Ten regional centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research provide information, materials, and technical assistance on the ADA. Calling the 800 number automatically connects with the center that serves the local region of the caller. The text of many of the materials are available on the ADA Document Center web site, including the brochure Employing and Accommodating Workers with Psychiatric Disabilities.Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
New England DBTAC
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 695-1225 (V/TT)
(617) 482-8099 (Fax)
adaptive@adaptenv.org (e-mail)
http://www.adaptenv.org
Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI)
Northeast DBTAC
331 Ives Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-3901
1-800-949-4232
http://www.northeastada.org/
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)
Mid-Atlantic DBTAC
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 217-0124 (V/TT)
(301) 217-0754) (Fax)
http://www.transcen.org
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, MS, TN)
Southeast DBTAC
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
1776 Peachtree Road, Suite 208 N
Atlanta, GA 30309-2351
(404) 888-0022 (V/TT)
(404) 888-9091 (Fax)
sedbtac@ucpa.org (e-mail)
http://www.ucpa.org/html/innovative/sedbtac_index.html
Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
Great Lakes DBTAC
University of Illinois/Chicago
Institute on Disability and Human Development
1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TT)
(312) 413-1856 (Fax)
gldbtac@uic.edu (e-mail)
http://www.gldbtac.org
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Southwest DBTAC
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 South Shepherd Blvd., Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TT)
(713) 520-5785 (Fax)
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/ilru/
Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Great Plains DBTAC
University of Missouri/Columbia
4816 Santana Circle
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TT)
(573) 884-4925 (Fax)
http://www.idir.net/~adabbs
Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
Rocky Mountain DBTAC
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 444-0268 (V/TT)
(719) 444-0269 (Fax)
http://www.ada-infonet.org
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Basin)
Pacific DBTAC
California Public Health Institute
2168 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 301
Berkeley, CA 94704-1307
(510) 848-2980 (V)
(510) 848-1840 (TT)
(510) 848-1981 (Fax)
http://www.pacdbtac.org
Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)
Northwest DBTAC
Washington State Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment
P. O. Box 9046, MS 6000
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
(360) 438-4116 (V/TT)
(360) 438-3208 (Fax)
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~atrc/NWD.html
Ability Magazine
Provides an electronic "classified" system which allows employers to recruit qualified individuals with disabilities and allows people with disabilities to locate employment opportunities.Council of Better Business Bureaus' Foundation
Trains small and medium-sized businesses in ADA alternative dispute resolution, develops industry-specific business guidelines.Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Telephone information system to answer ADA questions and provide technical assistance to businesses, state and local governments, and people with disabilities.Goodwill Industries of America, Inc.
Provides technical assistance to employers; works with employers to place qualified individuals with disabilities, provides training and placement for people with disabilities.Internal Revenue Service
Provides information on tax credits and tax deductions available to businesses for costs of providing reasonable accommodations; also, provides tax information for people with disabilities.Job Accommodation Network
Offers information network,free telephone consulting resource and maintains a database of successful accommodations. Assists employers and individuals with disabilities in the use of public programs dealing with disabilities.President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
Provides practical information and technical assistance on employment of people with disabilities. Works with state organizations (President's Committee Partners) to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities.Washington Business Group on Health
Provides information and technical assistance to employers on a variety of employment issues. Has database and some publications on reasonable accommodations for people with psychiatric disabilities.
Reasonable Accommodations Home Page
The facts on this website are believed to be correct at the time of publication but cannot be guaranteed.
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