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553                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
554                  id="artificial-intelligence"
555                  data-checked="false"
556                />
557                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="artificial-intelligence"
558                  >
559                    
560                      Artificial intelligence
561                    
562                    </label
563                >
564              </div>
565            </li>
566              
567            <li>
568              <div class="usa-checkbox">
569                <input
570                  type="checkbox"
571                  name="category"
572                  value="child-care"
573                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
574                  id="child-care"
575                  data-checked="false"
576                />
577                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="child-care"
578                  >
579                    
580                      Child care
581                    
582                    </label
583                >
584              </div>
585            </li>
586              
587            <li>
588              <div class="usa-checkbox">
589                <input
590                  type="checkbox"
591                  name="category"
592                  value="covid-19"
593                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
594                  id="covid-19"
595                  data-checked="false"
596                />
597                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="covid-19"
598                  >
599                    
600                      COVID-19
601                    
602                    </label
603                >
604              </div>
605            </li>
606              
607            <li>
608              <div class="usa-checkbox">
609                <input
610                  type="checkbox"
611                  name="category"
612                  value="design-standards"
613                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
614                  id="design-standards"
615                  data-checked="false"
616                />
617                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="design-standards"
618                  >
619                    
620                      Design standards
621                    
622                    </label
623                >
624              </div>
625            </li>
626              
627            <li>
628              <div class="usa-checkbox">
629                <input
630                  type="checkbox"
631                  name="category"
632                  value="effective-communication"
633                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
634                  id="effective-communication"
635                  data-checked="false"
636                />
637                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="effective-communication"
638                  >
639                    
640                      Effective communication
641                    
642                    </label
643                >
644              </div>
645            </li>
646              
647            <li>
648              <div class="usa-checkbox">
649                <input
650                  type="checkbox"
651                  name="category"
652                  value="employment"
653                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
654                  id="employment"
655                  data-checked="false"
656                />
657                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="employment"
658                  >
659                    
660                      Employment
661                    
662                    </label
663                >
664              </div>
665            </li>
666              
667            <li>
668              <div class="usa-checkbox">
669                <input
670                  type="checkbox"
671                  name="category"
672                  value="families"
673                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
674                  id="families"
675                  data-checked="false"
676                />
677                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="families"
678                  >
679                    
680                      Families
681                    
682                    </label
683                >
684              </div>
685            </li>
686              
687            <li>
688              <div class="usa-checkbox">
689                <input
690                  type="checkbox"
691                  name="category"
692                  value="health-care"
693                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
694                  id="health-care"
695                  data-checked="false"
696                />
697                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="health-care"
698                  >
699                    
700                      Health care
701                    
702                    </label
703                >
704              </div>
705            </li>
706              
707            <li>
708              <div class="usa-checkbox">
709                <input
710                  type="checkbox"
711                  name="category"
712                  value="law-enforcement"
713                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
714                  id="law-enforcement"
715                  data-checked="false"
716                />
717                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="law-enforcement"
718                  >
719                    
720                      Law enforcement
721                    
722                    </label
723                >
724              </div>
725            </li>
726              
727            <li>
728              <div class="usa-checkbox">
729                <input
730                  type="checkbox"
731                  name="category"
732                  value="medical-care"
733                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
734                  id="medical-care"
735                  data-checked="false"
736                />
737                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="medical-care"
738                  >
739                    
740                      Medical care
741                    
742                    </label
743                >
744              </div>
745            </li>
746              
747            <li>
748              <div class="usa-checkbox">
749                <input
750                  type="checkbox"
751                  name="category"
752                  value="mobility-devices"
753                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
754                  id="mobility-devices"
755                  data-checked="false"
756                />
757                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="mobility-devices"
758                  >
759                    
760                      Mobility devices
761                    
762                    </label
763                >
764              </div>
765            </li>
766              
767            <li>
768              <div class="usa-checkbox">
769                <input
770                  type="checkbox"
771                  name="category"
772                  value="olmstead"
773                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
774                  id="olmstead"
775                  data-checked="false"
776                />
777                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="olmstead"
778                  >
779                    
780                      Olmstead
781                    
782                    </label
783                >
784              </div>
785            </li>
786              
787            <li>
788              <div class="usa-checkbox">
789                <input
790                  type="checkbox"
791                  name="category"
792                  value="opioid-use-disorder"
793                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
794                  id="opioid-use-disorder"
795                  data-checked="false"
796                />
797                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="opioid-use-disorder"
798                  >
799                    
