Southwest ADA Center

The Southwest ADA Center is the Southwest's leading resource on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related disability rights laws. The Center is part of the ADA National Network funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).

The Southwest ADA Center serves a wide range of audiences who are interested in or impacted by these laws, including employers, businesses, government agencies, schools and people with disabilities. Expert staff members are available to provide training and publications and to respond to your inquiries via the toll free hotline 800-949-4232!

Announcements:

Publication: ADA Disability Related Access for Inmates and Visitors Practical Guide 2023
Department of Justice Publication: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments
Department of Justice Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Medical Diagnostic Equipment
Department of Justice Publication: Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA
EEOC Publication: Providing an Accessible Workplace
EEOC Publication: Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act

About the Southwest ADA Center :

The Center's mission is to promote voluntary compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing three core services — technical assistance, training and materials dissemination. Activities designed to carry out the mission in Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana are facilitated through the home office in Houston, TX as well as its affiliates.

The Southwest ADA Center is a program of ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization), at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, Texas. The Center is funded by grants (90DP0092 and 90DPAD0010) from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.