{"id":355625,"date":"2016-04-04T10:41:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/civilrights\/discrimination\/disability-discrimination-u-s-supreme-court-cases.html"},"modified":"2023-10-14T16:37:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T21:37:18","slug":"disability-discrimination-u-s-supreme-court-cases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/civilrights\/discrimination\/disability-discrimination-u-s-supreme-court-cases.html","title":{"rendered":"Disability Discrimination: U.S. Supreme Court Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Disability Discrimination: U.S. Supreme Court Cases<\/h1>\n
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Disability discrimination consists of unfavorable treatment based on an actual or perceived disability. Examples are harassment in the workplace or inaccessibility to buildings and businesses. This form of discrimination occurs when an entity covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/a> or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) mistreats an individual because they:<\/p>\r\n