Below are links from a variety of sources to help you better understand accessibility requirements under fair housing laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more information, contact TAA.

TAA Resources

• Guide to Answering Disability Access Questions
• Are you complying with accessibility laws?
• Developer agrees to pay $1.4 million to ADA damages settlement
• Fair housing laws affecting the disabled
• Owner Liability: Failure to Design and Construct Accessible Rental Housing
• Fair Housing Accessibilty Audit
• Accessibility for the Disabled - Q & A
• TAA revises leases and related forms
• Fair housing accessibility resources

NAA Resources
*Note: All NAA links are to protected pages, you will need to log in to the NAA site to access the information below.

• Understanding your Obligations: Accessibility under the Fair Housing and Americans With Disabilities Acts
• Accessibility Design under the FHA
• ICC Accessibility "Safe Harbor"
• Congressional Testimonies
• HUD Third Party Guidelines
• HUD Letter to Congress 

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

Law & Regulations

• The Fair Housing Act
• Fair Housing Design Manual (1998)
• Federal Regulations – Title 24 C.F.R. 100.140 – 100.205
• Other laws & regulations relating to accessibility & disability discrimination
• Regulations Americans with Disabilities act
• ADA Standards for Accessible Design
• ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)

Fair Housing Act & ADA Accessibility Guidelines

• Federal Guidelines (1991)
• Supplemental Federal Guidelines (1994)
• Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
• "Safe Harbors" FAQs
• Units covered by Fair Housing Act
• History Fair Housing Act
• Common Violations of the Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements
• Fair Housing Court Cases
• Fair Housing Laws
• Regulations Americans with Disabilities Act
• ADA Standards for Accessible Design
• ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)
• Joint Statement of HUD/DOJ on Reasonable Accommodations under FHA
• Joint Statement of HUD/DOJ on Reasonable Modifications under the FHA

Other Accessibility Resources

• Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST
• HUD Discrimination Study (2005)
• HUD Q&A on Accessibility Guidelines
• HUD Q&A on Disability Rights
• Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations
• Americans with Disabilites Act Homepage
• Americans with Disabilities Act Hot Links and Document Center
• National Accessibility Apartment Clearinghouse (NAAC)

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

Cases & Enforcement Actions

• The U.S. Department of Justice
• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Fair Housing Testing Program
• Multifamily Access Forum