DISABILITY AND BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS (DBTACS)

http://www.adata.org/dbtac.html

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has established ten regional centers to provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA. The centers act as a "one-stop" central, comprehensive resource on ADA issues in employment, public services, public accommodations, and communications. Each center works closely with local business, disability, governmental, rehabilitation, and other professional networks to provide ADA information and assistance, placing special emphasis on meeting the needs of small businesses. Programs vary in each region, but all centers provide the following:

· Technical Assistance

· Education and Training

· Materials Dissemination

· Information and Referral

· Public Awareness

· Local Capacity Building

DBTAC Regional Centers:

¨ Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

New England DBTAC

Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210
617-695-0085 (V/TTY)
adaptive@adaptenv.org
http://www.adaptenv.org

¨ Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI)

Northeast DBTAC

United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New Jersey
354 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-392-4004 (V)
609-392-7044 (TTY)
dbtac@ucpanj.org
http://www.disabilityact.com

¨ Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Mid-Atlantic DBTAC

TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607
Rockville, MD 20850
301-217-0124 (V/TTY)
adainfo@transcen.org
http://www.adainfo.org

¨ Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, MS, TN)

Southeast DBTAC

UCP National
Center for Rehabilitation Technology at Georgia Tech
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-385-0636 (V/TTY)
se-dbtac@mindspring.com
http://www.sedbtac.org

¨ Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)

Great Lakes DBTAC

University of Illinois/Chicago
Department on Disability & Human Development
1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
312-413-1407 (V/TTY)
gldbtac@uic.edu
http://www.adagreatlakes.org

¨ Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

Southwest DBTAC

Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 South Shepherd Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
713-520-0232 (V/TTY)
ilru@ilru.org
http://www.ilru.org/dbtac

¨ Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE)

Great Plains DBTAC

ADA Project
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
573-882-3600 (V/TTY)
adalh@showme.missouri.edu
http://www.adaproject.org

¨ Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

Rocky Mountain DBTAC

Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-444-0268 (V/TTY)
RegionVIII@mtc-inc.com
http://www.ada-infonet.org

¨ Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Basin)

Pacific DBTAC

California Public Health Institute
2168 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 301
Berkeley, CA 94704-1307
510-848-2980 (V)
510-848-1840 (TTY)
adatech@pdbtac.com
http://www.pacdbtac.org

¨ Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)

Northwest DBTAC

Washington State Governor's Committee
on Disability Issues & Employment
P.O. Box 9046, MS 6000
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
360-438-4116 (V/TTY)
dcolley@esd.wa.gov
http://www.wata.org/NWD

THE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE COORDIATOR (PAC)

CESSI
6858 Old Dominion Drive, Suite 250
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 703 448-6155 (V)
703 448-3079 (TTY)
Fax: 703 442-9015
http://www.cessi.net

In November of 1998, CESSI was awarded the Americans with Disabilities Act Program Assistance Coordinator contract from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). This three-year contract with the Department of Education provides support services to the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs) and a National Employment Research and Demonstration (R&D) Project. In its coordination capacity, CESSI also acts as liaison between the Federal agencies involved with the ADA and the NIDRR grantees.

CESSI is an acronym for Cherry Engineering Support Services Inc., and was founded in June 1992 by Col. Fred V. Cherry, USAF (Ret.). In July of 1996, the company was certified as an 8(a), Small and Disadvantaged Minority Business. Since its founding, CESSI has had many contract opportunities including disability-related projects. Several projects provide information resources and technology demonstrations to assist employers in locating and selecting equipment adapted to the needs of employees with disabilities. CESSI also has contracts with the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and with the National Council on Disability.