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I have a question about the Illinois Accessibility Code

If you have a question about an interpretation of Illinois accessibilty building code please see the pdf: Accessibility Procedures CDB for more info on how to get a ruling. Douglas Gamble is the Sole Interpretive Authority for the State of Illinois Capital Development Board which regulate Accessiblity Building Codes. You can contact Mr. Gamble at:

Douglas I. Gamble
Accessibility Specialist
Capital Development Board
William G Stratton Building, 3rd Floor
401 South Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62706
phone: 217-782-8530
fax: 217-524-4208
http://www.cdb.state.il.us/

David Urbanek, currently of the CDB, was formerly the Chair of the Illinois Building Commission which was created to make long term administrative improvements in an effort to expedite the building code/requirement process. If you have a suggestion about changing the Illinois Accessiblity Code you may contact him at:

David Urbanek, Division of Codes
Capital Development Board
William G Stratton Building
401 S. Spring St.
Springfield, IL 62706
phone: 217-557-7500
FAX: 217-557-7913

Questions related to BOCA (Building Officials and Code Administrators) or IBC (International Building Code) Interpretations contact:
Kimberly Paarlberg or Phil Hahn
phone: 708-799-2300 or 888-422-7238
International Code Council
4051 W Flossmoor Road; Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795
http://www.iccsafe.org

Questions related solely to plumbing:
Ted Buecker
State Plumbing Inspector
Department of Public Health
828 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62706
217-557-1153
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/plumbing.htm

I have a question about the Americans with Disability Act

If you have questions related to employment and the obligations of state and local governments and businesses to ensure that their programs and services are readily accessible to and useable by people with disabilities, these issues are addressed by the ADA- the Americans with Disabilities Act. In Illinois you can contact:

Robin Jones
Great Lakes ADA & Accessible Information Technology Center
1640 West Roosevelt Road, Room 405
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
phone: 1-800-949-4232
FAX: 1-312-413-1856
www.adagreatlakes.org

or you can call the National Hotline:
ADA Technical Assistance
phone: 1-800-872-2253
FAX: 1-202-272-5447
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/infoline.htm

to make a complaint on the federal level:
ADA Justice Department:
1-800-514-0301
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

I have a question about enforcement of Accessible Building Codes or the ADA

If you encounter a problem with the accessibility of a public building,or state and local governments and businesses programs and services that are not readily accessible to and useable by people with disabilities then you can contact the Disability Rights Bureau of the Illinois Office of the Attorney General. You can download a complaint form by clicking this link.

Complaints south of Interstate 80 (this includes the Bloomington-Normal area) contact:

Vickie Mautino
Assistant Attorney General
Disability Rights Bureau
Office of the Attorney General
500 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62706
phone: 217-785-5726
FAX: 217-782-1096
http://www.ag.state.il.us/rights/disabilityrights.html

Complaints north of Interstate 80:

Norma Mateo, Disability Specialist
Disability Rights Bureau
Office of the Attorney General
100 W. Randolph St., Suite 11-601
Chicago, IL 60601
phone: 312-814-3384
FAX: 312-855-2512

for questions or problems in the City of Chicago:
Chris Zifaris
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
121 North LaSalle Street, Room 1104
Chicago, IL 60602
312-744-4441
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Disabilities&entityNameEnumValue=11

I have questions related to Accessible Parking

If you have questions related to Accessible Parking spaces, placards, plates, etc. please contact:

Bill Bogdan
Secretary of State Disability Liason
Highland IL
312/814-2665 voice or 1-888-261-5280 TTY
or by e-mail at wbogdan@ilsos.net

or
Secretary of State
Vehicle Services
Springfield, IL
217-785-4175
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/services/persons_with_disabilities/home.html


You can also download the Accessible Parking Brochure by clicking on this link.



I have a question about accessiblity related to persons with a visual impairment

If you have a question about accessiblity related to persons with a visual impairment contact:

Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
658 E. State St.
Jacksonville, IL 62650
217-479-4400
217-479-4415 (TTY)
web: www.isvi.net

I have a question about accessiblity related to persons with a Hearing Impairment

If you have a question about accessiblity related to persons with a hearing impairment contact:

Illinois School for the Deaf
125 Webster
Jacksonville, IL 62650
217-479-4200 (TTY)
Web: www.morgan.k12.il.us/isd

I have questions related to Accessible Housing

For questions related to Accessible Housing you can contact:

Fair Housing Act
Herb Ziegledorf
312-353-7776 ext 2439

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Fax: (312) 886-2729
TTY: (312) 353-7143
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=il&topic=offices

I would like a printable list of all of these contacts

You can click here for a printable list of these contacts.

Created on 05/23/2006 01:03 PM by admin
Updated on 05/23/2006 04:09 PM by admin

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thanks for info

Posted on: 2010-08-30 04:33:54   By: deborah

Thanks for the info, I'll have to take care of my Illinois Accessibility.

Regards, Deborah
video SE



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