Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses

Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order

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The Department of Justice removed 11 guidelines for US businesses on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including some that deal with Covid-19 and masking and accessibility.

The ADA was signed into law in 1990 and is the key civil rights law that protects Americans with disabilities from discrimination.