Ada Office

What Ada Office does

ADA.gov is the official United States federal government website that provides public information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is operated by the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, and was effectively established in 1990 when the ADA was signed into law. The site serves individuals with disabilities, employers, state and local governments, businesses, and legal practitioners by publishing regulations, fact sheets, design standards, settlement agreements, and complaint filing resources covering ADA Titles I, II, and III. Core content areas include employment rights, state and local government services, public accommodations, accessible web content and mobile applications (under the 2024 Title II Web Rule), accessible medical diagnostic equipment (under the 2024 MDE Final Rule), and emerging guidance on algorithmic and AI-based discrimination in hiring.

The platform's core offering is free, authoritative legal and regulatory information delivered through a static-and-document publication model. There is no paid product, no subscription tier, no transactional revenue mechanism, and no commercial go-to-market motion — ADA.gov is funded through federal appropriations and operates as a public information resource. The technical surface consists of regulatory text, downloadable PDF guidance, online complaint submission forms, and a settlement agreement database. The site is positioned as the authoritative interpretive source for ADA compliance, with enforcement actions and technical standards (such as the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design) originating from or coordinated through this office.

From a commercial investment standpoint, ADA.gov is not an investable entity. It has no revenue, no ownership structure suitable for equity investment, no competitive market position in the commercial sense, and operates under statutory authority that cannot be transferred or acquired. Any PE/VC/M&A analysis is effectively a regulatory-mapping exercise rather than a commercial due-diligence exercise. Adjacent private-market opportunities exist in ADA compliance consulting, accessible web design services, and medical equipment accessibility solutions, but those are downstream commercial markets, not attributes of ADA.gov itself.

Name

Ada Office

Legal name

ADA.gov (U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division)

Website

https://ada.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ADA.gov is the official U.S. Department of Justice website providing free public information, regulations, and guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act for individuals with disabilities, employers, state and local governments, and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Regulatory Information Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922190)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF)

Keywords

• ADA compliance guidance
• Disability rights information
• Civil rights regulation
• Accessibility standards documentation
• Government legal resources

Headquarters

HQ city

New York, NY

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ADA.gov is the official U.S. Department of Justice website that provides authoritative information, technical guidance, and regulatory resources about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It serves individuals with disabilities, employers, businesses, state and local governments, and public accommodations with ADA topic overviews, regulations, design standards, complaint filing capabilities, and an ADA Information Line for telephone support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ADA Information Line Toll-free telephone support service providing technical assistance and answers to questions about ADA requirements. Available at 800-514-0301 (voice) and 1-833-610-1264 (TTY) Monday-Friday, serving individuals with disabilities, employers, businesses, and government entities.
• Online ADA Complaint Filing Online form-based service that allows individuals to report disability rights violations by submitting details that are immediately sent to the Department of Justice staff for review. The service provides a confirmation number and routes complaints to specialized teams for mediation or investigation.
• ADA Topics and Guidance Resources Web-based informational resources covering ADA topics such as service animals, parking, mobility devices, effective communication, and other areas of public life where the ADA applies. Includes fact sheets, FAQs, and detailed guidance for covered entities.
• ADA Regulations and Design Standards Official legal documents and enforceable regulations under the ADA, including Title II and Title III regulations, 1991 and 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, and guidance materials on accessibility requirements.
• ADA.gov Email Newsletter Subscription Public email subscription service through public.govdelivery.com that delivers ADA updates, new regulations, guidance materials, and announcements to subscribers seeking to stay informed about ADA developments.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Disability Rights Section, U.S. Department of Justice (parent unit): The DOJ unit that directly operates ADA.gov and enforces the ADA. Comparable as the immediate operational and policy parent of ADA.gov, providing the legal interpretations and enforcement actions published through the website.

Emerging players

• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN): Non-profit membership organization for the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) systems serving people with disabilities nationwide. Comparable as an advocacy and information-providing body in the disability rights ecosystem, though with more operational/serving emphasis than ADA.gov's regulatory guidance role.
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: National legal advocacy organization for people with mental disabilities. Comparable as a non-profit providing legal interpretation, policy analysis, and rights advocacy in a sub-domain of ADA.gov's coverage area.
• Disability Rights Advocates (DRA): National non-profit disability rights legal center pursuing high-impact litigation and policy advocacy. Comparable as a disability rights stakeholder providing legal interpretation and enforcement pathways complementary to ADA.gov's informational function.

Direct peers

• U.S. Access Board: Federal agency that develops and maintains accessibility guidelines (including ADA Accessibility Guidelines) referenced in ADA.gov's design standards content. Most directly comparable as the technical standards counterpart to ADA.gov's legal/regulatory guidance function.
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN): Free consulting service funded by the U.S. Department of Labor providing individualized guidance on workplace accommodations and ADA compliance. Directly comparable as a federally supported ADA guidance resource with similar toll-free access model and overlapping employer/employee audience.
• ADA National Network: Federally funded network of 10 regional ADA Centers providing ADA information, guidance, and training to the public. Directly comparable as a parallel authoritative ADA information resource serving overlapping audiences with similar educational and compliance guidance content.

Broad incumbents

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Major civil rights organization with dedicated disability rights program. Comparable as a larger civil rights advocacy body with overlapping mission around disability discrimination enforcement and public legal education.
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): Federal agency enforcing employment-related civil rights laws including the ADA's employment provisions. Directly comparable as a federal civil rights enforcement body providing authoritative guidance and complaint mechanisms, with overlapping employer/employee audiences served by ADA.gov.
• HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR): Federal agency enforcing civil rights laws in healthcare and human services. Comparable to ADA.gov as a federal civil rights authority providing regulatory guidance and complaint intake, with overlapping disability rights and accessibility mandates in healthcare settings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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