Resource List

 

 

This Resource List contains separate sections for government

and non-governmental organizations.

 

II. Government Agencies

 

Civil Rights Division

Office on the Americans with Disabilities Act

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 66118

Washington, D.C. 20035-6118

(202) 514-0301 (voice)

(202) 514-0383 (TDD)

 

Regulations, technical assistance, and enforcement for titles II

(public services) and III (public accommodations).

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1801 L Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20507

800-669-EEOC (voice)

800-800-3302 (TDD)

 

Regulations, technical assistance, and enforcement for title I

(employment).

 

Department of Transportation

400 Seventh Street SW

Room 10424

Washington, D.C. 20590

(202) 366-9305

(202) 755-7687 (TDD)

 

Regulations, technical assistance, and enforcement for title II and

III transportation provisions.

 

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1111 18th Street NW

Suite 501

Washington, D.C. 20036

800-USA-ABLE

800-USA-ABLE (TDD)

 

Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)

required under title III (public accommodations) and technical

assistance on architectural, transportation, and communications

accessibility issues.

 

Federal Communications Commission

1919 M Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20554

(202) 632-7260 (voice)

(202) 632-6999 (TDD)

 

Regulations, technical assistance and enforcement for title IV

(communications).

 

The following agencies implement programs relating to, or are

responsible for provisions pertaining to, the implementation of

titles I, II, and III of the ADA.

 

Internal Revenue Service

Office of the Chief Counsel

P.O. Box 7604

Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

(202) 566-3292 (voice only)

 

The Internal Revenue Service provides technical assistance on

various tax code provisions designed to encourage businesses to

hire people with disabilities.

 

National Council on Disability

800 Independence Avenue SW

Suite 814

Washington, D.C. 20591

(202) 267-3846 (voice)

(202) 267-3232 (TDD)

 

Charged by statute with responsibility for developing

recommendations for federal disability policy and overseeing the

research priorities for the National Institute on Disability and

Rehabilitation Research.

 

Small Business Administration

Office of Advocacy

Office of Economic Research

409 Third Street SW

Fifth Floor

Washington, D.C. 20416

(202) 205-6530 (voice only)

 

President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

1331 F Street NW

Third Floor

Washington, D.C. 20004

(202) 376-6200 (voice)

(202) 376-6205 (TDD)

 

Provides technical assistance on employment provisions of ADA

directly and through its Governors' Committees on Employment of

People with Disabilities.

 

 

Rehabilitation Services Administration

U.S. Department of Education

Mary E. Switzer Building

Room 3028

330 C Street SW

Washington, D.C. 20202-2531

(202) 732-1282 (voice and TDD)

 

Administers the principal Federal service programs designed to

rehabilitate, employ, and promote the independent living of people

with disabilities. See the description of Rehabilitation Act of

1973 programs contained in Appendix item L, Related Federal

Disability Laws, for further information about these programs.

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue SW

Washington, D.C. 20202-2572

(202) 732-1134 (voice)

(202) 732-5079 (TDD)

 

Administers the principal Federal disability research programs, the

Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Act, and ADA technical assistance centers.

 

Public Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control

Mail Stop C09

1600 Clifton Road NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

(404) 639-2237 (voice only)

 

The ADA in certain circumstances permits the reassignment of

individuals with certain contagious diseases specified by the

Public Health Service from food handling jobs to another job if the

risk posed by the individual may not be eliminated by a reasonable

accommodation. The Public Health Service published its final list

of such diseases in the August 16, 1991, issue of the Federal

Register.

 

 

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Program Operations Division

200 Independence Avenue SW

Room 329D

Washington, D.C. 20201

(202) 245-2897 (voice)

(202) 245-2890 (TDD)

 

ADD administers the Developmental Disabilities Act, designed to

promote community integration and maximum independence for people

with developmental disabilities. ADD administers the Protection

and Advocacy Program for Developmentally Disabled individuals.

 

Social Security Administration

Office of Disability

Room 545

Altimeyer Building

6401 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, Maryland 21235

(301) 965-3424 (voice only)

 

SSA administers programs that provide incentives for individuals

receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or SSI

(Supplemental Security Income) to obtain gainful employment.

 

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Ave. NW

Washington, D.C. 20210

(202) 523-9501 (voice only)

 

Enforcement agency for section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act,

which, unlike the ADA, includes an affirmative action requirement

affecting certain Federal contractors.

