Georgia State Resource Network

• State ADA Affiliate
• Local ADA Network Affiliates
• Relay Service
• State ADA Coordinator
• 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

• Disability Resource Group
  4164 Admiral Drive
  Chamblee,GA 30341
  770-451-2340 (voice)
  http://www.disabilityresourcegroup.org/
  Contact: Nancy Duncan, Director
  
  
  

Local ADA Network Affiliates

• Bainbridge Advocacy Individual Network, Inc. (BAIN)
  Serves the following counties in Southwest Georgia: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, and Thomas
  316 West Shotwell Street
  P. O. Box 1674
  Bainbridge,GA 39818
  229-246-0150 (voice)
  888-830-1530 (toll free)
  711 (tty)
  Fax: 229-246-1715
  http://www.bainbridgega.com
  Contact: Virginia Harris, Executive Director
  
  
  
• Disability Connections
  Serves these counties in Central Georgia: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson
  170 College Street
  Macon,GA 31201
  478-741-1425 (v/tty)
  800-743-2117 (v/tty)
  Fax: 478-755-1571
  http://www.disabilityconnections.com/
  Contact: Jerilyn Leverett, Executive Director
  
  
  
• Disability LINK
  Serving the Metro Atlanta area: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties
  755 Commerce Drive
  Suite 105
  Decatur,GA 30030
  404-687-8890 (voice)
  404-687-9175 (tty)
  1-800-239-2507 (toll free)
  Fax: 404-687-8298
  http://www.disabilitylink.org
  Contact: Linda Pogue, Advocacy Director
  Contact:Fran DurbinEmployment Coordinator
  
  
  
• Disability Resource Center
  Serves these counties: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White
  470 Woodsmill Road
  Suite A
  Gainesville,GA 30501
  770-534-6656 (voice)
  888-534-7144 (toll free)
  770-534-6626 (tty)
  Fax: 770-534-6626
  http://www.disabilityresourcecenter.org
  Contact: Bob McGarry, Executive Director
  
  
  
• Institute on Human Development and Disability
  Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service
  850 College Station Road
  Athens,GA 30602
  706-542-3457 (voice)
  706-542-6629 (tty)
  Fax: 706-542-4815
  http://www.ihdd.uga.edu
  
  
  
• Living Independence for Everyone, Inc. (LIFE)
  Serves the following counties in Southeast Georgia:Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Liberty, McIntosh, Tattnall and Toombs
  5105 Paulsen Street
  Suite 143-B
  Savannah,GA 31419
  800-948-4824 (toll free)
  912-920-2414 (voice)
  912-920-2419 (tty)
  Fax: 912-920-0007
  http://www.lifecil.com
  Contact: Fran Todd, Executive Director
  
  
  
• VSA Arts
  Healy Building
  57 Forsyth St., R1
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-221-1270 (v/tty)
  Fax: 404-221-1984
  Contact: Pam Fordham
  
  
  
• Walton Options for Independent Living, Inc.
  Serves the following counties in East Georgia: Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, Richmond, Screven, and Washington
  P.O. Box 519
  948 Walton Way
  Augusta,GA 30903-0519
  706-724-6262 (v/tty)
  877-821-8400 (toll free)
  706-261-0199 (tty)
  Fax: 706-724-6729
  http://www.waltonoptions.org
  Contact: Tiffany Johnston, Executive Director
  
  
  

Relay Service

• Georgia Relay Service
  1-800-255-0135 (voice)
  1-800-255-0056 (tty)
  
  
  
• Georgia STS Relay Service
  1-888-202-4082 (English) (toll free)
  1-888-202-3972 (Spanish) (toll free)
  711 (English) (v/tty)
  http://www.georgiarelay.org/features/sts.html
  
  
  

State ADA Coordinator

• State ADA Coordinator
  c/o Georgia State Financing & Investment Commission
  270 Washington Street
  2nd Floor, Suite 2140
  Atlanta,GA 30334
  404-657-7313 (voice)
  404-657-9993 (tty)
  Fax: 404-463-5650
  http://ada.georgia.gov
  Contact: Mike Galifianakis, Esq., State ADA Coordinator
  
  
  

State Accessibility Code

• Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
  Name of Code: Georgia Accessibility Code
  2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
  West Tower, Suite 620
  Atlanta,GA 30334
  404-656-2064 (voice)
  800-656-2298 (toll free)
  Fax: 404-657-6971
  http://www.gainsurance.org/Firemarshal/Home.aspx
  
  
  

