Question

Explain specific details about the Americans with Disabilities Act. Be sure to research how ADA defines a disability.

Answer 1

Explain specific details about the Americans with Disabilities Act. Be sure to research how ADA defines a disability.

• It is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush
• ADA enables enjoying employment opportunities, to purchase goods and services, and to participate in State and local government programs and services
• ADA defines disability as-
  • ADA disabilities include both mental and physical medical conditions impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
  • a person who has a history or record of such an impairment
  • a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment
  • The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.

• The ADA has five titles:

  • Employment [Title I]
  • State and local government [Title II]
  • Public accommodations (private businesses) [Title III]
  • Telecommunications [Title IV]
  • Transportation and miscellaneous provisions [Title V]