ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336) The ADA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Title II of the ADA extends this prohibition to the States Department of Justice. The US Department of Education, full range of state and local government services, programs, or activities regardless of whether they receive federal assistance. The ADA clearly specifies that unless Title II of ADA states otherwise, Title II may not be interpreted to apply a lesser degree of protection to individuals with disabilities than is provided under Section 504. Compliance oversight is provided by the United Office for Civil Rights is designated by the Department of Justice to resolve complaints alleging noncompliance.

The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States Congress.

To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.