RESOURCE COLLECTION

Resources for Small Businesses

ADA Requirements, Tax Benefits, Accommodation People with Disabilities, Recruit, Hire, Accommodate, Retain and Advance People with Disabilities.

Office on Disability and Accessibility

ADA Requirements and Your Small Business

Resources

San Francisco Office of Small Business

Office of Small Business
San Francisco's central point of information for small businesses
Accessible Business Entrance (ABE) program
Make your business entrance accessible
Access Compliance Reference Materials
The accessibility provisions of the California Building Code (CBC)
CASp Property Inspection
The public can learn the benefits of hiring a Certified Access Specialist (CASp)
Pacific ADA Center
Enhancing understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
ADA Title II Technical Assistance Manual
This technical assistance manual addresses the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Update:
A Primer for Small Business
ADA Requirements: Effective Communication
People who have vision, hearing, or speech disabilities use different ways to communicate.
Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA
Definition, general rules, registration, certification, and resources.

Tax Benefits for Small Businesses who Employ and Accommodate People with Disabilities

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees with Disabilities

Resources to Help Employers Recruit, Hire, Accommodate, Retain and Advance People with Disabilities

Employer Assistance Resource Network (EARN)
Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability Inclusion
Ask Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
For questions about workplace accommodation.
ADA Title I Technical Assistance Manual
A Technical Assistance Manual on the Employment Provisions (Title I) of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
California’s Civil Rights Agency
Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation
For employer with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities
Employers' Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
Most frequent issues that employers have regarding accommodations and ADA compliance.