Americans with Disabilities Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:ADA
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:ADA_Amendments_Act_of_2008
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:transportation employment telecommunications public services public accommodations
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Civil_rights_law Disability law
gptkbp:citation	42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted	July 26, 1990
gptkbp:effect	increased accessibility in public spaces legal recourse for disability discrimination employment protections for people with disabilities
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:101st_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission gptkb:Federal_Communications_Commission gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Transportation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Americans with Disabilities Act
gptkbp:influenced	disability rights legislation in other countries
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:prohibits	discrimination in public accommodations discrimination in telecommunications discrimination in transportation discrimination in employment
gptkbp:purpose	prohibit discrimination based on disability
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Section_504_of_the_Rehabilitation_Act gptkb:Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act
gptkbp:requires	accessible public facilities effective communication for people with disabilities reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:ADA_Anniversary gptkb:ADA_National_Network ADA Title II regulations ADA Title III regulations ADA compliance guidelines ADA lawsuits ADA regulations
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Title_II gptkb:Title_III gptkb:Title_IV gptkb:Title_V gptkb:Title_I
gptkbp:website	https://www.ada.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Family_and_Medical_Leave_Act gptkb:Ted_Kennedy gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4