About adaviolationcalc.com

adaviolationcalc.com is a free disability rights resource maintained by The Click Lab. Our ADA violation damages calculator and guides help people who believe they've faced disability discrimination — whether at work, from a state or local government agency, or at a business open to the public — understand what the Americans with Disabilities Act actually protects, and get a plain-English starting estimate of potential recovery before they've spoken with an attorney.

What we do

We translate the ADA's three main titles — Title I employment claims, Title II state and local government services, and Title III public accommodations — into calculators and guides a non-lawyer can actually use. Each title works differently: Title I claims are capped by employer size and require an EEOC charge before a lawsuit; Title II and Title III claims generally don't. Every page is reviewed by our editorial team against primary sources: the ADA's statutory text, the 2008 ADA Amendments Act, EEOC guidance, and current case law on the reasonable accommodation standard and the definition of disability.

Who this calculator is for

Most visitors fall into a few groups: employees who were terminated, passed over, or denied a reasonable accommodation and want to understand whether Title I applies and what a case like theirs might be worth; people who were turned away from a business, denied access to a facility, or excluded from a government service or program and want to understand their Title II or Title III rights; and paralegals or intake staff who want a quick reference point before pulling the specific circuit case law that applies. We built the Site around getting each of these readers a useful, honest starting point fast — because Title I claims carry an EEOC filing deadline that doesn't wait for anyone to finish researching.

How the estimate is built

The full mechanics — back pay, front pay, the compensatory-damages base by claim type, when punitive damages apply, the employer-size damages caps under 42 U.S.C. § 1981a(b)(3), and why Title II and Title III estimates are built differently than Title I — are documented on our methodology page. At a high level: for employment claims, the calculator estimates back pay and front pay, adds a compensatory base tied to the type of violation, layers in punitive damages for willful conduct, and applies the statutory cap that scales with employer size. For public accommodation and government-service claims, the calculator uses a smaller compensatory base and omits back pay, front pay, and punitive damages, since those claims are typically resolved through injunctive relief rather than a damages award. The result is a range, not a prediction — the strength of your documentation, whether the interactive process was followed, and your jurisdiction's case law all move a real outcome.

What we don’t do

We don’t provide legal advice, and nothing on this Site creates an attorney-client relationship. Whether a specific denial or adverse action violates the ADA depends on facts a calculator cannot weigh — whether your condition meets the ADA's definition of disability, whether an accommodation was reasonable or would have imposed undue hardship, and which title's procedural rules apply to your situation. We also don’t evaluate individual cases or review severance agreements. Our editorial team doesn’t pick or vouch for particular attorneys or law firms; the homepage’s optional case-review form connects readers who want one to attorneys in our network, and that’s a separate, disclosed process from anything published here — see the privacy policy for what's shared if you use it. For your specific situation, consult a licensed disability rights or employment attorney; see our contact page for guidance on finding one and on which claims require an EEOC charge first.

Editorial standards

Every guide and reference page is written from primary sources — the ADA's statutory text, EEOC guidance, and federal case law — and reviewed before publication. We don’t publish thin content: each page is built to answer a specific question a worker or disabled individual facing possible discrimination would actually ask, with enough substance to be useful while a filing deadline may be live. Our full editorial workflow and sourcing policy are on the editorial team page.

How we make money

Display advertising via Google AdSense, and our editorial content isn’t for sale — no law firm or disability-rights litigation marketing company pays for placement or a favorable mention in our guides or calculator. Separately, the case-review form on our homepage is a disclosed paid referral: if you submit it, your information is shared with attorneys who may compensate The Click Lab Agency LLC for the introduction. See our privacy policy for details on data handling, including exactly what's shared if you use that form.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or feedback: see our contact page.