U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act

By Bree Walker

U.S. Department of Justice

Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA HOME PAGE

What’s New to ADA.gov
(Updated July 26, 2010)

Revised ADA Regulations Implementing Title II and Title III
(New July 26, 2010)

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (New July 23, 2010)
Accessibility of Web Information and Services Provided by Entities Covered by the ADA
Movie Captioning and Video Description
Accessibility of Next Generation 9-1-1
Equipment and Furniture

View Via On-Demand Accessible Video on ADA.gov:

Department of Justice Civil Rights Division’s
Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Friday, July 23, 2010

with Attorney General Eric Holder, former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, former Congressman Tony Coelho, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez, and presentations by ADA experts who played significant roles in the development and passage of the ADA in 1990.

Relive History: The Signing of the ADA, July 26, 1990

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