People with Disabilities

Access solutions for every marketplace.

In 1990, Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation and telecommunications. It made it clear that businesses could no longer deny you goods and services because you have a disability.

In the years since that landmark legislation much progress has been made but often compliance and enforcement have been uneven. Lack of knowledge and understanding about what the law requires is an issue that we have been addressing since we began Inclusion Solutions in 2000.

"The Inclusion Solutions team has developed practical and innovative strategies and products that not only impact consumers, but business. Their products provide the real assistance that people with disabilities need to access buildings, filling stations, restaurants and polling stations, the Inclusion Solutions team has provided cost- effective resources which seamlessly and simply level the field for all consumers."
-Carmen D. Jones, President, Solutions Marketing Group, Wheelchair User, Arlington, Virginia

At Inclusion Solutions, we have worked with businesses, government and the disabled to develop simple, dignified and affordable solutions to address the access issues and meet the "readily achievable" standard the law mandates.

No one knows better than you the challenges that barriers to entry pose every day. Our work often involves compromises, with neither side completely satisfied but progress having been made. We're proud of the products we've developed and the ways they have made facilities more inclusive. And we continue to work on new products that will do even more.

You are part of the solution — you have the power to make change happen. Contact us with your ideas on new products or difficulties you are facing in your community. Talk to your local businesses about our products and services. Send letters to the editor of your local paper identifying access issues or highlighting businesses that have taken steps to correct them. Work with you elected officials on finding solutions. Encourage organizations to continue their efforts to make your community more accessible.

Below are organizations we work with and support.

• AMBUCS is a service organization dedicated to creating mobility and independence for people with disabilities.
  800.838.1845
• American Association of People with Disabilities is the largest, national, non-profit cross-disability member organization dedicated to ensuring economic self sufficiency and political empowerment of the more than 54 million Americans with disabilities.
  202.457.0046 (V/TTY), 800.840.8844 (toll free V/TTY)
• DBTAC Great Lakes ADA Center Technical Assistance provides guidance on the ADA and accessible information technology.
  800.949.4232 (V/TTY)
• Disability Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia, includes six affiliated organizations that help people with significant disabilities achieve full citizenship in their communities.
  604.688.6464
• Equip for Equality works in Illinois to advance the human and civil rights of children and adults with disabilities through advocacy, legal services and education.
  800.537.2632 (V), 800.610.2779 (TTY)
• Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf (MCLD) is the only organization of its kind providing a variety of legal services for the deaf and hard of hearing.
  800.894.3653 (V), 800.894.3654 (TTY)
• The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) advances independent living and the rights of people with disabilities through consumer driven advocacy.
  202.207.0334 (V), 202.207.0340 (TTY), 877.525.3400 (toll free)
• Open Doors Organization (ODO) is a source of comprehensive research, training, and guidance in marketing strategies and ADA compliance. ODO gives large corporations and small businesses, alike, the tools they need to reach and serve the disability market.
• Paralyzed Veterans of America works to address a wide variety of issues experience by veterans and others with spinal cord injury or dysfunction.
  800.424.8200, 800.795.HEAR (TTY)
• Wisconsin School for the Deaf is a residential school for deaf and hard of hearing students from across the state.
  877.973.3323 (V), 877-973-3324 (TTY)