A Meaningful Opportunity to Participate
A Handbook for Georgia Court Officials on Courtroom Accessibility
for Individuals with Disabilities
A Handbook for Georgia Court Officials on Courtroom Accessibility
for Individuals with Disabilities
Appendix A:
Building Capacity: Resources
General
Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts
Stephanie Chambliss
Program Director
244 Washington Street S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30334-5900
(404) 463-3927
Fax: (404) 651-6449
E-mail: chamblis@gaaoc.us
Web: http://www.georgiacourts.org
The National Center for State Courts
ADA Resource Center for State Courts
300 Newport Avenue
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 259-7590
Fax: (757) 564-2075
Web: http://www.ncsconline.org
Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission
State ADA Coordinator's Office
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Suite 1002
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 657-7313
Fax: (404) 657-1741
E-mail: gaada@gsfic.ga.gov
Web: http://www.state.ga.us/gsfic/ada/index.shtml
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Civil Rights Division
Disability Rights Section - NYAV
Washington, D.C. 20530
(800) 514 -0301
Fax: (202) 307-1198
Web: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/
American Bar Association
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
740 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-1019
(202) 662-1000
E-mail: www.cmpdl@abanet.org
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
E-mail: sedbtacproject@catea.org
Fax: 404-385-0641
Phone: 800-949-4232 (v/tty)
Web: http://www.sedbtac.org
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community Resources
Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, Inc.
1151 Memorial Drive
Suite 103-B
Decatur, Georgia 30032
(800) 541-0710
Rome, GA: (706) 378-9058
Augusta, GA: (706) 860-1637
Columbus, GA: (706) 571-9744
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 657-2248 (Voice)
(301) 657-2249 (TTY)
Web: http://www.shhh.org/
AT&T Relay Services
Dial 711
EduCaption, Inc.
160 Huntcliff Point
Atlanta, GA 30350
and
3965 LaCosta Island Court
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(770) 639-0563
(678) 557-4354
Interpreting Services
Georgia Interpreting Service Network (GISN)
44 Broad Street, NW
Suite 503
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 521-9100 v/tty
Don Clark and Associates
4651 Woodstock Rd, Suite 208
Woodstock, GA 30075
(770) 926-1667
Fax: (770) 926-5974
Eagle Interpreting Services, Inc.
P. O. Box 727
Roswell, GA 30077
(770) 993-3768
(678) 427-7586
Sign Language Interpreting Specialists, Inc. (SLIS)
130-C John Morrow Parkway
Gainesville, GA
(770) 531-0700
(770) 287-9479 (TTY)
(843) 763-3890
(out of South Carolina)
Blind Community Resources
American Foundation for the Blind
100 Peachtree St., Ste 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
Braille Production
DRS Braille Production
Laura Turner (404) 669-3447
Sandra Thomas (404) 669-3448
Dick Cannon (404) 464-6393
Bernace Murray (770) 981-7150
Atlanta Braille Volunteers
5065 Vinings Estate Court
Mableton, GA 30126
E-mail: ABV@braillist.com
Mental Health & Cognitive Disabilities Resources
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 467-5730 Fax: (202) 223-0409
Web: http://www.bazelon.org/
Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Two Peachtree Street, N.W.
Suite 8- 210, Third Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-2126 - Fax (404) 657-2132
(888) 275-4233
Web: http://www.gcdd.org/
Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases Division
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Constituent Services
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 22-205
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 657-2252
Web: http://www.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/mhmrsa/
Facility-Related Resources
Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts
Judson Bryant, Architect
1729 Mt. Vernon Rd.
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30338
(770) 522-0730 - Fax: (770) 381-6501
E-mail: jbarchtx@bellsouth.net
Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission
Plan Review/State ADA Coordinator
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Suite 1002
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 657-7313 - Fax: (404) 657-1741
E-mail: gaada@gsfic.ga.gov
Web: http://www.state.ga.us/gsfic/ada/index.shtml
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Civil Rights Division
Disability Rights Section - NYAV
Washington, D.C. 20530
(800) 514 -0301
Fax: (202) 307-1198
Web: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board)
331 F Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1111
(800) 872-2253 (v)
(800) 993-2822 (TTY)
(202) 272-0081 (fax)
E-mail: info@access-board.gov
Web: http://www.access-board.gov/
United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development
Jerry Thomas
Program Director - Community Programs
355 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 546-2171
E-mail: jerry.thomas@ga.usda.gov
(Community Programs administers loan and grant programs designed to develop essential community facilities, including courthouses and court annexes, for public use in rural areas.)
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