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ADA

Department of Justice ADA Home Page
http://www.ada.gov/

Revised ADA Regulations Implementing Title II and Title III   - NEW 2010 ADA
http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT of 1990 (Text)
http://www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.htm

CASES AND BRIEFS U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
 http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/casebrief.html

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws - U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section
 http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm#anchor63409

ADA Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials
 http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm

Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Handbook
 http://www.istal.com/smoke/ada_handbook.htm

United States Access Board
http://www.access-board.gov/

ADA Guide for Small Towns
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/smtown.htm#anchor1644073

The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/comprob.htm

Service Animal Information
 http://www.usdoj.gov:80/crt/ada/animal.htm

ADA Certification Question of the Month
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/certqom.htm

ADA Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.njddc.org/access-faq.htm

ADA Guide for Small Business
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/smbusgd.pdf

Access Equals Opportunuty, King County WA ADA Guides
RECREATION FACILITIES AND FITNESS CENTERS - http://your.kingcounty.gov/dias/ocre/fun.htm
CAR SALES AND SERVICE - http://your.kingcounty.gov/dias/ocre/car.htm
RETAIL STORES - http://your.kingcounty.gov/dias/ocre/retail.htm
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES - http://your.kingcounty.gov/dias/ocre/professional.htm
GROCERY STORES - http://your.kingcounty.gov/dias/ocre/grocery.htm
RESTAURANTS AND BARS - http://your.kingcounty.gov/dias/ocre/restaurant.htm
MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - http://your.kingcounty.gov/dias/ocre/medical.htm

ADAAG

2010 ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN  
http://www.ada.gov/2010ADAstandards_index.htm

ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) - Sections 1-4
 http://www.access board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm

ADA Building and Facilities Guidelines - Figures
 http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/figures/index.html

ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/racheck.pdf

Using ADAAG
http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/about/using%20adaag.htm

Common ADA Errors/Omissions in New Construction/Alterations
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/errors.pdf

Accessible Sidewalks Video Series 
http://www.access-board.gov/prowac/video/index.htm#

ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters
http://www.ada.gov/shleterck.htm

Accessible Design

2010 ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN  
http://www.ada.gov/2010ADAstandards_index.htm

ADA Standards for Accessible Design - US DOJ
 http://www.ada.gov/stdspdf.htm

The Center for Universal Design
 http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/

Accessible Design/Universal Design Resources
 http://www.makoa.org/accessable-design.htm

Concrete Change/Accessible Homes
 http://concretechange.home.mindspring.com/

Assistive

ABLEDATA, Your Source for Assistive Technology Information
 http://www.abledata.com/

Assis-TECH, Inc. – Your single stop for assistive technology and ADA compliant furniture
 http://www.assis-tech.com/

Gold Violin Independent Living Gadgets
 www.goldviolin.com

Aids/devices - Sammons Preston Rolyan
http://ecom1.sammonspreston.com/index.html

pVoice Software - enabling the disabled
http://www.pvoice.org/

Rehab Designs, Inc. Home Page.
http://www.rehabdesigns.com/

Let's Play: A Guide to Toys for Children with Special Needs (PDF document)
http://www.toy-tia.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Library/Publications_Resources1/Lets_Play/LetsPlay2004.pdf

180PSI Products   -  contoured padded toilet seat covers
http://www.180psi.com

Advocates

Disability Law Resource Project at ILRU
 http://www.ilru.org/dbtac/index.html

ACCESS NOW, inc
 http://www.adaaccessnow.org/

DREDF - Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
http://www.dredf.org/

Disability Rights – ACLU
 http://www.aclu.org/DisabilityRights/DisabilityRightsMain.cfm

"Taking Action" A Step by Step, Self-Help Guide to Becoming a Self-Advocate & Making a Difference
http://www.unitedspinal.org/pages.php?catid=8&pageid=334

Disability Rights Advocates
http://www.dralegal.org

AngryGimp
http://www.angrygimp.com/

Justice For All - Email List
http://www.jfanow.org/

National Judicial Conduct and Disability Law Project
http://www.njcdlp.org/index.html

Steve Gold: What's happened to our rights?
http://www.mouthmag.com/says/stevesays.htm

New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.

Community Health Law Project

Education

Scholarship Information for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
http://www.vicaps.com/scholarship-information.php

Self-Evaluation Guide for Schools (Office for Civil Rights)
http://www.edlaw.net/service/guidcont.html

Special Education Law & Advocacy – Wrightslaw
http://www.wrightslaw.com/

OCR Complaint Process - U.S. Dept. of Education, Office for Civil Rights http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintprocess.html

OCR's Dear Colleague letter - Prohibited Disability Harassment -- Reminder of Responsibilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/disabharassltr.html

U.S. Department of Education - Contacts
 http://www.ed.gov/about/contacts/gen/index.html?src=gu

NJ Department of Education Special Education Program http://www.state.nj.us/njded/specialed/reg/njac_1_6a.pdf

U.S. Department of Education - Identifying and Treating ADHD
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/needs/speced/adhd/adhd-resource-pt1.pdf

U.S. Department of Education - Brief on ADHD: Definition etc.
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/brief6.html

Employment

A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/workta.htm

The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html

Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the ADA
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html

Accomodations and Diabetes: NJ Court Case
http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/courts/appellate/a7311-96.opn.html

School System Accommodation and Physcian Testimony: US Court Case
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&case=/uscircs/3rd/992256p.html

Reasonable Accommodations for Attorneys with Disabilities (EEOC)
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/accommodations-attorneys.html

Public Rights-of-Way

Public Rights of Way report
http://www.access-board.gov/prowac/index.htm

Revised Draft Guidelines for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way (November 23, 2005)
http://www.access-board.gov/prowac/draft.htm

Accessible Rights-of-Way: A Design Guide   (PDF version) 
 http://www.access-board.gov/prowac/guide/PROWGuide.htm  (HTML version)

Publications/Press

Mouth Magazine – voice of the disability nation
 http://www.mouthmag.com/index.htm

Ragged Edge Magazine
http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/

Ragged Edge Online (See sidewalks must be accessible, 9th Circuit)
 http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/drn/06_02.shtml#414

Able -- newspaper for, by and about the disabled
 http://www.ablenews.com/

Captioning

Journal of Court Reporting   Online Archives
http://www.ncraonline.org/jcr/archives.shtml#captioning

Captioning Standards and Laws
 http://www.robson.org/capfaq/standards-and-laws.html#goingaway

Resources

Monmouth County Office on Disabilities
 http://www.monmouthhumanservices.org/disabilites.asp 

Job Accommodation Network (US Dept. of Labor)
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/

Job Accommodation Network: ADA Hot Links and Document Center
 http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm

DisabilityInfo.gov - Federal Government
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=500

EPVA – Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Associaton – Free Publications
http://www.unitedspinal.org/pages.php?catid=7

EPVA – Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Associaton New Name:  United Spinal Association
http://www.unitedspinal.org/

Glaucoma Service & Foundation at Wills Eye Hospital
 http://willsglaucoma.org/index.htm

Publications Distributed by the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers
 http://www.adata.org/pubs/pubs-allpubs.html

ADA Consultants (with many links)
 http://www.americans-with-disabilities-act.com/

Social Security Disability
http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/index.html

Social Security Disability FAQ
http://www.nosscr.org/faq.html

Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Topic Home - CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do?id=0900f3ec8000dbdc

Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
http://www.disabilityresources.org/index.html

New England ADA & Accessible IT Center
http://www.adaptenv.org/neada/index.php

Lymphedema Therapy Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.lymphedema-therapy.com/FAQ.htm

Lymphedema Klose Training & Consulting, LLC
http://www.klosetraining.com/index.html

Guide to Community-Based Long Term Care in New Jersey
http://www.nj.gov/health/senior/ltcguide.shtml

Cornell University Northeast ADA & IT Center
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/northeastada/

NJ  DHS Division of Disability Services
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/

Tax Incentives Packet on the ADA
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/taxpack.htm

UN Disabilities Handbook

Wheelchair Recycler

Housing Access

HUD: Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST, Requirements
http://www.fairhousingfirst.org/fairhousing/requirements.html

Housing Discrimination - NJ Civil Rights Division
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/downloads/kyrhousing02.pdf

Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing
http://www.abledata.com/abledata_docs/icg-hous.htm

Understanding Fair Housing
http://www.unitedspinal.org/pages.php?catid=7&pageid=476

HUD
http://www.hud.gov/assist/siteindex.cfmHousing Access

HUD Links for People with Disabilities
http://www.hud.gov/groups/disabilities.cfm

Fair Housing Law for Persons with Disabilities
http://www.chlp.org/Fairhousing

Wheelchair-access complaint settled for $1.4 million - HUD
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050609-9999-1n9access.html

"Reasonable Modifications" under the Fair Housing Act - News Release

Medical Resources

New Jersey Dentist Database
http://www.disabilityhealth.org/dental/database.html

Access To Medical Care For Individuals With Mobility Disabilities
http://www.ada.gov/medcare_ta.htm
http://www.ada.gov/medcare_mobility_ta/medcare_ta.pdf

ADA Guide: Medical and Health Care Facilities

Parking

Accessible Parking Spaces - Restriping Parking Lots
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/restribr.pdf

TECHNICAL BULLETIN: PARKING - US Access Board
http://www.access-board.gov/adaag\about\bulletins/pdf/parking.pdf

NJ Guide To Accessible Parking
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/home/Guide to Accessible Parking-Web.pdf

TECHNICAL BULLETIN: PARKING - US Access Board
http://www.access-board.gov/adaag\about\bulletins/pdf/parking.pdf

NJ Snow Removal Law  
Requires removal of snow and ice from handicapped parking spaces 24 hours after inclement weather and increases penalties for violations.
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/legis/2007c287_law.pdf

NJ Law Review Handicapped Parking Project  
Refers to NJ law: "- Enable enforcement officers to enforce handicapped parking laws on both public and private property (C.39:4-138.o)."
http://www.lawrev.state.nj.us/newprojects/handiparkM041309.pdf

NJ Handicapped Parking Penalties Law  
Clarifies that penalties for unauthorized parking in handicapped parking space are effective
even when not posted.
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/legis/2007c164_law.pdf

NJLM Handicapped Parking Spaces $250 Fine 
Letter from NJ League of Municipalities to Mayors - 2003
 -* Contact Information for NJ State League of Municipalities

DOJ

Project Civic Access
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/civicac.htm

ADA_Enforcement
http://www.ada.gov/enforce.htm
Title II complaint form   DOJ blank form
Title II complaint form   PDF form to fill in on line

Instructions for filing a Title III complaint

Police

VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES: Collaborative, Multidisciplinary First Response  US DOJ
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/pdftxt/VwD_FirstResponse.pdf


FIRST RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF CRIME - Handbook for law enforcement officers
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/pdftxt/FirstResponseGuidebook.pdf

Commonly Asked Questions About the ADA and Law Enforcement
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/q&a_law.htm

Transportation

Equal Access to Transportation – U.S. Dept. of Transportation
http://www.dot.gov/citizen_services/disability/disability.html

TSA Cares – Hotline to assist travelers with disabilities
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/disabilityandmedicalneeds/tsa_cares.shtm

Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability – FAA
http://www.cami.jccbi.gov/aam-400/NewHorizons.pdf

Access-Able Travel Source
http://www.access-able.com/

Access Tours
http://www.accesstours.org/

Connie George Travel Associates
http://www.wheelchaircruising.com/

Travel and Tour Agents - ADA Guide
http://your.kingcounty.gov/dias/ocre/travel.htm

New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD)
 http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/law.html

New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) - Frequently Asked Questions
 http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/faq.html

New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) - Public Accommodation
 http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/accom.html

Law Against Discrimination Strengthened in 2002 - "Monday Morning"
 http://www.njddc.org/mm8/mm8-4.pdf

Rights of People with Disabilities
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/downloads/fact_dis.pdf

Shopping Mall Access
http://nj.gov/lps/newsreleases05/pr20050712a.html

New Jersey Access Codes

DCA CODES
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/codes/

New Barrier Free Code
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/codes/code_assist_internet/barrier_free/pdf/Sub_7_on_8_6_07.pdf

Barrier Free Code
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/codes/code_assist_internet/barrier_free/pdf/barrier_free_6_1_2006.pdf