800                      Opioid use disorder
801                    
802                    </label
803                >
804              </div>
805            </li>
806              
807            <li>
808              <div class="usa-checkbox">
809                <input
810                  type="checkbox"
811                  name="category"
812                  value="parking"
813                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
814                  id="parking"
815                  data-checked="false"
816                />
817                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="parking"
818                  >
819                    
820                      Parking
821                    
822                    </label
823                >
824              </div>
825            </li>
826              
827            <li>
828              <div class="usa-checkbox">
829                <input
830                  type="checkbox"
831                  name="category"
832                  value="physical-accessibility"
833                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
834                  id="physical-accessibility"
835                  data-checked="false"
836                />
837                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="physical-accessibility"
838                  >
839                    
840                      Physical accessibility
841                    
842                    </label
843                >
844              </div>
845            </li>
846              
847            <li>
848              <div class="usa-checkbox">
849                <input
850                  type="checkbox"
851                  name="category"
852                  value="service-animals"
853                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
854                  id="service-animals"
855                  data-checked="false"
856                />
857                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="service-animals"
858                  >
859                    
860                      Service animals
861                    
862                    </label
863                >
864              </div>
865            </li>
866              
867            <li>
868              <div class="usa-checkbox">
869                <input
870                  type="checkbox"
871                  name="category"
872                  value="technology"
873                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
874                  id="technology"
875                  data-checked="false"
876                />
877                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="technology"
878                  >
879                    
880                      Technology
881                    
882                    </label
883                >
884              </div>
885            </li>
886                  
887            <li>
888              <div class="usa-checkbox">
889                <input
890                  type="checkbox"
891                  name="category"
892                  value="voting"
893                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
894                  id="voting"
895                  data-checked="false"
896                />
897                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="voting"
898                  >
899                    
900                      Voting
901                    
902                    </label
903                >
904              </div>
905            </li>
906              
907            <li>
908              <div class="usa-checkbox">
909                <input
910                  type="checkbox"
911                  name="category"
912                  value="web-access"
913                  class="usa-checkbox__input checkbox-option"
914                  id="web-access"
915                  data-checked="false"
916                />
917                <label class="usa-checkbox__label" for="web-access"
918                  >
919                    
920                      Web access
921                    
922                    </label
923                >
924              </div>
925            </li>
926             
927          </ul>
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964          <p>Information for people with disabilities, state and local governments, and businesses</p>
965
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969        
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973      
974      <p class="usa-alert__text"><p>The complete inventory of our ADA Resources is coming soon to this page. In the meantime, you can access them on our former <a href="https://archive.ada.gov/ta-pubs-pg2.htm" class="pa11y-skip">Technical Assistance Materials page</a>.</p>
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985    <ul class="usa-collection" aria-label="List of resources">
986        
987        
988        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="employment ">
989        <div class="usa-collection__body">
990          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
991            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/employment-seeking-guide/">A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment</a>
992          </h2>
993          <p class="usa-collection__description">
994            This document contains information for people with disabilities seeking employment.  It provides a general explanation of the employment provisions of the ADA and how to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
995          </p>
996        </div>
997      </li>
998      
999      
1000        
1001        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="effective-communication  ">
1002        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1003          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1004            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/business-brief-hotels/">ADA Business Brief:  Communicating with Guests who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and Other Places of Transient Lodging</a>
1005          </h2>
1006          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1007            A publication within the Business Brief series explaining specific ADA issues that are designed to be printed and distributed to hotel employees.
1008          </p>
1009        </div>
1010      </li>
1011      
1012      
1013        
1014        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="effective-communication  health-care ">
1015        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1016          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1017            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/business-brief-hospital/">ADA Business Brief:  Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings</a>
1018          </h2>
1019          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1020            A publication within the Business Brief series explaining methods and requirements of providing effective communication in a hospital setting.
1021          </p>
1022        </div>
1023      </li>
1024      
1025      
1026        
1027        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="effective-communication  ">
1028        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1029          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1030            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/business-brief-gas-stations/">ADA Business Brief: Assistance at Gas Stations</a>
1031          </h2>
1032          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1033            A publication within the Business Brief series explaining methods and requirements of providing effective communication at a gas stations.
1034          </p>
1035        </div>
1036      </li>
1037      
1038      
1039        
1040        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="voting ">
1041        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1042          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1043            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/polling-places-checklist/">ADA Checklist for Polling Places</a>
1044          </h2>
1045          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1046            This document discusses polling place accessibility with a focus on the areas of a facility that may be used on Election Day.  It also includes a list of the tools election officials will need in order to use the Checklist, as well as other helpful tips.
