DBTAC: Southeast ADA Center

Alabama State Resource Network

• State ADA Affiliate
• Local ADA Network Affiliates
• Relay Service
• State ADA Coordinator
• State Accessibility Code
• State Government Agencies
• Federal Government Agencies
• Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
• Protection and Advocacy
• Information Technology (IT) in Education
• Assistive Technology Resources
• Technology-Related Assistance Program
• Other Organizations

State ADA Affiliate

• Independent Living Resources of Greater Birmingham, Inc.
  206 13th Street
  Birmingham,AL 35233-1917
  205-251-2223 (voice)
  205-254-7333 (tty)
  Fax: 205-251-0605
  Email: bilc@bellsouth.net
  http://www.birminghamilc.org
  Contact: Dan Kessler, Executive Director
      205-251-2223 Ext. 112 (v/tty)
      Email: dgkessle@bellsouth.net
  
   

Local ADA Network Affiliates

• Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
  (serving children and adults in theState of Alabama)
  236 Goodwin Crest Drive
  Birmingham,AL 35209
  205-290-4550 (voice)
  205-290-4401 (tty)
  205-290-4400 (voice)
  Fax: 205-290-0486
  http://www.rehab.state.al.us
  Contact: Mr. Graham Sisson, Assistant Attorney General
      205-290-4400 (voice)
      205-290-4401 (v/tty)
  
   
• Alabama Transportation Project
  600 South Court Street
  Suite 305
  Montgomery,AL 36104
  334-244-3972 (voice)
  Fax: 334-244-3718
  Email: jbroadway@ice.aum.edu
  Contact: Jon Broadway
  
   
• Independent Living Center--Jasper Office
  P.O. Box 434
  Jasper,AL 35502
  205-387-0159 ext 100 (voice)
  205 387-1594 (tty)
  Fax: 205-387-0162
  http://www.birminghamilc.org
  Contact: Dr. William A. Van Fossen
      Email: bvanfossen@bellsouth.net
  
   
• Independent Living Center of Mobile
  5304-B Overlook Road
  Mobile,AL 36618
  251-460-0301 (voice)
  251-460-2872 (tty)
  Fax: 251-341-1267
  Email: ilc@ilcmobile.org
  http://www.ilcmobile.org
  Contact: Jim Flora, Independent Living Specialist
  
   
• Montgomery Center for Independent Living
  600 South Court Street
  Montgomery,AL 36104
  334-240-2520 (voice)
  Fax: 334-240-6869
  Email: mcil@bellsouth.net
  Contact: Scott Renner, Executive Director
  
   
• National Federation of the Blind of Alabama
  808 Roosevelt Avenue
  Talladega,AL 30560
  256-493-3811 (voice)
  http://www.nfbofalabama.org/
  Contact: Vincent Armstrong, President
      Email: armstrongv37@yahoo.com
  
   

Relay Service

• Alabama Relay Service
  AL 711 (v/tty)
  http://www.psc.state.al.us/Advisory/711_Relay.htm
  
   
• Alabama STS Relay
  AL 800-229-5746 (English) (toll free)
  866-260-9470 (Spanish) (toll free)
  http://www.stsnews.com/RelayNews/STSDialUpTelnumbers.html
  
   

State ADA Coordinator

• State ADA Coordinator
  Governor's Office On Disability (GOOD)
  2129 East South Boulevard
  Montgomery,AL 36111-0586
  888-879-3582 (toll free)
  Fax: 334-353-1563
  http://www.good.state.al.us/hotline.htm
  Contact: Graham Sisson
      Email: gsisson@good.alabama.gov
  
   

State Accessibility Code

• Alabama State Building Commission
  Name of Code: Alabama State Building Code
  770 Washington Avenue
  4th Floor- Suite 444
  Montgomery,AL 36130
  334-242-4082 (voice)
  Fax: 334-242-4182
  http://www.bc.state.al.us/index.htm
  
   

State Government Agencies

• Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities
  RSA Union Building - 100 N. Union Street
  P.O. Box 301410
  Montgomery,AL 36130-1410
  800-232-2158 (toll free)
  334-242-3973 (voice)
  Fax: 334-242-0797
  http://www.acdd.org/
  
