

2/5/92

This is an update to my ADA files archive.  This update includes
a press release from the Disability Rights Education and Defense
Fund regarding their tollfree ADA assistance telephone line. The
filename is dredf.txt.   

     In addition, I have added two articles from the Washington
Post regarding how businesses are gearing up to comply with the
ADA See (retail.txt & dignity.txt).  If you would like to see
other documents in this archive, please let me know.Please note
that I have included only ascii textfiles in this update of the
archive.  If you want me to include the Wordperfect files in a
future update, please let me know.  

     If you have any questions or if I can help in any way,
please contact me.If you call, please leave a message and I will
return your phone call.  
Scott Marshall, Director
Governmental Relations Department
American Foundation for the Blind
1615 M Street, N.W. #250
Washington, DC  20036
Voice/TDD (202-223-0101



1/19/92
This file describes the ADA related help files in this archive.
Files are in ascii textfiles with a .txt extension.  Please feel
free to distribute the archive.   I am constantly adding
documents to this archive which I hope you will find useful as we
learn more about the ADA. 

adaline.txt
     This is a press release describing a legal information
hotline sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind and
Gallaudet University. The hotline is designed to help with
blindness & deafness related questions concerning Titles II and
III of the ADA.

getregs.txt
     How to get all of the ADA regulations both in print and in
accessible media. 

readlist.txt
     A list of books and publications (some in accessible media)
regarding the ADA and its implementation. 

djgrants.txt
     List of Department of Justice funded grantees which provide
technical assistance relative to the ADA. 

ndrgrant.txt
     List of NIDRR and RSA funded grantees which provide
technical assistance regarding the ADA.

readme.txt
     This read me file.

timeline.txt
     Effective dates for various titles of the ADA. 

tax.txt
     Discusses tax incentives for employers for costs related to
ADA compliance.  Take this with you during a job interview in
case the subject of costs for reasonable accommodations comes up.


New Stuff

     Since preparation of these documents, I have learned that
you can obtain some new taped material from the U.S. Department
of Justice in Washington. Address: Office on the Americans with
Disabilities Act, Coordination and Review Section, Civil Rights
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. There
voice phone is 202-514-0301. If the operators on the voice line
do not know about accessible materials, ask to speak with
Michelle Coster who actually has been arranging the contracts to
produce accessible material.  Also, if you prefer braille, tell
the Department of Justice! Also let the other agencies know, too,
so that more braille will be produced when new publications are
released.  

Here are the new titles on cassette:
Title II & III regulations

ADA Handbook 
     A particularly useful side by side version of the statute
plus regulations and other resource material. 

Legal Activities Brochure
     Havn't seen it yet, so I cannot give a description of this
document. 
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