Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) / 1990

The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Its overall purpose is to make American Society more accessible to people with disabilities. In 2008, the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) was passed. Its purpose is to broaden the definition of disability, which had been narrowed by U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

The ADA is devided into 5 titles:

• Employment (Title I) ... 
• Public Services (Title II) ... 
• Public Accommodations (Title III) ... 
• Telecommunications (Title IV) ... 
• Miscellaneous (Title V) ...