Disability rights are civil rights. From voting to parking, the ADA is a law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities.
The text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), including changes made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.
The ADA provides an important tool to fight discrimination: filing a complaint with an appropriate federal agency. This page outlines the steps to do so.
The ADA explains what businesses and state/local governments must do to make sure that they do not discriminate against a member of the public with a disability who uses a service animal. Generally, businesses and non-profits that are open to the public as well as state/local governments must allow service animals to go most places where the public can go. This is true even if they have a ...
Guidance on how state and local governments and businesses open to the public can make sure their websites are in line with the ADA’s requirements.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AS AMENDED Following is the current text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), including changes made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-325), which became effective on . The ADA was originally enacted in public law format and later rearranged and published in the United States Code. The United States Code is ...
Detailed guidance documents explaining the rights and responsibilities under the ADA and the Department’s regulations related to topics the ADA covers including service animals, health care and more.