 

National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

1291 Taylor Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20542

(202) 707-5100 (voice)

(202) 707-0744 (TDD)

 

A free national library program that lends braille and cassette

tapes versions of up to 59,000 unique books and magazines that are

typically found in public libraries to individuals with visual

disabilities. Over 20 million books and magazines were circulated

to a readership of 695,350 in 1990.

 

III. Non-Government Organizations

 

What follows is a partial listing of organizations offering

assistance in implementing the employment, public services, and

public accommodations provisions of the ADA.

 

Virtually all of the organizations listed below provide

information and referral services on ADA matters. Many publish

newsletters and/or journals and hold meetings at least annually at

which ADA implementation issues have been, and are likely to

continue to be, a popular subject for panels, speakers, and

workshops to address. Some of these organizations also hold

periodic seminars on the ADA that are occasionally open to

non-members as well as members. Specific information on these

activities, as well as membership information, may be obtained from

the organizations.

 

Many of these organizations are in the process of developing

additional ADA-related services and products following the

publication by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the

Department of Justice of final regulations for titles I, II, and

III of the ADA on July 26, 1991. An effort was made to obtain the

most current information available from these organizations

concerning their ADA-related activities as of the September, 1991,

publication deadline for this handbook. Wherever possible, mention

of planned activities that may be of interest to the reader has

been made in the annotations.

 

Inclusion in the list below does not constitute an endorsement

by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Department of

Justice of these organizations or of any legal interpretations of

the Americans with Disabilities Act offered by them.

 

1. Disability

This section is subdivided into cross-disability and

disability-specific listings. Cross-disability organizations

provide services to individuals with different types of

disabilities. For more information you may contact either the

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Department of

Justice (see Government listings above).

a. Cross-Disability

 

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

2212 Sixth Street

Berkeley, California 94710

(510) 644-2555 (voice)

(510) 644-2629 (TDD)

(800) 466-4232 (voice and TDD: operational beginning December 1,

1991)

 

Specializes in training and technical assistance for people with

disabilities and their representatives, State and local government

units, businesses and trade associations; also public policy

advocacy and litigation.

 

 

Independent Living Research Utilization

2323 South Shephard Street

Suite 1000

Houston, Texas 77019

(713) 520-0232 (voice)

(713) 520-5136 (TDD)

 

Provides information and technical assistance pertaining to

independent living and disability rights; will provide information

on how to contact the community-based independent living center

closest to the inquirer.

National Council on Independent Living

Troy Atrium

Fourth Street and Broadway

Troy, N.Y. 12180

(518) 274-1979 (voice)

(518) 274-0701 (TDD)

 

Umbrella organization representing community based independent

living centers. Will provide referral information on services

offered by centers, and will locate the center closest to the

inquirer. See also Independent Living Research Utilization entry.

 

National Organization on Disability

910 16th Street NW

Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 293-5960 (voice)

(202) 293-5968 (TDD)

 

Issued fact sheet on the ADA to its 3,000 Communities in Action,

consisting primarily of mayors' offices on disability policy, who

are pledged to bring about changes promoting the full integration

of people with disabilities into their communities; offers a 10

minute video narrated by Charles Kuralt, "Community Partners at

Work," available only to its affiliated Communities in Action for

community showings; offers to any local organization camera-ready

copies of public service announcements promoting changes consistent

with the goals of the ADA.

 

World Institute on Disability

510 16th Street

Suite 100

Oakland, California 94612

(415) 763-4100 (voice and TDD)

 

Cross-disability research, training and policy development center;

involved in assisting businesses interested in marketing products

and ideas to the 43 million individuals with disabilities in the

United States.

 

b. Disability-Specific

 

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, Inc.

3417 Volta Place NW

Washington, D.C. 20007

(202) 337-5220 (voice and TDD)

 

Information and referral; planned ADA brochure for fall 1991.

 

American Amputee Foundation

P.O. Box 250218

Hillcrest Station

Little Rock, Arkansas 72225

(501) 666-2523 (voice only)

 

Self-help information and referral network offering technical

assistance, information on assistive devices, videos, some

financial assistance, and publications, including a comprehensive

national resource directory.

 

American Civil Liberties Union AIDS Project

132 West 43rd Street

New York, New York 10036

(212) 944-9800 (voice only)

 

Distributes brochure on how the ADA applies to people with AIDS.

