Southeast ADA Center Resource Collection, 1986-2011

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Summary

Creator:
Southeast ADA Center
Date:
1986-2011
Extent:
8 box(es) (6.5 linear feet, 16 megabytes, and 27 audiovisual items)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

The Southeast ADA Center Resource Collection, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

The Southeast ADA Center Resource Collection contains informational and educational materials related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), legal rights and issue related to disabilities, and accessibility. The collection includes reports, studies, guides, publications, pamphlets, and audiovisual materials that were available and used at the Southeast ADA Center. Materials date from 1986 to 2009.

Biographical / historical:

The Southeast ADA Center is one of ten regional centers in the United States that serves as a resource for individuals, businesses, and state and local governments. The Center, originally called the Disability and Business Technical Center (DBTAC), provides information, educational materials, and technical assistance for understanding, implementing, and adhering to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The center also promotes disability awareness and provides training to groups and businesses. The Center is located in Atlanta and serves residents of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Source: Southeast ADA Center web site

Arrangement:

The papers are arranged into eight series: Series I. The Americans with Disabilities Act, Series II. Accessibility, Series III. Education, Series IV. Employment, Series V. Disability Law and Policy, Series VI. Technology, Series VII. Transportation, and Series VIII. Websites.

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Series I. The Americans with Disabilities Act contains audiovisual records. Reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.

Series III. Education contains digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.

Terms of access:

Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

Preferred citation:

The Southeast ADA Center Resource Collection, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.