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Legislation and Laws: Federal Legislation
Federal
1) Guide to Disability Rights Laws Provided by the National Council on Disability
The Guide includes the following laws:
- American with Disabilities Act
- Telecommunications Act
- Fair Housing Act
- Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
- National Voter Registration Act
- Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
- Individual with Disabilities Education Act
- Rehabilitation Act
- Architectural Barriers Act
2) American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
3) Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Federal Programs-Electronic and Information Technology Access)
4) Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
5) Telecommunication Act of 1996 (Closed Captioning)
- Closed Captioning Factsheets from FCC
- Accessibility of Emergency Video Programming Factsheets from FCC
6) The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act)