President George W. Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act into law yesterday. Supported by a broad coalition of advocacy and employer organizations, the amendments disavow U.S. Supreme Court decisions that define covered disabilities more narrowly than Congress had intended when first passing the ADA in 1990.
These amendments do not affect design and construction standards under the ADA, and are unrelated to the U.S. Department of Justice's administrative process of adopting the 2004 ABA/ADA Accessibility Guidelines, known to most architects as 'the new ADAAG.' These design standards are expected to be adopted before 1/20/2009; but no official schedule has yet been published.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP explanation of new ADA law
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
317 Russell Office Building
Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4543
E-mail: senator@kennedy.senate.gov
Senator John Kerry
304 Russell Office Building
Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2742
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House of Representatives
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Congressman Michael E. Capuano
1232 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5111
Fax (202) 225-9322
Cambridge
110 First Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 621-6208
Fax (617) 621-8628
Congressman William Delahunt
william.delahunt@mail.house.gov
DC
1317 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3111
Hyannis
146 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
(508) 771-0666
Toll-Free: (800) 870-2626
Quincy
1250 Hancock Street, Suite 802-N
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 770-3700
Toll-Free: (800) 794-9911
Congressman Barney Frank
DC
2252 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5931
Newton
29 Crafts Street
Newton, MA 02458
(617) 332-3920
New Bedford
558 Pleasant Street
Room 309
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 999-6462
Taunton
The Jones Building
29 Broadway
Suite 310
Taunton, MA 02780
(508) 822-4796
Congressman Steven Lynch
DC
319 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(phone) 202-225-8273
(fax) 202-225-3984
Boston
88 Black Falcon Avenue
Suite 340
Boston, MA 02210
(phone) 617-428-2000
(fax) 617-428-2011
Brockton Office
Brockton Federal Building
166 Main Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(phone) 508-586-5555
(fax) 508-580-4692
Congressman James McGovern
DC
430 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6101
Fax: (202) 225-5759
Worcester
34 Mechanic Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 831-7356
Fax: (508) 754-0982
Attleboro
1 Park Street
Attleboro, MA 02703
Phone: (508) 431-8025
Fax: (508) 431-8017
Fall River
218 S. Main Street
Room 204
Fall River, MA 02721
Phone: (508) 677-0140
Fax: (508) 677-0992
Marlborough
255 Main Street
Room 104
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone: (508) 460-9292
Fax: (508) 460-6869
Congressman Martin Meehan
martin.meehan@mail.house.gov
DC
U.S. House of Representatives
2229 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3411
Fax: (202) 226-0771
TTY: (202) 225-1904
Lowell District Office
11 Kearney Square
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: (978) 459-0101
Fax: (978) 459-1907
Lawrence District Office
305 Essex Street., 4th Floor
Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone: (978) 681-6200
Fax: (978) 682-6070
Haverhill District Office
Haverhill City Hall
2nd Floor, Room 201 A
4 Summer Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
Phone: (978) 521-1845
Fax: (978) 521-1843
Congressman Ed Markey
Katharine.reinhalter@mail.house.gov
DC
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-2836
Medford
5 High Street, Suite 101
Medford, MA 02155
781-396-2900
Framingham
188 Concord Street, Suite 102
Framingham, MA 01702
508-875-2900
Congressman Richard Neal
DC
2133 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5601
Milford
4 Congress Street
Milford, MA 01757
(508) 634-8198
Springfield
The Federal Building
1550 Main Street, Suite 309
Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 785-0325
Congressman John Olver
DC
1027 Longworth HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
TEL: 202-225-5335
FAX: 202-226-1224
In Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties
57 Suffolk Street Suite 310
Holyoke, MA 01040
TEL: 413-532-7010
FAX: 413-532-6543
In Berkshire County
78 Center Street
Pittsfield, MA 01202
TEL: 413-442-0946
FAX: 413-443-2792
For Worcester and Middlesex Counties
463 Main Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
TEL: 978-342-8722
FAX: 978-343-8156
Congressman James Tierney
DC
120 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-8020
Fax: (202) 225-5915
Peabody
17 Peabody Square
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: (978) 531-1669
Fax: (978) 531-1996
Lynn
Room 514, Lynn City Hall
Lynn, MA 01902
Phone: (781) 595-7375
Fax: (781) 595-7492
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