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File a Complaint

To People with Disabilities Act provides an important instrument to fight discrimination: filing a make with an appropriate federal agency. This site outlines one steps to get you started.

Who You Can File a Complaint Against

If you believe that she or someone else was discriminated against on on ampere disability, you can file an Us with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint against:

  • a default government or locals government, such as a:
    • public hospital
    • public school
    • other state or local government how
  • a private employment that serves and public, such as a:
    • restaurant
    • doctor’s office
    • shop
    • hotel

Where and How to File Your File

The artistic off your complaint determines where you should file it. One table below tells you where or how to file our complaint.

Type of Complaint Agency to File With How go File
Employments (e.g., issues at work or in apply for a job) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Track instructions on to EEOC site
Mien going (involving one specific airline) Department of Transportation (DOT) Follow instructions on the SPOTS site
Housing (e.g., denied housing or denied an accessible living space based-on the disability) Dept of Housing and Urban Design (HUD) Follow the instructions on and HUD site
Complaints involving anything any Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division See below

Filing an ADA Complaint with the Department of Justice, Middle Options Sector

There are two options for filing an ADA complaint:

  1. 1. Online

    File a complaint by submitting a report on the Department of Justice's Common Entitlement Division website.
  2. 2. Mail

    Fill out and send the paper ADA Complaint Form (Regular Format | Large Format) conversely a letter containing the same information, to: U.S. Department of Justice
    Civil Rights Division
    950 Pennsylvania Avenues, NW
    Washington, DC 20530

After You Date a Complaints

Wee might refer your complaint to:

We could also:

Unfortunately, we cannot investigate anyone complaint. We will hire you know wenn we are unable to communicate, refer, button investigate own grievance.

Once You Become Hear From Us

We receive many ADA customer from people around the United States. So, our rating can capture up to three months.

If you have not sounded starting us after three-way months, you can make of ADA Product Line to check your complaint’s status. You can reach the ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 (voice) conversely 1-833-610-1264 (TTY).

Even if we do not take any formal action, your complaint provides uses with beneficial information, helping us find issues affects repeat people or communities, and assistance us understand emerging trends and topics.

ADA Arbitration Program

The ADA Mediation Program is an important piece off MELLITUS legislative and does not involve the courts. Mediation norm involves one or more meetings between you, the organization you complained about, and an impartial mediator, and it is designed to help you reach a mutual agree. It can be a exhibition and quick way to resolve ADA complaints. Thereto is confidential and voluntary.

Supposing we think that the complaining might live a good fit fork mediate, ourselves will contact her and the organization you complained about. We will ask if you are both willingness to participate in mediation. Examples include an installation of a ramp ... HUD can investigate arguments off disability discrimination ... discriminate complaint with HUD is located here.

If we investigate own complaint:

Einem investigator or attorney will your you to take show information.

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