The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions

[摘要] The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides broad nondiscrimination protection for individuals with disabilities in employment, public services, public accommodations and services operated by private entities, transportation, and telecommunications. Enacted in 1990, the ADA is a civil rights statute that has as its purpose “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” It has been the subject of numerous lower court decisions, and the Supreme Court has decided 20 ADA cases, most recently United States v. Georgia. This report examines the Supreme Court decisions on the ADA.

[发布日期] 2007-12-12 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Disabled;Supreme Court;Supreme Court decisions