The following items are the six sections in 'Disability Links and Resources'. You are currently in the ADA Information Services section.
[Helpful Links]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 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 documents,
questions and referrals.....800-514-0301 (voice).....800-514-0383 (TDD)
Electronic bulletin board.....202-514-6193
Internet address.....http://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 (TDD)
Employment - documents.....800-669-3362 (voice).....800-800-3302 (TDD)
Internet address.....http://www.eeoc.gov
Department of Transportation offers technical assistance on ADA provisions applying to public transportation.
Transportation - documents and questions......202-366-1656 (voice)......TDD: use relay service
Transportation - legal questions......202-366-1936 (voice)......TDD: use relay service
Complaints and enforcement......202-366-2285 (voice)......202-366-0153 (TDD)
Electronic bulletin board......202-366-3764
Internet address......http://www.fta.dot.gov
Federal Communications Commission offers technical assistance on ADA telephone relay service requirements.
Relay service - documents......202-857-3800 (voice)......202-293-8810 (TDD)
Relay service - questions......202-418-1898 (voice)......202-418-2224 (TDD)
Internet address......http://www.fcc.gov/dtf/dtfhome.html
Documents and questions......800-872-2253 (voice)......800-993-2822 (TDD)
Electronic bulletin board......202-272-5448
Internet address......http://www.access-board.gov/
Department of Education funds ten regional centers to provide technical assistance on the ADA.
Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers......800-949-4232 (voice/TDD)
Internet address......http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/tech/ada.htm
President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities answers employment questions and funds the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), which provides advice on accommodating employees with disabilities.
Employment questions......202-376-6200 (voice)......202-376-6205 (TDD)
Internet address......http://www.pcepd.gov
Job Accommodation Network......800-526-7234 (voice/TDD)
Internet address......
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/english/homeus.htm
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 (TDD)
Tax code - legal questions......800-622-3110 (voice)......TDD: use relay service
To order Publications 535 and 334......800-829-3676 (voice)......800-829-4059 (TDD)
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/TDD)
Project ACTION is funded by the Department of Transportation to provide ADA information and publications on making transportation accessible.
Transportation information and......800-659-6428 (voice)......TDD: use relay service
publications......202-347-3066 (voice)......202-347-7385 (TDD)
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......800-343-3442 (voice)......800-483-2209 (TDD)
Air Carrier Access Act, for questions pertaining to air transportation, call Department of Transportation:
Office for Civil Rights......202-366-4648 (voice)......202-366-8538 (TDD)
Architectural Barriers Act, for questions pertaining to access to federal facilities and post offices, call the Access Board, listed above.