General Country Information
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Population: 310,232,863 (July 2010 est.)
Form of Government: Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 150 million (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 270 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 383 million (2009)
Internet users: 231 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.66
World Rank 2005/2006: 20
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
Web Accessibility Policy Making: Perspective on United States of America
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Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
The Nathaniel H. Kornreich Technology Center (Abilities!)
201 I.U. Willets Road
Albertson, NY 11507
http://www.kornreich.org/
Tel: +1-516-465-1632
Fax: +1-516-747-3744
Able Trust
106 East College Avenue, Suite 820
Tallahassee, Florida, 32301
United States of America
http://www.abletrust.org/
Email: info@abletrust.org
Tel: +1-850-224-4493
TTY: +1-850-224-4493
Fax: +1-850-224-4496
Adaptive Environments
180-200 Portland Street, Suite 1
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
United States of America
http://www.adaptiveEnvironments.org
Email: vfletcher@adaptiveEnvironments.org
Tel: +1-617-695-1225
Fax: +1-617-482-8099
Advocating Change Together, Inc.
1821 University Avenue West, Suite 306-S
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55104
United States of America
http://www.selfadvocacy.org
Email: act@selfadvocacy.org
Tel: +1-800-641-0059 / +1-651-641-0297
Fax: +1-651-641-4053
AFB TECH
1000 Fifth Ave. Suite 350
Huntington, WV 25701
http://www.afb.org/
Email: muslan@afb.net
Tel: +1-304-523-8651
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3417 Volta Place NW
Washington D.C., 20007
United States of America
http://www.agbell.org
Email: info@agbell.com
Tel: +1-202-337-5220
TTY: +1-202-337-5221
Fax: +1-202-333-8314
Alliance for Technology Access
1304 Southpoint Blvd., Suite 240
Petaluma, California, 94954
United States of America
http://www.ataccess.org/default.html
Email: ATAinfo@ATAccess.org
Tel: +1-707-778-3011
TTY: +1-707-778-3015
Fax: +1-707-765-2080
American Amputee Foundation Inc.
P.O. Box 250218
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72225
United States of America
http://www.americanamputee.org
Email: info@americanamputee.org
Tel: +1-501-666-2523
Fax: +1-501-666-8367
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
1629 K Street NW, Suite 503
Washington, D.C., 20006
United States of America
http://www.aapd-dc.org
Email: aapd@aol.com
Tel: +1-800-840-8844 / +1-202-457-0046
TTY: +1-800-840-8844
Fax: +1-202-457-0473
American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street NW, Suite 1004
Washington, D.C., 20005
United States of America
http://www.acb.org
Email: info@acb.org
Tel: +1-202-467-5081 / +1-800-424-8666
Fax: +1-202-467-5085
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
United States of America
http://www.afb.org
Email: afbinfo@afb.net
Tel: +1-212-502-7600
Fax: +1-212-502-7773
American Indian Disability Technical Assistance Center
University of Montana, 52 Corbin Hall
Missoula, Montana, 59812-7056
United States of America
http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu
Email: rural@ruralinstitute.umt.edu
Tel: +1-888-268-2743 / +1-406-243-2460
TTY: +1-406-243-4200
Fax: +1-406-243-2349
American Spinal Injury Association
2020 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309
United States of America
http://www.asia-spinalinjury.org
Email: ASIA_Office@shepherd.org
Tel: +1-404-355-9772
Fax: +1-404-355-1826
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440
Alexandria, Virginia, 22311
United States of America
http://www.aerbvi.org
Email: jgandorf@aerbvi.org
Tel: +1-703-671-4500 / +1-877-492-2708
Fax: +1-703-671-6391
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
422 South Clinton Avenue
Rochester, New York 14620-1198
United States of America
http://www.abvi-goodwill.org/index.html
Email: info@abvi-goodwill.com
Tel: +1-585-232-1111
TTY: +1-585-232-1698
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3067
United States of America
http://www.autism-society.org
Email: info@autism-society.org
Tel: +1-301-657-0881 / +1-800-3AUTISM
Brain Injury Association of America
1608 Spring Hill Rd, Suite 110
Vienna, Virginia 22182
United States of America
http://www.biausa.org
Email: braininjuryinfo@biausa.org
Tel: +1-800-444-6443 / +1-703-761-0750
Fax: +1-703+761-0755
Center for an Accessible Society
1504 30th St.
