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Guidance & Resource Materials
Information for people with disabilities, state and local governments, and businesses
A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
This document contains information for people with disabilities seeking employment. It provides a general explanation of the employment provisions of the ADA and how to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
ADA Business Brief: Communicating with Guests who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and Other Places of Transient Lodging
A publication within the Business Brief series explains specific ADA issues designed to be printed and distributed to hotel employees.
ADA Business Brief: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings
A publication within the Business Brief series explains methods and requirements for effective communication in a hospital setting.
ADA Business Brief: Assistance at Gas Stations
A publication within the Business Brief series explaining methods and requirements of providing effective communication at a gas station.
ADA Checklist for Polling Places
This document discusses polling place accessibility with a focus on the areas of a facility that may be used on Election Day. It also includes a list of the tools election officials will need to use the Checklist, as well as other helpful tips.
ADA Compliance Brief: Restriping Parking Spaces
Information about the features of accessible car and van parking spaces and how many accessible spaces are required when parking facilities are restriped.
ADA Guide for Places of Lodging: Serving Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision
A publication explaining what hotels, motels, and other places of transient lodging can do to accommodate guests who are blind or have low vision.
ADA Requirements: Testing Accommodations
This document provides technical assistance on testing accommodations for individuals with disabilities who take standardized exams and other high-stakes tests.
ADA Requirements: Accessible Pools Means of Entry and Exit
This guidance is designed to help Title II and Title III entities understand how new ADA requirements for swimming pools apply to them.
ADA Requirements: Effective Communication
This publication is designed to help Title II and Title III entities understand how the rules for effective communication apply to them.
ADA Requirements: Service Animals
This publication guides the term “service animal” and the service animal provisions in the Department’s regulations.
ADA Requirements: Ticket Sales
Guidance on nondiscrimination requirements that apply to selling tickets for assigned seats at concerts, plays, and sporting events.
ADA Requirements: Wheelchairs, Mobility Aids, and Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices
Guidance on the rules for power-driven mobility devices for State and local governments, businesses, and non-profit organizations that serve the public.
ADA Title III Technical Assistance Manual
This document explains what businesses and non-profit agencies must do to ensure access to their goods, services, and facilities.
ADA Update: A Primer for Small Business
This document provides general guidance to assist small businesses in understanding and complying with the ADA’s requirements.
ADA Update: A Primer for State and Local Governments
This document provides general guidance to assist State and local governments in understanding and complying with the ADA’s requirements.
ADA/Section 504 Design Guide: Accessible Cells in Correctional Facilities
A publication guiding on preventing discrimination against inmates with mobility disabilities through the design of accessible cells in State and local correctional facilities. (2004)
ADA: Know Your Rights – Returning Service Members with Disabilities
This publication is designed to provide military service members who have been seriously wounded while serving with a basic understanding of their rights under the ADA and where to turn for additional information and assistance.
Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services
A publication explaining the requirements for direct, equal access to 9-1-1 for persons who use teletypewriters (TTYs).
Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities
This document provides guidance for medical care providers on the requirements of the ADA in medical settings concerning people with mobility disabilities.
Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
A publication guiding making State and local government websites accessible
Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Government Entities: A Small Entity Compliance Guide
The guide will help small state and local governments understand the web rule’s requirements for making sure their web content and mobile apps are accessible.
Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Disability Discrimination in Hiring
This guidance explains how algorithms and artificial intelligence can lead to disability discrimination in hiring.
Ballot Drop Box Accessibility
This publication includes a survey to guide election officials in evaluating the accessibility of ballot drop boxes used or being considered for use in elections and is a companion piece to the ADA Checklist for Polling Places.
COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act —view information about strategies and medical setting visitor policies.
Commonly Asked Questions About the ADA and Law Enforcement
This publication is designed to answer questions and offer common sense suggestions to assist law enforcement agencies in complying with the ADA.
Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
This publication explains how the requirements of the ADA apply to childcare centers.
Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers
This document guides both persons with disabilities and law enforcement agencies regarding their rights and responsibilities under the ADA.
Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments
The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 20, 2023, explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to add more specific requirements about web and mobile application accessibility. This fact sheet gives a plain language summary of the technical standards that state and local governments would have to follow to meet their existing obligations under Title II of the ADA.
Fact Sheet: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Medical Diagnostic Equipment
The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to lay out specific requirements for the accessibility of Medical Diagnostic Equipment (MDE).
Fact Sheet: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities
The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 20, 2023, explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to add more specific requirements about web and mobile application accessibility. This fact sheet gives a plain language summary of the technical standards that state and local governments would have to follow to meet their existing obligations under Title II of the ADA.
Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA
This document provides guidance and answers about the ADA’s service animal provisions.
Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth – Federal Protections to Ensure Accessibility to People with Disabilities and Limited English-Proficient Persons
This guidance explains how various federal laws require making telehealth accessible to people with disabilities and limited English proficient persons.
Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA
Guidance on how state and local governments and businesses open to the public can make sure their websites are in line with the ADA’s requirements.
Guide to Disability Rights Laws
A brief overview of ten Federal laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities and the Federal agencies to contact for more information.
Model Policy for Law Enforcement on Communicating with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This document serves as a model for law enforcement agencies when adopting a policy on effective communication with people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Courts under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Jointly issued technical assistance from the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and Administration for Children and Families to help child welfare agencies and family courts understand their obligations under Federal law to ensure that parents and prospective parents with disabilities receive equal treatment and equal access to parenting opportunities.
Questions and Answers on the Application of the ADA’s Integration Mandate and Olmstead v. L.C. to Employment and Day Services for People with Disabilities
This document discusses and explains the requirements of the ADA’s integration mandate and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring, 527 U.S. 581 (1999), as applied to segregated employment settings and facility-based day programs. In addition, this document provides a link to the Department’s Federal Register notice, which provides more information about this guidance.
Questions and Answers: The ADA and Hiring Police Officers
This document features questions and answers raised by police departments regarding officers’ rights related to hiring officers under the ADA.
Questions and Answers: Accessibility Requirements for Existing Swimming Pools at Hotels and Other Public Accommodations
This document provides answers to some common questions regarding requirements in the 2010 regulations and Standards as they apply to public accommodations with existing pools.
Solutions for Five Common ADA Access Problems at Polling Places
This document discusses physical barriers to access to voters with disabilities in five commonly found areas at polling places and offers solutions for addressing them.
Statement of the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C.
This technical assistance guide is created to assist individuals in understanding their rights and public entities in understanding their obligations under the ADA and Olmstead.
The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems
This document outlines common problems shared by city governments of all sizes provides examples of common deficiencies and explains how these problems affect persons with disabilities.
The ADA and Opioid Use Disorder: Combating Discrimination Against People in Treatment or Recovery
Information about how the ADA can protect individuals with OUD from discrimination — an important part of combating the opioid epidemic.
The Americans with Disabilities Act and Other Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities
This document guides how the ADA and other Federal laws protect the rights of voters with disabilities.
