ADA (US)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:ADA_Amendments_Act_of_2008
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:transportation
telecommunications
state and local governments
employers with 15 or more employees
public accommodations
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:activist
disability law
anti-discrimination law
gptkbp:citation 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1990
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Department_of_Justice
gptkb:Department_of_Transportation
gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
gptkb:Federal_Communications_Commission
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ADA (US)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:disability_rights_movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Olmstead_v._L.C.
gptkb:Tennessee_v._Lane
gptkb:Bragdon_v._Abbott
gptkb:Toyota_Motor_Manufacturing,_Kentucky,_Inc._v._Williams
Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.
gptkbp:prohibits employment discrimination
public accommodation discrimination
government discrimination
telecommunications discrimination
gptkbp:purpose prohibit discrimination based on disability
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Rehabilitation_Act_of_1973
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act
gptkb:Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act
gptkbp:requires accessible facilities
effective communication
reasonable accommodation
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:symbol universal access symbol
gptkbp:title gptkb:Title_V:_Miscellaneous_Provisions
Title I: Employment
Title II: Public Services
Title III: Public Accommodations
Title IV: Telecommunications
gptkbp:website https://www.ada.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:screen_readers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6