Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008

E132398

United States federal statute civil rights law

The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that broadened and clarified the definition of disability to restore and strengthen protections against discrimination for people with disabilities.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
ADA Amendments Act of 2008	7
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1152908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
Context triple: [Americans with Disabilities Act, amendedBy, Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008]

A. Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas such as employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
B. Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974
The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and expanded protections and services for individuals with disabilities, particularly in employment, education, and access to federally funded programs.
C. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance and in federal employment.
D. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments were legislative updates in the 1970s that expanded and refined federal job training and employment programs for unemployed and disadvantaged workers in the United States.
E. Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a 1993 U.S. federal law that aims to protect individuals’ religious practices from substantial government burdens unless justified by a compelling governmental interest pursued through the least restrictive means.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
Target entity description: The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that broadened and clarified the definition of disability to restore and strengthen protections against discrimination for people with disabilities.

A. Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas such as employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications.
B. Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974
The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and expanded protections and services for individuals with disabilities, particularly in employment, education, and access to federally funded programs.
C. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a landmark U.S. civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance and in federal employment.
D. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments were legislative updates in the 1970s that expanded and refined federal job training and employment programs for unemployed and disadvantaged workers in the United States.
E. Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a 1993 U.S. federal law that aims to protect individuals’ religious practices from substantial government burdens unless justified by a compelling governmental interest pursued through the least restrictive means.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ civil rights law ⓘ
affects	Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ linked to: Americans with Disabilities Act Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ
alsoAmends	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ⓘ linked to: Rehabilitation Act of 1973
amends	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ⓘ linked to: Americans with Disabilities Act
appliesTo	people with disabilities ⓘ
clarifies	definition of disability ⓘ major life activities ⓘ regarded as having a disability standard ⓘ that episodic or in-remission impairments can be disabilities when active ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
directs	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to revise its ADA regulations ⓘ linked to: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
effectiveDate	2009-01-01 ⓘ
includes	major bodily functions as major life activities ⓘ non-exhaustive list of major life activities ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
limits	use of the transitory and minor exception for regarded-as claims ⓘ
prohibits	discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 110-325 ⓘ
purpose	to broaden the definition of disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ to make it easier for individuals seeking protection to establish that they have a disability ⓘ to restore protections against disability discrimination narrowed by court decisions ⓘ
requires	broad interpretation of disability consistent with ADA’s remedial purpose ⓘ
respondsTo	Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. ⓘ Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams ⓘ U.S. Supreme Court decisions narrowing ADA coverage ⓘ
section	42 U.S.C. § 12101 note ⓘ linked to: Title 42 of the United States Code
sector	employment ⓘ public accommodations ⓘ state and local government services ⓘ
shortName	ADAAA ⓘ
signedBy	George W. Bush ⓘ
signingDate	2008-09-25 ⓘ
states	definition of disability shall be construed in favor of broad coverage ⓘ mitigating measures other than ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses shall not be considered in assessing disability ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	122 Stat. 3553 ⓘ
strengthens	protections against discrimination in public accommodations based on disability ⓘ protections against discrimination in public services based on disability ⓘ protections against employment discrimination based on disability ⓘ
subjectMatter	anti-discrimination law ⓘ disability rights ⓘ
title	Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ
yearEnacted	2008 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Americans with Disabilities Act → amendedBy → Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ

Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 → title → Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ

Public Law 101-336 → amendedBy → ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