ADA Title II
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ADA Title II is the section of the Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibits disability-based discrimination by state and local governments and requires their programs, services, and activities to be accessible.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5950940 — 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: ADA Title II Context triple: [Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, alsoKnownAs, ADA Title II]
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A.
Title II – Public Accommodations
Title II – Public Accommodations is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in places such as hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other public facilities.
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B.
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.
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C.
ADA
ADA is the U.S. Army’s Air Defense Artillery Branch, responsible for defending forces and critical assets against aerial and missile threats.
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D.
Title II
Title II is a major federal education funding program that supports improving teacher quality and professional development in K–12 schools across the United States.
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E.
Title II
Title II is the section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that establishes safe harbor provisions limiting online service providers’ liability for copyright-infringing content posted by their users.
- 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: ADA Title II Target entity description: ADA Title II is the section of the Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibits disability-based discrimination by state and local governments and requires their programs, services, and activities to be accessible.
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A.
Title II – Public Accommodations
Title II – Public Accommodations is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in places such as hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other public facilities.
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B.
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.
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C.
ADA
ADA is the U.S. Army’s Air Defense Artillery Branch, responsible for defending forces and critical assets against aerial and missile threats.
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D.
Title II
Title II is a major federal education funding program that supports improving teacher quality and professional development in K–12 schools across the United States.
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E.
Title II
Title II is the section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that establishes safe harbor provisions limiting online service providers’ liability for copyright-infringing content posted by their users.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal civil rights law provision ⓘ |
| allows |
complaints to be filed with the U.S. Department of Justice
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private lawsuits for injunctive relief ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
local governments
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public entities ⓘ state governments ⓘ |
| authorizes | the U.S. Attorney General to bring enforcement actions ⓘ |
| basedOn | Congressional power to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| covers |
all services of local governments
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all services of state governments ⓘ courts and justice system services of public entities ⓘ law enforcement activities of public entities ⓘ parks and recreation programs of public entities ⓘ public education provided by state and local governments ⓘ public housing programs administered by public entities ⓘ public transportation provided by public entities ⓘ social services programs of public entities ⓘ voting programs and activities of public entities ⓘ |
| defines |
public entity
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qualified individual with a disability ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | January 26, 1992 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
U.S. Department of Justice
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linked to:
United States Department of Justice
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| geographicScope |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| includes | regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 35 ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
U.S. Supreme Court decision Olmstead v. L.C. (1999)
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linked to:
Olmstead v. United States
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| legalCitation | 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131–12165 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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linked to:
Americans with Disabilities Act
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| policyGoal | elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities in public services ⓘ |
| prohibits |
coercion, intimidation, threats, or interference with ADA rights
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denial of benefits of public entity services to qualified individuals with disabilities ⓘ disability-based discrimination by public entities ⓘ exclusion of qualified individuals with disabilities from participation in public entity services ⓘ retaliation against individuals asserting ADA rights ⓘ subjecting qualified individuals with disabilities to discrimination by any public entity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ADA Title I
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ADA Title III ⓘ |
| requires |
accessibility of programs, services, and activities of public entities
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effective communication with individuals with disabilities ⓘ integration of individuals with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate ⓘ new construction and alterations of public entity facilities to be accessible ⓘ public entities to conduct self-evaluations of policies and practices ⓘ public entities with 50 or more employees to adopt grievance procedures ⓘ public entities with 50 or more employees to designate an ADA coordinator ⓘ reasonable modifications in policies, practices, and procedures when necessary to avoid discrimination ⓘ removal of architectural barriers where readily achievable for existing facilities of public entities ⓘ |
| scope | public sector only ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ADA Title II Description of subject: ADA Title II is the section of the Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibits disability-based discrimination by state and local governments and requires their programs, services, and activities to be accessible.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Title II
Tennessee v. Lane
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holds
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Title II of the ADA is a proper exercise of Congress’s enforcement power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment as applied to cases implicating the fundamental right of access to the courts
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linked to: ADA Title II