State Government Agencies

• Client Assistance Program (CAP)
  123 North McDonough Street
  Decatur,GA 30030
  800-822-9727 (v/tty)
  404-373-2040 (v/tty)
  Fax: 404-373-4110
  http://www.vocrehabga.org/lev3j.html
  Contact: Charles Martin, Director
  
  
  
• Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity
  Suite 1002--West Tower
  2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SE
  Atlanta,GA 30334
  404-656-1736 (voice)
  1-800-493-6736 (toll free)
  Fax: 404-656-4399
  http://www.gceo.state.ga.us
  
  
  
• Georgia Council On Developmental Disabilities
  2 Peachtree Street, NW
  Suite 26-246
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-657-2126 (voice)
  404-657-2133 (tty)
  1-888-275-4233 GA Only (v/tty)
  http://www.gcdd.org/
  Contact: Beth Spinning, Program Director
  
  
  
• Georgia Department of Community Health
  2 Peachtree Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-656-4507 (voice)
  http://www.dch.georgia.gov
  
  
  
• Georgia Department of Education
  205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
  Atlanta,GA 30334
  800-311-3627 (toll free)
  Fax: 404-651-8737
  http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/
  Contact: AskDOE: State School Superintendent’s Helpdesk
      404-656-2800 (voice)
  Contact:State School Superintendent​
  
  
  
• Georgia Department of Education - Special Education Services and Supports
  205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
  Atlanta,GA 30334
  800-311-3627 (toll free)
  http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/default.aspx
  Contact: Debbie Gay, Director, Special Education Services and Support
      404-656-3963 (voice)
      404-651-6457 (voice)
  Contact:Office of Innovative Instruction
      404-657-9963 (voice)
      404-463-0441 (voice)
  
  
  
• Georgia Department of Insurance
  2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
  West Tower, Suite 704
  Atlanta,GA 30334
  800-656-2298 (toll free)
  404-656-2070 (voice)
  Fax: 404-657-8542
  http://www.inscomm.state.ga.us/
  
  
  
• Georgia Department of Labor
  148 International Boulevard
  Suite 600
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-232-7350 (voice)
  Fax: 404-656-2683
  http://www.dol.state.ga.us
  Contact: Janet Hill
  
  
  
• Georgia Department of Transportation
  No. 2 Capitol Square, SW
  Atlanta,GA 404-656-5267 (voice)
  Fax: 404-463-6336
  http://www.dot.state.ga.us/
  
  
  
• Georgia Rehabilitation Services
  Georgia Department of Labor
  148 Andrew Young International Boulevard
  Suite 510, Sussex Place
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-235-0140 (v/tty)
  http://www.vocrehabga.org/
  
  
  
• State Board of Workers' Compensation
  270 Peachtree Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  1-800-533-0682 (toll free)
  404-656-3818 (voice)
  http://sbwc.georgia.gov
  
  
  

Federal Government Agencies

• 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
  
  
  
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  7500 Security Boulevard
  Baltimore,MD 21244-1850
  800-633-4227 (toll free)
  410-786-3000 (voice)
  http://cms.hhs.gov/default.asp
  
  
  
• 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
  445 12th Street SW
  Washington,DC 20554
  888-225-5322 (voice)
  888-835-5322 (tty)
  Fax: 202-418-0232
  http://fcc.gov
  
  
  
• Housing & 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)
  404-331-5140 (voice)
  404-730-2654 (tty)
  http://www.hud.gov
  
  
  
• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  Atlanta Federal Center
  61 Forsyth Street, SW, Room 7B75
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-893-4545 (voice)
  Fax: 404-893-4546
  http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/index.htm
  
  
  
• Small Business Administration Answer Desk
  1-800-827-5722 (toll free)
  704-344-6640 (tty)
  http://www.sba.gov/contactus/index.html
  
  
  
• Small Business Administration - Region IV 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/region4/index.html
  
  
  
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
  Atlanta Regional 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. 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 & Human Services
  Office of Civil Rights
  Atlanta Federal Center
  61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 3B70
  Atlanta,GA 30303-8909
  404-562-7886 (voice)
  404-331-2867 (tty)
  Fax: 404-562-7881
  http://www.dhhs.gov/ocr/
  
  
  
• U.S. Department of Justice
  950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Civil Rights Division-Disability Rights Section - NYAVE
  Washington,DC 20530
  800-514-0301 (voice)
  800-514-0383 (tty)
  Fax: 202-307-1198
  http://www.ada.gov
  
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor
  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
  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington,DC 20590
  202-366-4000 (voice)
  http://www.dot.gov
  
  
  
