Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line
For information and technical assistance about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), contact the ADA Information Line.
U.S. Department of Justice
1-800-514-0301 (TDD: 1-800-514-0383)
www.ada.gov
National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)
The mission of NAPSA is to improve the quality and availability of protective services for adults with disabilities and elders who are abused, neglected, or exploited and are unable to protect their own interests. To find the name and phone number of the Adult Protective Service agency in your state, contact NAPSA.
(217) 523-4431
https://www.napsa-now.org/
Office of Civil Rights
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 307-0690 (TDD: 202-307-2072)
https://ojp.gov/program/civil-rights-office/home
Blindness
American Council for the Blind
1-800-424-8666
www.acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind
1-800-232-5463
www.afb.org
Deafness
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1-866-337-5220 (TDD: 202-337-5221)
www.agbell.org
National Association of the Deaf
(301) 587-1788 (TDD: 1-800-621-0394)
www.nad.org
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-241-1044 (TDD: 1-800-241-1055)
www.nidcd.nih.gov
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
(703) 838-0030 (TDD: 703-838-0459)
www.rid.org
Telecommunications Relay Services
711
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
1-800-424-3688
https://www.aaidd.org/
ARC of the U.S.
1-800-433-5225
www.thearc.org
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
www.nacdd.org
National Down Syndrome Congress
1-800-232-6372
www.ndsccenter.org
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
National Self Advocacy Organization
www.sabeusa.org
SABEnational@gmail.com
Mental Health
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
1-800-826-3632
www.dbsalliance.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness
1-800-969-6642 (TDD: 703-516-7227)
www.nami.org
Mental Health America Help Desk
1-800-969-6642 (TDD: 1-800-433-5959)
www.nmha.org/infoctr/index.cfm
The National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255 (TDD: 1-800-799- 4889
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Treatment Advocacy Center
(703) 294-6001; (703) 294-6002
www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/
Older Persons
Eldercare Locator, Administration on Aging
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-677-1116
eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
(202) 872-0888
www.n4a.org
Sexual Assault
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-232-4636 (TDD: 1-888-232-63480
https://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Rape Abuse Incest National Network
1-800-656-HOPE
www.rainn.org
National Center for Victims of Crime
(202) 467-8700
victimsofcrime.org/
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
1-877-739-3895 (TDD: 717-909-0715)
www.nsvrc.org
Other National Victim Service Providers and Resources
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 616-6500
https://www.bja.gov/Default.aspx
COPS Office Response Center
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
U.S. Department of Justice
1-800- 421-6770
www.cops.usdoj.gov
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – Identity Theft Hotline
The FTC collects complaints about identity theft from those whose identities have been stolen by someone else to obtain credit, loans, telephone accounts or other goods and services. The FTC can help victims of identity theft by providing information to assist them in resolving the financial and other problems that can result from this crime.
1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338)
www.ftc.gov/idtheft
National Council on Disability
Phone Number: 202-272-2004 Voice; 202-272-2074 TTY
www.ncd.gov
National Council on Independent Living
(202) 207-0334 (TTY: 202-207-0340) Toll Free: 877-525-3400
www.ncil.org
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
1-800-851-3420 (TDD: 1-877-712-9279)
www.ncjrs.gov
National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch
National Consumers League
1-800-879-7060
www.fraud.org
National Organization for Victims Assistance
1-800-879-6682
www.try-nova.org
National Organization on Disability
https://www.nod.org
Office of the Inspector General – Social Security Fraud Hotline
1-800-269-0271 (TTY: 1-866-501-2101)
https://oig.ssa.gov/report
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 307-5983 (TDD: 202-514-7908)
www.ovc.gov
Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
1-800-851-3420 (TDD: 1-877-712-9279)
https://ojp.gov/ovc/resourcecenter/index.html
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Center
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
1-866-682-8822 (TDD: 1-866-682-8880)
www.ovcttac.gov
Office on Violence Against Women
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 307-6026 (TDD: 202-307-2277)
www.usdoj.gov/ovw
United Cerebral Palsy
1-800-872-5872
www.ucp.org
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability (HHS)
1-877-696-6775
https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/programs-for-people-with-disabilities/index.html
Victim Support Services
1-888-288-9221
https://victimsupportservices.org/
Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line
For information and technical assistance about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), contact the ADA Information Line.
