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ADA Information Services

This list contains the telephone numbers and Internet and electronic bulletin board 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

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.

Governor's Commission on Disabilities

The Governor’s Commission on Disabilities was created by Governor Charlie Crist to advance public policy and work with state agencies and organizations on behalf of Floridians with disabilities. The commission also houses the Clearinghouse on Disability Information, which makes information on disability resources and services more accessible to Floridians with disabilities and provides information on employment, including jobs with state agencies.

Governor’s Commission
Phone: (850) 487-3423
TTY: (850) 410-0684
Internet: http://dms.myflorida.com/other_programs/commission_on_disabilities
E-mail: commission@dms.myflorida.com

Clearinghouse on Disability Information
Toll Free / Voice / TTY: 1-877-ADA-4-YOU (232-4968)
E-mail: clearinghouse@dms.myflorida.com

ADA Information Line for documents questions and referrals

Voice: 800-514-0301 (voice)
TDD: 800-514-0383
Electronic bulletin board: 202-514-6193
Internet address: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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
Voice: 800-669-4000
TDD: 800-669-6820

Employment - documents
Voice: 800-669-3362
TDD: 800-800-3302

Internet address: http://www.eeoc.gov

Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation offers technical assistance on ADA provisions applying to public transportation.

Transportation - documents and questions
Voice: 202-366-1656
TDD: use relay service

Transportation - legal questions
Voice: 202-366-1936
TDD: use relay service

Complaints and enforcement
Voice: 202-366-2285
TDD: 202-366-0153

Electronic bulletin board: 202-366-3764
Internet address: http://www.fta.dot.gov

Federal Communications Commission

FCC offers technical assistance on ADA telephone relay service requirements.

Relay service - documents
Voice: 202-857-3800
TDD: 202-293-8810

Relay service - questions
Voice: 202-418-1898
TDD: 202-418-2224

Internet address: http://www.fcc.gov/dtf/dtfhome.html

Access Board, or Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Offers technical assistance on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines.

Documents and questions
Voice: 800-872-2253
TDD: 800-993-2822

Electronic bulletin board: 202-272-5448
Internet address: http://www.access-board.gov/

Department of Education

Department of Education funds ten regional centers to provide technical assistance on the ADA.

Disability &Business Technical Assistance Centers
Voice/TDD: 800-949-4232

Internet address: http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/tech/ada.htm

Office of Disability Employment Policy

Office of Disability Employment Policy answers employment questions and funds the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), which provides advice on accommodating employees with disabilities.

Employment questions
Voice: 202-376-6200
TDD: 202-376-6205
Internet address: http://www.pcepd.gov

Job Accommodation Network
Voice/TDD: 800-526-7234
Internet address: http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/english/homeus.htm

Internal Revenue Service

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
Voice: 800-829-1040
TDD: 800-829-4059

Tax code - legal questions
Voice: 800-622-3110
TDD: use relay service

To order Publications 535 and 334
Voice: 800-829-3676
TDD: 800-829-4059

DREDF ADA Hotline

DREDF ADA Hotline is funded by the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance on the ADA.

ADA questions and publications
Voice/TDD: 800-466-4232

Project ACTION

Project ACTION is funded by the Department of Transportation to provide ADA information and publications on making transportation accessible.

Transportation information
Voice: 800-659-6428
TDD: use relay service

Publications
Voice: 202-347-3066
TDD: 202-347-7385

Other Laws of Interest

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, publications, and referrals on housing access issues, call:

Fair Housing Information Clearinghouse
Voice: 800-343-3442
TDD: 800-483-2209

Air Carrier Access Act

for questions pertaining to air transportation, call Department of Transportation: Office for Civil Rights
Voice: 202-366-4648
TDD: 202-366-8538

Aviation Consumer Protection Division
Boice: 202-366-2220
TDD: 202-755-7687

Architectural Barriers Act

for questions pertaining to access to federal facilities and post offices, call the Access Board, listed above.