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC)
  Savannah Local Office
  410 Mall Boulevard
  Suite G
  Savannah,GA 31406-4821
  912-652-4234 (voice)
  912-652-4439 (tty)
  Fax: 912-652-4248
  http://www.eeoc.gov/savannah/index.html
  
  
  
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  Atlanta District Office
  Sam Nunn New Federal Center
  100 Alabama Street NW Suite 4R30
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-562-6800 (voice)
  404-562-6801 (tty)
  Fax: 404-562-6909
  http://www.eeoc.gov/atlanta/index.html
  
  
  
• U.S. Small Business Administration
  233 Peachtree Road
  Suite 1900: Harris Tower
  Atlanta,GA 30309-2482
  404-331-0100 (voice)
  Fax: 404-347-2355
  http://www.sba.gov
  
  
  

Centers for Independent Living (CIL)

• Access 2 Independence
  Serves the following county in West Central Georgia: Muskogee
  3127 Tower Road
  Suite B-2
  Columbus,GA 31909
  706-405-2393 (voice)
  711 (tty)
  http://www.access2independence.com
  
  
  
• Bainbridge Advocacy Individual Network, Inc. (BAIN)
  Serves the following counties in Southwest Georgia: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, and Thomas
  316 West Shotwell Street
  P. O. Box 1674
  Bainbridge,GA 39818
  229-246-0150 (voice)
  888-830-1530 (toll free)
  711 (tty)
  Fax: 229-246-1715
  http://www.bainbridgega.com
  
  
  
• Disability Connections
  Serves these counties in Central Georgia: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson
  170 College Street
  Macon,GA 31201
  478-741-1425 (v/tty)
  800-743-2117 (v/tty)
  Fax: 478-755-1571
  http://www.disabilityconnections.com/
  
  
  
• Disability LINK
  Serving the Metro Atlanta area: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties
  755 Commerce Drive
  Suite 105
  Decatur,GA 30030
  404-687-8890 (voice)
  404-687-9175 (tty)
  1-800-239-2507 (toll free)
  Fax: 404-687-8298
  http://www.disabilitylink.org
  
  
  
• Disability Resource Center
  Serves these counties: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White
  470 Woodsmill Road
  Suite A
  Gainesville,GA 30501
  770-534-6656 (voice)
  888-534-7144 (toll free)
  770-534-6626 (tty)
  Fax: 770-534-6626
  http://www.disabilityresourcecenter.org
  
  
  
• Living Independence for Everyone, Inc. (LIFE)
  Serves the following counties in Southeast Georgia:Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Liberty, McIntosh, Tattnall and Toombs
  5105 Paulsen Street
  Suite 143-B
  Savannah,GA 31419
  800-948-4824 (toll free)
  912-920-2414 (voice)
  912-920-2419 (tty)
  Fax: 912-920-0007
  http://www.lifecil.com
  
  
  
• Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living
  Serves the following counties in Northeast Georgia: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
  850 Gaines School Road
  Athens,GA 30605
  706-549-1020 (voice)
  877-549-1020 (toll free)
  866-449-2020 (tty)
  Fax: 706-549-1060
  http://www.multiplechoices.us/
  
  
  
• NWGA Center for Independent Living
  Serves these counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield
  242 North 5th Avenue
  Rome,GA 30161
  706-314-0008 (voice)
  706-802-0280 (tty)
  866-888-7845 (toll free)
  Fax: 706-314-0011
  
  
  
• Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc.
  315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue
  Suite 600
  Decatur,GA 30030
  770-270-6860 (voice)
  888-288-9780 (toll free)
  711 (tty)
  Fax: 770-270-5957
  http://www.silcga.org
  
  
  
• Walton Options for Independent Living, Inc.
  Serves the following counties in East Georgia: Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, Richmond, Screven, and Washington
  P.O. Box 519
  948 Walton Way
  Augusta,GA 30903-0519
  706-724-6262 (v/tty)
  877-821-8400 (toll free)
  706-261-0199 (tty)
  Fax: 706-724-6729
  http://www.waltonoptions.org
  
  
  

Protection and Advocacy

• Georgia Advocacy Office
  150 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue
  Suite 430
  Decatur,GA 30030
  1-800-537-2329 (toll free)
  404-885-1234 (v/tty)
  Fax: 404-378-0031
  http://www.thegao.org
  
  
  

Information Technology (IT) in Education

• DeKalb County School System
  Family Technology Resource Centers
  2652 Lawrenceville Highway
  Decatur,GA 30033
  678-676-1000 (voice)
  Contact: Dr. Mindy DiSalvo
      678-676-1000 (voice)
  
