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.

Aliases (6)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → anti-discrimination law → civil rights law →
abbreviation	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 →
definesTerm	disability →
effectiveDate	1990-07-26 →
enactedBy	101st United States Congress →
enforcedBy	Federal Communications Commission → U.S. Department of Justice → U.S. Department of Transportation → 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 → 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	ADA →
signedBy	George H. W. Bush →
signingDate	1990-07-26 →
subjectMatter	civil rights → disability rights →
title	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Employment Litigation Section ("Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) employment provisions (for certain public entities)") → Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") → Office for Civil Rights ("Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	enforces
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") → Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") → Title VIII ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	relatedTo
Civil Rights Act of 1991 ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") → Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	amends
GoRaleigh → MetroAccess →	compliesWith
Civil Rights Division → Special Litigation Section →	legalAuthority
Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") →	abbreviation
Federal Coordination and Compliance Section ("Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act") →	appliesLaw
ADA paratransit ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	basedOn
United States labor law →	hasKeyFederalStatute
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	hasSubject
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	influenced
Title II – Public Accommodations ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 public accommodations provisions") →	influencedLaterLaw
ADA paratransit ("Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act") →	isMandatedBy
Bob Dole ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	notableWork
101st United States Congress ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	passedLegislation
United States housing policy →	regulatedBy
The RIDE →	regulatoryBasis
The Bus (Merced County Transit) →	regulatoryFramework
Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") →	shortName
Americans with Disabilities Act ("Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990") →	title