ADA Resource Repository
The Great Lakes ADA Center disseminates numerous documents produced by various federal agencies and their grantees which explain the rights and responsibilities of individuals and entities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The resources have been arranged into sections by authoring agency and by section of the ADA.
Choose from the menu below to go to the associated section.
- Employment – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- DOJ – General – Department of Justice (DOJ) – General & Miscellaneous
- ADA Technical Assistance – ADA Technical Assistance Materials on CD-ROM
- DOJ – Title II – Department of Justice – Title II
- DOJ – Title III – Department of Justice – Title III
- Architecture – US Access Board – Architectural Accessibility
- Recreation – US Access Board – Recreation Accessibility
- Transportation – U.S. Access Board – Transportation Accessibility
- Transportation (DOT) – Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Communications – Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Education – Department of Education (DOE)
- Labor – Department of Labor
- Factsheets – ADA NATIONAL NETWORK Factsheets
- ADA Tittle I Regulations – Employment published 3/5/11
- How to File a Charge of Employment Discrimination‡
- The ADA Your Employment Rights as an Individual w/Disability
- The ADA: Your Responsibility as an Employer
- The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business 04/04
- Best Practices of Private Sector Employers
- Best Practices for the Employment of People with Disabilities in State Government
- Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Fact Sheet: Job Applicants and the ADA
- Fact Sheet: Obtaining & using Employee Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures
- Fact Sheet: FMLA, ADA & TVII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Fact Sheet on Reasonable Accommodation for Small Employers 3/99
- Fact Sheet: Work at Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation 10/05
- Fact Sheet on the EEOC’s Final Regulations Implementing the ADAAA
- Guidance: Pre-Employment Disability Related Inquires & Medical Exams Guidance
- Guidance: Definition of “Disability”
- Interim Enforcement Guidance on the Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to Disability-based Distinctions in Employer Provided Health Insurance
- Guidance: How to Comply with the ADA: A Guide for Restaurants and Other Food Service Employers 01/11
- Guidance on Worker’s Compensation and the ADA
- Guidance Application for Benefits & Determination of Qualified Individual
- Guidance on the ADA and Psychiatric Disabilities
- Guidance on Non-waivable Employee Rights 06/00
- Guidance on Counting Number of Employees 06/00
- Guidance on Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Employment Agencies
- Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans With Disabilities Act October, revised 2002
- Guidance Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors 06/99
- Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment Of Workers With Caregiving Responsibilities 05/07
- Q & A on Disability Related Inquiries & Medical Exams Guidance
- Q & A for Small Employers on Employer Liability for Harassment by Supervisors 01/10
- Q & A on Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information 11/09
- Q & A on Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Employment Agencies 12/00
- Q & A on Service Retirement Plans 11/95
- Q & A for Parties to Mediation: Mediation and the ADA
- Q & A for Mediation Providers: Mediation and the ADA
- Q & A About the Association Provision of the ADA 02/11
- Q & A About Epilepsy in the Workplace and the ADA 02/11
- Q & A About Diabetes in the Workplace and the ADA 02/11
- Q & A About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA 05/11
- Q & A About Cancer in the Workplace and the ADA 01/11
- Q & A About Blindness and Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the ADA 01/11
- Q & A About Deafness & Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the ADA
- Q & A About Health Care Workers and the ADA 02/11
- Q & A for Small Businesses: The Final Rule Implementing the ADAAA of 2008
- Q & A in the Final Rule Implementing the ADAAA of 2008
- Q & A Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination
- ADA: Applying Performance and Conduct Standards to Employees with Disabilities 01/11
- Reasonable Accommodations for Attorneys with Disabilities 02/11
- Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities and ADA: A Guide for Employers 03/11
- Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA 03/11
- Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the ADA 10/09
- Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990, As Amended 03/09
- ADA Information Services
- ADA Designated Investigative Agencies
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws ‡
- 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
- Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
- ADA 2010 Revised Requirements: Effective Date – Compliance Date
- Appendix B: Analysis and Commentary on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design 07/10
- Fact Sheet. Adoption of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design 08/10
- Title II Complaint Form ‡
- Access for 911 and Telephone Emergency Services
- Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites
- The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems
- ADA Guide for Small Towns
- ADA Checklist for Polling Places
- ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
- ADA/Section 504 Design Guide: Accessible Cells in Correctional Facilities
- Commonly Asked Questions about Title II of the ADA ‡
- Commonly Asked Questions About the ADA and Law Enforcement
- Q & A: The ADA & Hiring Police Officers
- Project Civic Access/ Cities and Counties: First Steps Toward Solving Common ADA Problems
