California Pollution Control Financing Authority

CalCAP/ADA Financing Program

California Pollution Control Financing Authority

Resources for American with Disabilities Act Retrofits

Why Retrofit?

ADA compliance is Federal Law
Information for people with disabilities, state and local governments, and businesses

Division of the State Architect – FAQs for Business Owners, Property Owners and Consumers
https://www.dgs.ca.gov/DSA/Resources/Page-Content/Resources-List-Folder/Access-Compliance-Reference-Materials

California Commission on Disability Access (CCDA)
https://www.dgs.ca.gov/CCDA/Resources

Disability Access – Tips for the Small Business
Resources

U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division – Disability Rights Section
https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/smallbusiness/smallbusprimer2010.htm

U.S. Small Business Administration – Americans with Disabilities Act – ADA Guide for Small Businesses
https://archive.ada.gov/smbusgd.pdf

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) – What Every Small Business Owner Should Know About the ADA
https://www.nfib.com/content/legal-compliance/legal/what-every-small-business-owner-should-know-about-the-ada-75472/

ADA Quick Tips – Tax Incentives
https://adata.org/factsheet/quicktips-tax

Tax Information For Businesses
https://www.irs.gov/businesses

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Local Government Americans with Disabilities Act Programs/Resources

San Francisco
https://sfdbi.org/businessentrance
https://businessportal.sfgov.org/grow/building-inspections/ada
https://sfosb.org/ada-requirements-and-your-small-business

Fresno
https://www.fresno.gov/publicworks/ada/accessible-fresno/

Los Angeles
https://business.lacity.org/resources/business-source-centers

San Diego
https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/development-services/pdf/industry/smallbusaccess.pdf

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Resources for Finding a Certified Access Specialist (CASp)

What is a CASp?
https://casinstitute.org/about/casp

Division of the State Architect – FAQs for Business Owners, Property Owners and Consumers
https://www.dgs.ca.gov/DSA/Resources/Page-Content/Resources-List-Folder/Certified-Access-Specialist-Property-Inspection

Certified Access Specialists (CASp) List – State of California
https://www.apps2.dgs.ca.gov/DSA/casp/casp_certified_list.aspx

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Guide to Disability Resources, Rights and Laws

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
https://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm

United States Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division
https://www.ada.gov/business.htm

The Americans with Disabilities Act Questions and Answers
https://adata.org/publication/ADA-faq-booklet

Disability Resources
https://www.dgs.ca.gov/CCDA/Resources/Page-Content/CCDA-Resources-List-Folder/Disability-Rights-Laws-Regulations?search=disability%20resources

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