1047          </p>
1048        </div>
1049      </li>
1050      
1051      
1052        
1053        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="parking physical-accessibility ">
1054        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1055          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1056            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/restriping-parking-spaces/">ADA Compliance Brief: Restriping Parking Spaces</a>
1057          </h2>
1058          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1059            Information about the features of accessible car and van parking space
1059s and how many accessible spaces are required when parking facilities are restriped.
1060          </p>
1061        </div>
1062      </li>
1063      
1064      
1065        
1066        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags=" physical-accessibility effective-communication ">
1067        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1068          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1069            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/lodging-guide/">ADA Guide for Places of Lodging:  Serving Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision</a>
1070          </h2>
1071          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1072            A publication explaining what hotels, motels, and other places of transient lodging can do to accommodate guests who are blind or have low vision.
1073          </p>
1074        </div>
1075      </li>
1076      
1077      
1078        
1079        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags=" ">
1080        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1081          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1082            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/testing-accommodations/">ADA Requirements:  Testing Accommodations</a>
1083          </h2>
1084          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1085            This document provides technical assistance on testing accommodations for individuals with disabilities who take standardized exams and other high-stakes tests.
1086          </p>
1087        </div>
1088      </li>
1089      
1090      
1091        
1092        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="design-standards title-iii title-ii physical-accessibility ">
1093        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1094          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1095            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/accessible-pools-requirements/">ADA Requirements: Accessible Pools Means of Entry and Exit</a>
1096          </h2>
1097          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1098            This guidance is designed to help title II and title III entities understand how new ADA requirements for swimming pools apply to them.
1099          </p>
1100        </div>
1101      </li>
1102      
1103      
1104        
1105        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="effective-communication ">
1106        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1107          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1108            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/effective-communication/">ADA Requirements: Effective Communication</a>
1109          </h2>
1110          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1111            This publication is designed to help title II and title III entities understand how the rules for effective communication apply to them.
1112          </p>
1113        </div>
1114      </li>
1115      
1116      
1117        
1118        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="service-animals ">
1119        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1120          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1121            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/">ADA Requirements: Service Animals</a>
1122          </h2>
1123          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1124            This publication provides guidance on the term “service animal” and the service animal provisions in the Department’s regulations.
1125          </p>
1126        </div>
1127      </li>
1128      
1129      
1130        
1131        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="title-ii title-iii design-standards physical-accessibility ">
1132        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1133          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1134            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/ticket-sales/">ADA Requirements: Ticket Sales</a>
1135          </h2>
1136          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1137            Guidance on nondiscrimination requirements that apply to selling tickets for assigned seats at events such as concerts, plays, and sporting events.
1138          </p>
1139        </div>
1140      </li>
1141      
1142      
1143        
1144        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="mobility-devices physical-accessibility ">
1145        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1146          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1147            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/opdmds/">ADA Requirements: Wheelchairs, Mobility Aids, and Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices</a>
1148          </h2>
1149          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1150            Guidance on the rules for power driven mobility devices for State and local governments, and businesses and non-profit organizations that serve the public.
1151          </p>
1152        </div>
1153      </li>
1154      
1155      
1156        
1157        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="title-iii ">
1158        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1159          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1160            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/title-iii-manual/">ADA Title III Technical Assistance Manual</a>
1161          </h2>
1162          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1163            This document explains what businesses and non-profit agencies must do to ensure access to their goods, services, and facilities.
1164          </p>
1165        </div>
1166      </li>
1167      
1168      
1169        
1170        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="title-iii ">
1171        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1172          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1173            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/title-iii-primer/">ADA Update: A Primer for Small Business</a>
1174          </h2>
1175          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1176            This document provides general guidance to assist small businesses in understanding and complying with the ADA's requirements.
1177          </p>
1178        </div>
1179      </li>
1180      
1181      
1182        
1183        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="title-ii ">
1184        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1185          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1186            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/title-ii-primer/">ADA Update: A Primer for State and Local Governments</a>
1187          </h2>
1188          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1189            This document provides general guidance to assist State and local governments in understanding and complying with the ADA's requirements.