   
• Alabama Department of Education
  State Education Technology Plan
  50 North Ripley Street
  P.O.B. 302101
  Montgomery,AL 36104
  (334) 242-9700 (voice)
  800-392-8020 (toll free)
  Fax: 334-242-9708
  http://www.alsde.edu
  
   
• Alabama Department of Insurance
  201 Monroe Street
  Suite 1700
  Montgomery,AL 36104
  334-269-3550 (voice)
  http://www.aldoi.org/default.asp
  
   
• Alabama Department of Labor
  100 North Union Street
  Montgomery,AL 36130-3500
  334-242-3460 (voice)
  Fax: 334-240-3417
  http://www.alalabor.state.al.us/
  
   
• Alabama Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
  RSA Union Bldg.-100 North Union Street
  P.O. Box 301410
  Montgomery,AL 36130-1410
  800-367-0955 (toll free)
  334-242-3454 (voice)
  http://www.mh.state.al.us/index.htm
  
   
• Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
  (serving children and adults in theState of Alabama)
  236 Goodwin Crest Drive
  Birmingham,AL 35209
  205-290-4550 (voice)
  205-290-4401 (tty)
  205-290-4400 (voice)
  Fax: 205-290-0486
  http://www.rehab.state.al.us
  Contact: Mr. Graham Sisson, Assistant Attorney General
      205-290-4400 (voice)
      205-290-4401 (v/tty)
  
   
• Alabama Department of Transportation
  1409 Coliseum Boulevard
  P.O. Box 303050
  Montgomery,AL 36130-3050
  334-242-6358 (voice)
  http://www.dot.state.al.us/default.asp
  
   
• Alabama State Independent Living Council
  Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  2129 East South Blvd.
  Montgomery,AL 36116
  334-281-8780 (voice)
  334-281-8780 Ext. 249 (tty)
  Fax: 334-613-3542
  
   
• Client Assistance Program
  2125 East South Boulevard
  Montgomery,AL 36116
  800-228-3231 (in state) (toll free)
  800-441-7607(out of state) (toll free)
  
   
• Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
  Department of Rehabilitation Services
  P.O. Box 11586
  Montgomery,AL 36111-0586
  334-281-8780 (voice)
  334-281-8780 (tty)
  Fax: 334-288-1104
  
   
• Governor's Office on Disability
  RSA Union Building Suite 586
  100 North Union Street
  Montgomery,AL 36130-2761
  888-879-3582 (toll free)
  334-353-4663 (voice)
  Fax: 334-353-0333
  Email: info@good.state.al.us
  http://www.good.state.al.us
  
   
• Workers' Compensation Division
  Department of Industrial Relations
  Industrial Relations Building
  Montgomery,AL 36131
  1-800-528-5166 (toll free)
  334-242-2868 (voice)
  Fax: 334-353-8262
  Email: WC@dir.state.al.us
  http://www.dir.state.al.us/wc/
  
   

Federal Government Agencies

• Access Board
  1331 F Street, NW
  Suite 1000
  Washington,DC 20004-1111
  1-800-872-2253 (voice)
  1-800-993-2822 (tty)
  Fax: 202-272-0081
  Email: info@access-board.gov
  http://www.access-board.gov
  
   
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  7500 Security Boulevard
  Baltimore,MD 21244-1850
  800-633-4227 (toll free)
  410-786-3000 (voice)
  http://cms.hhs.gov/default.asp
  
   
• Executive Office for United States Attorneys
  United States Department of Justice
  950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 2261
  Washington,DC 20530-0001
  202-514-2121 (voice)
  http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/offices/index.html
  
   
• Federal Communications Commission
  445 12th Street SW
  Washington,DC 20554
  888-225-5322 (voice)
  888-835-5322 (tty)
  Fax: 202-418-0232
  Email: fccinfo@fcc.gov
  http://fcc.gov
  
   
• Housing & Urban Development (HUD)--Fair Housing
  Atlanta Regional Office
  Five Points Marietta Plaza
  40 Marietta Street, 16th floor
  Atlanta,GA 30303-2806
  800-440-8091 (toll free)
  404-331-5140 (voice)
  404-730-2654 (tty)
  http://www.hud.gov
  
   
• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  Atlanta Federal Center
  61 Forsyth Street, SW, Room 7B75
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-893-4545 (voice)
  Fax: 404-893-4546
  Email: cvclark@fenix.2.dol-esa.gov
  http://www.dol.gov/esa/ofccp/index.htm
  
