Americans with Disabilities Act

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United States federal statute anti-discrimination law civil rights law

The Americans with Disabilities Act is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas such as employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 32
Americans with Disabilities Act canonical 18
ADA 3

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
anti-discrimination law ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ
abbreviation Americans with Disabilities Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ADA
amendedBy Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ
amendmentEffectiveDate 2009-01-01 ⓘ
appliesTo employment ⓘ
public accommodations ⓘ
public services ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
definesTerm disability ⓘ
effectiveDate 1990-07-26 ⓘ
enactedBy 101st United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Transportation

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
goal economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities ⓘ
equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities ⓘ
full participation of people with disabilities in society ⓘ
independent living for individuals with disabilities ⓘ
hasTitle Title I ⓘ
Title II ⓘ
Title III ⓘ
Title IV ⓘ
Title V ⓘ
legalArea human rights law ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
prohibits coercion or intimidation related to ADA rights ⓘ
discrimination against individuals with disabilities ⓘ
retaliation against individuals asserting ADA rights ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 101-336 ⓘ
regulates access to public accommodations ⓘ
employment discrimination ⓘ
public transportation accessibility ⓘ
state and local government services ⓘ
telecommunications relay services ⓘ
relatedTo Fair Housing Act of 1968 ⓘ
surface form: Fair Housing Act

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ
requires reasonable accommodation ⓘ
scope places of public accommodation ⓘ
private sector employers with 15 or more employees ⓘ
state and local governments ⓘ
shortName Americans with Disabilities Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ADA
signedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
signingDate 1990-07-26 ⓘ
subjectMatter civil rights ⓘ
disability rights ⓘ
title Americans with Disabilities Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States housing policy → regulatedBy → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Civil Rights Division → legalAuthority → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
MetroAccess → compliesWith → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
The RIDE → regulatoryBasis → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Americans with Disabilities Act → shortName → Americans with Disabilities Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act → title → Americans with Disabilities Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Americans with Disabilities Act → abbreviation → Americans with Disabilities Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ADA
Office for Civil Rights → enforces → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → enforces → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil Rights Act of 1991 → amends → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 → relatedTo → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
101st United States Congress → passedLegislation → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Employment Litigation Section → enforces → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) employment provisions (for certain public entities)
Federal Coordination and Compliance Section → appliesLaw → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Special Litigation Section → legalAuthority → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Title VIII → relatedTo → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 → relatedTo → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Title II – Public Accommodations → influencedLaterLaw → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 public accommodations provisions
Bob Dole → notableWork → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 → amends → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ADA paratransit → basedOn → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ADA paratransit → isMandatedBy → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 → influenced → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
United States labor law → hasKeyFederalStatute → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum → hasSubject → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
GoRaleigh bus system → compliesWith → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
subject surface form: GoRaleigh
The Bus (Merced County Transit) → regulatoryFramework → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
MobilityLink → compliesWith → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Metro Call-A-Ride → compliesWith → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 → influenced → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Title II → partOf → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Title III → partOf → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Title III → legalBasis → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Title III → references → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Title V → partOf → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
subject surface form: Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 → amends → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 → affects → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → legalAuthorityOver → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act employment discrimination provisions
Public Law 101-336 → officialName → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Public Law 101-336 → shortName → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: ADA
Public Law 101-336 → alsoKnownAs → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act → relatedTo → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
MBTA paratransit service → regulatoryBasis → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 → relatedTo → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc. → statuteInterpreted → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
HCE Section → enforcesLaw → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act (in certain housing-related public accommodation aspects)
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act → relatedTo → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
Public Law 102-166 → amends → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
MBTA accessibility policies → basedOn → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
George H. W. Bush administration → signed → Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990