Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA)
The Americans with
Disabilities Act, (ADA) of 1990, P.L. 101-336, provides in part
that “No qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of
such disability, be excluded from participation in, denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination by a department,
agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a
State or local government.”
The following is the text of
Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Pub.
L. 101-336) (ADA), as amended, as these titles appear in volume 42
of the United States Code, beginning at section 12101. Title I of
the ADA, which became effective for employers with 25 or more
employees on July 26, 1992, prohibits employment discrimination
against qualified individuals with disabilities. Title I
applies
to employers with 15 or more employees beginning on July 26, 1994.
Title V contains miscellaneous provisions which apply to EEOC's
enforcement of Title I.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Titles I and V
The HDOT Office of Civil Rights
(OCR), ADA Specialist, with the assistance from Divisional and Staff
Offices, shall ensure that HDOT provides civil rights protection to
individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment, public
accommodations, services, and telecommunications.
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