American with Disabilities Act

Enacted in 1990, the ADA is a federal civil rights law that protects the disabled. The law protects the disabled in the areas of employment, government programs, and access to businesses, housing, transportation, and telecommunications. Title I - EmploymentApplicabilityTitle I applies to employers with 15 or more employees and covers the areas of recruiting, hiring, promotion, training, payment, and other employment privileges. Title I restricts what questions a potential employer may ask of a disabled individual and governs the right of a disabled employee to seek a reasonable accommodation of his disability if no undue hardship would result. Read more