Addiction, Recovery and the ADA
People with alcohol addiction and people with opioid and substance use disorders in recovery have protections under the ADA.
Submit an ADA Question
All questions are confidential
Call:1-800-949-4232 (voice/TTY)
Or, fill out the form and a staff member will contact you.
If a single user toilet room is added to a second story of a building that does not require vertical access e.g. an elevator, does the single user toilet room toilet need to be made accessible?
A patient who is deaf requested a sign language interpreter. The cost of the interpreter is more than the reimbursement from health insurance. Do we have to provide interpreters?
I have an emotional support animal. Where do I register it as a service animal?
A neighborhood sidewalk is obstructed by a big tree, making it impossible for people with disabilities to use the sidewalk. The road and sidewalk were recently redone. What does the law require?
If an employer has a zero tolerance drug policy, and an employee tests positive because they take Suboxone, a drug used to treat opioid usage, as prescribed by a doctor, can they be denied employment?
Submit an ADA Question
All questions are confidential
Call:1-800-949-4232 (voice/TTY)
Or, fill out the form and a staff member will contact you.
Does the staff toilet room in a workplace have to be accessible?
A patient who is deaf requested a sign language interpreter. The cost of the interpreter is more than the reimbursement from health insurance. Do we have to provide interpreters?
I have an emotional support animal. Where do I register it as a service animal?
A neighborhood sidewalk is obstructed by a big tree, making it impossible for people with disabilities to use the sidewalk. The road and sidewalk were recently redone. What does the law require?
If an employer has a zero tolerance drug policy, and an employee tests positive because they take Suboxone, a drug used to treat opioid usage, as prescribed by a doctor, can they be denied employment?
Submit an ADA Question
All questions are confidential
Call:1-800-949-4232 (voice/TTY)
Or, fill out the form and a staff member will contact you.
The single user toilet room complies with the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, and the sink overlaps the space required at a toilet. Does the single user toilet room have to be renovated so that it complies with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design?
A patient who is deaf requested a sign language interpreter. The cost of the interpreter is more than the reimbursement from health insurance. Do we have to provide interpreters?
A student with a disability wants to take an online course and needs extended time. The student was told that he can't have extended time for online courses because the professor doesn’t want students to procrastinate until the end of the semester. What can the student do?
