New DOJ Guidance for Title II

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT TITLE II PRIMER

The Department of Justice revised its regulations implementing the ADA in September 2010. The new rules clarifyissues that arose over the previous 20 years and contain new requirements, including the 2010 ADA Standards forAccessible Design (2010 Standards). This document, issued 6/8/2015, provides general guidance to assist State andlocal governments in understanding and complying with the ADA’s requirements. For more comprehensiveinformation about specific requirements, government officials can consult the regulation, the 2010 Standards, and theDOJ’s technical assistance publications on its web site.