U.S. Department of Justice
1-800-514-0301 (TDD: 1-800-514-0383)
www.ada.gov
National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)
The mission of NAPSA is to improve the quality and availability of protective services for adults with disabilities and elders who are abused, neglected, or exploited and are unable to protect their own interests. To find the name and phone number of the Adult Protective Service agency in your state, contact NAPSA.
(217) 523-4431
https://www.napsa-now.org/
Office of Civil Rights
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 307-0690 (TDD: 202-307-2072)
ojp.gov/program/civil-rights-office/home
Blindness
American Council for the Blind
1-800-424-8666
www.acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind
1-800-232-5463
www.afb.org
Deafness
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1-866-337-5220 (TDD: 202-337-5221)
www.agbell.org
National Association of the Deaf
(301) 587-1788 (TDD: 1-800-621-0394)
www.nad.org
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-241-1044 (TDD: 1-800-241-1055)
www.nidcd.nih.gov
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
(703) 838-0030 (TDD: 703-838-0459)
www.rid.org
Telecommunications Relay Services
711
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
1-800-424-3688
www.aaidd.org/
ARC of the U.S.
1-800-433-5225
www.thearc.org
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
www.nacdd.org
National Down Syndrome Congress
1-800-232-6372
www.ndsccenter.org
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
National Self Advocacy Organization
www.sabeusa.org
SABEnational@gmail.com
Mental Health
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
1-800-826-3632
www.dbsalliance.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness
1-800-969-6642 (TDD: 703-516-7227)
www.nami.org
Mental Health America Help Desk
1-800-969-6642 (TDD: 1-800-433-5959)
mhanational.org/get-help
The National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255 (TDD: 1-800-799- 4889
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Treatment Advocacy Center
(703) 294-6001; (703) 294-6002
www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/
Older Persons
Eldercare Locator, Administration on Aging
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-677-1116
eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
(202) 872-0888
www.n4a.org
Sexual Assault
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1-800-232-4636 (TDD: 1-888-232-63480
https://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Rape Abuse Incest National Network
1-800-656-HOPE
www.rainn.org
National Center for Victims of Crime
(202) 467-8700
www.ncvc.org
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
1-877-739-3895 (TDD: 717-909-0715)
www.nsvrc.org
Other National Victim Service Providers and Resources
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 616-6500
https://www.bja.gov/Default.aspx
COPS Office Response Center
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
U.S. Department of Justice
1-800- 421-6770
cops.usdoj.gov/contactcops
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – Identity Theft Hotline
The FTC collects complaints about identity theft from those whose identities have been stolen by someone else to obtain credit, loans, telephone accounts or other goods and services. The FTC can help victims of identity theft by providing information to assist them in resolving the financial and other problems that can result from this crime.
1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338)
www.ftc.gov/idtheft
National Council on Disability
Phone Number: 202-272-2004 Voice; 202-272-2074 TTY
www.ncd.gov
National Council on Independent Living
(202) 207-0334 (TTY: 202-207-0340) Toll Free: 877-525-3400
www.ncil.org
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
1-800-851-3420 (TDD: 1-877-712-9279)
www.ncjrs.gov
National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch
National Consumers League
1-800-879-7060
www.fraud.org
National Organization for Victims Assistance
1-800-879-6682
www.trynova.org
National Organization on Disability
https://www.nod.org
Office of the Inspector General – Social Security Fraud Hotline
1-800-269-0271 (TTY: 1-866-501-2101)
https://oig.ssa.gov/report
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 307-5983 (TDD: 202-514-7908)
www.ovc.gov
Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
1-800-851-3420 (TDD: 1-877-712-9279)
https://ojp.gov/ovc/resourcecenter/index.html
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Center
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
1-866-682-8822 (TDD: 1-866-682-8880)
www.ovcttac.gov
Office on Violence Against Women
U.S. Department of Justice
(202) 307-6026 (TDD: 202-307-2277)
www.usdoj.gov/ovw
United Cerebral Palsy
1-800-872-5872
www.ucp.org
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability (HHS)
1-877-696-6775
https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/programs-for-people-with-disabilities/index.html
Victim Support Services
1-888-288-9221
https://victimsupportservices.org/