1190          </p>
1191        </div>
1192      </li>
1193      
1194      
1195        
1196        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags=" ">
1197        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1198          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1199            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/accessible-cells/">
1199ADA/Section 504 Design Guide:  Accessible Cells in Correctional Facilities</a>
1200          </h2>
1201          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1202            A publication providing guidance on preventing discrimination against inmates with mobility disabilities through the design of accessible cells in State and local correctional facilities. (2004)
1203          </p>
1204        </div>
1205      </li>
1206      
1207      
1208        
1209        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="employment  title-ii effective-communication ">
1210        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1211          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1212            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/returning-servicemembers/">ADA:  Know Your Rights - Returning Service Members with Disabilities</a>
1213          </h2>
1214          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1215            This publication is designed to provide military service members who have been seriously wounded while serving a basic understanding of their rights under the ADA and where to turn for additional information and assistance.
1216          </p>
1217        </div>
1218      </li>
1219      
1220      
1221        
1222        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="law-enforcement effective-communication ">
1223        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1224          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1225            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/access-911/">Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services</a>
1226          </h2>
1227          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1228            A publication explaining the requirements for direct, equal access to 9-1-1 for persons who use teletypewriters (TTYs).
1229          </p>
1230        </div>
1231      </li>
1232      
1233      
1234        
1235        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="medical-care health-care ">
1236        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1237          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1238            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/medical-care-mobility/">Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities</a>
1239          </h2>
1240          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1241            This document provides guidance for medical care providers on the requirements of the ADA in medical settings with respect to people with mobility disabilities.
1242          </p>
1243        </div>
1244      </li>
1245      
1246      
1247        
1248        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="web-access technology ">
1249        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1250          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1251            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/accessibility-govt-websites/">Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities</a>
1252          </h2>
1253          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1254            A publication providing guidance on making State and local government websites accessible
1255          </p>
1256        </div>
1257      </li>
1258      
1259      
1260        
1261        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="title-ii technology web-access ">
1262        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1263          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1264            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/small-entity-compliance-guide/">Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Government Entities:  A Small Entity Compliance Guide</a>
1265          </h2>
1266          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1267            The guide will help small state and local governments to understand the web rule’s requirements for making sure their web content and mobile apps are accessible.
1268          </p>
1269        </div>
1270      </li>
1271      
1272      
1273        
1274        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="artificial-intelligence employment ">
1275        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1276          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1277            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/ai-guidance/">Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Disability Discrimination in Hiring</a>
1278          </h2>
1279          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1280            This guidance explains how algorithms and artificial intelligence can lead to disability discrimination in hiring.
1281          </p>
1282        </div>
1283      </li>
1284      
1285      
1286        
1287        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="voting ">
1288        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1289          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1290            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/ballot-box-accessibility/">Ballot Drop Box Accessibility</a>
1291          </h2>
1292          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1293            This publication includes a survey to guide election officials in evaluating the accessibility of ballot drop boxes used or being considered for use in elections and is a companion piece to the ADA Checklist for Polling Places.
1294          </p>
1295        </div>
1296      </li>
1297      
1298      
1299        
1300        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="covid-19 health-care ">
1301        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1302          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1303            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/2021-08-25-covid-qa/">COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act</a>
1304          </h2>
1305          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1306            COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act &mdash;view information about streateries and medical setting visitor policies.
1307          </p>
1308        </div>
1309      </li>
1310      
1311      
1312        
1313        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="title-ii effective-communication design-standards law-enforcement ">
1314        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1315          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1316            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/commonly-asked-questions-law-enforcement/">Commonly Asked Questions About the ADA and Law Enforcement</a>
1317          </h2>
1318          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1319            This publication is designed to answer questions and offer common sense suggestions to assist law enforcement agencies in complying with the ADA.
1320          </p>
1321        </div>
1322      </li>
1323      
1324      
1325        
1326        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="child-care families ">
1327        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1328          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1329            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/child-care-centers/">Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act</a>
1330          </h2>
1331          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1332            This publication explains how the requirements of the ADA apply to child care centers.
1333          </p>
1334        </div>
1335      </li>
1336      
1337      
1338        
1339        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="effective-communication title-ii ">
1340        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1341          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1342            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/law-enforcement-guide/">Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers</a>
1343          </h2>
1344          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1345            This document provides guidance to both persons with disabilities and law enforcement agencies regarding their rights and responsibilities under the ADA.
1346          </p>
1347        </div>
1348      </li>
1349      
1350      
1351        
1352        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="title-iii ">
1353        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1354          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1355            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/tax-incentives-businesses/">Expanding Your Market: Tax Incentives for Businesses</a>
1356          </h2>
1357          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1358            Short publication for businesses explaining Federal tax incentives that are available to help cover costs of improvements for customers with disabilities.
