Helping State and Local Governments Comply with the ADA: An Assessment of how the United States Department of Justice is Enforcing Title II, Subpart A, of the Americans with Disabilities Act : a Report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights

United States Commission on Civil Rights

sij 1998. · DIANE Publishing

O ovoj e-knjizi

This report provides the first evaluation of the enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Focuses specifically on the efforts of the Justice Dept. (DOJ) to enforce Title II, Subtitle A, of the ADA, which prohibits discrimination based on disability by public entities such as State and local governments. It evaluates DOJs regulations and policies clarifying the language of the statute; processing of complaints of discrimination based on disability; litigation; and outreach, education, and technical assistance efforts relating to the act. Assesses DOJ's effectiveness as coordinator of the ADA enforcement efforts of 7 other Federal agencies.