 

 

American Council of the Blind

1115 15th Street NW

Suite 720

Washington, D.C. 20005

(202) 467-5081 (voice only)

(800) 424-8666 (Monday through Friday 3-5:30 EST only)

 

Advocacy, educational, and information sharing activities; provides

access to several Special Interest affiliates, such as American

Blind Lawyers Association, Guide Dog Users, Inc., and Council of

Citizens with Low Vision, Intl.

 

American Foundation for the Blind

15 West 16th Street

New York, New York 10011

(212) 620-2000 (voice)

(212) 620-2158 (TDD)

 

Offers information on assistive technology; has a listing of jobs

held by individuals who are blind indicating how adaptations were

made in various employment situations; sells products, some unique

and some designed by AFB; provides evaluations of assistive

technology.

 

American Printing House for the Blind

1839 Frankfort Avenue

Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0085

(502) 895-2405 (voice only)

 

One of several braille publishers in the United States; also

distributes materials in large print and audio recordings;

distributes instructional aids, education computer software, and

textbooks for children.

 

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

10801 Rockville Pike

Rockville, Maryland 20852

(301) 897-5700 (voice and TDD)

(800) 638-8255 (consumer hotline number; voice and TDD)

Distributes technical information pieces; developing an ADA

brochure; seminars available to non-members as well as members;

consumer hotline number.

Association of Persons in Supported Employment

5001 W. Broad Street

Suite 34

Richmond, Virginia 23230

(804) 282-3655 (voice only)

 

Assists businesses interested in developing supported employment

programs in obtaining necessary support services; current projects

include a train the trainer Social Security Administration work

incentive program; members include rehabilitation service

personnel, consumers of supported employment services and their

families.

The Association for Severely Handicapped Individuals

7010 Roosevelt Way, NE

Seattle, Washington 98115

(206) 523-8446 (voice)

(206) 524-6198 (TDD)

Epilepsy Foundation of America

4351 Garden City Drive

Landover, Maryland 20785

(301) 459-3700 (voice only)

 

Developing manual scheduled for publication in fall 1991 on the ADA

as it applies to people with epilepsy.

 

Helen Keller Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults

111 Middle Neck Road

Sands Point, New York 11050

(516) 944-8900 (voice and TDD)

 

The only rehabilitation facility in the United States devoted

solely to the needs of individuals who are deaf-blind. Offers

training for service providers; information and referral from its

central
and nine regional offices.

Learning Disabilities Association of America

4156 Library Road

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15234

(412) 341-1515 (voice only)

 

Organization composed primarily of parents and professionals with

500 State and local chapters.

 

Legal Action Center

236 Massachusetts Avenue NE

Suite 510

Washington, D.C. 20002

(202) 544-5478 (voice only)

 

Provides information and technical assistance on the ADA as it

affects individuals with current or past drug abuse or

alcohol-related problems, and individuals with AIDS or who test

positive for the HIV virus.

 

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

2101 Wilson Blvd.

Suite 302

Arlington, Virginia 22201

(703) 524-7600 (voice only)

 

Represents primarily families; planning an ADA fact sheet/pamphlet;

1,046 State and local affiliates.

 

National Association for the Physically Handicapped

4230 Emerick Street

Saginaw, Michigan 48602

(517) 799-3060 (voice only)

 

 

National Association for Retarded Citizens

1522 K St. NW

Suite 516

Washington, D.C. 20005

(202) 785-3388 (voice)

(202) 785-3411 (TDD)

 

1300 State and local chapters representing 140,000 individuals with

mental retardation and their families; offers technical assistance

and fact sheet on the ADA.

 

National Association of the Deaf

814 Thayer Avenue

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4500

(301) 587-1788 (voice)

(301) 587-1789 (TDD)

 

Members include consumers, parents, and teachers; has 22,000

members and chapters in all 50 States; provides basic information

and referral on deafness and accommodations for people who are

deaf.

 

National Easter Seals Society

1350 New York Ave NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

(202) 347-3066 (voice)

(202) 347-7385 (TDD)

 

Some of Easter Seals' 175 affiliates are training businesses on the

requirements for titles I (employment) and III (public

accommodations) of ADA. Videotape "Nobody is Burning Wheelchairs";

provides technical assistance on public accommodations provisions.