1359          </p>
1360        </div>
1361      </li>
1362      
1363      
1364        
1365        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="medical-care title-ii ">
1366        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1367          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1368            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/2024-08-08-mde-fact-sheet/">Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Medical Diagnostic Equipment Used by State and Local Governments</a>
1369          </h2>
1370          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1371            This fact sheet gives a plain language summary of the technical standards that state and local governments would have to follow to meet their existing obligations under Title II of the ADA.
1372          </p>
1373        </div>
1374      </li>
1375      
1376      
1377        
1378        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="web-access title-ii ">
1379        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1380          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1381            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/">Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments</a>
1382          </h2>
1383          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1384            The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 20, 2023 explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to add more specific requirements about web and mobile application accessibility.  This fact sheet gives a plain language summary of the technical standards that state and local governments would have to follow to meet their existing obligations under Title II of the ADA.
1385          </p>
1386        </div>
1387      </li>
1388      
1389      
1390        
1391        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="medical-care title-ii ">
1392        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1393          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1394            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/2024-01-10-mde-nprm/">Fact Sheet: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Medical Diagnostic Equipment</a>
1395          </h2>
1396          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1397            The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to lay out specific requirements for the accessibility of Medical Diagnostic Equipment (MDE).
1398          </p>
1399        </div>
1400      </li>
1401      
1402      
1403        
1404        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="web-access title-ii ">
1405        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1406          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1407            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/2023-07-20-web-nprm/">Fact Sheet: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities</a>
1408          </h2>
1409          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1410            The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 20, 2023 explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to add more specific requirements about web and mobile application accessibility.  This fact sheet gives a plain language summary of the technical standards that state and local governments would have to follow to meet their existing obligations under Title II of the ADA.
1411          </p>
1412        </div>
1413      </li>
1414      
1415      
1416        
1417        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="service-animals ">
1418        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1419          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1420            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/service-animals-faqs/">Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA</a>
1421          </h2>
1422          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1423            This document provides guidance and answers about the ADA's service animal provisions.
1424          </p>
1425        </div>
1426      </li>
1427      
1428      
1429        
1430        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="web-access technology ">
1431        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1432          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1433            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/web-guidance/">
1433Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA</a>
1434          </h2>
1435          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1436            Guidance on how state and local governments and businesses open to the public can make sure their websites are in line with the ADA’s requirements.
1437          </p>
1438        </div>
1439      </li>
1440      
1441      
1442        
1443        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="employment title-ii title-iii ">
1444        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1445          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1446            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/disability-rights-guide/">Guide to Disability Rights Laws</a>
1447          </h2>
1448          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1449            A brief overview of ten Federal laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities and the Federal agencies to contact for more information.
1450          </p>
1451        </div>
1452      </li>
1453      
1454      
1455        
1456        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="title-ii effective-communication law-enforcement ">
1457        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1458          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1459            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/model-policy-law-enforcement/">Model Policy for Law Enforcement on Communicating with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing</a>
1460          </h2>
1461          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1462            This document serves a model for law enforcement agencies when adopting a policy on effective communication with people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
1463          </p>
1464        </div>
1465      </li>
1466      
1467      
1468        
1469        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="families ">
1470        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1471          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1472            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/protecting-parent-rights/">Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Courts under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act</a>
1473          </h2>
1474          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1475            Jointly issued technical assistance from the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights and Administration for Children and Families to help child welfare agencies and family courts understand their obligations under Federal law to ensure that parents and prospective parents with disabilities receive equal treatment and equal access to parenting opportunities.
1476          </p>
1477        </div>
1478      </li>
1479      
1480      
1481        
1482        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="">
1483        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1484          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1485            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/protecting-rights-persons-hiv/">Protecting the Rights of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS</a>
1486          </h2>
1487          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1488            A publication explaining the rights of persons with HIV/AIDS under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the requirements of the ADA for employers, businesses and non-profit agencies that serve the public, and State and local governments to avoid discriminating against persons with HIV/AIDS
1489          </p>
1490        </div>
1491      </li>
1492      
1493      
1494        
1495        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="olmstead employment ">
1496        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1497          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1498            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/olmstead-employment-qa/">Questions and Answers on the Application of the ADA's Integration Mandate and <em>Olmstead v. L.C.</em> to Employment and Day Services for People with Disabilities</a>
1499          </h2>
1500          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1501            This document discusses and explains the requirements of the ADA's integration mandate and the Supreme Court's decision in <em>Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring</em>, 527 U.S. 581 (1999), as applied to segregated employment settings and facility-based day programs. In addition, this document provides a link to the Department's Federal Register notice, which provides more information about this guid
1501ance.
