RESOURCES

Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center. (http://janweb.icdi.wvu.educ.kinder/) Accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities, including the content of ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG).

Association on Higher Education and Disabilities (AHEAD), 1540 West 5th P.O. Box 21192, Columbus, OH 43221-0192, (614) 488-4972, (http://www.ahead.org) Operates several special interest groups useful for community colleges, including ADA Coordinators. Provides research referral system on disability topics.

California Assistive Technology Systems (CATS), Department of Rehabilitation, 2000 Evergreen, Sacramento, CA 95815, (800) 390-2699, (800) 900-0706 (TTY), (http://www.catsca.org). Statewide project serves to identify and eliminate barriers that inhibit the use of assistive technologies and make the full range of those technologies available to people with disabilities. Free electronic CATS News Service (via email) includes articles, stories and reviews of assistive equipment and devices.

California Attorney General, Civil Rights Enforcement Division, Public Inquiry Unit, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550, (800) 952-5225, (800) 952-5548 (TDD), (222.dss.cahwnet.gov/getser/deafsvcs.html) Extensive information on ADA comparing federal to state requirements and directory of federal, state and local agency references. Publication: Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities, March, 1997.

California Department of Rehabilitation, ADA Implementation Unit, 2000 Evergreen Street, Sacramento, CA 95815, (916) 263-8674, (916) 263-8672 (TDD). Department plays a primary role in California=s efforts to implement the ADA. Publications: Americans with Disabilities Act: A Comprehensive Overview, Access Guide: Survey Checklist and numerous other publications.

California Department of Social Services, Office of Deaf Access, 744 P Street, MS 19-91, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 653-8320, (916) 653-7651 (TDD). Orientation, training, video library, compliance and eight community organizations. Publication: California Directory of Resource Information for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

California High Tech Center Training Unit, 21050 McClellan Road, Cupertino, CA 95014(408) 996-4636 or (800) 411-8954, (http://www.htctu.fhda.edu). State-of-the-art training and support facility for California Community college faculty wishing to acquire or improve teaching skills, methodology and pedagogy in assistive and instructional technology. Continuously evolving one-day workshops transmit information to community college staff. Facilitates the Book Exchange for community colleges, CSUs and UCs with information about books available in alternate formats such as Braille, electronic text, and audio tapes, (http://bookex.htctu.fhda.edu).

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), 2212 6th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710, (510) 644-2555, (www.dredf.org). Houses the Disabilities Rights Clinic Legal Education Program. Publication: Explanation of Content of ADA, 1993. Also operates ADA Hotline, (800) 466-4232.

National Mental Health Association (NMHA), 1021 Prince Street, Alexandra, VA 22314-2971, (703) 684-7722, (http://www.nmha.org). Provides advocacy, public education and services for the improvement of mental health. Publications: The ADA and People with Mental Illness, A Guide to Accommodations for People with Mental and Emotional Health Disorders, 2nd Edition, 1997 and aiding People in Conflict: A Guide for Law Enforcement, 1988.

NorCal Center on Deafness, 1820 Tribute Road, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95815, (916) 921-1045 Serves 24 Northern California counties. Variety of client service programs, resources and information.

Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center, 2168 Shattuck Ave., Suite 301, Berkeley, CA 94704, (800) 949-4232, (www.pacdbtac.org). Extensive ADA listing of publicaitons and services. Houses publications for other organizations.

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 131 F Street, #1000, Washington DC 20004, (800) 872-2253, (800) 993-2822 (TDD), (http://www.access-board.gov/). Specific information about requirements for accessible design in new construction and alterations. Publications include the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), April 1988, UFAS Accessibility Checklist, June 1990, UFAS Retrofit Manual, April 1991, Assistive Learning Systems, October 1991, ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), July 1991, ADAAG Checklist, February 1993 and ADAAG Review Advisory Report, with recommendations to harmonize ADAAG with other accessibility codes, November 1996.

Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Region IX, 50 United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 556-4275, (415) 473-7786 (TDD). Agency responsible for enforcing access for students, and investigates students= complaints. Publications and information available.

Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Office on the ADA,P.O. Box 66118, Washington, DC 20035-6118, (202) 514-0301, (202) 514-0383 (TDD), www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada). Information about the ADA requirements affecting public services and public accommodations.

Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street NW, Washington DC 20554, (202) 623-7260, (202) 632-6999 (TDD). Specific information about ADA requirements affecting telecommunications.

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