Americans with Disabilities Act

Your gateway to information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age and religion. Learn more about the ADA and other disability rights laws.

Links to rules, guidelines, notices, studies, reports and certain accessibility laws.

Information regarding training that the Access Board provides on its accessibility guidelines and standards to various organizations and groups across the country.

Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs regarding the general provisions under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as it relates to federal contractors employing individuals with disabilities.

Guidance that explains the responsibilities of staffing firms and their clients in complying with requirements unique to the ADA, including reasonable accommodations and rules concerning disability-related questions and medical examinations.

ADA related technical assistance, publications and resources for businesses from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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

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.

Information from the U.S. Department of Labor concerning sections of the ADA that prohibit discrimination in employer-provided health insurance.

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

Overview of the basic employment provisions of the ADA as they relate to employees and job applicants.

U.S. Department of Justice enforceable standards for new construction and alterations of businesses and State and local government facilities under the ADA.

Information from the U.S. Department of Justice to help businesses understand and take advantage of the tax credit and deduction available for complying with the ADA.

Information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the addendum to the Technical Assistance Manual on the Employment Provisions (Title I) of the ADA.

The text of the ADA's Title I (which prohibits employment discrimination) and Title V (enforcement provisions), as amended.

Fact sheet from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provides information on which employers, employment practices and individuals are covered under the ADA.

Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding how some provisions of Title I of the ADA apply to staffing firms and their clients.

Provides a summary of the definition of the term disability from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Compliance Manual.

Conducts enforcement, certification, regulatory, coordination and technical assistance activities required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Regional centers provide information, training and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA.

Answers to questions about enforcement guidance on disability-related inquiries and medical examinations of employees under the ADA.

Facts from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) about the ADA and employment of people with disabilities.

Fact sheet regarding epilepsy in the workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Gateway to equal employment information and services provided by the EEOC, including information about the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Information about Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which covers employment of people with disabilities.

Summary of the EEOC's role in enforcing portions of the ADA.

List of EEOC state field offices where you can file a charge of discrimination or find information about the laws enforced by the EEOC.

Explains how to file an employment discrimination charge with the EEOC.

Answers to the most commonly asked questions about employment discrimination, including information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Overview of 11 federal laws and information about the federal agencies to contact for more information.

Fact sheet provides information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008, which went into effect on January 1, 2009 and makes some major changes to the way the definition of disability has been interpreted in the past.

Information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on ADA regulations related to job applicants with disabilities.

Article provides a basic overview of employee and employer rights involving leave under both the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

This original version of the ADA is posted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for historical purposes.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on enforcing ADA provisions as they relate to psychiatric disabilities.

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

Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Justice answers commonly asked questions about the use of service animals by people with disabilities in places of business. Read a business brief about this topic.

Analysis of the goals intended for the ADA and discussion of the law's practical impact on those it was intended to protect, the agencies responsible for enforcing the law and the businesses it affects.

A brief outline of aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 related to employees and drug and alcohol abuse.

Provides information and addresses misconceptions regarding hiring people recovering from substance abuse.