ADA TELEPHONE INFORMATION SERVICES

This list contains the telephone numbers 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.  These agencies
and organizations are not, and should not be viewed as, sources for
obtaining legal advice or legal opinions about your rights or
responsibilities under 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

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)

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

Transportation - documents and questions
202-366-1656 (voice)     202-366-4567 (TDD)
Transportation - legal questions
202-366-1936 (voice)     202-366-0748 (TDD)
Complaints and enforcement
202-366-2285 (voice)     202-366-0153 (TDD)
Electronic bulletin board               202-366-3764

Federal Communications Commission offers technical assistance on
ADA telephone relay service requirements.

Relay service - documents and questions
202-418-0190 (voice)     202-418-2555 (TDD)
Relay service - legal questions
202-634-1798 (voice)     202-418-0484 (TDD)
Complaints and enforcement
202-632-7553 (voice)     202-418-0485 (TDD)

Access Board, or Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board, offers technical assistance on the ADA
Accessibility Guidelines.
ADA documents and questions
800-872-2253 (voice)     800-993-2822 (TDD)
Electronic bulletin board
202-272-5448

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

Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers
800-949-4232 (voice & TDD)
(call automatically connects to the closest center)

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)
Job Accommodation Network
800-526-7234 (voice & TDD)
800-232-9675 (voice & TDD)

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)
To order Publication 907
800-829-3676 (voice)     800-829-4059 (TDD)
Within Washington, DC
202-622-3110 (voice)     TDD: use relay service

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

ADA questions and publications
800-466-4232 (voice & TDD)

ADA USA Information Line is funded by the Department of Justice to
provide ADA information in Spanish, Korean, Cambodian, Vietnamese,
Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese, Tagalog, Hindi, Arabic, Armenian,
Russian, and Dine.

ADA information and publications
800-232-4955 (voice)     800-232-4957 (TDD)

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

Transportation information and 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 the Department of Transportation:

Air Carrier Access Act questions
202-366-4859 (voice)     TDD: use relay service
ACAA complaints and enforcement
202-267-5794 (voice)     202-267-9730 (TDD)

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