  
  
• Georgia Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
  P.O. Box 1090
  Fortson,GA 31808
  706-324-2150 (voice)
  Contact: Lee Miller
      706-324-2150 (voice)
  Contact:Lilah Morgan
  
  
  
• Georgia Department of Education - Office of Technology Services
  205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
  Atlanta,GA 30334
  800-311-3627 (toll free)
  404-656-2800 (voice)
  Fax: 404-651-8737
  http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Technology-Services/Pages/default.aspx
  Contact: Bob Swiggum, Chief Information Officer
      404-657-0810 ()
  
  
  
• Georgia Southern University
  Center for Excellence in Teaching
  P.O. Box 8143
  Statesboro,GA 30460
  921- 681-0049 (voice)
  Contact: Raleigh Way
      921-681-0049 (voice)
  
  
  
• Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
  Georgia State University, University Plaza
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-651-4350 (voice)
  Contact: Lawana Wimberly
      404-651-4350 (voice)
  
  
  
• Southern Regional Education Board
  592 10th Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30318
  404-875-9211 (voice)
  Contact: Dianne Griffin
      404-875-9211 (voice)
  
  
  
• University of Georgia - Disability Resource Center
  Clark Howell Hall
  Athens,GA 30602
  706-542-8719 (voice)
  706- 542- 8778 (tty)
  http://www.drc.uga.edu.
  Contact: Dr. Karen Kalivoda
      706-542-8719 (voice)
      706- 542- 8778 (tty)
  
  
  

Assistive Technology Resources

• assistivetech.net
  Your global assistive technology explorer
  Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
  490 Tenth Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30318
  1-800-726-9119 (toll free)
  http://www.assistivetech.net
  
  
  
• Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  College of Architecture
  490 Tenth Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30318
  800-726-9119 (toll free)
  404-894-4960 (v/tty)
  Fax: 404-894-9320
  http://www.catea.org
  
  
  

Technology-Related Assistance Program

• Tools for Life
  1700 Century Circle
  Suite 300
  Atlanta,GA 30345
  1-800-497-8665 (voice)
  1-866-373-7778 (tty)
  http://www.gatfl.org
  
  
  

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
  
  
  
• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
  Senior Site
  800-232-5463 (toll free)
  http://www.afb.org/seniorsite
  
  
  
• Georgia Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
  P.O. Box 1090
  Fortson,GA 31808
  706-324-2150 (voice)
  Contact: Lee Miller
      706-324-2150 (voice)
  Contact:Lilah Morgan
  
  
  
• Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, Inc. (GaCHI)
  4151 Memorial Drive
  Suite 103-B
  Decatur,GA 30032
  800-541-0710 (v/tty)
  404-292-5312 (v/tty)
  Fax: 404-299-3642
  http://www.gachi.org
  
  
  
• Georgia Legal Services Program
  104 Marietta St. NW
  Suite 250
  Atlanta,GA 30303-2743
  404-206-5175 (voice)
  http://www.glsp.org
  
  
  
• Georgia Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (TEDP)
  4151 Memorial Drive
  Suite 103-B
  Decatur,GA 30032
  800-541-0710 (v/tty)
  404-292-5312 (v/tty)
  Fax: 404-299-3642
  http://www.gachi.org/gatedp/
  Contact: Henry Carter, Coordinator
  
  
  
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  800-526-7234 (voice)
  877-781-9403 (tty)
  Fax: 304-293-5407
  http://askjan.org/
  
  
  
• 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 Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  Georgia State Resources
  P.O. Box 1492
  Washington, DC,DC 20013-1492
  1-800-695-0285 (toll free)
  http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Georgia_State/
  
  
  
• National Federation of the Blind
  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
  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
  
  
  
• Parents Educating People and Professionals
  Parent Training and Information Project
  The Drew Building
  5727 Palazzo Way, Suite B
  Douglasville,GA 30134
  770-577-7771 (voice)
  1-800-322-7065 (GA only) (toll free)
  Fax: 770-577-7774
  http://www.peppinc.org/
  Contact: LaVerne Bomar, Administrative Director
  
  
  
• Parent to Parent of Georgia
  3805 Presidential Parkway
  Suite 207
  Atlanta,GA 30340
  770-451-5484 (voice)
  1-800-229-2038 (toll free)
  Fax: 770-458-4091
  http://p2pga.org/
  
  
  
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
  333 Commerce Street
  Alexandria,VA 22314
  703-838-0030 (voice)
  703-838-0459 (tty)
  Fax: 703-838-0454
  http://www.rid.org
  
  
  
• UCP National
  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