San Diego, California 92102
United States of America
http://www.accessiblesociety.org
Email: info@accessiblesociety.org
Tel: +1-619-232-2727
TTY: +1-619-234-3130
Fax: +1-619-234-3155
Center for Assistive Technology
University at Buffalo
322 Stockton Kimball Tower
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
United States of America
http://cat.buffalo.edu
Email: coddo@buffalo.edu
Tel: +1-716-829-3141 / +1-800-628-2281
Fax: +1-716-829-3217
Center for International Rehabilitation
211 East Ontario, Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois 60611
United States of America
http://www.cirnetwork.org
Email: info@cirnetwork.org
Tel: +1-312-280-4970
Fax: +1-312-573-0019
Equal Access to Software and Information
P.O. Box 818
Lake Forest, California 92609
United States of America
http://www.easi.cc
Email: info@easi.cc
Tel: +1-949-916-2837
Fax: +1-949-916-1013
Global Deaf Connection
2901 38th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
United States of America
http://www.deafconnection.org
Email: travel@deafconnection.org
Tel: +1-612-724-8565
TTY: +1-612-724-8565
Fax: +1-612-729-3839
Helen Keller International
352 Park Avenue South, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10010
United States of America
http://www.hki.org
Email: info@hki.org
Tel: +1-212-532-0544 / +1-877-535-5374
Fax: +1-212-532-6014
Helen Keller Worldwide
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, New York 11050
United States of America
http://www.helenkeller.org
Communications and Development contact:
Email: dsamuelson@helenkeller.org
Tel: +1-516-944-8900
TTY: +1-516-944-8637
Fax: +1-516-944-7302
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
P.O. Box 6080
Morgantown, WV 26506
http://askjan.org/
Email: jan@askjan.org
Tel: +1-800-526-7234 (Voice)
Tel: +1-877-781-9403 (TTY)
Fax: +1-304-293-5407
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3876
United States of America
http://www.nad.org
Tel: +1-301-5871788
Fax: +1-301-5871791
National Council on Disability
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850
Washington D.C. 20004
United States of America
http://www.ncd.gov
Email: mquigley@ncd.gov
Tel: +1-202-272-2004
TTY: +1-202-272-2074
Fax: +1-202-272-2022
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Ave, NW, 5th floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
United States of America
http://www.ncil.org
Email: ncil@ncil.org
Tel: +1-202-207-0334
TTY: +1-703-525-4153
Fax: +1-202-207-0341
National Disability Rights Network
900 Second Street, NE, Suite 211
Washington, D.C. 20002
United States of America
http://www.napas.org
Email: info@ndrn.org
Tel: +1-202-408-9514
TTY: +1-202-408-9521
Fax: +1-202-408-9520
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
United States of America
http://www.nfb.org
Email: nfb@nfb.org
Tel: +1-410-659-9314
Fax: +1-410-685-5653
National Organization on Disability
910 16th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20006
United States of America
http://www.nod.org
Email: ability@nod.org
Tel: +1-202-293-5960
TTY: +1-202-293-5968
Fax: +1-202-293-7999
National Rehabilitation Information Center
8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 600
Landover, Maryland 20785
United States of America
http://www.naric.com
Email: naricinfo@heitechservices.com
Tel: +1-800-346-2742 / +1-301-459-5900
TTY: +1-301-495-5984
Fax: +1-301-459-4263
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Frances Perkins Building
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20210
United States of America
http://www.dol.gov/odep
Email: infoODEP@dol.gov
Tel: +1-202-693-7880 / +1-866-633-7365
TTY: +1-877-889-5627
Quota International
1420 21st Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
United States of America
http://www.quota.org
Email: staff@quota.org
Tel: +1-202-331-9694
Fax: +1-202-331-4395
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
United States of America
http://www.rfbd.org
Email: custserv@rfbd.org
Tel: +1-866-732-3585 / +1-800-221-4792
Fax: +1-609-987-8116
Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. (TDI)
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 604
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3822
United States of America
http://www.tdiforaccess.org
Email: custserv@rfbd.org
Tel: +1-301-589-3786
Video: +1-301-563-9112
TTY: +1-301-589-3006
FAX: +1-301-589-3797
U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD) - DPI National Assembly
1710 Rhode Island Avenue NW, 5th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
United States of America
http://www.usicd.org
Email: usicd@ncil.org / dmorrissey@usicd.org
Tel: +1-202-207-0338
Fax: +1-202-207-0334
Women Pushing Forward
P.O. Box 3940
Berkeley, California 94703
United States of America
http://www.womenpushingforward.net
Email: info@womenpushingforward.net
Tel: +1-510-827-7747
Women with Disabilities Resource Center
8550 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 300
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
United States of America
http://www.4woman.gov
Tel: +1-800-994-9662
TTY: +1-888-220-5446