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. 2-THE CAROLINA TIMES—SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1994 Standard Equity Loans Are 80%. Our Standards Are 20% Higher Our Equity 100 BankLine sets a new standard, different from other home equity loans. You get the same tax breaks, of course, but you may be able to borrow all your equity - up to 100% - much more easily. Loans Uplb Ibp It Off With A1% Rebate*. Act now, and earn 1% of the bal ance from other creditors that you transfer to your Equity 100 BankLine. Standard thinking is for standard banks. Come to Wachovia for a wel come change. —OfYbur— Howe Equity ipCHOVIA t=i Equal Hou.sing Lender Personal Banking Haitians Confront Problem With Grit and Laughter By David Beard CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) - Huddled around the glow of an oil lantern, a half-dozen homeless Haitians did something unexpected while recounting the army’s destruction of their mountain hometown. They laughed. As a 19-year-old man recalled how the soldiers’ stole a prize pig and ordered the owner to haul it to a troop truck, a listener asked if the army had also stolen the green sauce for griot, a Creole meat stew. The spontaneous laughter, long and hearty, momentarily trans cended a suffering so deep that is difficult to convey to foreigners. Haitians need their strength now more than ever to confront com pounding hardships. The military has stepped up killings of civilians, and the U.N. Security Council on Friday tightened an embargo on Graduation Kente Strip Sale $19.50 for one, 8 or more $17.50 a piece Great Gift Idea! Once Upon A Child Northgate Mall 286-4518 South Square Mall 490-8460 DYNAMIC BUSINESS LEADERSHIP PRE-REGISTER TODAY I CORPORATE AND BUSINESS EXHIBITOR BOOTHS OVER 200 BOOTHS AVAILABLE October 14-15 10:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M CONTACT KELLY ADVERTISING (919) 688-3370 Haiti to cover nearly all trade. "In this pit of misery, you would think that there would be more suicides. lf((t people are fighting, even with thpir last breath, to stay alive," said thgiRev. Gerard Jean- Juste, who ft'ljl’a refugee leader in Miami before rfioving back to Haiti in 1992. Haiti was bom from stmggle, in the modem world’s first successful slave rebellion. Its people have since hid to withstand an nearly unbroken string of tyrants. Their adaptability since the army overthrew elected President Jean- Bertrand Aristide in 1991 has sur prised the world. Already the Americas’ poorest nation, diplo mats believed the raling military would be forced out by internation al economic sanctions first imposed in October J991. But the military mlers, while targeting Aristide opponents for repression, enriched theuu turning to smugglers. Cj, became a growth industry' ing thousands of people,^ haulers of one-gallon ju,* across the Dominican bw the black-market fuel along a fume-filled stretchy au-Prince that’s known City. Energy-starved busines the small economic elite private generators, batteij' inverters and solar panels' operations moving. Farmers, unable to gj crops to market, began si| off their mangoes, rice andc. Some of the hundreds jj sands of children dependent ly food aid to survive sa»t their meals for other faun, bers, say officials of Atlant relief organization CARj (Continued On Pagej| You and the Law Americans with Disabilities Act Nationwide over 43 million American with one or more mental disabilities have historically been isolated and segregij society, and despite the passage of time and improvements in jn these individuals are still subject to several forms of discriminatia that 43 million approximately 1 million reside in North Carolina, equates to 1 in every 7 North Carolinians. Furthermore, a breakdu population shows that 17.6% of the total black population whilj 13.7% of the total white population is disabled. When age andecoi are considered in those statistics, the prevalence of disability amoj people than the non-poor is 28.7% compared to 11.8%. After the 65 almost one of every two persons has a chronic condition that] normal activity. In an attempt to eliminate this serious problem of discriminaiio Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on b 1990. The ADA consists of four separate titles which affect dil areas. Title I covers employment; Title II covers public services; Ta covers public accommodations; and Title IV covers telecommunicj Each title has a different enforcement date, but as of July 26, titles are enforceable. One of the most important, if not the most important issue in the, the definition of a person with a disability. The definition willdeie who is protected by the act. According to the Act, a person with ability" is an individual who: • has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits more of his/her major life activities; • has a record of such an impairment; or • is regarded as having such an impairment. It is important to note that individuals who are currently using dn legally are not protected by the Act, but individuals who have been bilitated or in the process of completing a rehabilitation program protected by the ADA. Also, the Act states that homosexualil bisexuality are not impairments and therefore not disabilities uni ADA. The next most important issue under the Act if an individual abled, what is the definition of a "reasonable accommodation,"; speaking, a reasonable accommodation is any modification or adju to a job, facility, vehicle, any sort of environment that will enable Ik abled individual to perform as if they were a non-disabled individui An overview of the four titles of the Act is as follows: • Title I, which is employment, provides that covered entity (i.CT and county governments, local businesses) shall not discriminate^ a qualified individual with a disability in regard to job application[r dures, hiring, advancement, employee compensation, job traininf other privileges of employment. It is important to note that empl with fewer than 15 workers are not covered by the ADA. • Title II covers public services and provides that no qualified indii al with a disability shall be excluded from participation in orbedt the benefits of the service’s programs, or activities of public enlilic eluding transportation facilities. For, example, as of August 26,159! new public buses and light and rapid vehicles are to be accessible, • Title III covers public accommodations and provides that people disabilities should have access to existing private businesses than the general public; so long as required accommodations are "real achieved. This list includes such establishments a hotels, restaun laundromats, theaters and the offices of health-care providers physicians). • Title IV, provides that interstate telecommunications relay seni are available to hearing impaired and speech impaired individuals la extent possible. Many requirements of the ADA have yet to be tested due to iisw and limited interpretation by the Courts, i?ut it promises to beaneffa* and much needed weapon in fighting discrimination. • Michael Terry Hodges is a former legal services attorney in Cha^lo He currently services as the acting coordinator of the America^' Disabilities Act for the North Carolina Department of Human Res0 in Raleigh. This article was prepared as a public service through the Ceorit White Bar Association and is not intended to be a comprehensive^ ment of the law. If you have a specific questions with regard to ters contained in this article or with regard to your specific proble^>] are encouraged to consult an attorney of your choice. THE CAROLINA TIMES LE. AUSTIN Editor-Publisher 1927-1971 (USPS 091-380) Published every Thursday (dated Saturday) (except the week following mas) in Durham, N.C.. by United Publishers, Incorporated. Mailing address^ Box 3825, Durham, N.C. 27702-3825. 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