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• Significance of the ADA Finding That Some 43 Million Americans Have Disabilities
  The National Council on Disability (NCD) "Significance of the ADA Finding That Some 43 Million Americans Have Disabilities," is the latest addition to the ongoing policy brief series analyzing and responding to certain problematic aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/43million.html
  
  
• Access Board or Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
  The mission of the Access Board is to develop minimum guidelines and requirements for standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), develops accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment under the Telecommunications Act, provides technical assistance on those guidelines, and enforces the Architectural Barriers Act. Also, new guidance material is now available on access standards for Federal electronic and information technology the Access Board issued under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
  www.access-board.gov/
  
  
• ADA Home Page
  The ADA Home Page is operated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The ADA gives the DOJ authority to issue regulations for Titles II and III of the ADA and to provide technical assistance and enforcement. DOJ enforces the ADA requirements in three areas: Title I, Title II, and Title III.  Information about: the toll-free ADA Information line, the Department's ADA enforcement activities, the ADA Technical Assistance Program, certification of state and local building codes, proposed changes in ADA regulations and requirements, and the ADA mediation program.
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
  
  
• ADA Disability and Business Technical Assistance Program
  Since 1991, your ten regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs) have been providing information, materials, technical assistance and training on the ADA. In 2001, their responsibilities expanded to include providing those same services in the area of accessible information technology.
  www.adata.org
  
  
• ADA and Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
  The Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has developed this web site specifically to assist employers and educators to access practical information related to the ADA and reasonable accommodations for people with psychiatric disabilities.
  www.bu.edu/cpr/reasaccom/

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Document Center
  This website contains copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADA regulations, technical assistance manuals and Links to disability related web sites.
  www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
  
  
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Portal
  Job Accommodation Network (JAN) and the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTAC) make this web portal available to disseminate information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  www.jan.wvu.edu/portals/dbtac.htm
  
  
• ADA Watch
  ADA Watch is an informational online network designed to activate grassroots responses to threats to the ADA.  ADA Watch educates and informs people with disabilities, disability advocates, members of the general public, the business community, policy makers, and the media regarding threats to the civil rights of people with disabilities. ADA Watch also provide support to the ADA Watch coalition, a national network of organizations united to protect and strengthen the ADA. 
  www.adawatch.org/
  
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
  DOT offers technical assistance on ADA provisions applying to public transportation.
  www.fta.dot.gov
  
  
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  EEOC offers technical assistance on provisions applying to employment in Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. In addition EEOC provides information on how to file ADA and Section 501 complaints.
  www.eeoc.gov
  
  
• Great Plains ADA and Information Technology Center (ADA/IT)
  The Great Plains ADA/IT Center serves as a "one-stop" comprehensive resource on ADA issues and accessible information technology. The Center is one of ten regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers established by the National Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation. The Great Plains ADA/IT Center serves Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska; however, anyone is welcome to utilize the information on this site.
  www.adaproject.org
  
  
• HUD's People With Disabilities Page
  Information includes: Housing, Legislation (The Fair Housing Act, as Amended in 1988); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended; The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)), Accessibility Guidelines (Fair Housing Act), Q&As on Accessibility Guidelines, Americans With Disabilities Act Information, Fair Housing Assistance Program and Related Links.
  www.hud.gov/disabled.html
  
  
• Inclusion Solutions
  What message is your business sending to consumers with disabilities? If it isn't accessible, you're likely telling this important audience that you don't value their business. Even worse, you may be in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Inclusion Solutions is a complete ADA resource, offering affordable solutions and services to help you become compliant with the law and to open your doors to a whole new base of customers. ADA Big Bell, ADA Entry Kit, and Voting Access Kit are affordable, easy to install solutions that can improve  access to any storefront.
  http://inclusionsolutions.com/
  
  
• JAN (Job Accommodation Network)
  JAN is not a job placement service, but an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). JAN has Points of Interest Pages. These pages contain a lot of links to help you find the information you need. One of the links is an Employment Tips resource list for those seeking employment opportunities. Another link is to a list of links to ADA sites.
  www.jan.wvu.edu/
  
  
• Rocky Mountain ADA and Information Technology Center (ADA/IT)
  Rocky Mountain ADA/IT Center provides information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessible education-based information technology to Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. This center is one of ten regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers established by the National Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation.
  www.ada-infonet.org

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