Program access

In the context of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), program access is a technical term. Very generally, program access means that a person with a disability can participate in a program or service offered by a public entity (state or local government), so long as there is some reasonable way to make it happen. One reasonable way would be to move a class, meeting, or other offering to an accessible location, if one is needed. (This is somewhat different from the type of access required by the ADA in Title III for public accommodations.)

Related Resources

Articles (2) Blogs (2) Webinars (3) Infographics (2)

Articles

What Is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
The ADA defines disability and has five titles (sections) that forbid a wide range of discrimination...
About Voting Access Rights
What does the right to vote mean for people with disabilities? How can polling sites accommodate peo...

Blogs

Title II of the ADA
What is Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act? This short blog post has a helpful overview...
The Inclusive Fitness and Wellness Toolkit
Fitness, wellness, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Inclusion, disability, community.

Webinars

Twenty-four years of the ADA: Progress, Pitfalls and Possibilities
07/09/2014- The ADA was passed 24 years ago amidst a great hope that this bold new legislation would remove barriers to equal opportunity and access for people with disabilities across several life spheres....
Program Access in the Information Age featuring WebAIM
03/22/2013- This session will review the following topics: • Web accessibility basics (overview of guidelines and laws, principles of accessibility, evaluation tools) • Business Case for Web Accessibili...
School’s Out, Now What? Inclusive Extra-Curricular Activities
09/10/2014- The Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the ADA require that public schools provide program access for students with disabilities. These requirements extend to extra-curricular events offered by...

Infographics

Program Access
Social media image that says: What is program access under Title II of the ADA? It's an equal opportunity for a person with a disability to benefit from a public entity's programs or services. The photo shows a person smiling in a swimming pool. The photo also shows that he has an arm without a hand.

Social media image that says: What is program access under Title II of the ADA? It's an equal opportunity for a person with a disability to benefit from a public entity's programs or services. The photo shows a person smiling in a swimming pool. The photo also shows that he has an arm without a hand.

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