Americans with Disabilities Act

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities. The ADA aims to reduce barriers in employment, public accommodations, public services, transportation, and telecommunications for people with disabilities.

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities. The ADA aims to reduce barriers in employment, public accommodations, public services, transportation, and telecommunications for people with disabilities. People with disabilities may not have equal opportunity in employment because of physical and societal barriers. Title I of the ADA eliminates barriers to equal opportunity in employment and protects people who can prove they have experienced employment discrimination. 

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Disability Rights Oregon Resources

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Other Resources

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Celebrating the ADA Anniversary

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ADA Basics in American Sign Language

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? (1/16)

How does Oregon's anti discrimination law differ from the ADA? (2/16)

Do I have a disability as defined by the ADA? (3/16)

What is the ADA definition of disability? (4/16)

What is a physical or mental impairment? (5/16)

What does Substantially Limits mean? (6/16)

What are major life activities? (7/16)

Am I a qualified individual under the ADA? (8/16)

What are the essential functions of a job? (9/16)

What is a reasonable accommodation? (10/16)

Do I have to ask for an accommodation? (11/16)

How do I request a reasonable accommodation?(12/16)

What is the interactive process? (13/16)

What are some examples of accommodations? (14/16)

Why must reasonable accommodations be effective? (15/16)

Are there limits on accommodations? (16/16)