Americans with Disabilities Act

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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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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

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Public Law 100-430 relatedTo Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
LLFPA amends Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Public Law 111-2 amends Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
United States federal education laws includes Americans with Disabilities Act
Technology-related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act amendments alignedWith Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act principles
Public Law 93-112 influenced Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 chronologicallyAfter Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 harmonizedWith Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Burton Blatt Institute topic Americans with Disabilities Act
LIFT governingLaw Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
disability rights movement influenced Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Tennessee v. Lane involvesStatute Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett statuteInterpreted Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990