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What's New to ada.gov
(Updated January 5, 2009)
ADA Standards for
Accessible Design,
now with formatted text and graphics, and links
to figures, graphics and cross-referenced
Project Civic Access
Cities, towns, and counties across America take steps to make programs, services, and facilities accessible
Tool Kit For State And Local Governments
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ADA
Business Connection
Information for Businesses
including ADA
Publications, ADA Business Briefs, Design Standards, and ADA Regulations
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ADA Information for Law Enforcement
Police Response to People With Disabilities
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Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities --
an online ADA course for businesses
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ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters
An ADA Guide for Local Governments:
Making Community Emergency Preparedness
and Response Programs Accessible
to People with Disabilities
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Access for All: Five Years of Progress,
A Report from the Department of Justice on Enforcement
of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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ADA Checklist for Polling Places
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ADA Technical
Assistance CD-ROM
ADA regulations, ADA
design standards and
technical assistance documents all on
one CD-ROM
Order
online
or by calling the ADA Information
Line
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My Country: Online Streaming Video
(New July 25, 2008)
Order DVD online
or by calling the ADA Information Line
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ADA Video Gallery
(updated July 25, 2008)
My Country
Ten Small Business Mistakes,
Police Response to People with Disabilities,
ADA Signing Ceremony |
Toll-Free ADA Information Line
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obtain answers to general and technical questions about the ADA and to order technical assistance materials:
800-514-0301 (voice) 800-514-0383 (TTY)
ADA Regulations and
Technical
Assistance
Materials
View
or download Department of Justice ADA regulations and technical
assistance documents for businesses, and state and local governments
including the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
Enforcement
View or download settlement agreements and consent decrees, ADA Status Reports: Enforcing the ADA, and ADA briefs.
Latest Status Report:
Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report
From the Department of Justice
Technical Assistance
Program
The ADA requires the Department
to provide technical assistance to businesses, State and local
governments, and individuals with responsibilities and rights under
the law.
Certification of State and Local
Building Codes
The Department is authorized to certify building codes that
meet or exceed the ADA Standards for Accessible
Design.
Final Determination
of
ADA Equivalency
for the North Carolina
Accessibility
Code (NCAC)
New or Proposed
Regulations
ADA Mediation
Program
Other Items of Interest
Disability Rights Online News (new January 5, 2009)
A monthly update about the Civil Rights Division's activities in the area of disability rights.
Prepared
Remarks of Acting Assistant Attorney General Grace Chung Becker at the
ADA Business Connection Leadership Meeting, January 7, 2008 | (PDF)
Federal Agencies Jointly Issue Publications on Making EEO Mediation Accessible to People with Disabilities
Department
of Homeland Security Highlights Policy Initiatives for Inclusion of
People with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness
Tennessee v. Lane: Department of Justice Supreme Court brief defending constitutionality of private ADA lawsuits against States
Tennessee v. Lane Appendix
Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
Americans with Disabilities Act: Information for Law Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act ADA Materials online
Department of Justice Section 508 Home Page
Child Care Centers and the ADA Flyer (HTML format) - Acrobat PDF format
ADA Web Site Archive
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