This list
contains the telephone numbers and Internet addresses of federal agencies and
other organizations that provide information about the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and informal guidance in understanding and
complying with different provisions of the ADA.
Department
of Justice offers technical assistance on the ADA Standards for
Accessible Design and other ADA provisions applying to businesses, non-profit
service agencies, and state and local government programs; also provides
information on how to file ADA complaints. ADA Information Line for
publications, questions, and referrals
800-514-0301
(voice)
800-514-0383 (TTY)
Internet
address (ADA Home Page)
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers
technical assistance on the ADA provisions applying to employment; also
provides information on how to file ADA complaints.
Employment
- questions
800-669-4000
(voice)
800-669-6820 (TTY)
Employment
- publications
800-669-3362
(voice)
800-800-3302 (TTY)
Internet
address
www.eeoc.gov
Department
of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration
ADA
Assistance Line for information and complaints
888-446-4511(voice)
TTY: use relay service
Internet
address
www.fta.dot.gov/office/civ.htm
Federal Communications Commission offers
technical assistance on ADA telephone relay service (TRS) requirements.
TRS
Publications and questions
888-225-5322
(voice)
888-835-5322 (TTY)
Internet
address
www.fcc.gov/cib/dro
Office of Compliance offers
technical assistance on accessibility laws applying to Congressional offices
and services.
Congressional
accessibility
202-724-9292
(voice)
202-426-1665 (TTY)
Access Board (or
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) offers technical
assistance on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines.
Publications
and questions
800-872-2253
(voice)
800-993-2822 (TTY)
Internet
address
www.access-board.gov
Internal Revenue Service provides
information about tax code provisions including tax credits (section 44) and
deductions (section 190) that can assist businesses in complying with the ADA.
Tax code
- information
800-829-1040
(voice)
800-829-4059 (TTY)
Tax code
- legal questions
202-622-3110
(voice)
TTY: use relay service
To order
Publications 535 and 334
800-829-3676
(voice)
800-829-4059 (TTY)
Internet
address
www.irs.gov/plain/index.html
Department of Education funds
ten regional centers to provide technical assistance on the ADA.
Disability
& Business Technical Assistance Centers
800-949-4232
(voice/TTY)
Internet
address
www.adata.org
Job Accommodation Network
(JAN), is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide
advice on accommodating employees with disabilities.
Job
Accommodation Network
800-526-7234
(voice/TTY)
Internet
address
www.jan.wvu.edu
DREDF ADA Hotline is
funded by the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance on the
ADA.
ADA
questions and publications
800-466-4232
(voice/TTY)
Internet
address
www.dredf.org
Project ACTION is
funded by the Department of Transportation to provide ADA information and
publications on making transportation accessible.
Transportation
information and publications
800-659-6428
(voice)
TTY: use relay service
202-347-3066 (voice)
202-347-7385 (TTY)
Internet
address
www.projectaction.org
Other
federal laws prohibit discrimination and provide equal opportunity for people
with disabilities in housing, air transportation, and access to
federal facilities and post offices. Telephone numbers for obtaining
assistance in understanding and complying with these laws are listed here.
Fair Housing Act: for
questions or publications call Department of Housing and Urban Development:
Fair
Housing Accessibility Questions
202-708-2333
(voice)
202-401-1247 (TTY)
Fair
Housing Publications
800-767-7468
(voice)
TTY: use relay service
Internet
address
www.hud.gov/fhe/fheo.html
Air Carrier Access Act: for
questions pertaining to air transportation, call Department of Transportation:
202-366-2220
(voice)
202-755-7687 (TTY)
Internet
address
www.dot.gov/airconsumer
Architectural Barriers Act: for
questions pertaining to access to federal facilities and post offices, call
the Access Board, listed on page one.
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