DisabilityInfo.gov: Civil Rights: Dispute & Mediation

Information on how to file complaints concerning federally funded buildings that do not comply to federal accessibility standards.

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U.S. Department of Transportation form for filing a complaint about accessibility problems experienced by a passenger with a disability.

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Information from the U.S. Department of Justice on the ADA mediation program, in which an impartial third party helps disputing parties to find mutually satisfactory solutions to their differences.

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Discusses the procedures for resolving ADA complaints through the U.S. Department of Justice Mediation Program.

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Information from Access Board, an independent federal agency, on enforcement of the Architectural Barriers Act.

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Assistance in filing complaints on the basis of civil rights violations through the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

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Technical assistance for state departments of education, parents and school administrators using mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early intervention programs.

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Online form for filing a complaint that an educational institution or other covered entity has discriminated on the basis of disability.

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Enables residents of HUD-insured and -assisted properties and other community members to report complaints with a property's management concerning matters such as poor maintenance, dangers to health and safety, mismanagement and fraud.

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Contact information for HUD's Alternative Dispute Resolution, Affirmative Employment and EEO divisions.

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Conducts enforcement, certification, regulatory, coordination and technical assistance activities required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Contact information for Disability Rights Coordinators for the National Park Service, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and the Bureau of Reclamation.

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Information on filing a complaint with the Department of Interior Civil Rights Office.

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A national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance and education of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities and parents.

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Amendments to the FTC's administrative procedures for resolving discrimination complaints filed by individuals with disabilities to include access standards for electronic and information technology.

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List of EEOC state field offices where you can file a charge of discrimination or find information about the laws enforced by the EEOC.

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Direct link to the form for filing a charge of employment discrimination.

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Explains how to file a Fair Housing complaint online, by phone or by letter, and provides the list of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offices.

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Information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the official complaint process for federal employees who believe they have experienced employment discrimination.

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Fact sheet from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides an overview regarding procedures for federal employees who believe they have experienced employment discrimination.

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Information from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) about how persons with disabilities can file a complaint if they feel they have been discriminated against, and information for complainants on how to respond.

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Online form for filing a complaint under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). The ABA requires that facilities designed, built, altered or leased with Federal funds be accessible to people with disabilities.

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Information on filing a discrimination complaint with HHS' Office for Civil Rights, including how to obtain a discrimation complaint form.

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Information about filing a complaint about discrimination with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.

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Information from the Federal Communications Commission on filing a complaint related to Section 255.

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Provides names, addresses and phone numbers of agencies where individuals can file transportation complaints under the ADA.

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Information on how to file a complaint if you have been discriminated against by a state or local social services, by a health services agency or by a hospital receiving federal funds.

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Publication from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Council on Disability (NCD) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) address how to ensure that mediation of equal employment opportunity disputes is accessible to people with disabilities.

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Explains how mediators can work with deaf people to make mediation a more linguistically and culturally respectful and responsive endeavor.

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USCIS Form N-648 from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for applicants seeking an exception from the English and U.S. history and government (civics) requirements for naturalization based on physical or developmental disability or mental impairment.

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Publication from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Council on Disability (NCD) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for parties to mediation address how to ensure that mediation of equal employment opportunity disputes is accessible to people with disabilities.

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Choose your state from the drop-down menu on this Web page to find contact information for your state protection and advocacy agency (P&A). P&As are federally mandated non-profit organizations that provide individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness free assistance in making sure their rights to education, employment opportunities and other services are not violated.

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Information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the requirement that all Federal Sector ADR programs must provide reasonable accommodations for their participants, including the parties, their representatives and the neutrals.

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Information from the Elder Law Answers Web site regarding resolving disputes with nursing homes.

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Describes how to file a complaint of discrimination at the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Fact sheet from the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy addresses common questions related to employment-related discrimination on the basis of disability.

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