   
• Small Business Administration
  Alabama District Office
  801 Tom Martin Drive, Suite #201
  Birmingham,AL 35211
  205-290-7101 (voice)
  Fax: 205-290-7404
  http://www.sba.gov/al/
  
   
• Small Business Administration
  Region IV Office
  Atlanta Regional Office
  233 Peachtree St., NE Suite 1800
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-331-4999 (voice)
  Fax: 404-331-2354
  http://www.sba.gov/region4/index.html
  
   
• Small Business Administration Answer Desk
  NC 1-800-827-5722 (toll free)
  704-344-6640 (tty)
  Email: answerdesk@sba.gov
  http://www.sba.gov/contactus/index.html
  
   
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  2800 Milan Court, Suite 124
  Birmingham,AL 35211-6908
  205-943-6750 (voice)
  Fax: 205-943-6752
  http://www.asbdc.org
  
   
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
  Atlanta Regional Office
  61 Forsyth Street S.W.
  Suite 20T10
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  1-800-772-1213 (toll free)
  1-800-325-0778 (tty)
  Email: ATL.ORC.RPA@ssa.gov
  http://www.ssa.gov/atlanta/index.htm
  
   
• U.S. Department of Education
  Office for Civil Rights
  61 Forsyth Street, SW
  Suite 19T70
  Atlanta,GA 30303-3104
  404-562-6350 (voice)
  877-521-2172 (tty)
  Fax: 404-562-6455
  Email: OCR.Atlanta@ed.gov
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
  
   
• U.S Department of Health & Human Services
  Office of Civil Rights
  Atlanta Federal Center
  61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 3B70
  Atlanta,GA 30303-8909
  404-562-7886 (voice)
  404-331-2867 (tty)
  Fax: 404-562-7881
  http://www.dhhs.gov/ocr/
  
   
• U.S. Department of Justice
  950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Civil Rights Division-Disability Rights Section - NYAVE
  Washington,DC 20530
  800-514-0301 (voice)
  800-514-0383 (tty)
  Fax: 202-307-1198
  http://www.ada.gov
  
   
• U.S. Department of Labor
  Frances Perkins Building
  200 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington,DC 20210
  1-866-487-2365 (voice)
  1-877-889-5627 (tty)
  http://www.dol.gov
  
   
• U.S. Department of Transportation
  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington,DC 20590
  202-366-4000 (voice)
  Email: dot.comments@ost.dot.gov
  http://www.dot.gov
  
   
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  Birmingham District Office
  Ridge Park Place
  1130 22nd Street South Suite 2000
  Birmingham,AL 35205
  205-731-0082 (voice)
  205-731-0175 (tty)
  Fax: 205-731-2101
  http://www.eeoc.gov/birmingham/index.html
  
   

Centers for Independent Living (CIL)

• Alabama State Independent Living Council
  Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  2129 East South Blvd.
  Montgomery,AL 36116
  334-281-8780 (voice)
  334-281-8780 Ext. 249 (tty)
  Fax: 334-613-3542
  
   
• Independent Living Center--Jasper Office
  P.O. Box 434
  Jasper,AL 35502
  205-387-0159 ext 100 (voice)
  205 387-1594 (tty)
  Fax: 205-387-0162
  http://www.birminghamilc.org
  
   
• Independent Living Center of Mobile
  5304-B Overlook Road
  Mobile,AL 36618
  251-460-0301 (voice)
  251-460-2872 (tty)
  Fax: 251-341-1267
  Email: ilc@ilcmobile.org
  http://www.ilcmobile.org
  
   
• Independent Living Resources of Greater Birmingham, Inc.
  206 13th Street
  Birmingham,AL 35233-1917
  205-251-2223 (voice)
  205-254-7333 (tty)
  Fax: 205-251-0605
  Email: bilc@bellsouth.net
  http://www.birminghamilc.org
  
   
• Montgomery Center for Independent Living
  600 South Court Street
  Montgomery,AL 36104
  334-240-2520 (voice)
  Fax: 334-240-6869
  Email: mcil@bellsouth.net
  
   

