How is the ADA implemented?
The text of the law outlines the findings and purposes that made it necessary. In order to accomplish its objectives, however, the general and specific prohibitions of discrimination mandated by Congress in each title of the statute must be expressed in rules and regulations – terms used interchangably here – that specify and detail its application. This rulemaking is assigned to an appropriate Federal agency in each of the substantive titles (I-IV; title V is largely administrative) of the ADA: • Title I – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) • Title II – • Subtitle A – Department of Justice (DOJ) • Subtitle B – Department of Transportation (DOT) • Title III – Department of Justice (DOT for vehicles) • Title IV – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) The DOT rule entitled Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities covers transportation services provided by both title II and title III entities. Title II transportation providers must look to the DOT rule for both facil
