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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Provides information on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations for businesses and state and local governments; technical assistance materials and updates on new ADA requirements.

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Links to text and .pdf versions of rules, guidelines, notices, studies, reports and certain accessibility laws.

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Information regarding trainings given to organizations across the country by the Access Board's on their accessibility guidelines and standards.

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Information on ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and revised Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) guidelines from the U.S. Access Board, which are used by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Transportation to set enforceable standards.

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Checklist from the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division designed to help hotels, motels, inns and other places of lodging comply with the ADA and be accessible to people with disabilities.

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Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with answers to common questions regarding the ADA.

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The U.S. Department of Justice provides information about the ADA through a toll-free information line (1-800-514-0301). This service permits businesses, state and local governments and others to ask questions about general or specific ADA requirements and order ADA technical assistance materials.

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Discusses the procedures for resolving ADA complaints through the U.S. Department of Justice Mediation Program.

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Electronic reading room for viewing ADA documents, including settlements and consent agreements.

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One of two standards (along with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards) for new construction and alterations under the ADA for state and local government facilities. In addition to being incorporated into local building codes, they are a good source for univeral design concepts when building or remodeling private homes.

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Outlines regulations that discourage discrimination on the basis of disability in state and local government services.

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Information and resources on the ADA from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth.

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Find, review and submit comments on federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register, the government's legal newspaper.

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One of two standards (along with the Standards for Accessible Design) for new construction and alterations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for state and local government facilities. In addition to being incorporated into local building codes, they are a good source for univeral design concepts when building or remodeling private homes.

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