Protection and Advocacy

• Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP)
  University of Alabama
  P. O. Box 870395
  Tuscaloosa,AL 35487-0395
  800-826-1675 (toll free)
  205-348-4928 (voice)
  205-348-9484 (tty)
  Fax: 205-348-3909
  Email: adap@law.ua.edu
  http://www.adap.net
  
   

Information Technology (IT) in Education

• Alabama Department of Education
  State Education Technology Plan
  50 North Ripley Street
  P.O.B. 302101
  Montgomery,AL 36104
  (334) 242-9700 (voice)
  800-392-8020 (toll free)
  Fax: 334-242-9708
  http://www.alsde.edu
  
   

Assistive Technology Resources

• assistivetech.net
  Your global assistive technology explorer
  Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
  490 Tenth Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30318
  1-800-726-9119 (toll free)
  Email: info@assistivetech.net
  http://www.assistivetech.net
  
   
• Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  College of Architecture
  490 Tenth Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30318
  800-726-9119 (toll free)
  404-894-4960 (v/tty)
  Fax: 404-894-9320
  http://www.catea.org
  
   

Technology-Related Assistance Program

• Statewide Technology Access & Response System
  for Alabamians with Disabilities
  P.O. Box 20752
  Montgomery,AL 36120-0752
  800-782-7656 (toll free)
  334-613-3480 (voice)
  334-613-2519 (tty)
  Fax: 334-613-3485
  http://www.rehab.state.al.us/star/
  
   

Other Organizations

• Job Accommodation Network
  VA 800-526-7234 (v/tty)
  Fax: 304-293-5407
  Email: jan@jan.icdi.wvu.edu
  http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
  
   
• Key Bridge Foundation
  Center for Mediation
  5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW
  Suite 440
  Washington,DC 20015
  888-528-1609 (toll free)
  800-630-1051 (tty)
  202-274 1822 (voice)
  Fax: 202-274 1824
  Email: mail@keybridge.org
  http://www.keybridge.org
  
   
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
  Alabama State Resources
  P.O. Box 1492
  Washington,DC 20013-1492
  1-800-695-0285 (toll free)
  202-884-8200 (v/tty)
  Fax: 202-884-8441
  http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/StateSpecificInfo.aspx?State=AL
  
   
• National Federation of the Blind
  1800 Johnson Street
  Baltimore,MD 21230
  410-659-9314 (voice)
  Fax: 410-685-5653
  Email: nfb@nfb.org
  http://www.nfb.org
  
   
• National Foundation for Credit Counseling
  801 Roeder Road
  Suite 900
  Silver Spring,MD 20910
  800-388-2227 (toll free)
  301-589-5600 (voice)
  Fax: 301-495-5623
  http://www.debtadvice.org
  
   
• National Mental Health Association
  2001 N. Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
  Alexandria,VA 22311
  800-969-6642 (toll free)
  800-433-5959 (tty)
  Fax: 703-684-5968
  http://www.nmha.org
  
   
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
  333 Commerce Street
  Alexandria,VA 22314
  703-838-0030 (voice)
  703-838-0459 (tty)
  Fax: 703-838-0454
  http://www.rid.org
  
   
• Social Security Administration Benefits Planning Assistance Outreach (BPAO)
  Mid Alabama Chapter of the Alabama Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
  206 13th Street South
  Birmingham,AL 35233
  205-251-2223 Ext. 112 (voice)
  http://www.pascenter.org/state_based_stats/local_resources.php?state=Alabama
  
   
• Social Security Administration Planning Assistance Outreach (BPAO)
  Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
  602 S. Lawrence Street
  Montgomery,AL 36104
  800-441-7607 (toll free)
  334-293-7500 (voice)
  Fax: 334-293-7383
  http://www.rehab.state.al.us/Home/default.aspx?url=/Home/Services/Main
  
   
• Special Education Action Committee Inc.
  Parent Training and Information Project
  600 Bel Air Blvd., Suite 210
  Mobile,AL 36606
  800-222-7322 (AL only) (toll free)
  251-478-1208 (v/tty)
  Fax: 251-473-7877
  Email: seacofmobile@zebra.net
  http://www.iser.com/SEAC-AL.html
  
   
• UCP National
  1660 L Street, NW
  Suite 700
  Washington,DC 20036
  1-800-872-5827 (toll free)
  202-776-0406 (voice)
  202-973-7197 (tty)
  Fax: 202-776-0414
  http://www.ucp.org
  
   

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