- Communicating with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers
- Model Policy for Law Enforcement on Communicating with People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
- ADA Title II Regulations (Revised 2010)
- ADA Update:A Primer for State and Local Governments
- Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA
- ADA Title III Regulations – Public Accommodations – includes ADAAG (1991)
- How to file a Title III Complaint ‡
- Assistance at Self-Serve Gas Stations – TA Sheet 05/99
- Commonly Asked Questions about childcare Centers and the ADA
- Accessible Stadiums
- ADA Checklist for New Lodging Facilities
- ADA Guide for Places of Lodging: Serving Guests who are Blind or Who Have Low Vision
- Five Steps to Make New Lodging Facilities Comply With the ADA ‘99
- ADA Compliance Brief: Restriping Parking Spaces – 2010 Standards
- ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters 07/07
- Q & A: The ADA & Persons with HIV/AIDS ‡
- Q & A: The ADA and the Rights of Persons with HIV/AIDS to Obtain Occupational Training and State Licensing
- ADA Title III Regulations (Revised 2010)
- ADA Business Brief: Assistance at Gas Stations
- ADA Business Brief: Restriping Parking Lots
- ADA Business Brief: Communicating with Guests who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and other Places of Transient Lodging
- ADA Business Brief: Communicating with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings
- Expanding Your Market: Customers with Disabilities Mean Business
- Expanding Your Market: Accessibility Benefits Older Adult Customers
- Expanding Your Market: Accessible Customer Service Practices for Hotel and Lodging Guests with Disabilities
- Expanding Your Market: Building a Diverse Customer Base
- Expanding Your Market: Gathering Input from Customers with Disabilities
- Expanding Your Market: Maintaining Accessibility in Museums
- Expanding Your Market: Accessible Information Exchange: Meeting on a Level Playing Field
- Expanding Your Market: Maintaining Accessible Features in Retail Establishments
- Expanding your market: Tax Incentives for Businesses
- ADA Update: A Primer for Small Businesses
- Revised ADA Requirements: Ticket Sales
- Revised ADA Requirements: Service Animals
- *ADAAG Checklist for New Construction
- *Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Area’s/Proposed 9/99
- *Pedestrian Access to Modern Roundabouts: Design and Operational Issues for Pedestrians who are blind.
- *Accessible Rights of Way Design Guide (11/99)
- *Technical Assistance Bulletin #7 – Access to Telecommunications
- *Technical Assistance Bulletin #9A – Assistive Listening Systems for Consumers
- *Technical Assistance Bulletin #9B – Assistive Listening Systems for Installers
- *Technical Assistance Bulletin #9C – Assistive Listening Systems for Providers
- TA Guide: Accessible Swimming Pools and Spas
- TA Guide: Accessible Amusement Rides
- TA Guide: Accessible Fishing Piers
- TA Guide: Accessible Boating Facilities
- TA Guide: Accessible Sports Facilities
- TA Guide: Golf Courses
- TA Guide: Miniature Golf
- Automated Guide-way Transit (AGT) Systems Technical Assistance Manual 01/92
- Buses, Vans and Systems Technical Assistance Manual
- Commuter Rail Cars and Systems Technical Assistance Manual
- High-Speed Railcars and Systems Technical Assistance Manual
- Inter-city Rail Cars and Systems Technical Assistance Manual
- Light Rail Vehicles and Systems Technical Assistance Manual
- Over-the-Road Buses and Systems Technical Assistance Manual
- Rapid Rail Vehicles and Systems Technical Assistance Manual
- Trams, Similar Vehicles and Systems Technical Assistance Manual
- ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation – Frequently Asked Questions
- ADA Transportation Regulations – DOT Guidelines for Transportation
- Disability Law Guidance – Full Length, Level Boarding Platforms in New Commuter and Intercity Rail Stations
- Disability Law Guidance – Paratransit Requirements for §5311-Funded Fixed-Route Service Operated by Private Entities
- Disability Law Guidance – Origin to Destination Service
- DOT Disability Law Guidance – Use of Segways on Transportation Vehicles
- You Can Really Go Places – Your Transportation Rights Under the ADA
- New Horizons – Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability
- FTA Complaint Form
- Vehicle standards
- ADA Title IV Regulations – Telecommunications
- Consumer’s Guide to Relay Services
- How to File a Discrimination Complaint (Office of Civil Rights)
- Section 504 of the Rehab Act – 5/9/80
- Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights
- Auxiliary Aids & Services for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities
- Disability Employment 101/Learn How to Tap Your Hire Potential
- Family Medical Leave Act of 1993
- Effective Emergency Preparedness Planning: Addressing the Needs of Employees with Disabilities
- Employers and the ADA: Myths and Facts
- Employment Laws: Disability and Discrimination
- Opening Doors to All Candidates: Tips for Ensuring Access for Applicants with Disabilities
- Employment Laws: Medical & Disability-Related Leave
- Employment Laws: Overview & Resources for Employers
- Maximizing Productivity: Accommodations for Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities
- Survey of Employer Perspectives on the Employment of People with Disabilities Technical Report 11/2008
- Overview of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design
- The ADA National Network Disability Law Handbook
- The Americans with Disabilities Act Questions and Answers
- Understanding Disability Statistics
- Aging and the ADA
- Including Older People With Disabilities
- Know Your Rights! The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) & Older People
- Age, Hearing Loss, and Communication: What Are My Rights?
