Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook is a how-to reference and resource guide for integrating older adults and people with disabilities into all aspects of an arts organization -- from planning and design to marketing and technical assistance. This publication was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and MetLife Foundation, in partnership with NASAA and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.   For information on ordering visit: www.nasaa-arts.org/publications/design_access.shtml
If you are a Florida-based cultural organization and would like to order a copy of the booklet, please send an email to Morgan Barr, Arts Accessibility Coordinator. 

Download a Self-Evaluation
To download a PDF file of the ADA self-evaluation, please click here. 

State Resources

VSA Arts of Florida
www.vsafl.org

National Resources

Office for AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts
http://www.nea.gov/resources/Accessibility/Brochure.html

Independent Living Centers
http://www.ilusa.com/links/ilcenters.htm

Computer Access Instructions for Users with Disabilities
http://ncam.wgbh.org

Disability Symbols are available from the Graphics Artist Guild at http://www.gag.org/resources/das.php.

VSA Arts
http://www.vsarts.org/x518.xml

Florida Resources

Florida Clearinghouse on Disability Information
Call Toll Free
877-232-4968 (Voice/TTY)

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc.
http://www.advocacycenter.org

Florida Legislature and Links to other Florida Government Sites
http://www.leg.state.fl.us

Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.fddc.org

Florida Council for Community Mental Health
http://www.fccmh.org

Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
http://www.faast.org

Other resources

• For free copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) required under Title III (public accommodations) and other technical assistance materials concerning architectural, transportation and communications issues: The Access Board (Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board), 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111;
  (202) 272–5434 or (800) 872–2253 voice;
  (202) 272–5449 or (800) 993-2822 TTY;
  (202) 272–5447 FAX; e-mail: info@access-board.gov;
  http://www.access-board.gov/index.htm
  
• For information and assistance on ADA Titles II & III: Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 66738, Washington, DC 20035–6738; (800) 514–0301 voice; (800) 514–0383 TTY;
  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.html
  
• For information and assistance on transportation issues: U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington DC 20590; (202) 366–4000 voice; (202)755–7687 TTY;
  http://www.dot.gov
  
• For information and assistance on employment issues:
  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663–4900 voice; (202) 663–4494 TTY;
  http://www.eeoc.gov
  
• For information and assistance on access to parks, historic properties and museums: National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; (202) 565–1255 voice;
  http://www.recreation.gov/access.cfm
  
• National Center on Accessibility, Indiana University, 2805 East 10th Street, Suite 190, Bloomington, IN 47408–2698;
  (812) 856–4422 voice; (812) 856–4421 TTY; (812) 856-4480 FAX;
  e-mail: nca@indiana.edu;
  http://www.caonline.org
  
• For a copy of Section 504 Self-Evaluation Workbook, contact the Civil Rights Office, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 812, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 682–5454 voice.
  
• For information and assistance on Florida Building Codes: Florida Community Affairs; Web site: