WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Title I Title II Title III Title IV Title V --> THE UTAH ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1965 --> Resources		AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT    Over 50 million Americans with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit daily activities are protected under the ADA. The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in: employment state and local government public accommodations commercial facilities transportation telecommunications   To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability. An individual with a disability is defined as an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. This includes a person who has a history or record of such impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such impairment. Major life activities are actions that an average person can perform with little or no difficulty such as: walking breathing seeing hearing speaking learning working The ADA has the following five titles: Title I - Employment (all Title II employers and private employers with 15 or more employees) Title II - Public Services (state and local government including public school districts and public transportation) Title III - Public Accommodations and Services Operated by Private Entities Title IV - Telecommunications Title V - Miscellaneous Provisions   The following is a brief summary of some of the major requirements contained in the ADA statute. Return to Top
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