Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 Clause

• Category: Leases - Contracts
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-CL-515-1
• Format: Word; Rich Text

Description

Examples of clauses stating the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 for the record. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and access to state and local government programs and services. The ADA also provides for reasonable modifications to those activities to ensure that people with disabilities can participate. There are five main components to the ADA: Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title V. Title I of the ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of employment, including job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all programs, services, and activities provided by state and local governments, including public education, health services, transportation, and other services. Title III of the ADA requires places of public accommodation, such as restaurants, movie theaters, stores, and hotels, to make reasonable modifications to their policies, practices, and procedures to accommodate people with disabilities. Title IV of the ADA requires telephone and internet companies to provide communication services (like closed captioning) to people with hearing, speech, and vision disabilities. Title V of the ADA includes miscellaneous provisions, such as a prohibition on retaliation and coercion, and a requirement that the government provide technical assistance to help people with disabilities understand and exercise their rights under the ADA.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and access to state and local government programs and services. The ADA also provides for reasonable modifications to those activities to ensure that people with disabilities can participate. There are five main components to the ADA: Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title V. Title I of the ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of employment, including job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all programs, services, and activities provided by state and local governments, including public education, health services, transportation, and other services. Title III of the ADA requires places of public accommodation, such as restaurants, movie theaters, stores, and hotels, to make reasonable modifications to their policies, practices, and procedures to accommodate people with disabilities. Title IV of the ADA requires telephone and internet companies to provide communication services (like closed captioning) to people with hearing, speech, and vision disabilities. Title V of the ADA includes miscellaneous provisions, such as a prohibition on retaliation and coercion, and a requirement that the government provide technical assistance to help people with disabilities understand and exercise their rights under the ADA.