Title II
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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.
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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Title II ⓘ
surface form:
Title II ADA
|
| appliesRegardlessOf | receipt of federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Amtrak
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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
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all programs of state governments ⓘ public transportation provided by state and local governments ⓘ |
| defines | public entity ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Transportation
|
| goal |
eliminate disability-based discrimination in public services
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ensure equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public programs ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
28 C.F.R. Part 35
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Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
surface form:
ADA Title II regulations
|
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| legalBasis | 42 U.S.C. § 12131–12165 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Americans with Disabilities Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
United States federal civil rights law ⓘ |
| prohibits | discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities ⓘ |
| protects | qualified individuals with disabilities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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surface form:
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
|
| requires |
accessibility of new construction and alterations
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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
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Title II Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Office for Civil Rights (DOJ)
this entity surface form:
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (as applied to DOJ-funded programs, where applicable)
subject surface form:
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form:
Title II ADA