The ADA and sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are civil rights statutes protecting individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability. It is my understanding that these statutes are explicitly excluded from coverage under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. Is my understanding correct?
Questioning the exclusion of certain civil rights statutes from the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
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