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- State ADA Affiliate
- Local ADA Network Affiliates
- Relay Service
- 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
- Tennessee Disability Coalition
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
615-383-9442 (voice)
615-292-7790 (tty)
888-643-7811 (toll free)
Fax: 615-383-1176
http://www.tndisability.org
Contact: Donna DeStefano, Assistant Executive Director
615-383-9442 ext. 8615 (voice)
615-292-7790 (tty)
Contact:Carol WestlakeExecutive Director
615-383-9442 (voice)
615-292-7790 (tty)
Local ADA Network Affiliates
- Buffalo River Services, Inc.
2300 WO Smith St
Lawrenceburg , TN 38464
931-762-3381 (voice)
931-762-3203 (voice)
Fax: 931-762-3205
http://buffalo-river-services.com/buffalo_river_4.htm
Contact: Mary Staggs, Network Contact
931-762-3381 (voice) - disABILITY Resource Center
Serves Knox County
900 E. Hill Avenue
Suite 205
Knoxville, TN 37915
865-637-3666 (voice)
865-637-6976 (tty)
Fax: 865-637-5616
http://www.drctn.org
Contact: Katherine Moore, Executive Director - Empower Tennessee
Serves Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson counties
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
866-992-4568 (toll free)
615-292-5803 (voice)
615-292-7790 (tty)
Fax: 615-383-1176
http://empowertn.org/
Contact: Brandon Brown, Executive Director
615-292-5803 (voice) - Jackson Center for Independent Living
Serves Madison, Crockett, Gibson, Carroll, Henderson, Chester, Hardin, Haywood counties
23 Federal Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
731-668-2211 (voice)
731-664-3970 (tty)
731-256-7026 VP ()
Fax: 731-668-0406
http://www.j-cil.com
Contact: Beth James, Executive Director - Memphis Center for Independent Living
Serves Shelby County, and also Northern Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas
1633 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
901-726-6404 (voice)
Fax: 901-726-6521
http://www.mcil.org
Contact: Tim Wheat, Network Contact
901-726-6404 (voice) - T.A.R.P. Center for Independent Living
Serves Benton, Dickson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart and Weakley counties
1027 Mineral Wells Avenue, Suite 3
Paris, TN 38242-4908
731-644-0026 (voice)
866-895-8277 (toll free)
Fax: 731-644-7116
http://www.tarp1.org
Contact: Denise Wardle, Executive Director - Tri-State Resource & Advocacy Corporation, Inc.
Serves Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie counties
5912 Ringgold Road
Suite 102
Chattanooga, TN 37412
423-892-4774 (voice)
Fax: 423-892-9866
https://1trac.net/
Contact: Mark Woolfall, Executive Director
Relay Service
- Tennessee Relay Service
7-1-1 (can use for all calls)
800-848-0299 (voice)
800-848-0298 (tty)
866-503-0263 (Spanish) (toll free)
http://www.tennrelay.com/ - Tennessee Spanish/Español Relay
en Español, Transmisión de la Tennessee
7-1-1 (ask for Spanish) (toll free)
866-503-0263 (toll free)
http://www.tennrelay.com/additional - Tennessee STS Relay
7-1-1 (can use for all calls)
866-503-0264 (toll free)
800-848-0298 (HCO) (toll free)
http://www.tennrelay.com/sts
State Accessibility Code
- Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance - Division of Fire Prevention--Codes Enforcement Section
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-2981 (voice)
Fax: 615-741-1583
https://www.tn.gov/commerce/fire/codes-enforcement/tennessee-public-buildings-accessibility-act.html
State Government Agencies
- Division of Workers' Compensation
Department of Labor
220 French Landing Drive
Nashville, TN 37243-1002
1-800-332-2667 (toll free)
615-741-2395 (voice)
http://tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/wcfaq.html - Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
511 Union Street
Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
800-448-7970 (toll free)
615-741-2687 (voice)
https://www.tncourts.gov/administration/human-resources/ada-policy/ada-contacts
Contact: ., Tennessee Judicial Program ADA Coordinator
800-448-7970 (toll free)
615-741-2687 (voice) - Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
502 Deaderick Street, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0860
615-253-4417 (voice)
https://www.tn.gov/aging/
Contact: Tabitha Satterfield, Aging Program Director: Caregiver Support - Tennessee Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities
Citizens Plaza Building
400 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243
615-313-4891 (voice)
615-313-5695 (tty)
Fax: 615-741-6508
Contact: Patricia Farmer - Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Davey Crockett Tower, First Floor
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
615-532-6615 (voice)
615-741-4562 (tty)
Fax: 615-532-6964
http://www.tennessee.gov/cdd/