1502          </p>
1503        </div>
1504      </li>
1505      
1506      
1507        
1508        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="law-enforcement employment ">
1509        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1510          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1511            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/ada-and-hiring-officers-qa/">Questions and Answers:  The ADA and Hiring Police Officers</a>
1512          </h2>
1513          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1514            This document features questions and answers raised by police departments regarding officers rights related to hiring officers under the ADA.
1515          </p>
1516        </div>
1517      </li>
1518      
1519      
1520        
1521        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="design-standards title-iii  physical-accessibility ">
1522        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1523          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1524            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/q&amp;a-accessibility-requirements-pools-public/">Questions and Answers: Accessibility Requirements for Existing Swimming Pools at Hotels and Other Public Accommodations</a>
1525          </h2>
1526          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1527            This document provides answers to some common questions regarding requirements in the 2010 regulations and Standards as they apply to public accommodations with existing pools.
1528          </p>
1529        </div>
1530      </li>
1531      
1532      
1533        
1534        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="">
1535        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1536          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1537            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/hiv-qa/">Questions and Answers: The Americans with Disabilities Act and Persons with HIV/AIDS</a>
1538          </h2>
1539          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1540            A publication explaining the rights of persons with HIV/AIDS under the ADA, and the requirements of the ADA for employers, businesses and non-profit agencies that serve the public, and State and local governments to avoid discriminating against persons with HIV/AIDS.
1541          </p>
1542        </div>
1543      </li>
1544      
1545      
1546        
1547        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="voting ">
1548        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1549          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1550            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/solutions-voting-problems/">Solutions for Five Common ADA Access Problems at Polling Places</a>
1551          </h2>
1552          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1553            This document discusses physical barriers to access to voters with disabilities in five commonly found areas at polling places and offers solutions for addressing them.
1554          </p>
1555        </div>
1556      </li>
1557      
1558      
1559        
1560        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="web-access title-ii ">
1561        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1562          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1563            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/web-rule-first-steps/">State and Local Governments: First Steps Toward Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Web and Mobile Application Accessibility Rule</a>
1564          </h2>
1565          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1566            This guide includes suggested steps that ADA Coordinators and others working with state and local governments may want to take as they plan to ensure that their web content and mobile apps comply with the ADA Title II rule on the accessibility of web content and mobile apps.
1567          </p>
1568        </div>
1569      </li>
1570      
1571      
1572        
1573        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags=" ">
1574        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1575          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1576            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/olmstead-mandate-statement/">Statement of the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and <em>Olmstead</em> v. L.C.</a>
1577          </h2>
1578          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1579            This technical assistance guide is created to assist individuals in understanding their rights and public entities in understanding their obligations under the ADA and <em>Olmstead</em>.
1580          </p>
1581        </div>
1582      </li>
1583      
1584      
1585        
1586        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="design-standards title-ii ">
1587        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1588          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1589            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/ada-city-governments/">The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems</a>
1590          </h2>
1591          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1592            This document outlines common problems shared by city governments of all sizes and provides examples of common deficiencies and explains how these problems affect persons with disabilities.
1593          </p>
1594        </div>
1595      </li>
1596      
1597      
1598        
1599        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="medical-care health-care ">
1600        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1601          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1602            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/opioid-use-disorder/">The ADA and Opioid Use Disorder: Combating Discrimination Against People in Treatment or Recovery</a>
1603          </h2>
1604          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1605            Information about how the ADA can protect individuals with OUD from discrimination — an important part of combating the opioid epidemic.
1606          </p>
1607        </div>
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1609      
1610      
1611        
1612        <li class="usa-collection__item border-0 visibilityTarget" data-tags="voting title-ii ">
1613        <div class="usa-collection__body">
1614          <h2 class="usa-collection__heading ta-article-heading">
1615            <a class="usa-link" href="/resources/protecting-voter-rights/">The Americans with Disabilities Act and Other Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities</a>
1616          </h2>
1617          <p class="usa-collection__description">
1618            This document provides guidance on how the ADA and other Federal laws protect the rights of voters with disabilities.
1619          </p>
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