The ADA is broken up into five different sections, which are called titles:

• Title I. Employment

  • • This title applies to employers that have 15 or more employees,

    • General requirement: Employers must provide people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the employment-related opportunities available to others.

      • • E.g., Recruitment, hiring, promotions, training, pay, and social activities

• Title II, Subtitle A. State and Local Government Services

  • • This title applies to all services, programs, and activities of state and local governments.

      • • E.g., Public education, transportation, recreation, healthcare, social services, courts, voting, emergency services, town meetings

    • General requirement: State and local governments must provide people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from their programs, services, and activities.'

• Title II, Subtitle B. Public Transit

  • • This title applies to public transit systems.

    • General requirement: Public transit systems must provide people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from their services.

• Title III. Businesses That Are Open to the Public

  • • This title applies to

      • • Businesses and nonprofits serving the public

          • • E.g., Restaurants, hotels, retail stores, movie theaters, private schools, doctors' offices and hospitals, gyms, daycare centers, organizations offering courses or examinations

        • Privately operated transit

          • • E.g., Taxis, intercity and charter buses, hotel shuttles, airport shuttles

        • Commercial facilities

          • • E.g., Office buildings

    • General requirement: Businesses must provide people with disabilities an equal opportunity to access the goods or services that they offer

• Title IV. Telecommunications.

  • • This title applies to telecommunication companies

    • General requirement: Telephone companies must provide services to allow callers with hearing and speech disabilities to communicate.

• Title V. Other Important Requirements

  • • The ADA also includes other requirements for how to implement the law. Examples include:

      • • Prohibiting retaliation against a person who has asserted their rights under the ADA

        • Stating that a person with a disability is not required to accept aids or accommodations if they do not want to

        • Authorizing courts to award attorneys' fees to the winning party in a lawsuit under the ADA

        • Directing certain federal agencies to issue guidance explaining the law

(U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, n.d.)

FERPA applies to all agencies and institutions that receive federal funds, including:

• Elementary and secondary schools

• Colleges

• Universities

• Part A. General Provisions

  • • Outlines IDEA's general provisions, including the purpose of IDEA and the definitions used throughout the statute

• Part B. Assistance for All Children with Disabilities

  • • Includes provisions related to formula grants that assist states in providing a free appropriate public education (see "FAPE" in the glossary) in the least restrictive environment (see "LRE" in the glossary) for children with disabilities ages 3 through 21

• Part C. Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

  • • Includes provisions related to formula grants that assist states in providing early intervention services for infants and toddlers from birth through age 2.11 and their families

• Part D. National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities

  • • Includes provisions related to discretionary grants to support state personnel development, technical assistance and dissemination, technology, and parent training and information centers