 

National Federation of the Blind

1800 Johnson Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

(301) 659-9314 (voice only)

 

Some legal referrals and advocacy; publications on employment

issues; computer bulletin board; technical assistance; sells aids

and devices; large exhibit at annual conferences on available

adaptive equipment.

 

 

National Head Injury Foundation

1140 Connecticut Avenue NW

Suite 812

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 296-6443 (voice only)

(800) 444-6443 (families, consumers; voice only)

 

Chapters or contacts in every State; referral information on

medical and vocational rehabilitation and employment options.

 

National Information Center on Deafness

Gallaudet University

800 Florida Avenue NE

Washington, D.C. 20002

(202) 651-5051 (voice)

(202) 651-5052 (TDD)

 

Publications on workplace accommodations for people who are deaf;

has list of manufacturers and up-to-date information on topics

related to deafness and hearing loss; developing updated ADA

materials on the employment of individuals who are deaf; will

provide information on how to obtain the services of a qualified

interpreter.

 

National Mental Health Consumers' Association

311 South Juniper Street

Room 902

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

(215) 735-2465 (voice only)

(215) 735-1273 (TDD)

(800) 688-4226 (voice only)

 

A clearinghouse providing technical assistance to assist in the

development and successful operation of consumer operated self-help

programs for people with mental illnesses; distributes information

on the ADA to individuals and organizations.

 

National Organization for Rare Disorders

Fairwood Professional Building

P.O. Box 8923

New Fairfield, Connecticut 06812-1783

(800) 999-6673 (voice only)

(203) 746-6518 (voice only)

 

Umbrella group for associations representing individuals with rare

disorders, defined as those with an incidence of less than 200,000

in the population. There are about 5,000 such known disorders

affecting an estimated 20 million Americans. Serves as a

clearinghouse offering information and resources on support groups,

research on the disorders, and how to seek or keep employment,

among other issues.

National Spinal Cord Injury Association

600 West Cummings Park

Suite 2000

Woburn, Massachusetts 01801

(617) 935-2722 (voice only)

Serves consumers, families, and professionals; provides information

and referral on rehabilitation and employment options.

 

Paralyzed Veterans of America

801 18th Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 872-1300 (voice only)

 

Guidebook on access to hotels and motels used by American Institute

of Architects (to be revised in accordance with ADA); disseminates

information about tax benefits for businesses accommodating

consumers and employees with disabilities; promotes access to

outdoors and wilderness areas.

Rochester Institute of Technology

National Center on Employment for the Deaf

Lyndon Baines Johnson Building

P.O. Box 9887

Rochester, New York 14623-0887

(716) 475-6219 (voice)

(716) 475-6205 (TDD)

 

Serves as a job placement office for deaf individuals, primarily

graduates of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf; posts

job listings from employers from all over the country; provides

information on companies interested in hiring individuals with

deafness or hearing loss; assists in updating of resumes; referral

information.

 

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People

7800 Wisconsin Avenue NW

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(301) 657-2248 (voice)

(301) 657-2249 (TDD)

 

Serves consumers and professionals; provides technical assistance

to hospitals on meeting the needs of individuals with hearing

impairments; videotape and information packet on employing people

with hearing loss.

 

 

Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.

8719 Colesville Road

Suite 300

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

(301) 589-3786 (voice)

(301) 589-3006 (TDD)

 

Publishes and sells a nationwide Telecommunications Device for the

Deaf (TDD) directory; information on visually-based accommodations

for deaf and hearing impaired people, such as alarms, decoders, and

TDD's. Sells decoders and a videotape on how to use TDD's.

United Cerebral Palsy

1522 K Street NW

Suite 1112

Washington, D.C. 20005

(202) 842-1266 (voice only)

 

Conducts, as part of a joint venture called the National Center for

Access Unlimited, various training and technical assistance

activities for businesses; published monograph on accessible

design; plans to publish additional monograph on personnel

practices and a consumer-oriented rights manual by the spring of

1992.

2. Disability-Business-Rehabilitation

 

The Dole Foundation for Employment of People with Disabilities

1819 H Street NW

Suite 850

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 457-0318 (voice and TDD)

 

A public foundation that funds employment-related projects

including technical assistance and training projects; part of a

partnership of corporations and philanthropic organizations

committed to funding training, technical assistance, and

educational projects promoting the integration of people with

disabilities into society.

