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Florida law regarding parking and accessible restrooms exceeds the federal minimum standards and you should seek technical assistance from the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Office of Codes and Standards at (850) 487-1824. Also, for information on ADA training and other ADA technical advice, we suggest contact with the Governor's ADA Working Group at (850) 487-3423. For technical assistance on ADA Title II or Title III compliance, you should contact the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) at 800-514-0301. DOJ has technical advisors, including architects on staff who can provide free consultation and advice on ADA standards for accessible design upon request. For your easy reference, DOJ has an electronic bulletin board at 202-514-6193. They also have an Internet site, which should prove to be very helpful at: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm.
The following 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, non-profit service agencies, and state and local government programs; also provides information on how to file ADA complaints.
ADA Information Line for publications, questions, and referrals: 800-514-0301 (voice); 800-514-0383 (TTY); www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm (ADA Homepage)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 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) www.eeoc.gov
Department of Transportation offers technical assistance on ADA provisions applying to public transportation.
ADA Assistance Line for information and complaints 888-446-4511 (voice) TTY: please use relay service www.fta.dot.gov/office/civ.htm
Federal Communications Commission offers technical assistance on ADA telephone relay service (TRS) requirements.
TRS Publications and questions 888-225-5322 (voice) 888-835-5322 (TTY) www.fcc.gov/civ/dro
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) www.access-board.gov
Dept. of Education funds ten regional centers to provide technical assistance on the ADA.
Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers 800-949-4932 (voice/TTY) www.adata.org
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act:Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
Attn: Legal Dept.
Forsythe St., S.W.
Suite 19-T-70
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 562-6350
President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities answers employment questions and funds the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), which provides advice on accommodating employees with disabilities.
Employment questions 202-376-6200 (voice) 202-376-6205 (TTY) www50.pcepd.gov/pcepd
Job Accommodation Network 800-526-7234 (voice/TTY) http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/english/
Internal Revenue Service provides information about tax code provisions including tax credits (section 44) & deductions (section 190) that assist businesses in complying with the ADA.
Tax code-information 800-829-1040 (voice) 800-829-4059 (TTY)
To order Publications 535 and 334
800-829-3676 (voice) 800-829-4059 (TTY) www.irs.gov/plain/index.html
Project ACTION is funded by the Department of Transportation to provide ADA information and publications on making transportation accessible.
Transportation information and publications 800-659-6428 (voice) TTY: please use relay service 202-347-3066 (voice) 202-347-7385 (TTY) www.projectaction.org
Fair Housing Act: for questions or publications call Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Fair Housing Accessibility Questions 202-708-2333 (voice); 202-401-1247 (TTY) Fair Housing Discrimination Hotline 800-669-9777
Fair Housing Publications 800-767-7468 (voice) TTY: please use relay service www.hud.gov/fhe/fheo.html
Air Carrier Access Act: for questions pertaining to air transportation, call Department of Transportation:
Aviation Consumer Protection Division 202-366-2220 (voice); 202-755-7687 (TTY) www.dot.gov/airconsumer
Commission on Human Relations: for housing and employment discrimination
issues in Florida.
325 John Knox Road
Suite 240 Bldg. F
Tallahassee, FL 32303
800-342-8170
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