Contact: Wanda Willis, Executive Director - Tennessee Department of Human Resources
James K. Polk Building
505 Deaderick Street, 1st Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-4841 (voice)
https://www.tn.gov/hr - Tennessee Department of Transportation
ADA Office
James K. Polk Building
505 Deaderick Street, Suite 400
Nashville , TN 37243
615-741-4984 (voice)
615-253-8311 (tty)
https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/tdot/government/g/ada-office0.html - Tennessee Human Rights Commission
312 Rosa L Parks Avenue
23rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
800-251-3589 (toll free)
615-741-5825 (voice)
Fax: 615-253-1886
http://state.tn.us/humanrights/ - Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Citizens Plaza State Office Building, 12th floor
400 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1403
(615) 313-4891 (voice)
(615) 313-5695 (tty)
Fax: (615) 741-6508
https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/ds/vocational-rehabilitation.html
Federal Government Agencies
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
1-800-633-4227 (toll free)
410-786-3000 (voice)
http://cms.hhs.gov - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
1-800-669-4000 (voice)
1-800-669-6820 (tty)
http://eeoc.gov - Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA)
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
202-252-1000 (voice)
http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/ - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
1-888-225-5322 (voice)
1-888-835-5322 (tty)
Fax: 202-418-0232
http://fcc.gov - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - Disability Rights Office (DRO)
202-418-2517 (voice)
http://fcc.gov/cgb/dro - Housing and 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)
404-331-5136 (voice)
404-730-2654 (tty)
http://www.hud.gov - Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
1-800-526-7234 (voice)
1-877-781-9403 (tty)
Fax: 304-293-5407
http://askjan.org/ - National Council on Disability (NCD)
1331 F Street, NW
Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004
202-272-2004 (voice)
202-272-2074 (tty)
http://www.ncd.gov/ - Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
1-866-633-7365 (voice)
1-877-889-5627 (tty)
http://dol.gov/odep/ - Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
1-800-397-6251 (voice)
1-877-889-5627 (tty)
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/ - Small Business Administration (SBA) Answer Desk
1-800-827-5722 (toll free)
704-344-6640 (tty)
http://www.sba.gov/about-sba/what_we_do/contact_sba - Small Business Administration (SBA) - Region IV/Southeast 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/about-offices-content/3/3073 - Small Business Administration - Tennessee District Office
50 Vantage Way, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37228
615-736-5881 (voice)
800-877-8339 (tty)
Fax: 615-736-7232
http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/2/3147 - Social Security Administration (SSA)
1-800-772-1213 (voice)
1-800-325-0778 (tty)
http://ssa.gov - Social Security Administration (SSA) - Atlanta/Region 4 Office
61 Forsyth Street S.W.
Suite 20T10
Atlanta, GA 30303
1-800-772-1213 (toll free)
1-800-325-0778 (tty)
http://www.ssa.gov/atlanta/index.htm - U.S. 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
http://www.access-board.gov - 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
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Office of Civil Rights (OCR) - Region IV/Atlanta
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, Suite 16T70
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
404-562-7886 (voice)
404-331-2867 (tty)
Fax: 404-562-7881 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Resources for People with Disabilities and Older Adults
Washington, DC (202) 401-4634 (voice)
https://www.acl.gov/node/549 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
1-800-368-1019 (toll free)
1-800-537-7697 (tty)
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/ - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Disability Topics
Information for People with Disabilities, Housing Providers, and Building & Design Professionals
202-708-1112 (voice)
202-708-1455 (tty)
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/information_for_disabled_persons - U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) - Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240
202-208-3100 (voice)
1-800-877-8339 (tty)
http://www.doi.gov/pmb/eeo/index.cfm - U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) - Civil Rights Division
ADA Information and Technical Assistance
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Civil Rights Division-Disability Rights Section - NYAVE
Washington, DC 20530
1-800-514-0301 (voice)
