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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA - USA)

One of the most significant milestone in the history of accessibility in the United States occurred on July 26, 1990, with the signing into law of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This was a landmark civil rights law which guaranteed the rights of people with disabilities and prohibited discrimination on the basis of disability.

(http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm#anchor62335)

The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. It also applies to the United States Congress.

To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability. An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.

U.S. Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Enforcing the ADA -- A Status Report from the Department of Justice

ADA Information Line
(800) 514-0301 (voice)
(800) 514-0383 (TTY)

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Regional Disability and Business
Technical Assistance Centers
(800) 949-4232 (voice/TTY)

http://www.adata.org

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