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Everything on this site is informational. It is not legal advice. It is not a substitute for a consultation with a licensed attorney or a registered accessibility professional. Reading, browsing, or submitting a report on this site does not create an attorney-client relationship with anyone, including any attorney listed in the Guide’s Legal Help category. If you are considering a formal complaint or a lawsuit — or if you are a property owner who has received a demand letter — contact a lawyer licensed in your state.
Attorney listings
Listings in the Legal Help category are provided for informational purposes only. Inclusion is not an endorsement, a certification of competence, or a referral. “Featured” placement does not imply the attorney is more qualified or more reputable than non-featured listings. We do not vet attorneys beyond confirming licensure in the state claimed. Contacting an attorney from a listing does not establish representation; that requires a conflict check and a signed engagement agreement.
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Accuracy of the Guide
Every effort has been made to state the 2010 ADA Standards accurately, but the Standards run hundreds of pages, are periodically amended, and are interpreted by the courts and the U.S. Department of Justice. The official text is authoritative; our summary is not. Where the Guide and the official Standards differ, the official Standards control. If you find an error, please tell us.
State law
The ADA is federal. States have their own accessibility laws and building codes, many of which are more stringent than the ADA. The state selector in the Guide surfaces the state’s placard-parking statute and its building-code reference; it does not summarize the full state law, and it is not a substitute for checking the text of the statute or regulation cited. The statutory citations were accurate as of the date they were added; statutes change, and we do not continuously monitor every state.
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