Manual for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This manual is designed to help institutional administrators identify certain conditions under which the ADA would apply. It therefore contains many verb forms that are conditional. Choose the correct verb form for each numbered verb below.

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Question 1.
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Religious entities are exempt from the requirements of title III of the ADA. A religious entity, however, [1] (is, would be) subject to the employment obligations of title I if it [2] (would have, has) enough employees to meet the requirements for coverage.

 

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Question 3.
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What if the congregation rents to a private day care center or elementary school? Is the tenant organization also exempt? The private entity that rents the congregation's facilities to operate a place of public accommodation [3] (is not, would not be) exempt, unless it is also a religious entity. If it is not a religious entity, then its activities [4] (are, would be) covered by title III. The congregation, however, [5] (remains, would remain) exempt, even if its tenant is covered. That is, the obligations of a landlord for a place of public accommodation do not apply if the landlord [6] (is, would be) a religious entity.

 

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Public accommodations are only required to remove architectural barriers in existing facilities if removal is "readily achievable" (see III-4.4200). If making the main entrance to a place of public accommodation accessible [7] (might not be, is not) readily achievable, the public accommodation [8] (can provide, provides) access to the facility through another entrance, even though use of the alternative entrance for individuals with disabilities [9] (would not be, is not) the most integrated setting appropriate.

 

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Question 10.
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Museums generally do not allow visitors to touch exhibits because handling can cause damage to the objects. A municipal museum [10] (may offer, offers) a special tour for individuals with vision impairments during which they are permitted to touch and handle specific objects on a limited basis. (It cannot, however, exclude a blind person from the standard museum tour.

 

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Question 11.
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An individual who uses a wheelchair [11] (may be, is) excluded from playing in a basketball league, if the recreation center [12] (can demonstrate, demonstrates) that the exclusion is necessary for safe operation.

 

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Question 13.
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When a public accommodation [13] (might offer, offers) a special program for individuals with a particular disability, but an individual with that disability [14] (should elect, elects) to participate in the regular program rather than in the separate program, the public accommodation [15] (may still have, still has) obligations to provide an opportunity for that individual to benefit from the regular program. The fact that a separate program is offered [16] (may be, is) a factor in determining the extent of the obligations under the regular program, but only if the separate program [17] (could be, is) appropriate to the needs of the particular individual with a disability.

 

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Question 18.
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A restaurant [18] (may not refuse, does not refuse) to serve a customer because he or she [19] (may have filed, filed) an ADA complaint against the restaurant or against another public accommodation.

 

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Question 20.
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It [20] (would be, is) a violation for a restaurant customer to harass or intimidate an individual with a disability in an effort to prevent that individual from patronizing the restaurant.

 

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