A blind man uses a computer via text to voice screen reader software
In the United States, Section 508 requires that agencies using federal funding ensure that any electronic and information technology they purchase is accessible for people with disabilities
Students with disabilities explore activities at a U.S. high school
A brief description of IDEA, followed by links to the text of the law, some of the key regulations enacted under the law, and secondary resources on IDEA
Disability rights activists in San Francisco in April 1977 protesting the lack of implementation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Photo by Anthony Tusler)
A brief description of Section 504, followed by links to the text of the law, some of the key regulations enacted under the law, and secondary resources on Section 504
U.S. President Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26, 1990) (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
A brief description of the ADA, followed by links to the text of the law, some of the key regulations enacted under the law, and secondary resources on the ADA
This collection includes national laws entirely focused on disability and others on different main topics that have specific references concerning people with disabilities in their text
Mexico's national development plan on the inclusion of people with disabilities
Materials created and/or distributed by government agencies, Disabled Persons' Organizations (DPOs), International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), or other official bodies
This collection includes national laws entirely focused on disability and others on different main topics, such as health or elections procedure, that have specific references concerning people with disabilities in their text
Documents submitted to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Kenyan government, DPOs, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, and mental disability and psychiatric survivor advocacy groups on the implementation of the CRPD