Does American with disabilities Act?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services.
How to ask questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act?
This booklet is designed to provide answers to some of the most often asked questions about the ADA. For answers to additional ADA questions, call the ADA National Network at 800-949-4232 (V/TTY).
When did the Americans with Disabilities Act come out?
The information in this booklet has been adapted from “The Americans with Disabilities Act Questions and Answers” document produced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, October 2008 version.
What does qualified mean under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Yes. The [&ADA&] defines qualified to mean a person who meets legitimate skill, experience, education, or other requirements of an employment position that s/he holds or seeks, and who can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
What does the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) do?
The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion.
This booklet is designed to provide answers to some of the most often asked questions about the ADA. For answers to additional ADA questions, call the ADA National Network at 800-949-4232 (V/TTY).
The information in this booklet has been adapted from “The Americans with Disabilities Act Questions and Answers” document produced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, October 2008 version.
The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion.
Yes. The [&ADA&] defines qualified to mean a person who meets legitimate skill, experience, education, or other requirements of an employment position that s/he holds or seeks, and who can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.