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DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center

800-949-4232 (V/TTY)


 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Overview

The ADA, Passed in 1990, is a comprehensive federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The ADA defines a disability as:

A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (i.e. working, talking, hearing, seeing, caring for one's self)

Or having a record of such an impairment;

Or being regarded by others as having an impairment such as individuals with severe facial scarring.

There are five Titles within the ADA that cover:

For more information contact the DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center at 800-949-4232.

Last Updated on: Tue Feb 23, 2010