Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act is the section of U.S. federal law that prohibits disability-based discrimination by state and local governments and requires their programs, services, and activities to be accessible to people with disabilities.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5951096 — 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 of the Americans with Disabilities Act Context triple: [Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, affects, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act]
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A.
Americans with Disabilities Act
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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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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Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that broadened and clarified the definition of disability to restore and strengthen protections against discrimination for people with disabilities.
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Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in places of public accommodation such as hotels, restaurants, and theaters.
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E.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance and in federal employment.
- 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 of the Americans with Disabilities Act Target entity description: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act is the section of U.S. federal law that prohibits disability-based discrimination by state and local governments and requires their programs, services, and activities to be accessible to people with disabilities.
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A.
Americans with Disabilities Act
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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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.
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that broadened and clarified the definition of disability to restore and strengthen protections against discrimination for people with disabilities.
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D.
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in places of public accommodation such as hotels, restaurants, and theaters.
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E.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance and in federal employment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | title of a United States federal statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
eliminate barriers in state and local government programs
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ensure equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public services ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
activities of public entities
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all activities of state and local governments regardless of federal financial assistance ⓘ local governments ⓘ programs of public entities ⓘ public entities ⓘ services of public entities ⓘ state governments ⓘ |
| authorizes |
administrative enforcement procedures
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civil actions for injunctive relief ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
42 U.S.C. § 12131
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42 U.S.C. § 12132 ⓘ 42 U.S.C. § 12133 ⓘ 42 U.S.C. § 12134 ⓘ |
| covers |
public transportation provided by public entities
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state and local government employment to the extent not covered by Title I ⓘ |
| defines | qualified individual with a disability ⓘ |
| effectiveSince | January 26, 1992 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
NERFINISHED
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private lawsuits ⓘ |
| excludes |
federal executive agencies
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private businesses not acting as public entities ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
United States Department of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Olmstead v. L.C. (1999) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalBasisFor | regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 35 ⓘ |
| partOf | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
denial of benefits of services to qualified individuals with disabilities
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disability-based discrimination ⓘ exclusion of qualified individuals with disabilities from public services ⓘ subjecting qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination by public entities ⓘ |
| protects | individuals with disabilities ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
accessibility of programs, services, and activities of public entities
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alterations to existing public facilities to be accessible to the maximum extent feasible ⓘ effective communication with individuals with disabilities ⓘ integration of individuals with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate ⓘ newly constructed public facilities to be accessible ⓘ non-discriminatory eligibility criteria for public programs ⓘ program accessibility ⓘ provision of auxiliary aids and services when necessary ⓘ reasonable modifications of policies, practices, and procedures ⓘ self-evaluation by public entities of policies and practices ⓘ transition plans for structural changes to achieve program accessibility ⓘ |
| scope | state and local government programs, services, and activities ⓘ |
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 of the Americans with Disabilities Act Description of subject: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act is the section of U.S. federal law that prohibits disability-based discrimination by state and local governments and requires their programs, services, and activities to be accessible to people with disabilities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form:
ADA Title II regulations
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
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affects
→
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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subject surface form:
Office for Civil Rights
this entity surface form:
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
subject surface form:
Federal Coordination and Compliance Section
this entity surface form:
U.S. Department of Transportation ADA regulations