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General Requirements
- ADA Questions and Answers (HTML) | Q and A (PDF format)
- Title II Highlights (HTML) | Title II Highlights (PDF format)
- Title III Highlights (HTML) | Title III Highlights (PDF format)
- Myths and Facts (HTML) | Myths and Facts (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report from the Department of Justice
- Learn About the ADA in Your Local Library
- ADA Mediation Program (HTML) | ADA Mediation (PDF format)
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (HTML) | Guide to Disability Rights Laws (PDF format)
- A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment (HTML) | A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment (PDF format)
Regulations and Technical Assistance Documents for Businesses and Non-Profit Service Providers
- ADA Regulation for Title III, as printed in the Code of Federal Regulations (7/1/94)
- Title II & III Regulation Amendment Regarding Detectable Warnings, as printed in the Federal Register (11/23/98).
- Title III Technical Assistance Manual (1993) and Yearly Supplements
- Title III Highlights (HTML) | Title III Highlights (PDF format)
- Accessible Stadiums (Text) | Accessible Stadiums (PDF format)
- ADA Guide for Small Businesses (HTML) | ADA Guide for Small Businesses (PDF format)
- ADA-TA: A Technical Assistance Update from the Department of Justice Volume 1: Readily Achievable Barrier Removal and Van-Accessible Parking Spaces (HTML) | ADA-TA Volume 1: Barrier Removal and Van-Accessible Parking (PDF format)
- ADA Tax Incentive Packet for Businesses
- Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations (HTML) | Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations (PDF format)
- ADA Business Brief: Restriping Parking Lots | Acrobat PDF format
- ADA Business Brief: Service Animals | Acrobat PDF format
- ADA Business Brief: Assistance at Gas Stations | Acrobat PDF format
- Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals (HTML) | Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals (PDF format)
- How to File a Title III Complaint (HTML) | How to File a Title III Complaint (PDF format)
- Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS (HTML) | Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS (PDF format)
- Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) | Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF format)
- Assistance at Self-Serve Gas Stations (HTML) | Assistance at Self-Serve Gas Stations (PDF format)
- Common ADA Problems at Newly Constructed Lodging Facilities (HTML) | Common ADA Problems at Newly Constructed Lodging Facilities (PDF format)
- Five Steps To Make New Lodging Facilities Comply With The ADA (HTML) | Five Steps to Make New Lodging Facilities Comply With The ADA (PDF format)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Checklist for New Lodging Facilities (HTML) | Americans with Disabilities Act Checklist for New Lodging Facilities (PDF format)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Guide for Places of Lodging: Serving Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision (HTML) | Americans with Disabilities Act Guide for Places of Lodging: Serving Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision (PDF format)
State and Local Governments --Technical Assistance Manuals and Publications
- ADA Regulation for Title II, as printed in the Federal Register (7/26/91)
- Title II & III Regulation Amendment Regarding Detectable Warnings, as printed in the Federal Register (11/23/98).
- Title II Technical Assistance Manual (1993) and Yearly Supplements.
- Title II Highlights (HTML) | Title II Highlights (PDF format)
- ADA Guide for Small Towns (HTML) | ADA Guide for Small Towns (PDF format)
- The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems (HTML) | The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems (PDF format)
- Accessible Stadiums (Text) | Accessible Stadiums (PDF format)
- ADA-TA: A Technical Assistance Update from the Department of Justice Volume 1: Readily Achievable Barrier Removal and Van-Accessible Parking Spaces (HTML) | ADA-TA Volume 1: Barrier Removal and Van-Accessible Parking (PDF format)
- Commonly Asked Questions About the ADA and Law Enforcement (HTML) | Commonly Asked Questions About the ADA and Law Enforcement (PDF format)
- Questions and Answers: The ADA and Hiring Police Officers
- Commonly Asked Questions About Title II of the ADA (Text) | Commonly Asked Questions About Title II of the ADA (PDF format)
- Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services Under the American with Disabilities Act (HTML) | Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services (PDF format)
- Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS (Text) | Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS (PDF format)
- Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations (HTML) | Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations (PDF format)
- ADA Design Guide 1 - Restriping Parking Lots (HTML) | Restriping Parking Lots (PDF format)
- Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) | Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF format)
- Title II Complaint Form (HTML) | Title II Complaint Form (PDF format)
ADA Standards for Accessible Design
- As published in the Title III regulations (28 CFR Part 36, revised July 1, 1994) issued by the Department of Justice. The ADA Standards for Accessible Design are in Appendix A of the Title III Regulations.
- ADA Standards for Accessible Design (PDF format) with illustrations
- ADA Standards for Accessible Design (HTML)
Status Reports
- View the latest Status Reports on the ADA Home Page.
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, July - September 2002 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, July - September 2002 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April - June 2002 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April - June 2002 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, January - March 2002 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, January - March 2002 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, October - December 2001 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, October - December 2001 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, July - September 2001 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, July - September 2001 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April - June 2001 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April - June 2001 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report from the Department of Justice - January - March 2001 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report from the Department of Justice - January - March 2001 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report from the Department of Justice - October - December 2000 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report from the Department of Justice - October - December 2000 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report from the Department of Justice - April - September 2000 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report from the Department of Justice - April - September 2000 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: Looking Back on a Decade of Progress - July 2000 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: Looking Back on a Decade of Progress - July 2000 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, January - March 2000 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, January - March 2000 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, October - December 1999 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, October - December 1999 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, July - September 1999 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, July - September 1999 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, April - June 1999 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, April - June 1999 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, January - March 1999 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, January - March 1999 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, October - December 1998 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, October - December 1998 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, July - September 1998 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, July - September 1998 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, April - June, 1998 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, April - June 1998 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, January - March, 1998 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, January - March, 1998 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, October - December 1997 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, October - December 1997 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, July - September 1997 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, July - September 1997 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, April-June 1997 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April-June 1997 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, January - March 1997 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, January-March 1997 (PDF format)
- Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report, October - December 1996 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report July - Sept 1996 (HTML)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April-June 1996 (Text)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, October 1995-March 1996 (Text)
- Enforcing the ADA, Fifth Anniversary Status Report (Text)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April-September 1995 (Text)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, January-March 1995 (Text)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, October-December 1994 (Text)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, July-September 1994 (Text)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April-June 1994 (Text)
- Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report, April 1994 (Text)
ADA Law
Resources
- ADA Information Services
- ADA Information Line. ADA specialists are available Monday through Friday from 9:30 AM until 5:30 PM (eastern time) except on Thursday when the hours are 12:30 PM until 5:30 PM. Spanish language service is also available.
For general ADA information, answers to specific technical questions, free ADA materials, to order fax documents, or information about filing a complaint, call:
800 - 514 - 0301 (voice) | 800 - 514 - 0383 (TTY)
- ADA Home Page The ADA Home Page is operated by the Department of Justice on the Internet's World Wide Web (www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm).
Updates
- New items to the website are posted at www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/new.htm and the index page at www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/index.htm.
Disability Rights
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Produced January 2003