Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:ADA_Amendments_Act_of_2008
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:United_States gptkb:transportation employment telecommunications public services public accommodations
gptkbp:codifiedIn	42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted	July 26, 1990
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
gptkbp:goal	eliminate barriers for people with disabilities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
gptkbp:influenced	disability rights legislation worldwide
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Rehabilitation_Act_of_1973
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:ADA
gptkbp:prohibits	employment discrimination discrimination based on disability discrimination in public accommodations discrimination in telecommunications discrimination in transportation retaliation against individuals asserting rights under the ADA
gptkbp:publicLawNumber	gptkb:Public_Law_101-336
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Section_504_of_the_Rehabilitation_Act gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act gptkb:Individuals_with_Disabilities_Education_Act
gptkbp:section	gptkb:Title_II gptkb:Title_III gptkb:Title_IV gptkb:Title_V gptkb:Title_I
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:ADA
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:George_H._W._Bush gptkb:Ted_Kennedy gptkb:Tom_Harkin gptkb:Tony_Coelho
gptkbp:statutesAtLargeCitation	104 Stat. 327
gptkbp:subject	civil rights disability rights
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:website	https://www.ada.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4