Publications

Last Updated March 8, 2018

Resources on the ADA and related disability laws.

ADA Accessibility Guidelines & Standards: Guides and Standards

1991 ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
2010 Standards for Accessible Design
Uniform Accessibility Standards (UFAS)

General ADA Information

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
How to File an ADA Complaint with the U.S. Dept. of Justice

Title II-State & Local Governments: Emergency Preparedness

Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services (PDF)
An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities. (html)
An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities (PDF)

Information Technology

Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities (HTML)
Video on Web Accessibility from W3C

Title II-State & Local Governments: General/Rights & Responsibilities

Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities (PDF)
ADA Guide for Small Towns (PDF)
ADA Guide for Small Towns.(HTML)
The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems (PDF)

Specific Topics: Parking

Accessible Parking Video Fact Sheet
Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
Re-striping Parking Lots (HTML)
Re-striping Parking Lots (PDF)

Title II-State & Local Governments: Other

Accessible Stadiums (PDF)
The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems (HTML)

Title II-State & Local Governments: Voting

ADA Checklist for Polling Places (pdf)
ADA Checklist for Polling Places (htm)

Title III-Business/Goods & Services: Small Business

ADA Guide for Small Businesses (HTML)
ADA Guide for Small Businesses (PDF)
ADA Tax Incentives Businesses

ADA Now: Accessible Voting Screen Reader Friendly Version
Advice for Air Passengers with Service Animals
Air Carriers Access Act: Quick Summary
Fly-Rights: A Consumer Guide to Air Travel

Title III-Business/Goods & Services: Hotel/Lodging

Americans with Disabilities Act Checklist for New Lodging Facilities
Communicating with Guests Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and Other Places of Transient Lodging (HTML)
Five Steps To Make New Lodging Facilities Comply (HTML)
Five Steps To Make New Lodging Facilities Comply (PDF)
Serving Lodging Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision (HTML)
Serving Lodging Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision (PDF)

Title I-Employment: Supervision

Applying Performance and Conduct Standards to Employees with Disabilities
Questions and Answers for Small Businesses: the Final Rule Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Title III-Business/Goods & Services: Other

Assistance at Gas Stations (HTML)
Assistance at Gas Stations (PDF)

ADA Accessibility Guidelines & Standards: Other

Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations (PDF)
Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations.(HTML)

Specific Topics: Child Care

Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the ADA

Title III-Business/Goods & Services: Health Care

Communicating with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings (HTML)

Title II-State & Local Governments: Law Enforcement

Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers (HTML)
Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers (PDF)
Model Policy for Law Enforcement on Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The ADA & Hiring Police Officers (HTML)
The ADA & Hiring Police Officers (PDF)

Title I-Employment: Veterans’ and Employment

Preparing Your Workplace to Welcome Returning Veterans and Service Members

Specific Topics: Service Dogs

Is a Miniature Horse a Service Animal? (PDF)
Service Animal Training PowerPoint
Service Animals (HTML)

ADA Accessibility Guidelines & Standards: Recreation

Outdoor Developed Areas
Summary of Play Areas Guidelines

ADA Accessibility Guidelines & Standards: Public Rights of Way

Public Rights-of-Way

Title I-Employment: Reasonable Accommodation

Questions and Answers about Cancer in the Workplace and the ADA
Questions and Answers about Diabetes in the Workplace and the ADA
Questions and Answers about Epilepsy in the Workplace and the ADA
Questions and Answers about Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA