| |  | The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, programs and services provided by state and local governments, goods and services provided by private companies and in commercial facilities. http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Welcome to the World Wide Web site of the U.S. Access Board, also known as theArchitectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The Board, created in 1973, hasserved the nation as the only independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities. http://www.access-board.gov/
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Learn benefit elibility including disability and retirement, you may even apply for benefits online. http://www.ssa.gov/
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. http://www.ncd.gov/
- - ADA Site: Accessible Gas StationsThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law created to provide individuals withdisabilities the right to equal opportunity. This act calls for businesses to make their facilities, goods,and services accessible to all people with disabilities. It prohibits discrimination based upon adisability in employment, government, transportation, public accommodations, commercial facilities,and telecommunications. The Maryland Department of Transportation believes the ADA is goodbusiness because access for everyone is the key to attracting new customers and retaining thoseyou now serve.
http://www.mdot.state.md.us/ADA/index.html
The mission of the Baltimore County Office of Planning is to provide long range, and current planning to implement the Baltimore County Master Plan. Planning is conducted to preserve and enhance the quality of life and to provide for suitable growth and development. The Office also identifies current and future land use and public facilities needs for Baltimore County. http://www.co.ba.md.us/Agencies/planning/index.html
- The National Organization on Disability promotes the full and equal participation of America's 54 million men, women, and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.
http://www.nod.org/
It's not about retrofitting existing homes for a person who's become disabled. It's about correctingcurrent building practices, which have disabled people and their allies desperately seeking help to undo past barriers--while a half-mile down the road a new development is going up constructing exactly those same barriers. http://www.concretechange.org/
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