Goodwill Industries of America

9200 Wisconsin Avenue

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(301) 530-6500 (voice only)

 

Represents 179 vocational rehabilitation facilities of many types;

brochure on ADA; conducts seminars and publications for members.

 

 

Industry-Labor Council of National Center for Disability Services

201 I.U. Willets Road

Albertson, New York 11507

(516) 747-6323 (voice)

(516) 747-5355 (TDD)

 

Membership organization serving 152 mostly Fortune 500 corporations

and labor unions; conducts training seminars for members and

non-members on multiple aspects of employing people with

disabilities; information hotline service; assists in recruiting

efforts by businesses; audiovisual library.

Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation

P.O. Box 15242

Washington, D.C. 20003

(202) 543-6353 (voice only)

 

Represents businesses, labor unions and job placement service

organizations sponsoring federally funded Projects with Industry

programs. These organizations are public-private partnerships that

competitively employ people with disabilities. (See the description

of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 programs contained in Appendix item

L, Related Federal Disability Laws, for additional information

about this program.) Also represents similar programs which are

not federally funded. Provides technical assistance, referral

information.

Mainstream, Inc.

Suite 1010

1030 15th Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

(202) 898-1400 (voice and TDD)

 

Customized training, mostly for businesses, associations and

service providers on multiple aspects of employing people with

disabilities. Produces kit of ADA-related materials; placement

programs in Dallas and Washington, D.C.

National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities

1910 Association Drive

Suite 200

Reston, Virginia 22091-1502

(703) 648-9300 (voice only)

 

Training for members, which include providers of rehabilitation

services; developing revised manual for primarily employers and

question and answer materials on ADA. NARF has a toll free number

that individuals can call to obtain referral information on the

availability of public and private medical and vocational

rehabilitation options. That number is (800) 368-3513.

Information about model rehabilitation programs for service

providers is also available at that number.

 

 

 

National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities in the Private

Sector

P.O. Box 697

Brookline, Massachusetts 02146

(617) 566-4432 (voice only)

 

Serves approximately 3,000 individual and corporate members, which

include private sector rehabilitation professionals and facilities

in diverse fields. Will send, for a nominal fee, a printout of

members in inquirer's locale. Offers for $35 its directory of

members, organized geographically and by specialty area.

 

National Rehabilitation Association

633 South Washington Street

Alexandria, Virginia 22314

(703) 836-0850 (voice)

(703) 836-0852 (TDD)

 

Specializes in visiting hotels and providing information on how to

make them accessible; 62 chapters with 17,000 members including

people with disabilities, families, service providers, and

businesses.

Rehabilitation Services Administration

U.S. Department of Education

Mary E. Switzer Building

Room 3028

330 C Street SW

Washington, D.C. 20202

(202) 732-1282 (voice)

(202) 732-1330 (TDD)

 

Each State has one or more agencies that provide rehabilitation

services to individuals with disabilities. RSA will provide

information on how to contact the agency in your State and provide

additional information on other federally funded community-based

employment and independent living related services and programs,

including the Independent Living program, Projects with Industry,

and supported employment programs.

 

3. Business

 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Labor and Human Resources Department

1615 H St. NW

Washington, D.C. 20062

(202) 463-5502 (voice only)

 

Published booklet What Businesses Must Know About the Americans

with Disabilities Act.

 

 

National Association of Wholesale Distributors

1725 K St. NW

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 872-0885 (voice only)

 

Federation of 114 national associations. Planning to publish

information book on ADA as it applies to wholesale distributors by

the end of 1991.

 

National Restaurant Association

1200 17th Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 331-5988 (general information) (voice only)

(202) 331-5985 (physical accessibility questions) (voice only)

(202) 331-5910 (other legal questions) (voice only)

 

Has an employment brochure; legal department takes technical

assistance calls; 800 technical assistance number for members.

 

National Retail Federation

701 Pennsylvania Avenue

Suite 710

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Umbrella group representing 20 national associations representing

over 1 million establishments employing 16 million people.

Conducts training seminars; planning an ADA compliance manual.

 

Society for Human Resources Management

606 North Washington Street

Alexandria, Virginia 22314

(703) 548-3440 (ask for Technical and Information Services unit)

(voice only)

 

Serves human resources professionals, including EEO professionals.

Planning publication of overview of employment provisions in

November, 1991.

 

4. Advocacy/Legal

 

Listing the following organizations does not constitute an

endorsement by the Department of Justice or the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission of the legal interpretations of the

Americans with Disabilities Act held by these groups. The

Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission believe that an accurate understanding of the ADA can

prevent the filing of unnecessary and unfounded charges and

strongly support efforts to resolve disputes arising under the ADA

wherever possible through means other than the filing of charges or

lawsuits.

 

 

a. Cross Disability

 

American Bar Association

Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law

1800 M Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 331-2240 (voice)

(312) 988-5168 (TDD)

 

Clearinghouse answering legal inquiries on ADA for a fee; has on

file Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter for past fifteen

years, which includes coverage of title V Rehabilitation Act cases;

library available by appointment only; offers, through its ADA

Project, training on legal and compliance issues for businesses,

disability organizations, State and local government agencies, and

law firms.

 

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

2212 Sixth Street

Berkeley, California 94710

(510) 644-2555 (voice)

(510) 644-2629 (TDD)

(800) 466-4232 (voice and TDD: operational beginning December 1,

1991)

 

Employment Law Center

1663 Mission Street

Suite 400

San Francisco, California 94103

(415) 864-8848 (voice only)

 

Engages in policy work and litigates selected employment law reform

cases under State and federal disability law.

 

National Disability Action Center

1101 15th Street NW

Suite 1215

Washington, D.C. 20005

(202) 775-9231 (voice and TDD)

 

Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia

125 South Ninth Street

Seventh Floor, Suite 700

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

(215) 627-7100 (voice only)

 

Western Law Center for the Handicapped

1441 West Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles 90015

(213) 736-1031 (voice only)

 

b. Disability-Specific

 

American Civil Liberties Union AIDS Project

132 West 43rd Street

New York, New York 10036

(212) 944-9800 (voice only)

 

Legal Action Center

153 Waverly Place

New York, New York 10014

(212) 243-1313 (voice only)

 

Technical assistance and litigation for individuals with current or

past drug abuse or alcohol problems, and individuals with AIDS or

who test positive for the HIV virus.

 

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems

900 Second Street NE

Suite 211

Washington, D.C. 20002

(202) 408-9514 (voice)

(202) 408-9521 (TDD)

 

Represents federally funded Protection and Advocacy agencies. See

the description of Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill

of Rights Act programs contained in Appendix item L, Related

Federal Disability Laws, for a description of this program.

National Center on Law and the Deaf

800 Florida Avenue NE

Room 326 Ely Center

Washington, D.C. 20002

(202) 651-5373 (voice and TDD)

 

National Mental Health Law Project

1101 15th Street NW

Suite 1212

Washington, D.C. 20005

(202) 467-5730 (voice)

(202) 467-4232 (TDD)

 

 

5. Information Databases on Disability

 

ABLEDATA

Newington Children's Hospital

181 East Cedar Street

Newington, Connecticut 06111

(800) 344-5405 (voice and TDD)

(203) 667-5405 (voice and TDD)

 

A national database providing information on 16,000 products for

people with disabilities produced by 2,000 companies.

Information/products focus on such areas as attendant/personal

care, mobility, communications, and recreation. Printouts of up to

8 pages of product information are free of charge, with sliding

scale for more extensive listings; open from 8-5 Eastern Standard

Time, from Monday through Friday.

 

Mental Health Policy Resource Center

1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW

Suite 308

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 775-8826 (voice only)

 

Runs on-line database, available by subscription, containing

documents on the ADA as it pertains to people with mental

disabilities; publishing manuscript reviewing section 503

Rehabillitation Act case law ruling on reasonable accommodations

for people with mental disabilities in autumn 1991; non-circulating

library with ADA-related materials open to public by appointment .

 

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)

8455 Colesville Road

Suite 935

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

(301) 588-9284 (voice and TDD)

(800) 346-2742 (voice and TDD)

 

A library and information center on disability and rehabilitation.

Collects and disseminates the results of federally funded research

projects. Collection includes commercially published books,

journal articles, and audiovisual materials. Currently has more

than 30,000 documents. NARIC has information specialists who will

perform searches for the caller. Phone either of the numbers

listed above between 8 A.M. and 6 P.M. EST Monday through Friday

and ask to speak with an information specialist.

