ADA - The Americans with
Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives civil rights
protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to
individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and
religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in
public accommodations, employment, transportation, State and local government
services, and telecommunications. |
ADA Informational Links
- Access Board or Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board - offers technical assistance on the ADA Accessibility
Guidelines.
- Department of Education - funds 10 regional centers
to provide technical assistance on the ADA.
- Department of Justice - offers technical assistance
on the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and other ADA provisions applying to
businesses, non-profit service agencies, and state and local government
programs; also provides information on how to file ADA complaints.
- Department of Transportation - offers technical
assistance on the ADA provisions applying to public transportation; also
provides information on how to file ADA complaints.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - offers
technical assistance on the ADA provisions applying to employment; also
provides information on how to file ADA complaints.
- Federal Communications Commission - offers
technical assistance on the ADA's telephone relay service (TRS)
requirements.
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Internal Revenue Service - provides information about tax code
provisions, including tax credits (Section 44) and deductions (Section 10) that
can assist businesses in complying with the ADA.
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Job Accommodation Network - funded by the President's Committee on
Employment of People with Disabilities - provides advice on accommodating
employees with disabilities.
- President's Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities - answers employment questions.
- Smithsonian Exhibit Celebrates the ADA - Organized
to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the passage of the ADA, the exhibit is a
compilation of historic memorabilia that places the disability rights movement
in the same vein as other national civil rights struggles. The Smithsonian
plans to expand the exhibit as more material comes in. If you can't get to
Washington, DC, the exhibit will eventually travel to other museums around the
country. For now, you can check out the exhibit's Virtual Exhibitions web site.
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Statement of Solidarity
On the 15th
Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, organizations pledge to
build on the progress of the last 15 years and join together to promote the
full participation and self- determination of the more than 50 million U.S.
children and adults with disabilities
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