Disabilities and reasonable accommodation — Maryland

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Maryland Civil Rights Act prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities and allow persons who have been discriminated against to file complaints under the Acts. 

The ADA is the most comprehensive federal civil rights statute protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The provisions of the ADA protect the rights of the estimated 61 million Americans with some form of disability. The ADA is divided into five titles, each addressing a unique area, including:

1. employment (Title VII)

2. public services (Title II)

3. public accommodations (Title III)

4. telecommunications (Title IV)

5. miscellaneous provisions (Title V)

Title I of the ADA directly affects employers and is the focus of this chapter.

On September 25, 2008, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) was signed into law. The Act specifically overruled two significant Supreme Court decisions, the first of which directed courts to take into consideration the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures in determining whether an individual has an ADA disability and the second of which held that for an impairment to...

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