U.S. Department of Justice 

Civil Rights Division 

Disability Rights Section

 

ADA INFORMATION SERVICES

Revised November 2006

This list contains the telephone numbers and Internet addresses of federal 

agencies and other organizations that provide information about the Americans 

with Disabilities Act (ADA) and informal guidance in understanding and 

complying with different provisions of the ADA. 

Department of Justice offers technical assistance on the ADA Standards 

for Accessible Design and other ADA provisions applying to businesses, nonprofit service agencies, and state and local government programs; also provides 

information on how to file ADA complaints. 

ADA Information Line 

800-514-0301 (voice) 

800-514-0383 (TTY) 

Internet address

www.ada.gov 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers technical 

assistance on the ADA provisions applying to employment; also provides 

information on how to file ADA complaints. 

Employment - questions

800-669-4000 (voice) 

800-669-6820 (TTY) 

Employment - publications 

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800-669-3362 (voice)

800-800-3302 (TTY) 

Internet address

www.eeoc.gov

Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration

offers information on the public transit provisions of the ADA. 

ADA Assistance Line 

888-446-4511 (voice) 

TTY: use relay service 

Internet address

www.fta.dot.gov/ada

E-mail address

FTA.ADAassistance@dot.gov

Federal Communications Commission offers technical assistance on 

the ADA's telephone relay service (TRS) requirements. 

TRS publications and questions

888-225-5322 (voice) 

888-835-5322 (TTY) 

Internet address

www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro

Department of Education funds ten regional centers to provide technical 

assistance on the ADA. 

ADA & IT Technical Assistance Centers

800-949-4232 (voice/TTY) 

Internet address

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www.adata.org

Access Board (or Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board) offers technical assistance on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. 

Publications and questions

800-872-2253 (voice) 

800-993-2822 (TTY) 

Internet address

www.access-board.gov

ta@access-board.gov

Job Accommodation Network (JAN), is funded by the Department of 

Labor to provide advice on accommodating employees with disabilities. 

Job Accommodation Network

800-526-7234 (voice) 

877-781-9403 (TTY) 

Internet address

www.jan.wvu.edu

Project ACTION is funded by the Department of Transportation to provide 

information about making transportation accessible. 

Transportation information and publications

800-659-6428 (voice) 

TTY: use relay service 

Internet address

http://projectaction.easterseals.com

Internal Revenue Service offers tax incentives to help cover the cost of 

complying with the ADA. Form 8826 provides a tax credit for small 

businesses. Publication 535 explains tax deductible expenses for business of 

any size. 

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Tax forms and publications

800-829-3676 (voice) 

800-829-4059 (TTY) 

Internet address

www.irs.gov

 

OTHER LAWS OF INTEREST 

 

Other federal laws prohibit discrimination and provide equal opportunity for 

people with disabilities in housing, air transportation, Congressional offices 

and services and access to Federal facilities, post offices and electronic 

information. The telephone numbers and Internet addresses for obtaining 

assistance in understanding these laws are listed here. 

Fair Housing Act, for questions or publications, call Department of 

Housing and Urban Development: 

Fair Housing general questions

800-669-9777 (voice) 

800-927-9275 (TTY) 

Internet address

www.hud.gov/offices/fheo

Fair Housing accessibility questions

888-341-7781 (voice/TTY) 

Internet address

www.fairhousingfirst.org

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Last Revised January 14, 2008 

Air Carrier Access Act, for questions pertaining to air transportation, call 

Department of Transportation: 

Aviation Consumer Protection Division

800-778-4838 (voice) 

800-455-9880 (TTY) 

Internet address

http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov

Accessibility laws applying to Congress, for questions or information, 

contact the Office of Compliance: 

Congressional accessibility

202-724-9250 (voice) 

202-426-1912 (TTY) 

Internet address

www.compliance.gov

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, for questions pertaining to the 

accessibility of Federal electronic information and technology, call the Access 

Board listed on page one. 

Architectural Barriers Act, for questions pertaining to access to Federal 

facilities and post offices, contact the Access Board, listed on page one. 

 

 

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