$240,885. (Salaries and Expenses) FY 99 $10,453,115; FY 00 est $13,255,861; and FY 01 est $16,315,115. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not available. PROGAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The Section carries out a multi-faceted approach toward achieving compliance with the ADA through its technical assistance, enforcement, and certification activities. These activities affect six million businesses and non-profit agencies, 80,000 units of State and 427 local government, and 54 million people with disabilities. Technical Assistance: The toll-free ADA Information Line received 164,000 calls from the public seeking information and publications on the ADA. Over eight million publications and information pieces were disseminated in response to requests, outreach mailings, and dissemination through the ADA Home Page on the World Wide Web and a fax-on-demand service. The Section publishes an illustrated ADA Guide for Small Businesses, a Guide to Disability Rights Laws, ADA Technical Assistance Manuals, and publications on law enforcement, child care, service animals, HIV/AIDS, van-accessible parking spaces, stadiums, and other specific topics. The Section provides speakers for educational events around the country. Through the ADA technical assistance grant program, the Section works with organizations to carry out educational projects. One recent project is a joint initiative by the Department of Justice and the
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