For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Carpet, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Rehabilitation and Senior Housing.

Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) (Carpet)

U.S. legislation designed to eliminate discrimination against disabled persons needing access to or use of business premises. It establishes testing methods and slip coefficients for flooring surfaces.

Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) (Commercial Real Estate)

This is Federal legislation that was passed in 1990 requiring employees and business owners to make "reasonable accomodations" to facilitate the employment of the disabled.

Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) (Real Estate)

On July 26, 1990, President Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), a federal law which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The ADA addresses discrimination in four general areas
1. Employment (Title I);
2. Public services (Title II);
3. Public accommodations and commercial facilities (Title III); and,
4. Telecommunications (Title lV).
The purpose of the ADA is to give individuals with disabilities civil rights protection against discrimination similar to hose afforded to individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion.
Americans with Disabilities Homepage—Department of Justice

Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) (Rehabilitation)

A 1992 civil rights law that makes it unlawful to discriminate against individuals with a disability in public and private sector employment (for businesses with 15 or more employees), state and local government services, public accommodations, transportation or telecommunication.

Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada) (Senior Housing)

The purpose of the ADA is to: (1) provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities; (2) provide a clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standard addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities; (3) ensure that the Federal Government plays a central role in enforcing the standards established in this chapter on behalf of individuals with disabilities; and (4) invoke the sweep of congressional authority, including the power to enforce the fourteenth amendment and to regulate commerce, in order to address the major areas of discrimination faced day-to-day by people with disabilities.
The Act has subchapters or titles: Title I covers employment; Title II covers public services; Title III covers privately operated public accommodations and transportation services; Title IV covers telecommunications relay services; and Title V covers miscellaneous provisions.
Title III of the ADA requires public buildings meet minimum standards and make reasonable accommodations for disabled persons. Multifamily dwellings may require an ADA review prior to rehabilitation design.

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