Title I of the ADA prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities by employers with 15 or more employees, while Title V contains miscellaneous provisions, including protections for individuals.
Title I of the ADA defines the term "disability", "reasonable accommodations", and "employer". The act asserts that physical and mental disabilities should not diminish a person's right or ability to full participate in all parts of society and its goal is to ensure that people with disabilities have equal opportunity, full participation in society, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency. Unlike other forms of discrimination, there was no legal recourse against ability discrimination until the ADA was enacted in 1990.
Title V of the ADA regulates medical insurance; accessibility for state and federal architecture, transportation and federal lands; employment for the federal government, and other appliable scenarios. Most importantly, this provision supports and protects individuals who need legal recourse against retaliation or coercion and uphold their civil rights.