 

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps

(NICHCY)

P.O. Box 1492

Washington, D.C. 20013

(703) 893-6061 (local, voice/TDD)

(800) 999-5599 (toll free, voice/TDD)

 

Information and referral service for people with disabilities,

their families and professionals. Disseminates publications and

information on self-help advocacy, ADA, and broad array of

disability matters. Has particular expertise in matters of concern

to children with disabilities and their parents.

 

6. Technology

 

ABLEDATA

Newington Children's Hospital

181 East Cedar Street

Newington, Connecticut 06111

(800) 344-5405 (voice and TDD)

(203) 667-5405 (voice and TDD)

See listing under category 5, Information Databases on Disability.

 

Apple Computer

Worldwide Disability Solutions Group

20525 Mariani Avenue

Cupertino, California 95014

(408) 974-7910 (voice only)

 

Program and resource referral source with extensive database on

accommodations for people with disabilities produced by Apple and

other companies; publishes consumer booklet, videotapes.

 

IBM National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities

P.O. Box 2150

Atlanta, Georgia 30301

(800) 426-2133 (voice and TDD)

 

Clearinghouse with extensive database on adaptive technology

produced by IBM and other companies; publishes "resource guides",

organized by disability (vision, mobility, hearing, speech); offers

training program for people with disabilities in computer skills;

offers discounts on computer systems.

 

Job Accommodation Network

West Virginia University

809 Allen Hall

P.O. Box 6123

Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6123

(800) 526-7234 (U.S. other than West Virginia; voice or TDD)

(800) 526-4698 (West Virginia; voice and TDD)

(800) 526-2262 (Canada; voice and TDD)

 

Free service for those seeking information on how to accommodate

particular functional limitations; has database with information on

over 16,000 specific reasonable accommodations. An information

specialist will assist the caller in obtaining relevant

information. JAN provides information on accommodations that are

not technology-based as well.

Rehabilitation Engineering Society of America

1101 Connecticut Avenue NW

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 857-1199 (voice only)

 

Clearinghouse of information on rehabilitation technology; provides

technical assistance to States; membership includes rehabilitation

technology specialists, manufacturers, and rehabilitation

professionals; publishes Assistive Technology Sourcebook.

7. Accessibility and Job Accommodations

 

American National Standards Institute

11 West 42nd Street

13th Floor

New York, New York 10036

(212) 642-4900 (voice only)

 

Provides information concerning architectural standards to make

buildings accessible to people with disabilities.

American Institute of Architects

Public Affairs Department

1735 New York Avenue NW

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 626-7461 (voice only)

 

Offers bibliographies on periodicals and books on barrier-free

design and an information packet on how the ADA applies to

architectural design.

 

Job Accommodation Network

West Virginia University

809 Allen Hall

P.O. Box 6123

Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6123

(800) 526-7234 (U.S. other than West Virginia; voice or TDD)

(800) 526-4698 (West Virginia; voice or TDD)

(800) 526-2262 (Canada; voice or TDD)

 

See listing under category 6, Technology.

 

National Captioning Institute

5203 Leesburg Pike

Suite 1500

Falls Church, Virginia 22041

(703) 998-2400 (voice and TDD)

 

Develops, and is one of several distributors of, closed-captioning

decoders; research on closed captioning and new technologies;

distributes some decoders to needy individuals.

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

8719 Colesville Road

Suite 310

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3919

(301) 608-0050 (voice and TDD)

 

Will refer inquirer to interpreter service agencies in inquirer's

locale; publishes annually updated directory of interpreters

certified under RID's National Testing System. There are other

certifications systems in use. For information on how to obtain

the services of a qualified interpreter, contact the National

Information Center on Deafness at (202) 651-5051 (voice) or (202)

651-5052 (TDD).

 

8. Alternative Dispute Resolution Information and Services

 

American Arbitration Association

140 West 51st Street

New York, New York 10020

(212) 484-4060 (voice only)

 

Provides information on mediation, arbitration, and other means of

dispute resolution other than litigation. Will provide a list of

"neutrals" (mediators or arbitrators with subject matter expertise)

and refer the interested parties to one of its 35 local offices for

scheduling of hearing and processing of the case.

 

Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution

American Bar Association

1800 M Street NW

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 331-2258 (voice only)

 

Publishes Dispute Resolution Programs, a directory listing

"neutrals" (mediators or arbitrators with subject matter expertise)

and self-identfied dispute resolution programs, every two years.