Fact Sheets

Check out these resources that provide the facts you need on topics that you want to know about. Presented here is some of the most relevant and commonly requested information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA ) for employers, employees, people with disabilities, and anyone else who is interested in learning more about the ADA.

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Fact Sheets Available from the Northwest ADA Center

Wheelchairs and Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices (PDF) (DOC)
Parking for People with Disabilities in Washington State (PDF) (DOC)
Reasonable Accommodation Process Guide for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (PDF) (DOC)
Accessible Parking as an Employment Accommodation: A Practical Guide for Employers (PDF) (DOC)
Conducting a Reasonable Accommodation Interview (PDF) (DOC)
Enhance Customer Service and Employee Productivity and Decrease Your Taxes in the Process! (PDF) (DOC)
Service Animals: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (DOC)
Service Animals as an Employment Accommodation (PDF) (DOC)
Accessible-ize Your Website (PDF) (DOC)
Job Coaches as an Employment Accommodation (PDF) (DOC)
Accessibility for People with Disabilities at Hotels and Places of Lodging (PDF) (DOC)
Accessibility at State Fairs and Public Festivals (PDF) (DOC)
Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Exams (PDF) (DOC)
Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace (PDF) (DOC)
Universal Design in the Workplace (PDF)
DBTAC-Northwest Accessibility Checklist – revised 2008 (PDF)
Emergency Preparedness (PDF)
Employer Guide to Assistive Technology
ATLA Assistive Technology of Alaska (PDF-5MB)

Fact Sheets Available Soon from the Northwest ADA Center

Compliance Dates and Applicable ADA Standards for Barrier Removal and Safe Harbor
Ticketing
Respectful Interactions: Disability Language and Etiquette
How to Prepare for an Access Survey

Fact Sheets Available from the Dept. of Justice (www.ada.gov)

Title III

ADA Title III Technical Assistance Manual
http://www.ada.gov/taman3.html

Tax Incentives for Businesses
http://www.ada.gov/taxincent.htm

ADA Guide for Small Towns
http://www.ada.gov/smtown.htm

ADA Business Connection
http://www.ada.gov/business.htm

Revised ADA Requirements: Service Animals
http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm

Fact Sheets Available from the ADA National Network

Titles II & III

Accessible Parking (HTML) (PDF)
Correctional Facilities (HTML) (PDF)
Effective Communication (HTML) (PDF)
Exams and Courses (HTML) (PDF)
Lodging (HTML) (PDF)
Service Animals (HTML) (PDF)
Ticketing (HTML) (PDF)
Wheelchairs (HTML) (PDF)
Overview of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design (HTML) (PDF)
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Frequently Asked Questions [2013 ADA FAQ Booklet] (HTML) (PDF)

Fact Sheets Available from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Title I

Blindness in the Workplace
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/blindness.html

Deafness in the Workplace
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/deafness.html

Cancer in the Workplace
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/cancer.html

Diabetes in the Workplace
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/diabetes.html

Epilepsy in the Workplace
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/epilepsy.html

Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/intellectual_disabilities.html

EEOC Mediators
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/mediation/index.cfm

Facts about Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-fed.html

A Guide for Restaurants and Food Service Employees
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/restaurant_guide.html

Drafting and Implementing Reasonable Accommodation Procedure
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/implementing_accommodation.html

Reasonable Accommodations for Attorneys with Disabilities
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/accommodations-attorneys.html

Health Care Workers and the ADA
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/health_care_workers.html