Rehabilitation Act of 1973

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy 1974
1978
1992
1998
gptkbp:appliesTo federal agencies
federally funded programs
federal contractors
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:29_U.S.C._§_701_et_seq.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted September 26, 1973
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rehabilitation Act of 1973
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:purpose prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability
gptkbp:relatedTo civil rights
disability rights
accessibility
gptkbp:section gptkb:Section_508
gptkb:Section_501
gptkb:Section_503
gptkb:Section_504
Section 502
Section 505
gptkbp:Section_501 prohibits employment discrimination in the federal government
gptkbp:Section_502 established the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
gptkbp:Section_503 requires affirmative action and prohibits employment discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors
gptkbp:Section_504 prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs receiving federal financial assistance
gptkbp:Section_508 requires federal electronic and information technology to be accessible to people with disabilities
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkb:Section_508_(US)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5