ADA Document Portal
Your trusted source for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
General ADA Material
The ADA
Law - This link provides access to the entire text of the
ADA statute as passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the President
on July 26, 1991.
ADA Questions and Answers - A 31-page booklet giving an overview
of the ADA's requirements for ensuring equal opportunity for persons
with disabilities in employment, State and local government services,
public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation,
and requiring the establishment of TDD/telephone relay services.
ADA Overview -
This document provides a brief summary of some of the major requirements
contained in the ADA statute.
Myths and Facts . A 3-page fact sheet dispelling some common
misconceptions about the ADA's requirements and implementation.
This publication contains basic information for businesses and
State and local governments.
ADA Tax
Incentive Packet for Businesses A packet of information to
help businesses understand and take advantage of the tax credit
and deduction available for complying with the ADA.
Disability
Etiquette - This 16-page information sheet was prepared by the City of Sacramento, California and is recommended by DisabilityInfo.gov.
A Guide
to Disability Rights Laws - A 21-page booklet that provides
a brief over view of eleven Federal laws that protect the rights
of people with disabilities and provides information about the
federal agencies to contact for more information.
Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook - The goal of “Design for Accessibility:
A Cultural Administrator’s Handbook” is to provide
guidance to cultural administrators on accessibility and inclusion
for creating new or opening up existing programs to include individuals
with disabilities and older adults, whether as staff, volunteers,
program participants or audience members.
Service
Animals and the Law: Which Animals do the ADA & State
Law Recognize? -
This Web cast will address the definition of service animals under the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as some practical applications of the law
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Sally Conway, U.S. Dept. of Justice;
Ed Eames, PhD, Toni Eames, MS and Aaron McCullough on April
14, 2004.
An
Update from the Department of Justice: Recent Enforcement Activities -
unit charged with implementing Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities
Act, will discuss recent enforcement actions of the U.S. Department of Justice
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Presented by John Wodatch, Chief of the Disability Rights Section
of the U.S. Department of Justice on August 20, 2003.
