Americans with Disabilities Act
Employment
The ADA prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability in employment and includes specific features related to reasonable accommodation, qualification standards and other labor-management issues.
"No covered entity shall discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment."
Public Services
The ADA addresses services and activities of State and local governments including actions applicable to public transportation provided by public entities. Transportation provisions of the Act are intended to improve access in equipment (buses, rail coaches), facilities and demand-response systems. Some of these requirements include: the purchase of new accessible public transportation equipment, special transportation services that are comparable to fixed-route services, modification of key existing facilities to assure access, and inter-city and commuter-rail accessibility improvements.
"No qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination by a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or a local government."
Public Accommodations
The ADA addresses public accommodations and businesses and services operated by private entities. Privately owned transportation is also included. Specific features of the Act vary from section to section laying out how equal access is to be achieved by particular entities.
"No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and quality enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation."
Telecommunications
The ADA mandates that telecommunications relay services be offered by private companies and includes services operated by States.
"...shall ensure that interstate and intrastate telecommunications relay services are available...to hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals in the United States."
Miscellaneous Provisions
Various explanations, exemptions, directives and mandated studies are also detailed in the Act.
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