Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to qualified individuals with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin illegal. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications.

About the ADA

• The ADA contains the following five sections or titles which address different areas of the law:
  • Title I - Employment
  • Title II – State and Local Government (and Public Transportation)
  • Title III - Public Accommodations (and Commercial Facilities)
  • Title IV - Telecommunications
  • Title V - Miscellaneous Provisions
• Your Responsibilities as an Employer
• Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability

Reasonable Accommodations

• Enforcement Guidance
• Flow Chart
• Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disorders

Frequently Asked Questions

• ADA Dictionary
• Myths and Facts about People with Disabilities
• Disability Etiquette
• Questions and Answers
• Guidelines for Terms Referring to People with Disabilities

ADA Toolbox

Check out these helpful links
 

• ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
• Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
• ADA Indiana
• Cornell University ILR School Employment and Disability Institute
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Great Lakes Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTACs)
• Internet Accessibility (Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act)
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
• Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
• Relay Indiana
• Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR)
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
• U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS)