A place to contact for issues of enforcement of the A.D.A. in travel (such as airplanes).

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
internet: http://www.eeoc.gov

Department of Transportation
internet: http://www.dot.gov

Publishes information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.).

 
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research [AHCPR]
internet: http://www.ahcpr.gov

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board [Access Board]
internet: http://www.access-board.gov

Their newsletter may be available in alternative formats.  There are links to short video presentations on travel needs of the disability populations.

Congress
internet for the Senate: http://www.senate.gov
internet for the House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov

Consumer Information Center -- a division of the U.S. General Services Administration
internet: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov

Publications for consumers (some free, some at minimal cost).

Consumer Product Safety Commission, U.S.
internet: http://www.cpsc.gov/

Department of Education
internet: http://www.ed.gov/

Departent of Health and Human Services
internet: http://www.hhs.gov/

Handles appeals of cases involving discrimination in employment.

Education Resources Information Center [ERIC]
internet: http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Federal Contract Compliance, Office of
Department of Labor
internet: http://www.dol.gov/esa/ofccp/

Handles complaints about businesses with federal contracts who may have denied employment to someone because of his or his disability.

Federal Register
internet: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/

Access to Congressional bills and other government documents.

Federal Student Aid Information Center  (Part of Department of Education)
internet: https://www.fafsa.com/

Information on grants and loans.

Government Printing Office, U.S.
internet: http://www.access.gpo.gov/

Prints ALL government documents.  Consumers can order directly, such as some educational materials, IRS forms, etc.

Health Care Financing Administration
internet: http://www.os.dhhs.gov/about/opdivs/hcfa.html

Information on Medicare and Medicaid.

HEATH Resource Center: Online Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
internet: http://www.heath.gwu.edu/node/9

National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
internet: http://www.cec.sped.org/ncpse.htm

National Council on Disability
internet: http://www.ncd.gov

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
internet: http://www.niddk.nih.gov

This is the information and referral service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.  Maintains a database of patient and professional education materials.  Develops and distributes literature.  Will respond to written inquires.

National Institutes of Health -- National Eye Institute
internet: http://www.nei.nih.gov/index.asp

Clearinghouse that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues, especially focusing on children and youth from birth to age 22.  Ask for a list of their publications and a sheet of resources for your state.

National Consortium Deaf-Blindness [DB-LINK]
internet: http://www.nationaldb.org/

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
internet: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html?src=mr

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
internet: http://www.loc.gov/nls/

Extensive lending library of books on tape and in braille, operated through regional depositories.  It also has a free correspondence course for sighted people who want to learn Braille.  For the general public, there are many free circulars available listing resources.

National Rehabilitation Information Center [NARIC]
internet: http://www.naric.com/

Office of Disability Employment Policy
internet: http://www.dol.gov/odep/

Office of Justice Programs -- Office of Civil Rights
internet: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/about/offices/ocr.htm

On-line Resource for Americans with Disabilities
internet: http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5239

Postal Service, U.S.
internet: http://www.usps.com/

Guide to all Postal Service products, "shopping cart" to buy postage, and on-line postage calculator.

Social Security Administration
internet: http://www.ssa.gov

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