1-800-514-0383 (tty)
Fax: 202-307-1198
https://www.ada.gov - U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
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 (DOT)
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000 (voice)
http://www.dot.gov - U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) - Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
ADA Information and Technical Assistance
1-866-377-8642 (voice)
1-800-877-8339 (tty)
202-366-4043 (voice)
https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/civil-rights-ada/civil-rightsada - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Memphis District Office
1407 Union Avenue
Ninth Floor
Memphis, TN 38104
800-669-4000 (toll free)
800-669-6820 (tty)
Fax: 901-544-0111
http://www.eeoc.gov/field/memphis/ - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Nashville Area Office
220 Athens Way
Suite 350
Nashville, TN 37228-9940
800-669-4000 (toll free)
800-669-6820 (tty)
Fax: 615-736-2107
http://www.eeoc.gov/field/nashville/ - U.S. Small Business Administration - Veteran & Service-Disabled Veteran Owned
409 3rd Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-827-5722 (voice)
1-800-333-4636 (voice)
http://www.sba.gov/content/veteran-service-disabled-veteran-owned/
Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
- disABILITY Resource Center
Serves Knox County
900 E. Hill Avenue
Suite 205
Knoxville, TN 37915
865-637-3666 (voice)
865-637-6976 (tty)
Fax: 865-637-5616
http://www.drctn.org - Empower Tennessee
Serves Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson counties
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
866-992-4568 (toll free)
615-292-5803 (voice)
615-292-7790 (tty)
Fax: 615-383-1176
http://empowertn.org/ - Jackson Center for Independent Living
Serves Madison, Crockett, Gibson, Carroll, Henderson, Chester, Hardin, Haywood counties
23 Federal Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
731-668-2211 (voice)
731-664-3970 (tty)
731-256-7026 VP ()
Fax: 731-668-0406
http://www.j-cil.com - Memphis Center for Independent Living
Serves Shelby County, and also Northern Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas
1633 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
901-726-6404 (voice)
Fax: 901-726-6521
http://www.mcil.org - Statewide Independent Living Council of Tennessee
2603 Elm Hill Pike
Suite L
Nashville, TN 37214
615-255-0283 (voice)
Fax: 615-255-2495
http://silctn.org/ - T.A.R.P. Center for Independent Living
Serves Benton, Dickson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart and Weakley counties
1027 Mineral Wells Avenue, Suite 3
Paris, TN 38242-4908
731-644-0026 (voice)
866-895-8277 (toll free)
Fax: 731-644-7116
http://www.tarp1.org - Tri-State Resource & Advocacy Corporation, Inc.
Serves Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie counties
5912 Ringgold Road
Suite 102
Chattanooga, TN 37412
423-892-4774 (voice)
Fax: 423-892-9866
https://1trac.net/
Protection and Advocacy
- Disability Rights Tennessee
2416 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
615-298-1080 (voice)
800-287-9636 (toll free)
615-298-2471 (tty)
Fax: 615-298-2046
http://www.dlactn.org
Contact: Lisa Primm, Executive Director
Information Technology (IT) in Education
- Center for Literacy, Education & Employment - Disability Employment Resources
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
1914 Andy Holt Avenue
B025 HPER Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-2750
865-974-9400 (v/tty)
Fax: 865-974-9180
http://clee.utk.edu/employment/disability-resources/ - Tennessee Disability Coalition
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
615-383-9442 (voice)
615-292-7790 (tty)
888-643-7811 (toll free)
Fax: 615-383-1176
http://www.tndisability.org
Contact: Donna DeStefano, Assistant Executive Director
615-383-9442 ext. 8615 (voice)
615-292-7790 (tty)
Contact:Carol WestlakeExecutive Director
615-383-9442 (voice)
615-292-7790 (tty) - Tennessee Office of Information Resources
State Educational Technology Plan
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-3700 (voice)
http://www.state.tn.us/finance/oir/ - Tennessee State Department of Education
Division of Special Education
Seventh Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0380
615-741-2851 (voice)
888-212-3162 (toll free)
615-741-2237 (tty)
Fax: 615-532-9412
http://www.state.tn.us/education/speced/
Contact: Barbara Denson, Coordinator of Technology Instruction
615-532-4757 (voice)
Assistive Technology Resources
- assistivetech.net
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
512 Means Street, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30332
404-894-4960 (voice)
http://assistivetech.net/ - Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Design
