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The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business

• EEOC
  1801 L. Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20507
  Questions: 1-800-669-4000 (Voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY)
  Publications: 1-800-669-3362 (Voice) or 1-800-669-3302 (TTY)
  http://www.eeoc.gov/ada/adahandbook.html

The ADA: Questions and Answers

• Contact:
  EEOC
  1801 L. Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20507
  Questions: 1-800-669-4000 (Voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY)
  Publications: 1-800-669-3362 (Voice) or 1-800-669-3302 (TTY)
  http://www.eeoc.gov/adaqa1.html

The ADA: Your Responsibilities as an Employer

• Contact:
  EEOC
  1801 L. Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20507
  Questions: 1-800-669-4000 (Voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY)
  Publications: 1-800-669-3362 (Voice) or 1-800-669-3302 (TTY)
  http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada17.html

Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA Guide for Small Businesses

• Contact:
  U.S. Department of Justice
  Civil Rights Division
  Disability Rights Section
  P.O. Box 66118
  Washington, DC 20530-6118
  1-800-514-0301 (Voice) 1-800-514-0308 (TTY)
  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/smbustxt.htm

The EEO Poster

• Contact:
  EEOC
  1801 L. Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20507
  Questions: 1-800-669-4000 (Voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY)
  Publications: 1-800-669-3362 (Voice) or 1-800-669-3302 (TTY)
  http://www.eeoc.gov/posterform.html

Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act

• Contact:
  EEOC
  1801 L. Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20507
  Questions: 1-800-669-4000 (Voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY)
  Publications: 1-800-669-3362 (Voice) or 1-800-669-3302 (TTY)
  http://www.eeoc.gov//facts/fs.html

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The Internal Revenue Service provides information and appropriate forms for tax code provisions that can assist businesses in complying with the ADA, including a tax credit for small businesses (section 44 - IRS Form 8826 - See IRS Publication 334) and a tax deduction for all businesses (section 190 - No Separate IRS Form - See IRS Publication 535) The IRS also provides the form (IRS 8850) that employers must complete when filing for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

• Contact:
  IRS Tax code information: 1-800-829-1040 (Voice) 1-800-829-4059 (TTY)
  Tax code legal questions: 1-202-622-3110 (Voice) TTY: use relay service
  IRS Website Home Page: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
  To order Forms: 1-800-829-3676 (Voice) 1-800-829-4059 (TTY)
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html
  To order Publications: 1-800-829-3676 (Voice) 1-800-829-4059 (TTY)
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html

Regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers
The Regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers are located in each of the ten federal regions. They are funded by the Department of Education specifically to provide technical assistance on the ADA.

• Contact:
  Regional Disability and Technical Assistance Center in your region
  http://www.dbtac.vcu.edu

Work Opportunity Tax Credit: How Employers Qualify and Participate 

• Contact:
  U.S. Department of Labor
  Employment and Training Administration
  Frances Perkins Building
  200 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC 20210
  http://www.doleta.gov/business/Incentives/opptax/ or
  Your Local Public Employment Service Office

• WOTC IRS Form 8850
  Contact:
  IRS
  To order IRS WOTC Form 8850: 1-800-829-3676 (Voice) 1-800-829-4059 (TTY)
  http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html