ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation.. As stated in Chapter 2 of the FTA ADA circular, “as a comprehensive civil rights law, the ADA grants the same rights and responsibilities to individuals with disabilities as are available to all individuals. Fundamentally, the overarching requirement of the law is that entities cannot discriminate against individuals with disabilities.”