Enforcement
The Department of Justice enforces the ADA through lawsuits and settlement agreements to
achieve greater access, inclusion, and equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
achieve greater access, inclusion, and equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
Check Out Cases and Other Enforcement Matters
2021 – Present
Go to our cases page on justice.gov/CRT
2006 – 2020
Go to our cases page on archive.ADA.gov
Enforcing the ADA
Broadly speaking, our ADA cases involve:
- Employment (Title I)
- State and local governments’ services, programs, and activities (Title II)
- Businesses and nonprofits open to the public (Title III)
Our matters are both large and small. For example, we might work on a nationwide case affecting hundreds of people or a case involving one child in one school.
Our matters also cover a range of disability rights issues and contexts, such as:
- Communication with people with disabilities
- Criminal justice
- Education
- Employment
- Health care
- Physical accessibility
- Segregation of people with disabilities (also known as Olmstead work)
- Service animals
- Technology
- Transportation
- Voting
