Enforcement

The Department of Justice enforces the ADA through lawsuits and settlement agreements to achieve greater access, inclusion, and equal opportunity for people with disabilities.

Check Out Cases and Other Enforcement Matters

2021 - Present

Go to our cases page on justice.gov/CRT

2006 - 2020

Go to our cases page on archive.ADA.gov

Enforcing the ADA

Broadly speaking, our ADA cases involve:

• Employment (Title I)
• State and local governments’ services, programs, and activities (Title II)
• Businesses and nonprofits open to the public (Title III)

Our matters are both large and small. For example, we might work on a nationwide case affecting hundreds of people or a case involving one child in one school.

Our matters also cover a range of disability rights issues and contexts, such as:

• Communication with people with disabilities
• Criminal justice
• Education
• Employment
• Health care
• Physical accessibility
• Segregation of people with disabilities (also known as Olmstead work)
• Service animals
• Technology
• Transportation
• Voting