42 U.S.C. § 12132 — Discrimination

This section is the core anti-discrimination rule for public entities, subject to the rest of this subchapter. A qualified individual with a disability^* may not be excluded from a public entity's services, programs, or activities because of the disability^*. That person also may not be denied the benefits of those services, programs, or activities because of the disability. And that person may not be discriminated against by the public entity^* in any other way because of the disability.