Documents and resources explaining the rights of and protections for individuals with disabilities under New York State and federal law.

Federal Law

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, http://www.access-board.gov/enforcement/Rehab-Act-text/title5.htm
• Section 504, HHS Fact Sheet, http://www.dhhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/resources/factsheets/504.pdf
• Section 508, Barriers in Information Technology, http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=3
• Employment, Sections 501 and 505, http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/rehab.html
• Fair Housing, HUD, http://www.hud.gov/progdesc/s-504.cfm

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• Overview of Federal Law and Regulations , http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm
• The Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/adahandbook/handbook.html
• Accommodation and Compliance Series: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008, http://www.jan.wvu.edu/bulletins/adaaa1.htm
• The ADA and Section 504, HHS Fact Sheet, http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/resources/factsheets/504ada.pdf

Title I: The Rights of Disabled Employees

• Title I Technical Assistance Manual, http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adatam1.html
• Disability Discrimination, EEOC, http://www.eeoc.gov/types/ada.html
• Disability Resources, Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/
• Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability, http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html
• Reasonable Accommodations for Employees, http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
• Job Accommodations Network, http://www.jan.wvu.edu

Title II: Public Entities: State and Local Governments

• Title II Technical Assistance Manual, http://www.ada.gov/taman2.html
• Title II: ADA Statutes and Regulations, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pcatoolkit/chap1toolkit.htm
• Title II: General Effective Communication Requirements, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pcatoolkit/chap3toolkit.htm
• Effective Communication Checklist, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pcatoolkit/chap3chklist.htm
• Communicating with People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/lawenfcomm.htm
• Web Accessibility under the ADA, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pcatoolkit/chap5toolkit.htm
• Web Accessibility Checklist, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/pcatoolkit/chap5chklist.htm

Title III: Places of Reasonable Accommodation

• Title III Technical Assistance Manual, http://www.ada.gov/taman3.html 
• Communicating with People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Situations, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/hospcombr.htm
• Service Animals, DOJ Business Brief, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/svcanimb.htm
• Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/racheck.pdf
• Domestic Violence Shelters and the ADA, www.ncdsv.org/images/DVSheltersADA.pdf
• Memorandum on The Obligations of Doctors and Other Health Care Providers Under the ADA, Created in February 1992, Attached to a December 19, 2004 Title III Technical Assistance Letter, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/foia/tal590.txt

Title IV: Telecommunications

• Title IV, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/title4.html
• FCC Disability Rights Office, http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/
• FCC Implementation of Section 255 of the Communications Act, http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section255.html
• FCC Section 504 Programs & Activities Accessibility Handbook, http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section_504.html

New York State Law

• New York State Human Rights Law, http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/law_and_regulation_law.html
• Disability Discrimination in Employment, http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/pdf/trifold-employment_disability.pdf
• Housing Rights of Persons with Disabilities, http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/pdf/trifold-housing_disability.pdf
• Rights of People with Disabilities in of Places of Public Accommodations, http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/pdf/trifold-constituents_ppa.pdf
• HIV/AIDS Discrimination, http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/pdf/trifold-hiv_aids.pdf
• New York State Disability Rights Poster, http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/doc/poster.pdf
• New York State Disability Rights Guide, http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/basic_guide.html (Spanish, Mandarin, Russian)
• New York State Disability Rights Brochures,  http://www.dhr.state.ny.us/publications_other_publications.html (Spanish / English)
• New York State Commission on Quality of Care & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities,   http://www.cqcapd.state.ny.us/advocacy/disabilityrightsada/disabilityrightsada.htm