Government and Legal Resources

• ADA Document Center
  Job Accommodation Network.

• ADA Home Page, U.S. Department of Justice

Americans with Disabilities Act information and technical assistance.

• Disability.gov

U.S. Department of Labor site, with disability-related resources, information sharing and social media tools.

• Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers

National Network of ADA Centers, comprised of 10 regional centers that provide information, training and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Family Village
Employment Resources for People with Disabilities

• HEATH Resource Center
  The HEATH Resource Center of The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, is the national clearinghouse on post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S.. Department of Education enables the clearinghouse to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other post-secondary training entities.

• Job Accommodation Network

A service provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. Facilitates the employment of workers with disabilities by providing employers, people with disabilities and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities.

• Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education
  The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.

Regional Office

Region X Office location: Seattle, WA
States: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

U.S. Department of Education
Jackson Federal Bldg.
915 2nd Avenue, Room 3362
Seattle, WA 98174-1099
Telephone: 206-607-1655
Fax: 206-607-1661

• Oregon Disabilities Commission
  The Web page includes information for two on-line Technical Assistance and Information Centers. There you can access more than 1200 documents relating to people with disabilities, including documents on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), specific disabilities, technology, and many other topics.

• Oregon State Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

Includes information and referral source on deafness and hearing loss issues, training on deaf awareness and sensitivity, and how to communicate with those with hearing loss.

• Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  Oregon's Vocational Rehabilitation Division (VRD) provides rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities and makes eligibility decisions for disability benefits.

• Rehabilitation Act, Section 504, subpart E
  This part of the law was designed to eliminate discrimination on the basis of handicap in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

• Section 508, The Road to Accessibility
  Using this web site, Federal employees and the public can access resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section 508.

• Social Security Administration

• Ticket to Work program

• Voter Registration and Accessible Ballots