Knowra Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 A United States civil rights law that prohibits disability discrimination in employment, government services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
Disability : A physical or mental condition or limitation that affects a person's activities or participation in society. The law protects people who meet its statutory definition of disability.
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act : The ADA provision prohibiting disability discrimination in employment. It governs hiring, workplace accommodations, and other employment practices.
Disability rights movement : A social and political movement seeking equal rights, access, and participation for people with disabilities. Activists built the pressure and coalition that made comprehensive legislation possible.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines : International technical guidelines for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities. They are widely used to assess digital accessibility, though the ADA does not itself name them.
Disability discrimination : Unfavorable treatment or exclusion based on disability, including failures to provide required access or accommodation. The ADA made specified forms of disability discrimination unlawful across major areas of public life.
Reasonable Accommodation : A change to a job, workplace, or process that enables a qualified person with a disability to participate. Employers may need to provide accommodations unless doing so causes undue hardship.
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act : The ADA provision prohibiting disability discrimination by state and local governments. It covers public services, programs, and activities, including public transit.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 : A United States law addressing disability discrimination in federally funded programs and federal employment. Section 504 established an earlier federal nondiscrimination model that influenced the ADA.
Accessible transportation : Transportation designed and operated so people with disabilities can use it independently and safely. ADA requirements apply to public transit and many transportation services.
Olmstead v. L.C. : A 1999 United States Supreme Court decision holding that unjustified institutionalization can violate the ADA. It applied the law's integration mandate to publicly funded mental-health services.
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