512 Means Street, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30332
404-894-4960 (voice)
http://www.catea.gatech.edu/ - East Tennesseee Technology Access Center (ETTAC)
116 Childress Street
Knoxville, TN 37920
865-219-0130 (voice)
Fax: 865-219-0137
http://www.ettac.org
Contact: Lois Symington - Mid-South Access Center for Technology (ACT)
University of Memphis
530 Patterson Street
Memphis 38152, TN 38152
901-678-1489 (voice)
901-678-1318 (tty)
Fax: 901-678-3215
http://www.memphis.edu/act/ - Signal Centers Assistive Technology Center
109 N. Germantown Road
Chattanooga, TN 37411
423-698-8528 (voice)
423-648-2628 (tty)
Fax: 423-624-1365
http://www.signalcenters.org/
Contact: Molly Littleton, Assistive Technology Specialist
423-698-8528 ext. 242 (voice) - Special Technology Access Resource Center (STAR)
1119 Old Humboldt Road
Jackson, TN 38305
731-668-3888 (voice)
731-668-9664 (tty)
Fax: 731-668-1666
http://www.starcenter.tn.org/
Contact: Beth James, Manager of Development
901-668-3888 (voice)
Contact:Holly Roolf - Technology Access Center of Middle Tennessee (TAC)
475 Metroplex Drive
Suite 301
Nashville, TN 37211
615-248-6733 (voice)
800-368-4651 (toll free)
http://www.tacnashville.org
Contact: Bob Kibler, Director - United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee
1200 Ninth Avenue North, Suite 110
Nashville, TN 37208-2526
615-242-4091 (voice)
Fax: 615-242-3582
http://www.ucpnashville.org/
Contact: Deana Claiborne, Executive Director
Technology-Related Assistance Program
- Center for Literacy, Education & Employment - Disability Employment Resources
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
1914 Andy Holt Avenue
B025 HPER Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-2750
865-974-9400 (v/tty)
Fax: 865-974-9180
http://clee.utk.edu/employment/disability-resources/ - Tennessee Technology Access Project
Citizens Plaza Bldg, 14th Floor
400 Deadrick Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1403
615-313-5183 (voice)
800-732-5059 (toll free)
615-313-5695 (tty)
http://www.tn.gov/humanserv/rehab/ttap.html
Contact: Kevin Wright, Executive Director
615-313-4821 (voice) - United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee
1200 Ninth Avenue North, Suite 110
Nashville, TN 37208-2526
615-242-4091 (voice)
Fax: 615-242-3582
http://www.ucpnashville.org/
Contact: Deana Claiborne, Executive Director
Other Organizations
- American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102
New York, NY 10121
800-232-5463 (toll free)
http://www.afb.org - Arc of Tennessee
151 Athens Way, Suite 100
Nashville, TN 37228
615-248-5878 (voice)
1-800-835-7077 (toll free)
Fax: 615-248-5879
http://www.thearctn.org/
Contact: Carrie Hobbs Guiden, Executive Director - Bridges - serving the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing Communities
Formerly the League for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the EAR Foundation
415 4th Avenue South
Suite A
Nashville, TN 37201
615-248-8828 (v/tty)
615-290-5147 video phone ()
866-385-6524 video phone ()
Fax: 615-248-4797
http://hearingbridges.org
Contact: Sallie Hussey, President/CEO - Center for Literacy, Education & Employment - Disability Employment Resources
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
1914 Andy Holt Avenue
B025 HPER Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-2750
865-974-9400 (v/tty)
Fax: 865-974-9180
http://clee.utk.edu/employment/disability-resources/ - 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
http://www.keybridge.org - National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314 (voice)
Fax: 410-685-5653
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 (NMHA)
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 (RID)
333 Commerce Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-838-0030 (voice)
703-838-0459 (tty)
Fax: 703-838-0454
http://www.rid.org - Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
712 Professional Plaza
Greeneville, TN 37745
(800) 280-STEP (toll free)
TTY/text: (423) 636-8217 (tty)
http://www.tnstep.org/
Contact: Jenness Roth
423-636-8217 (voice)
423-636-8217 (tty) - Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
John F. Kennedy Center, Peabody College of Vanderbilt
110 Magnolia Circle
Nashville, TN 37203
615-322-8529 (voice)
800-372-9595 (tty)
800-640-4636 (toll free)
http://vkc.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vkc/pathfinder/ - United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee
1200 Ninth Avenue North, Suite 110
Nashville, TN 37208-2526
615-242-4091 (voice)
Fax: 615-242-3582
http://www.ucpnashville.org/
Contact: Deana Claiborne, Executive Director - United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) - National Office
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
