Title II

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civil rights law provision section of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Title II is the section of the Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibits disability-based discrimination by state and local governments and requires equal access to their programs, services, and activities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Title II canonical	1
Title II ADA	1
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (as applied to DOJ-funded programs, where applicable)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1152891 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Title II
Context triple: [Americans with Disabilities Act, hasTitle, Title II]

A. Title III
Title III is the section of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act that established the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, requiring communities and industries to plan for and disclose information about hazardous chemical releases.
B. Title II – Public Accommodations
Title II – Public Accommodations is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in places such as hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other public facilities.
C. Title 2 of the United States Code
Title 2 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization and operation of the U.S. Congress and related legislative branch entities.
D. Title II of the Social Security Act
Title II of the Social Security Act is the federal law that establishes and governs the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and retirement benefits programs for insured workers and their dependents.
E. Title II Role of Public Programs
Title II Role of Public Programs is a section of the Affordable Care Act that focuses on expanding and coordinating public health insurance programs like Medicaid and CHIP to improve coverage and access to care.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Title II
Target entity description: Title II is the section of the Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibits disability-based discrimination by state and local governments and requires equal access to their programs, services, and activities.

A. Title III
Title III is the section of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act that established the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, requiring communities and industries to plan for and disclose information about hazardous chemical releases.
B. Title II – Public Accommodations
Title II – Public Accommodations is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in places such as hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other public facilities.
C. Title 2 of the United States Code
Title 2 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization and operation of the U.S. Congress and related legislative branch entities.
D. Title II of the Social Security Act
Title II of the Social Security Act is the federal law that establishes and governs the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and retirement benefits programs for insured workers and their dependents.
E. Title II Role of Public Programs
Title II Role of Public Programs is a section of the Affordable Care Act that focuses on expanding and coordinating public health insurance programs like Medicaid and CHIP to improve coverage and access to care.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights law provision ⓘ section of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	ADA Title II ⓘ Title II ADA ⓘ linked to: Title II
appliesRegardlessOf	receipt of federal financial assistance ⓘ
appliesTo	Amtrak ⓘ agencies of state and local governments ⓘ departments of state and local governments ⓘ local governments ⓘ other commuter authorities ⓘ police departments and correctional facilities ⓘ public colleges and universities ⓘ public entities ⓘ public schools ⓘ special purpose districts ⓘ state and local courts ⓘ state governments ⓘ
covers	all programs of local governments ⓘ all programs of state governments ⓘ public transportation provided by state and local governments ⓘ
defines	public entity ⓘ
enforcedBy	U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Justice U.S. Department of Transportation ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Transportation
goal	eliminate disability-based discrimination in public services ⓘ ensure equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public programs ⓘ
implementedBy	28 C.F.R. Part 35 ⓘ ADA Title II regulations ⓘ linked to: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
jurisdiction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
legalBasis	42 U.S.C. § 12131–12165 ⓘ
partOf	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ linked to: Americans with Disabilities Act United States federal civil rights law ⓘ
prohibits	discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities ⓘ
protects	qualified individuals with disabilities ⓘ
relatedTo	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ linked to: Rehabilitation Act of 1973
requires	accessibility of new construction and alterations ⓘ effective communication with individuals with disabilities ⓘ equal access to activities of public entities ⓘ equal access to programs of public entities ⓘ equal access to services of public entities ⓘ reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when necessary to avoid discrimination ⓘ self-evaluation by public entities of current services, policies, and practices ⓘ that public entities administer services, programs, and activities in the most integrated setting appropriate ⓘ that public entities not deny benefits to individuals with disabilities ⓘ that public entities not exclude individuals with disabilities from participation in services ⓘ that public entities not subject individuals with disabilities to discrimination ⓘ transition plans for structural changes to achieve program accessibility ⓘ
scope	state and local government programs, services, and activities ⓘ
subjectMatter	disability discrimination ⓘ
yearEnacted	1990 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Americans with Disabilities Act → hasTitle → Title II ⓘ

Office for Civil Rights (DOJ) → enforces → Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (as applied to DOJ-funded programs, where applicable) ⓘ

subject linked to: Office for Civil Rights

linked to: Title II

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act → alsoKnownAs → Title II ADA ⓘ

subject linked to: Title II