ADA
Civil rights acronym
ADA is an acronym with several distinct meanings.
In American law, the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination based on disability in employment, public accommodations, and other areas: The building wasn't ADA-compliant.
In medicine, the American Dental Association or American Diabetes Association.
In computing, Ada (usually capitalized without all caps) is a programming language named after Ada Lovelace. (Capitalized Ada is also a given name.)
Americans with Disabilities Act
Civil rights law for disabled
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
inclusion · wheelchair · ramp · sign language · service animal · assistive technology · hearing aid · mobility
Computing's founding countess
- ShelleyEnglish Romantic surname
- ByronTitled Romantic versifier
- programmerOne who writes software
- actressFemale stage performer
Computing's founding countess
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- compilerSource-to-machine-code translator
- safety-criticalFailure risks lives
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
avionics · military · real-time · concurrency · reliability · Boeing
Neurological condition affecting information processing
- special educationAdapted instruction for disabilities
- IEPPersonalized learning accommodation document
- 504 planSchool disability support arrangement
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
inclusion · differentiation · assistive technology · resource room · modification · intervention · support services · accessible materials
Sloped connecting surface
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- barrier-freeWithout physical obstructions
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
settlement · injunction · violation · Title I · enforcement · Department of Justice · EEOC · complaint
Unjust differential treatment
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- statuteEnacted written rule
enforcement · lawsuit · settlement · violation · penalty · EEOC
Belgian capital
- integrationCombining into a whole
- euroShared continental currency
- SchengenBorder-free European area
- commissionPayment for services rendered
parliament · council · treaty · single market · customs union · enlargement · member states · bloc
Americans with Disabilities Act
Civil rights law for disabled
- accessibilityEase of approach
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
discrimination · inclusion · wheelchair · ramp · sign language · service animal · assistive technology · hearing aid · mobility · impairment
Lovelace
Computing's founding countess
- ShelleyEnglish Romantic surname
- ByronTitled Romantic versifier
- programmerOne who writes software
actress · footballer · feminine · Hebrew · German · noble · adornment
Lovelace
Computing's founding countess
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- compilerSource-to-machine-code translator
- safety-criticalFailure risks lives
aerospace · avionics · military · real-time · concurrency · reliability · Boeing
learning disability
Neurological condition affecting information processing
- special educationAdapted instruction for disabilities
- IEPPersonalized learning accommodation document
- 504 planSchool disability support arrangement
accommodation · inclusion · differentiation · assistive technology · resource room · modification · intervention · support services · accessible materials · aide
ramp
Sloped connecting surface
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · settlement · injunction · violation · Title I · enforcement · Department of Justice · EEOC · complaint · remedy
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
statute · enforcement · lawsuit · settlement · violation · penalty · EEOC
Brussels
Belgian capital
- integrationCombining into a whole
- euroShared continental currency
- SchengenBorder-free European area
commission · parliament · council · treaty · single market · customs union · enlargement · member states · bloc · summit
- U.S. LawsCivil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, HIPAA
- Federal Lawbankruptcy code, criminal code, tax code, antitrust law, bankruptcy law
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- Disability Rightsdisability rights, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, accessibility, equal access
Unjust differential treatment
segregation · exclusion · Jim Crow laws · ableism · institutionalization
State of being unreachable
- Ada Lovelace
- ADA violationBreach of disability rights law