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 Information Services

• 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.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - offers technical assistance on the ADA provisions applying to employment; 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.
• Federal Communications Commission - offers technical assistance on the ADA's telephone relay service (TRS) requirements.
• 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.
• President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities - answers employment questions.
• Job Accommodation Network - funded by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities - provides advice on accommodating employees with disabilities.
• 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.