The Air Carrier Access Act is the Federal law that protects the rights of people with disabilities in air travel. For information or to file a complaint, contact the U.S....
The Architectural Barriers Act requires facilities constructed or altered by or on behalf of federal agencies to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.3 See...
Guidance on Use of the International Symbol of Accessibility Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act March 27, 2017 The U.S....
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CHILD CARE CENTERS AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT...
The Amendments Act amends only the ADA and, through a conforming amendment, Section 504....
The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) authorizes the U.S....
Section 4203 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub....
What standards must Federal agencies meet in providing architectural and interior design services?...
Background On February 8, 1996, the President signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996....
As a Federal member of the Access Board, the Attorney General’s representative voted to approve the revised guidelines....
1.1 "ADA" shall mean and refer to the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq....
Since the 1968 passage of ABA, facilities designed, built, altered, bought, rented, or leased by, for, or on behalf of a Federal agency have been required to be accessible....
Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) saying these words, “Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.”1 One of the most important civil rights...
Scanlon by establishing that states may not be immune from alleged Section 504 violations filed in federal court. And the Air Carriers Access Act overturned U.S....
This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities....
The guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications Act as set forth in 255 Chapters 1 and 2 (36 CFR part 1194, Appendix...
The guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications Act as set forth in 255 Chapters 1 and 2 (36 CFR Part 1194, Appendix...
ETA Editor's Note: Footnote (67) references the question above. (67) 67. For more detailed information on issues raised by the interplay between these statutes, refer...
To minimize compliance burdens on entities subject to more than one legal standard, these design standards have been harmonized with the Federal standards implementing the Architectural...
Discrimination by air carriers in areas other than employment is not covered by the ADA, but rather, by the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA)....
Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 15 is the 1994 U.S....
The Air Carrier Access Act prohibits discrimination in air transportation by domestic and foreign air carriers against qualified individuals with physical or mental impairments....