Businesses & Service Providers
Links to text and .pdf versions of rules, guidelines, notices, studies, reports and certain accessibility laws.
Information regarding trainings given to organizations across the country by the Access Board's on their accessibility guidelines and standards.
Accessibility Guidebook for Outfitters & Guides Operating on Public Lands
Provides guidance and suggestions for outfitters and guides regarding how to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. This guide is also available in PDF format.
Accessibility Guidebook for Ski Areas Operating on Public Lands
Accessibility Guidebook on Outdoor Recreation & Trails
Accessible Format for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Explains accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) for new stadiums, including line of sight for wheelchair seating locations.
Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project
Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines
Information on ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and revised Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) guidelines from the U.S. Access Board, which are used by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Transportation to set enforceable standards.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Recreation Facilities
Information from the Access Board about accessibility guidelines that serve as the basis for standards to be adopted by the Department of Justice for new construction and alterations of recreation facilities covered by the ADA. The guidelines include scoping and technical provisions for amusement rides, boating facilities, fishing piers and platforms, golf courses, miniature golf, sports facilities and swimming pools and spas.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Business Connection
ADA related technical assistance, publications and resources for businesses from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Checklist for New Lodging Facilities
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Mediation Program
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design
Requirements for new construction and alterations under the ADA for businesses and non-profit service providers.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Tax Incentives Packet
Information from the U.S. Department of Justice to help businesses understand and take advantage of the tax credit and deduction available for complying with the ADA.
Discusses removing barriers from existing facilities and provides design guidance on van accessible parking spaces.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III Regulations - 28 CFR Part 36
Information on nondiscrimination on the basis of disability by public accommodations and in commercial facilities.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III Technical Assistance Manual: Public Accommodations
At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities
AARP's Beyond 50 report presents a new agenda for examining, building and retrofitting communities to support successful aging. Livable Communities: An Evaluation Guide is also available. Both documents are in .pdf format.
Business Leadership Network (BLN)
Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook
Designing Sidewalks & Trails for Access
Guidebook created to provide planners, designers and transportation engineers with a better understanding of how sidewalks and trails should be developed to promote pedestrian access for all users, including people with disabilities.
Regional centers provide information, training and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA.
Disability Awareness: A Selected Bibliography
Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Standards
Enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Looking Back on a Decade of Progress
Forest Service Accessibility Guidelines on Outdoor Recreation
Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines
Guidelines for Making Health Settings Accessible to People With Disabilities
Information & Advocacy Organizations for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Information & Advocacy Organizations for People with Physical Disabilities
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Accessible Tax Products
International Accessibility Symbols
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Web Site Accessibility & Accessible Formats
National Business & Disability Council
Public Accommodations & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Program sponsored by RESNA that provides technical assistance to the 56 state and territorial assistive technology programs as authorized under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Universal Design
Removing Barriers: Planning Meetings that are Accessible to all Participants
Removing Barriers: Tips & Strategies to Promote Accessible Communication
Service Animals in Places of Business
Service Animals: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Business Brief
Small Businesses & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Testing for Web Accessibility Compliance Under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Information from the U.S. Department of Education about testing web pages to ensure they meet Section 508 standards.
Tips for Communication with Deaf Employees through an Interpreter
Web-based Education Course on the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
The U.S. Access Board and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have developed this the four-part course focusing on supplements to ADAAG that cover public sector facilities, including courthouses and prisons, and building elements designed for children's use.