U.S. Department of Justice
Americans with Disabilities Act
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ADA Standards for
Accessible Design,
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to figures, graphics and cross-referenced
Project Civic Access
Cities, towns, and counties across America take steps to make programs, services, and facilities accessible
Tool Kit For State And Local Governments
ADA
Business Connection
Information for Businesses
including ADA
Publications,
ADA Business Briefs, Design Standards, and ADA Regulations
Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities --
an online ADA course for businesses
ADA Information for Law Enforcement
Police Response to People With Disabilities
ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters
An ADA Guide for Local Governments:
Making Community Emergency Preparedness
and Response Programs Accessible
to People with Disabilities
PCA Tool Kit: Chapter 7
Emergency Management
Under Title II of the ADA
ADA Checklist for Polling Places
ADA Technical
Assistance CD-ROM
ADA regulations, ADA
design standards and
technical assistance documents all on
one CD-ROM
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online
or by calling the ADA Information
Line
My Country: Online Streaming Video
(New July 25, 2008)
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or by calling the ADA Information Line
ADA Video Gallery
(updated July 25, 2008)
My Country
Ten Small Business Mistakes,
Police Response to People with Disabilities,
ADA Signing Ceremony |
Access for All: Five Years of Progress,
A Report from the Department of Justice on Enforcement
of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Toll-Free ADA Information Line
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obtain answers to general and technical questions about the ADA and to order technical assistance materials:
800-514-0301 (voice) 800-514-0383 (TTY)
ADA Regulations and
Technical
Assistance
Materials
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or download Department of Justice ADA regulations and technical
assistance documents for businesses, and state and local governments
including the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
Enforcement
View or download settlement agreements and consent decrees, ADA Status Reports: Enforcing the ADA, and ADA briefs.
Latest Status Report: (posted August 31, 2009)
Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report,
January - March, 2009
Technical Assistance
Program
The ADA requires the Department
to provide technical assistance to businesses, State and local
governments, and individuals with responsibilities and rights under
the law.
Certification of State and Local
Building Codes
The Department is authorized to certify building codes that
meet or exceed the ADA Standards for Accessible
Design.
Final Determination
of
ADA Equivalency
for the North Carolina
Accessibility
Code (NCAC)
New or Proposed
Regulations
Proposed ADA Regulations Withdrawn from OMB Review
ADA Mediation
Program
Other Items of Interest
Disability Rights Online News (new August 26, 2009)
A monthly update about the Civil Rights Division's activities in the area of disability rights.
International Treaty on the Rights of People with Disabilities (August 14, 2009)
Justice Department Intervenes In Americans With Disabilities Act Lawsuit Against Transportation Provider (June 25, 2009)
Statement by the Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Addressing Civil Rights in the Response to H1N1 Influenza (May 11, 2009)
Justice Department Sues Nobel Learning Communities Inc. for Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities (April 28, 2009)
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination by the City of Baltimore, Maryland (April 24, 2009)
Long v. Benson (PDF) (April 2, 2009)
Appellate Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae supporting appellee – re: private right of action under title II to obtain integrated community-based services under Olmstead
Arizona v. Harkins Amusement Enterprises, Inc. (PDF) (February 6, 2009)
Appellate Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae supporting appellants and urging reversal – re: closed captions and video description as auxiliary aids in movie theaters
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
and the ADA: What You Need To Know (new March 25, 2009)
Text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including changes made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-325) (new March 20, 2009)
U.S. Sues Five Manhattan Hotels For Violations Of ADA (PDF) | (HTML)
Federal Agencies Jointly Issue Publications on Making EEO Mediation Accessible to People with Disabilities
Department
of Homeland Security Highlights Policy Initiatives for Inclusion of
People with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness
Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
Americans with Disabilities Act: Information for Law Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act ADA Materials online
Department of Justice Section 508 Home Page
Child Care Centers and the ADA Flyer (HTML format) - Acrobat PDF format
ADA Web Site Archive (updated March 19, 2009)
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