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Amendment of Title II and Title III Regulations: Extension of Compliance Date for Existing Pools (new May 21, 2012)

Questions and Answers: Accessibility Requirements for Existing Swimming Pools at Hotels and Other Public Accommodations (HTML) | (PDF) (new May 24, 2012)

Updated Document -- ADA Requirements: Accessible Pools - Means of Entry and Exit (HTML) | (PDF) (updated 5/24/2012)

Re-Broadcast of May 2012 Webinars - Accessible Pools: Means of Entry and Exit (updated November 20, 2012)
Existing Pools under Titles II and III under the ADA

Revised ADA Regulations Implementing Title II and Title III (updated April 1, 2011)
(Published in the Federal Register, September 15, 2010, and taking effect on March 15, 2011)

2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (New November 15, 2010)
Compliance with the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design is permitted as of September 15, 2010, but not required until March 15, 2012.

ADA Update: A Primer for Small Business (HTML) | (PDF) (Updated March 16, 2011)

2010 Revised ADA Requirements:Ticket Sales(HTML) | (PDF) (New 7/7/2011)

2010 Revised ADA Requirements:Service Animals (HTML) | (PDF) (New 7/6/2011)

Revised ADA Requirements: Effective Date and Compliance Date (New February 16, 2011)

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Updated December 7, 2010)
Accessibility of Web Information and Services Provided by Entities Covered by the ADA
Movie Captioning and Video Description
Accessibility of Next Generation 9-1-1
Equipment and Furniture

U.S. Attorney Program for ADA Enforcement
Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative
(Updated February 12, 2013)

ada.gov/AIDS: Fighting Discrimination Against People with HIV/AIDS
(updated February 12, 2013)

Olmstead: Community Integration for Everyone
The Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Olmstead v. L.C. June 22, 1999 (updated February 1, 2013)

1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (New November 15, 2010)

Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (New November 15, 2010)

ADA Business Connection Page

Introduction to the ADA

Expanding Your Market...

Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities -- an online ADA course for businesses

Talk to an ADA Specialist

ADA Publications for Businesses

ADA Business Briefs

Project Civic Access (Updated October 16, 2012)

Access for All: Five Years of Progress,
A Report from the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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ADA Information for Law Enforcement

ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters

An ADA Guide for Local Governments:
Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities

My Country: Online DVD/VHS VideoTape Order Form

ADA Checklist for Polling Places

ADA Video Gallery

ADA Information Line

ADA Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials
Unless noted, the ADA publications have not yet been updated to reflect the revisions to the Department's ADA regulations that will take effect on March 15, 2011. 

ADA LEGAL DOCUMENTS

GENERAL ADA PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION

BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MANUALS AND PUBLICATIONS

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS --TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MANUALS AND PUBLICATIONS

Enforcement  (updated February 12, 2013)

Status Reports

ADA Settlements Agreements and Consent Decrees (updated February 12, 2013)

Project Civic Access Agreements  (updated October 16, 2012)

ADA Briefs  (updated January 15, 2013)

TITLE I

TITLE II

TITLE III

  • Department of Fair Employment & Housing v. Law School Admission Counsel, Inc. (LSAC)
  • Madigan v. Illinois High School Association (N.D. Ill.)  
  • National Association of the Deaf, et al. v. Netflix
  • Deanna Jones v. National Conference of Bar Examiners – 5:11-cv-174 (D. Vt. 2011)
  • Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition v. Abercrombie & Fitch
  • Equal Rights Center v. Abercrombie & Fitch
  • Ault v. Walt Disney World Co.
  • United States v. Cinemark
  • SECTION 504

    Department of Justice Press Releases

    How to File Complaints

    Mediation Program

    ADA Litigation Monitoring Program

    ADA Technical Assistance Program

    Certification of State and local Accessibility Requirements  (updated February 16, 2006)

    New or Proposed ADA Regulations

    Proposed ADA Regulations Withdrawn from OMB Review (posted January 26, 2009)

    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Proposal to Revise ADA Regulations under Title II and Title III (updated July 8, 2008)

    Public Hearing Held in Washington, DC on July 15, 2008

    Transcript of Public Hearing

    Notice of Public Hearing on Proposals to Amend Regulations under Titles II and III of the ADA | Meeting Logistics (updated July 3, 2008)

    Notice of Public Hearing on Proposal to Amend Regulations Under Title II and Title III of the ADA -- Federal Register version

    Aviso del Diario Oficial de la Federación para una Audiencia Públia sobre las Reglas Propuestas para el ADA
    (Notice of Public Hearing - Spanish)

    Foreign Language Summaries of
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    Notice of Public Hearings (updated 11/1/2010)
    The Department will hold three public hearings on the Advanced Notices of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2010.

    Department of Justice ADA Mediation Program

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