Title II covers all activities of state and local governments regardless of the government entity's size or receipt of federal funding.1 Title II requires that state and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services, and activities (e.g., public education, employment, transportation, recreation, health care, social services, courts, voting, and town meetings).
Title II may be enforced through private lawsuits in federal or state court; although state courts have jurisdiction to hear ADA claims, advocates typically bring these claims in federal court. Unlike Title I claims for employment discrimination, it is not necessary to file a complaint with any federal agency or to receive a "right-to-sue" letter before going to court
- 142 U.S.C. §§ 12131–12134.