NCJ Number
158597
Date Published
1995
Length
154 pages
Annotation
Laws on disability-related discrimination have matured greatly in the past few years, particularly the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and this handbook contains reference materials pertinent to interpreting nondiscrimination requirements of the ADA.
Abstract
The ADA has five titles: (1) private employment discrimination; (2) provision of programs and services by State and local governments; (3) provision of services by public accommodations and commercial facilities such as restaurants, hotels, and grocery stores; (4) telecommunications relay services for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals and closed captioning of public service announcements; and (5) miscellaneous provisions, including special rules for insurance providers. The ADA requires various Federal agencies to issue guidelines and regulations, including the Equal Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Transportation. The handbook contains guidelines on statutory language, rules, and regulations that are relevant in interpreting the ADA. As such, the handbook provides statutory and regulatory information that should be useful in evaluating a discrimination claim by a disabled individual. 1 table