- Effective Communication
- Research Brief: Digital Access and Title III of the ADA
- Disability Rights Laws in Public Primary and Secondary Education: How Do They Relate?
- Exams and Courses
- Postsecondary Institutions and Students With Disabilities
- Bedside Emergency Supply Kit Checklist
- Emergency Power Planning for People Who Use Electricity and Battery-Dependent Assistive Technology and Medical Devices
- Emergency Supply Kits
- Fire Alarm Systems
- Legal Brief: Protection From Retaliation and Interference in Employment Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Title I
- Legal Brief: Revisiting Disability-Related-Inquiries and Medical Examinations Under Title I of the ADA
- Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace and the ADA
- Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace
- Research Brief: Mental Health, Employment, and the ADA
- Research Brief: Workplace Culture and the ADA
- Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act Rules
- Sources for Employment and Disability Data
- The ADA, Addiction, Recovery, and Employment
- Work-Leave, the ADA, and the FMLA
- Workplace Culture and the ADA
- A Planning Guide for Making Temporary Events Accessible to People With Disabilities
- Accessible Parking
- Adjusting Doors for Access
- Opening Doors To Everyone
- Accessibility at Drive-Thru Medical Sites
- Accessible Health Care
- Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
- Accessible Medical Examination Tables and Chairs
- Health Care Access and the ADA
- Health Care and the Americans With Disabilities Act
- Healthcare and Face Coverings: Reducing Communication Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients
- Research Brief: Health Care Access and the ADA
- Accessible Lodging
- Customer Service for Business
- Food Service: Accommodating Diners with Disabilities
- Ticketing
- Detention & Correctional Facilities
- Parents With Disabilities in Child Welfare Agencies and Courts
- Private Clubs Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
- Religious Entities Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
- Research Brief: Experience of Discrimination and the ADA
- The ADA, Addiction and Recovery
- The Americans With Disabilities Act, Addiction and Recovery for State & Local Governments
- Wheelchairs and Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices
- ADA Quick Tips – Customer Service for Front Line Staff
- ADA Quick Tips – Sign Language Interpreters
- ADA Quick Tips – Tax Incentives
- The ADA and Caregivers: Frequently Asked Questions
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) Title 1
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
Department of Justice (DOJ) – General & Miscellaneous
(Available on-line at www.ada.gov)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
ADA Technical Assistance Materials on CD-ROM
(Title II and III)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
Department of Justice – Title II
( Available on-line at www.ada.gov)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
Department of Justice – Title III
( Available on-line at ww.ada.gov)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
US Access Board – Architectural Accessibility
(Available on-line at www.access-board.gov) the CHAPTERS
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
US Access Board – Recreation Accessibility
(Available on-line at www.access-board.gov)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
U.S. Access Board – Transportation Accessibility
(Available on-line at www.access-board.gov)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
Department of Transportation (DOT)
(Available on-line at www.dot.gov/accessibility/)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
( Available on-line at www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
Department of Education (DOE)
( Available on-line at www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/disabilityresources.html)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |
Department of Labor
( Available on-line at www.dol.gov/odep)
| Employment | DOJ – General | ADA Technical Assistance | DOJ – Title II | DOJ – Title III | Architecture | Recreation | Transportation | Transportation (DOT) | Communications | Education | Labor | Factsheets |