Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_(ADA)

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:ADA_Amendments_Act_of_2008
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:transportation employment telecommunications state and local governments public services public accommodations places of public accommodation private employers with 15 or more employees
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Civil_rights_law Disability law
gptkbp:citation	42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted	July 26, 1990
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission gptkb:Federal_Communications_Commission gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:disability_rights_movement
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Rehabilitation_Act_of_1973
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:Olmstead_v._L.C. gptkb:Tennessee_v._Lane gptkb:Toyota_Motor_Manufacturing,_Kentucky,_Inc._v._Williams
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:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Section_504_of_the_Rehabilitation_Act gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act gptkb:Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act
gptkbp:requires	effective communication for people with disabilities reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities accessibility in public spaces
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:ADA
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Title_II gptkb:Title_III gptkb:Title_IV gptkb:Title_V gptkb:Title_I
gptkbp:Title_I_covers	employment discrimination
gptkbp:Title_II_covers	public entities and public transportation
gptkbp:Title_III_covers	public accommodations and commercial facilities
gptkbp:Title_IV_covers	telecommunications
gptkbp:Title_V_covers	miscellaneous provisions
gptkbp:website	https://www.ada.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act_(IDEA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5