Americans with Disabilities Act

Prohibition Against Discrimination on the Basis of Disability

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) extends the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 504 to all actions of state and local government entities, regardless of receipt of federal funding.

An individual with a disability is considered, under the law, to be one who has:

• A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working
• A record of such impairment; or
• One who is regarded as having such impairment

The ADA requires reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities when such accommodations would not impose "undue hardship". Reasonable accommodations enable an employee with a disability to enjoy benefits and privileges of employment equal to those enjoyed by similarly situated non-disabled employees. Employees needing accommodations should contact:

Office of Risk Management and Insurance Services
28th Floor Beaudry Bldg.
(213) 241-3974 or (213) 241-1676

An appeal of a Reasonable Accommodations Committee decision should be filed within thirty calendar days of receipt of the decsion with the address below.

American Association of People with Disablilities
National Council on Disability
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Job Accommodation Network
U.S. Dept. of Justice ADA Homepage
Census Bureau Data on Disability

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