Disability Rights Section

Mission:  To advance the nation's goal of equal opportunity, integration, full participation, inclusion, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities through enforcement, regulation, and technical assistance. ​

Vision:  Access, inclusion, and equal opportunity for people with disabilities through Justice.

The Disability Rights Section works to achieve equal opportunity for people with disabilities in the United States by implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Executive Order 12250. The Section's enforcement, regulatory, coordination, and technical assistance activities, along with an innovative mediation program, provide a multi-faceted and dynamic approach for carrying out this mission.

Section activities affect six million businesses and nonprofit agencies, 90,000 units of state and local government, 50 million people with disabilities, and over 100 Federal agencies and commissions in the Executive Branch.

For more information about:

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

• ADA statute, regulations, and technical assistance: www.ada.gov
• ADA enforcement and cases

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

• Civil Rights Division (CRT) Memorandum on Federal Agencies' Implementation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
• CRT Memorandum Permitting Entities Covered by the Federally Assisted Provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to Use the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design as an Alternative Accessibility Standard for New Construction and Alterations

Executive Order 12250

• Executive Order 12250

• Memorandum from Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke re: Executive Order 12250 Clearance Requirements - January 20, 2023
  • Clearance Requirements for Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and Related Nondiscrimination Regulations and Policy Guidance Documents 
  • Department of Justice Regulatory Clearance Role Under EO 12250 Infographic
  • Coordination of Federal Agencies' Implementation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 

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Revised ADA Regulations for Title II and Title III