▁Section ▁ 5 0 4 . ▁Additionally , ▁Title ▁V ▁includes ▁an ▁anti - ret ali ation ▁or ▁co erc ion ▁provision . ▁The ▁Techn ical ▁Ass istance ▁Man ual ▁for ▁the ▁A DA ▁explains ▁this ▁provision : ▁ ▁" III - 3 . 6 0 0 0 ▁Ret ali ation ▁or ▁co erc ion . ▁Ind ividual s ▁who ▁exercise ▁their ▁rights ▁under ▁the ▁A DA , ▁or ▁assist ▁others ▁in ▁exer cis ing ▁their ▁rights , ▁are ▁protected ▁from ▁ret ali ation . ▁The ▁prohib ition ▁against ▁ret ali ation ▁or ▁co erc ion ▁applies ▁broad ly ▁to ▁any ▁individual ▁or ▁entity ▁that ▁see ks ▁to ▁prevent ▁an ▁individual ▁from ▁exer cis ing ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁rights ▁or ▁to ▁ret ali ate ▁against ▁him ▁or ▁her ▁for ▁having ▁exerc ised ▁those ▁rights ▁... ▁Any ▁form ▁of ▁ret ali ation ▁or ▁co erc ion , ▁including ▁thre ats , ▁int im id ation , ▁or ▁inter ference , ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁inter f ere ." ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁A DA ▁has ▁roots ▁in ▁Section ▁ 5 0 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Re h abil itation ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁D raft ing ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁on ▁Dis ability ▁( N CD ), ▁an ▁independent ▁federal ▁ag ency , ▁issued ▁a ▁report , ▁Tow ards ▁Independ ence , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Council ▁exam ined ▁in cent ives ▁and ▁dis in cent ives ▁in ▁federal ▁laws ▁towards