The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Public Law No: 101-336, 26 July 1990

Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center

Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA)
Public Law No. 90-480, Public Law No: 91-205, as amended in 1970 and related laws

Assistive Technology Act of 1998
Public Law No: 105-394, 13 November 1998

Congressional Accountability Act. Employee Rights/Disability Discrimination
The U.S. Office of Compliance
The office handles workplace rights in the U.S. Congess and Legislative Branch.

Disability Law: An Overview
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
Cites to statutes, regulations, judicial decisions and key Internet sources.

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
U.S. Department of Justice, August 2004
Summary of Laws and Statute Citations.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA)
Public Law No: 105-17, 4 June 1997

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA)
Public Law No: 108-446, 3 December 2004

Laws
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
List of laws that either directly discuss special education or have an impact on children with disabilities in the educational setting.

Section 504 of the the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
Public Law No: 93-112, 26 September 1973

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
Public Law No: 105-220, 7 August 1998

Section 508 Home Page
U.S. Department of Justice

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Spector et al. v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
Decided June 6, 2005.

Tennesse v. Lane
Argued January 13, 2004–Decided May 17, 2004
Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 02 --1667.

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Echazabal
Argued February 27, 2002. Decided June 10, 2002
Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 001406.

US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett
Argued December 4, 2001. Decided April 29, 2002
Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 001250.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams
Argued November 7, 2001, Decided January 8, 2002
Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit No. 001089.

Kirkingburg v. Albertson's
June 22, 1999

Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
June 22, 1999

Olmstead v. L.C.
June 22, 1999

Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.
June 22, 1999

Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp. et.al.
May 24, 1999

Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.
March 3, 1999

Bragdon v. Abbott
June 25, 1998

Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections v. Yeskey
June 15, 1998

List of ADA-Related Supreme Court Rulings
Job Accommodation Network

Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act
National Council on Disability, 2002, Periodically Updated

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