National & Regional Resources
A Step by Step Guide to Accessible Arts in California
This ten-step process, from the National Arts and Disability Center, is designed to assist the arts community in making their spaces, programs and activities available to people with disabilities.
Accessibility Resources
Links from the New York State Council on the Arts including ADA/general resources, architectural resources/physical access, programming, and Web sites.
ADA Technical Assistance CD-ROM
Links from the Department of Justice as to general requirements, regulations and technical assistance documents, ADA standards for accessible design, ADA law, disability rights and resources.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This section of the Free Management Library offers a list of links on various perspectives of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): 1990 - 2002
Information from the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission who is responsible for enforcing Title I's prohibition against discrimination against people with disabilities in employment.
Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business
From the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, this online handbook will provide you with an easy-to-read overview of the basic employment provisions of the ADA as they relate to employees and job applicants.
Assistive Devices, Services and Products for Physical and Program Accessibility
This resource directory from the National Arts and Disability Center lists services and providers for developing accessible facilities and programs in the arts.
Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
CODI serves as a resource for consumers and professionals by providing both an Internet Directory of Disability Information and a repository of electronic disability documents.
Disability Access Symbols
The twelve symbols given may be downloaded and used to promote and publicize accessibility of places, programs and other activities for people with various disabilities.
Disability Law Resource Project (DLRP)
DLRP is a regional resource on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related laws and making information technology accessible to people with disabilities through technical assistance, training, and materials dissemination.
Disability-Related Resources
Disability-related Web links are a part of Internet Resources for Nonprofits from the Utica Public Library, a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection.
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)
DO-IT serves to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It promotes the use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment.
Federal Communications Commission - Disability Rights Office
It is a priority with the FCC for people with disabilities--hearing, visual, speech, or other types of disability--to get the same opportunities as everyone else to telecommunicate. Information and resources are given on issues concerning communication such as closed captioning, etc.
Federal Government Disability-Related Information and Resources at DisabilityInfo.gov
This user-friendly Web site contains links to information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and other community members.
JAN (Job Accommodation Network)
JAN is a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by, for example, providing individualized work site accommodation solutions and providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability-related legislation.
National Arts and Disability Center (NADC)
A national information dissemination, technical assistance and referral center specializing in the field of arts and disability.
The National Endowment for the Arts Office for AccessAbility is the advocacy-technical assistance arm of the Arts Endowment to make the arts accessible for people with disabilities, older adults, veterans, and people living in institutions.
Among other things, the NEA's Office of Civil Rights provides a brief description of the laws and regulations that affect applicants and recipients of Federal financial assistance from the Endowment.
Tax Incentives Packet on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Two tax incentives are available to businesses to help cover the cost of making access improvements.
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Disability Information
Here you will find a directory of links from their site that includes information about housing as well as other sites and resources.
U. S. Department of Justice - ADA Home Page
This site includes a section for businesses and non-profit service providers, an ADA business connection section, federal resources, and ADA publications.
U. S. Department of Labor - Disability Resources
The Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy seeks to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities by expanding access to training, education, employment supports, assistive technology, integrated employment, etc.
U. S. Department of Transportation
This Web site is devoted to equal access to transportation.
United States Access Board
This federal agency is committed to accessible design and much information is provided on their Web site.
User-Friendly Materials and Alternate Formats
This online publication from the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) focuses on user-friendly materials.
VSA arts
VSA arts provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and the tools to support arts programming in schools and communities. They also showcase the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promote increased access to the arts for people with disabilities.