The Americans with Disabilities Act and Emergency Preparedness and Response

Jones, Nancy Lee

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Disabled;    Disaster relief;    Emergency management;    Civil defense;   

RP-ID  :  RS22254
RP-ID  :  RS22254_2010Jan05

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which provides broad nondiscrimination protection for individuals with disabilities in employment, public services, and public accommodations and services operated by private entities. Although the ADA does not include provisions specifically discussing its application to disasters, its nondiscrimination provisions are applicable to emergency preparedness and responses to disasters.