APPENDIX 3 WEBSITES FOR FEDERAL DISABILITY-RELATED LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, AND COURT CASES: Access Board: Provides information relating to accessibility for people with disabilities. Updated Monthly. URL: http://www.access-board.gov ADA Technical Assistance Program (ADATA): A comprehensive resource for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.adata.org Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs): The ten regional centers provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.adata.org/text-dbtac.html Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Facts Page: Provides information and technical assistance relating employment and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.eeoc.gov Federal Communications Commission's Disabilities Issues Task Force Home Page: Telecommunications accessibility information line. Updated monthly. URL: http://www.fcc.gov/dtf Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA) of the Department of Health and Human Services: Federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid, and Child Health Insurance Programs. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.hcfa.gov Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Civil Rights: Promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://ocr.hhs.gov Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services: An agency that helps provide health resources for medically underserved populations. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of: Provides information and technical assistance relating to housing and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL http://www.hud.gov/disabled.html Job Accommodation Network (JAN): JAN is a information network and consulting resource that enables qualified workers with disabilities to be hired or retained. It brings together information from many sources about practical ways of making accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.janweb.icdi.wvu.edu Justice, Department of (ADA Home Page) (DOJ): Americans with Disabilities Act information and technical assistance line. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm Labor, Department of (DOL): Provides information and technical assistance relating to the American workforce and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov National Council on Disability (NCD): Promotes policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature of severity of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society. Updated monthly. URL: http://www.ncd.gov National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the Department of Education Provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the Department of Education: Administers programs and projects relating to the provision of a free appropriate public education to all children, youth and adults with disabilities, from birth through age 21. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities (PTFEAD) of the Department of Labor: The task force evaluates existing Federal programs to determine what changes, modifications, and innovations may be necessary to remove barriers to employment opportunities faced by adults with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/dol/_sec/public/programs/ptfead/main.htm Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the Department of Education: Overseas programs that enable individuals with physical or mental disabilities to obtain employment through such supports as counseling, medical, job training, and other individualized services. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA Social Security Administration (SSA) - Disability Information Page: Provides information and technical assistance relating to social security and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ssa.gov/odhome/odhome.htm Thomas: An on line site that provides legislative information: Text of bills, committee reports, historical documents, links to the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive, Judicial, and State/Local governments. Updated daily. URL: http://thomas.loc.gov Transportation, Department of: Provides information and technical assistance relating transportation and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.fta.dot.gov "HOT" LEGAL SITES FOR DISABILITY COURT CASES: Findlaw: On line access to legal resources. This site is very user friendly. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.findlaw.com Legal Information Institute (LII): On line access to legal documents. Excellent resource. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.lii.cornell.edu 1