This list contains the telephone numbers and Internet 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)Internet address (ADA Home Page)
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
Department of Transportation offers technical
assistance on ADA provisions applying to public transportation.
ADA Assistance Line for information, questions and complaints
888-446-4511(voice)
TDD: use relay service
202-366-2285 (voice)
202-366-0153 (TDD)Transportation - documents and questions
202-366-1656 (voice)
TDD: use relay serviceTransportation - legal questions
202-366-4011 (voice)
TDD: use relay serviceInternet address
Federal Communications Commission offers
technical assistance on ADA telephone relay service requirements.
Relay service Directory
202-857-3800 (voice)
202-293-8810 (TDD)
Relay service - questions202-418-0976 (voice)
202-418-0484 (TDD)
Internet address
Access Board (or
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) offers technical
assistance on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines.
Documents and questions
800-872-2253 (voice)
800-993-2822 (TDD)
Electronic bulletin board202-272-5448
Internet address
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 addresshttp://www.adata.org
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
Job Accommodation Network800-526-7234 (voice/TDD)
Internet addresshttp://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 questions202-622-3110 (voice)
TDD: use relay service
To order Publications 535 and 334800-829-3676 (voice)
800-829-4059 (TDD)
Internet address
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 publications
800-659-6428 (voice)
TDD: use relay service
202-347-3066 (voice)
202-347-7385 (TDD)
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 or publications
call Department of Housing
and Urban Development:
Fair Housing Accessibility Questions
202-708-2333 (voice)
202-708-4112 (TDD)Fair Housing Publications
800-767-7468 (voice)
TDD: use relay service
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)Aviation Consumer Protection Division
202-366-2220 (voice)
202-755-7687 (TDD)
Architectural Barriers Act: for questions
pertaining to access to federal facilities and post offices, call the Access Board, listed on page one.
Reproduction of this document is encouraged.
Last Revised April 15, 1999