Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act is the section of U.S. federal law that prohibits disability-based discrimination by private businesses and other places of public accommodation, requiring them to provide equal access and reasonable modifications for individuals with disabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf title of federal civil rights statute ⓘ
allows Department of Justice lawsuits for civil penalties in certain cases ⓘ
Department of Justice lawsuits for injunctive relief ⓘ
private lawsuits for injunctive relief ⓘ
amendedBy ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ
appliesTo commercial facilities ⓘ
online services and websites as interpreted by some U.S. courts and the Department of Justice ⓘ
places of public accommodation ⓘ
private entities offering public accommodations ⓘ
basedOn definition of disability in the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
contains definitions of public accommodations in multiple categories ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
covers banks ⓘ
day care centers ⓘ
gyms and health clubs ⓘ
hotels and motels ⓘ
museums and libraries ⓘ
private schools ⓘ
professional offices of health care providers ⓘ
restaurants ⓘ
retail stores ⓘ
theaters and cinemas ⓘ
transportation terminals not operated by public entities ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo federal government programs ⓘ
state and local government services covered by Title II of the ADA ⓘ
effectiveDate 1992 ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
enforcedThrough civil actions in federal court ⓘ
implementedBy ADA Standards for Accessible Design ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
legalBasis 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181–12189 ⓘ
partOf Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ
policyArea disability rights law ⓘ
primaryPurpose prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodation ⓘ
prohibits coercion or intimidation related to ADA rights ⓘ
denial of participation to individuals with disabilities ⓘ
exclusion of individuals with disabilities from goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations ⓘ
retaliation against individuals asserting ADA rights ⓘ
surcharges imposed on individuals with disabilities to cover compliance costs ⓘ
use of eligibility criteria that screen out individuals with disabilities ⓘ
requires alterations to existing facilities to be accessible to the maximum extent feasible ⓘ
effective communication with individuals with disabilities ⓘ
equal access for individuals with disabilities ⓘ
new construction of public accommodations to be accessible ⓘ
provision of auxiliary aids and services when necessary for effective communication ⓘ
provision of services in the most integrated setting appropriate ⓘ
reasonable modifications in policies, practices, and procedures ⓘ
reasonable modifications unless they would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods or services ⓘ
removal of architectural barriers where readily achievable ⓘ

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Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 → affects → Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
United States disability rights law → includesRegulation → ADA Title III regulations ⓘ
linked to: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Title II → relatedTo → ADA Title III ⓘ
linked to: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Public Law 110-325 → affects → Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