Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. March 08, Concurrently with the publication of the final rule for title III, the Department is publishing a final rule amending its ADA title II regulation, which covers nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in State and local government services. Janet L. Department of Justice, at β voice or TTY. This is not a toll-free number. You may obtain copies of this rule in large print or on computer disk by calling the ADA Information Line listed above.
The Access Board was established by section of the Rehabilitation Act of The Board consists of 13 public members appointed by the President, the majority of whom must be individuals with disabilities, and the heads of 12 Federal departments and agencies specified by statute, including the heads of the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation DOT.
Originally, the Access Board was established to develop and maintain accessibility guidelines for facilities designed, constructed, altered, or leased with Federal dollars under the Architectural Barriers Act of ABA. On July 26, , President George H. Bush signed into law the ADA, a comprehensive civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability 1.
The ADA broadly protects the rights of individuals with disabilities in employment, access to State and local government services, places of public accommodation, transportation, and other important areas of American life. The ADA also requires newly designed and constructed or altered State and local government facilities, public accommodations, and commercial facilities to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.
Section a of the ADA directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for demand responsive or fixed route systems operated by private entities not primarily engaged in the business of transporting people sections b 2 B and C and for private entities that are primarily engaged in the business of transporting people section See 42 U.
