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Sorry, a link to what exactly? If you're asking for a link to the American Disabilities Act, in my demand letter to the company I cited "Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," So I don't think it's the 1993, but 1990, under title I. Just do a quick search under those quotes. Long story short, after the interview last June 2018, I refused to pursue something, but it ate at me for months and changed my mind. I sent the company a demand letter for 35K in October, told them I'd pursue further action if I didn't hear within 30 days. No action, so I got the EEOC involved. The EEOC accepted my case under the ADA, but told me if i went through my states Civil Rights Division, it'd go much quicker because the case load with the EEOC is a lot longer. I quickly filed something with the Civil Rights division as I only had a few weeks to do so (EEOC timeline is a year though). Civil rights division took my case, sent the company a letter. Their CEO wanted to grab coffee which I did and wisely offered me a fair settlement during the same meeting slightly under the 35K but it was a no brainier and accepted. I can't remember the exact figures the EEOC/Civil Rights division can award, but it depended upon the size of the company. EEOC won't accept anything UNDER 15 employees, but the State's Civil Rights division will accept under 15. The company I had a settlement with had 16 or 17 employees and the max I think was 50K, PLUS any attorney's fees (IF I decided to get attorney's). ​ Like I said, no attorney's with my discrimination case against the company and I had no attorneys for my social security disability case. Social security disability originally rejected my case (i think they do with 100% of the applicants), 2 months after they rejected my case, I did an appeal, they paid for a speech therapist, saw them and they sided with me. It took about 15 months after that to see the judge and another specialist that determined my case. They quickly accepted my case during court, within minutes literally. Thankfully, I am working, though it's just a contract job and pursuing other opportunities. The stutter is definitely one of very tricky tricky disability.