Legal Resources - Disability Rights

The ADA: For More Information

For more specific information about ADA requirements affecting employment contact:

Office on the Americans with Disabilities Act

Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 66118
Washington, D.C. 20035-6118
(202) 514-0301 (Voice)
(202) 514-0383 (TDD)

For more specific information about ADA requirements affecting employment contact:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1801 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20507
(800) 669-4000 (Voice), (800) 669-6820 (TDD)
(202) 663-4900 (Voice - for 202 Area Code)
(202) 663-4494 (TDD - for 202 Area Code)

For more specific information about requirements for accessible design in new construction and alterations contact:

Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board 1111 18th Street, NW Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036
800-USA-ABLE
800-USA-ABLE (TDD)

For more specific information about ADA requirements affecting transportation contact:

Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-9305
(202) 755-7687 (TDD)

For more specific information about ADA requirements for telecommunications contact:

Federal Communications Commission
1919 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20554
(202) 634-1837
(202) 632-1836 (TDD)

Text of the Laws Enforced by the EEOC in PDF Format:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (pdf)
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) (pdf)
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505 (pdf)
Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
Civil Rights Act of 1991 (pdf)