Chapter 4: INTERNET RESOURCES
Assistive Technology Manual


AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) INTERNET RESOURCES

Website

Site Description

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
www.deed.state.mn.us

DEED helps create a world-class workforce in Minnesota by providing comprehensive services to job seekers and employers.

Rehabilitation Services (RS)
www.deed.state.mn.us/rehabindex.htm

A Branch of DEED, RS provides services for people with disabilities to prepare for work or to find or keep a job.
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  • Extended Employment
  • Welfare to Work
  • Work Incentives

State Services for the Blind (SSB)
http://www.mnssb.org/

A Branch of DEED, SSB provides services to help individuals who are blind or have low vision.
  • Communication Center

MN State Council On Disability
www.disability.state.mn.us/

This is a primary resource for disability-related information. The Council advises JAN, legislators, and state agencies on disability issues, programs, and policies.

Minnesota Relay Service
www.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/portal/mn/jsp/content.do?id=-536881376&agency=Commerce

This service provides telecommunications access for Minnesotans who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech impaired, deaf and blind or mobility impaired.
  • Speech to speech provides telecommunications access for people with mild-to-moderate speech disabilities.

Department of Human Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division
www.dhs.state.mn.us

Serves people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, and/or deaf blind. Supports eight regional offices providing direct services.
  • Interpreter Referral Services

ADA Minnesota
www.mcilmn.org/ada_mn.htm

Provides assistance in implementing the ADA to individuals with disabilities, businesses, government, and communities.
  • Sponsors basic and advanced ADA Workshops

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
www.eeoc.gov

ADA requirements and guidelines affecting employment. Includes fact sheets, new releases, enforcement guidance, and technical assistance.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/ 

Free consulting service providing information, resources, and advice to employers and people with disabilities on reasonable accommodations in the workplace.

The Access Board
www.access-board.gov

This independent federal agency provides information about accessible design in new construction and alterations.

US Dept. of Justice
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada

Specific information about ADA requirements affecting state and local government services (TITLE II) and public accommodations (TITLE III).

Federal Communications Commission
www.fcc.gov

ADA requirements affecting telecommunications.

Bobby (A service of CAST - the Center for Assistive Technology)
www.cast.org/bobby

A free service that will analyze web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities and for their compatibility to web browsers.

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
www.dol.gov/odep/public/about/about.htm

Formerly the President's Committee, whose goal is to increase employment of persons with disabilities. This will be achieved through policy analysis, technical assistance, and development of best practices, as well as outreach, education, constituent services, and promoting ODEP's mission among employers.

Great Lakes ADA & IT Center
www.adagreatlakes.org

Information, materials, technical assistance and training provided to the public on the ADA.

Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov

Information about federal disability-related tax credits and deductions for business.

Department of Transportation
www.dot.gov

Contact for specific information about ADA requirements affecting transportation

ABLEdata
www.abledata.com

Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to collect and catalog information on product accessibility.

Trace Center
www.trace.wisc.edu

Trace Center is a research center at the U of W which focuses on making technology systems more accessible.
Business Leadership Network (BLN) 
www.usbln.com
An employer-led venture that promotes best practices to enhance employment opportunities for candidates with disabilities.

Graphic Arts Guild
http://www.gag.org/resources/das.php

A website containing disability access symbols to promote and publicize accessibility of places, programs and other activities for people with various disabilities.

 

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