The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Proposed Regulations

Jones, Nancy Lee

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Disabled;    Discrimination against the disabled;    Architecture and the disabled;   

RP-ID  :  RS22930
RP-ID  :  RS22930_2009Jan06

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has often been described as the most sweepingnondiscrimination legislation since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As stated in the act, its purposeis “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discriminationagainst individuals with disabilities.” This report discusses recently proposed regulations that would adopt accessibility standards consistent with the minimum guidelines and requirements issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.