Other Disability Rights Laws

  1. Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA)(1986)
    Codified at: 49 U.S.C §41705
  2. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990/2008)
    Codified at: 42 U.S.C §§12101 et seq.
  3. Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)(1968)
    Codified at: 42 U.S.C. §§4151 et seq.
  4. Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)(1980)
    Codified at: 42 U.S.C. §§ 1997 et seq.
  5. The Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA)(1978) (employment)
    Codified at: 5 U.S.C. §2302 et seq.
  6. Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHA)(1988)
    Codified at: 42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq.
  7. Help America Vote Act (HAVA) (2002)
    Codified at: 42 U.S.C. §§15301 to 15545
  8. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1975[as Education for All Handicapped Children]-2011) (IDEA)
    Codified at: 20 U.S.C. §§1400 et seq.
  9. Rehabilitation Act-§§501,503,504,508 (1973)
    Codified at: §501(as amended)-29 U.S.C. §791
    §503(as amended)-29 U.S.C. §793
    §504(as amended)-29 U.S.C. §794
    §508(as amended)-29 U.S.C. §794d
  10. Telecommunications Act (1996)
    Codified at: 47 U.S.C. §§255251(a)(2)
  11. National Voter Registration Act (1993)
    Codified at: 42 U.S.C. §§1973gg et seq.
  12. The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act as Amended (VEVRAA)(1974)(employment)
    Codified at: 38 U.S.C. §4212
  13. Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (1984)
    Codified at: 42 U.S.C. §§1973ee et seq.
  14. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA)(1998)(employment)
    Codified at: 29 U.S.C. §2801 et seq.

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