Americans with Disabilities Act
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The Americans with Disabilities Act is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas such as employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
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Target entity: Americans with Disabilities Act Context triple: [United States housing policy, regulatedBy, Americans with Disabilities Act]
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed segregation and major forms of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, fundamentally reshaping American civil rights protections.
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Title IX of the Social Security Act
Title IX of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established the unemployment compensation system in cooperation with the states as part of the New Deal social welfare reforms.
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Fair Housing Act of 1968
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, sex, and later other protected characteristics.
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Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a 1993 U.S. federal law that aims to protect individuals’ religious practices from substantial government burdens unless justified by a compelling governmental interest pursued through the least restrictive means.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Americans with Disabilities Act Target entity description: The Americans with Disabilities Act is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas such as employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
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A.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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B.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed segregation and major forms of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, fundamentally reshaping American civil rights protections.
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C.
Title IX of the Social Security Act
Title IX of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established the unemployment compensation system in cooperation with the states as part of the New Deal social welfare reforms.
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D.
Fair Housing Act of 1968
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, sex, and later other protected characteristics.
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Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a 1993 U.S. federal law that aims to protect individuals’ religious practices from substantial government burdens unless justified by a compelling governmental interest pursued through the least restrictive means.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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anti-discrimination law ⓘ civil rights law ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Americans with Disabilities Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ADA
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| amendedBy | Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ |
| amendmentEffectiveDate | 2009-01-01 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employment
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public accommodations ⓘ public services ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| definesTerm | disability ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1990-07-26 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 101st United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Federal Communications Commission
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United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Transportation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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| goal |
economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities
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equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities ⓘ full participation of people with disabilities in society ⓘ independent living for individuals with disabilities ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Title I
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Title II ⓘ Title III ⓘ Title IV ⓘ Title V ⓘ |
| legalArea |
human rights law
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labor law ⓘ |
| prohibits |
coercion or intimidation related to ADA rights
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discrimination against individuals with disabilities ⓘ retaliation against individuals asserting ADA rights ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 101-336 ⓘ |
| regulates |
access to public accommodations
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employment discrimination ⓘ public transportation accessibility ⓘ state and local government services ⓘ telecommunications relay services ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fair Housing Act of 1968
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surface form:
Fair Housing Act
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ |
| requires | reasonable accommodation ⓘ |
| scope |
places of public accommodation
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private sector employers with 15 or more employees ⓘ state and local governments ⓘ |
| shortName |
Americans with Disabilities Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ADA
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| signedBy | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1990-07-26 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights
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disability rights ⓘ |
| title |
Americans with Disabilities Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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Subject: Americans with Disabilities Act Description of subject: The Americans with Disabilities Act is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas such as employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
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