Northeast ADA Center

What Northeast ADA Center does

The Northeast ADA Center is a federally-funded, non-profit technical assistance center and regional member of the ADA National Network, operating under NIDILRR grant 90DPAD0003 from a headquarters at Cornell University's Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (ILR School) in Ithaca, New York. Its mandate is to educate and empower ADA stakeholders — individuals with disabilities, employers, businesses, state and local government agencies, educators, and researchers — across New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, providing free information, guidance, training, and resources on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The core product is the northeastada.org web platform, which serves as a portal to an interconnected suite of resources: the Local Area Disability Data Dashboard (LADDD) and DisabilityStatistics.org for disability prevalence and demographic data; the Small Business at Work toolkit (smallbusinessatwork.org) with Welcoming Customers and Welcoming Employees modules; the Service Animals in Public Spaces toolkit (serviceanimalquestions.org); Communication Tools for Workplace Inclusion; and the School Series animated content. Supporting technology includes Esri ArcGIS geospatial integration for interactive mapping, podcast and webinar multimedia libraries, a toll-free 1-800-949-4232 hotline, and the ADA Trainer Leadership Network (TLN) that extends reach through trained community stakeholders including Centers for Independent Living.

The center's revenue model is single-source federal grant funding; all services are provided at no cost to users, with no commercial pricing. Distribution is direct and community-led, spanning digital self-service (website, email newsletter, social media), virtual and in-person consultations, and channel partnerships through TLN and CILs. There are no paying customers, no sales motion, and no headcount figures disclosed, as the organization operates as an academic-public-service entity under the Cornell University institutional umbrella.

Name

Northeast ADA Center

Legal name

Northeast ADA Center

Website

https://northeastada.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Northeast ADA Center is a federally-funded, non-profit technical assistance center at Cornell University that provides free ADA information, training, and resources to individuals, employers, businesses, and government agencies across New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands as a regional member of the ADA National Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Rights Technical Assistance

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Assistive Technology (AT) & Accessible Learning Tools (EDALAGAB)

Keywords

• ADA technical assistance
• Disability rights training
• Accessibility compliance guidance
• Disability statistics data
• Workplace inclusion resources

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Grant Funding: The Northeast ADA Center is funded by NIDILRR (National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research) under grant number 90DPAD0003. This grant supports the center's operations as part of the ADA National Network to provide information, guidance, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Northeast ADA Center delivers free information, guidance, training, and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for individuals with disabilities, employers, businesses, and government agencies across New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Core service delivery channels include a toll-free hotline, the northeastada.org portal, on-site training, webinars, podcasts, videos, and the ADA Trainer Leadership Network. Standalone resource products include DisabilityStatistics.org, the Local Area Disability Data Dashboard, Small Business at Work toolkits, the Service Animals in Public Spaces toolkit, and the School Series animated educational content for children.

Product overview

The Northeast ADA Center is a single, unified resource platform providing information, guidance, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act. The core offering is the northeastada.org website, which serves as a portal to multiple interconnected products and services: the Local Area Disability Data Dashboard (LADDD) and DisabilityStatistics.org for data and statistics; Small Business at Work (smallbusinessatwork.org) and Service Animals in Public Spaces (serviceanimalquestions.org) as dedicated toolkits; Communication Tools for Workplace Inclusion for employer resources; and the School Series for educational content. Additional offerings include webinars, podcasts, videos, a Trainer Leadership Network, and a toll-free technical assistance hotline. The center operates as part of the ADA National Network funded by NIDILRR at Cornell University's Yang-Tan Institute.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DisabilityStatistics.org: A free source of disability-related statistics and estimates providing maps, charts, and text-based summaries for policy, decisions, and funding requests
• Small Business at Work
• Service Animals in Public Spaces
• ADA Trainer Leadership Network (TLN)
• School Series (Series Escolares)
• Local Area Disability Data Dashboard (LADDD)

Products and services

• Northeast ADA Center Website Primary information portal providing guidance, training, and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act for stakeholders in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands. Hosts fact sheets, webinars, podcasts, videos, blog posts, and an interactive Ask About the ADA column.
• Local Area Disability Data Dashboard (LADDD) Interactive dashboard providing local disability statistics for all counties in New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico, including disability prevalence by age, gender, disability type, race, employment, poverty, and educational attainment.
• DisabilityStatistics.org Free source of disability-related statistics and estimates providing interactive maps, charts, tables, and text-based summaries for over 30,000 municipalities. Powered by US Census American Community Survey data and Esri ArcGIS geospatial platform.
• Small Business at Work Website with two toolkits (Welcoming Customers and Welcoming Employees) providing scenarios, tip lists, and resources for small businesses to ensure ADA Title I and Title III compliance and disability inclusion.
• Service Animals in Public Spaces Toolkit-style website helping small businesses understand their rights and responsibilities under the ADA regarding service animals in public spaces.
• Communication Tools for Workplace Inclusion Template-based resource enabling workplace leaders to send messages about disability inclusiveness to managers and supervisors, covering topics from recruitment through accommodation processes.
• School Series (Series Escolares) Animated cartoon series for elementary-aged children designed to educate about disability inclusion and the ADA, with companion curriculum and activities.
• ADA Trainer Leadership Network (TLN) Network of stakeholders, including Centers for Independent Living, trained to deliver ADA training and implementation support within their own local communities.
• Webinars Live and archived webinars on ADA topics including Title I employment, Title III public accommodations, service animals, disability disclosure, and reasonable accommodations.
• Technical Assistance Hotline Toll-free hotline (1-800-949-4232; backup 607-255-6686) providing customized answers and information to ADA stakeholders' questions in English, Spanish, and TTY.
• Small Business at Work — Welcoming Customers Toolkit Companion toolkit to Welcoming Employees, focused on helping small businesses welcome customers with disabilities and meet ADA Title III obligations.

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ADA National NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Northeast ADA Center is a regional member of the ADA National Network, a nationwide system of 10 regional centers funded by NIDILRR that provides information, guidance, and training on the ADA. The network provides consistent ADA interpretation across regions while allowing regional customization.
• Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability at Cornell UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe center is housed at the Yang-Tan Institute at Cornell University's ILR School. Cornell researchers provide disability statistics expertise and research support through DisabilityStatistics.org, and the center's staff includes Cornell faculty and researchers.
• Mid-Atlantic ADA CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on joint webinars and training initiatives, such as the ADA Trainer Leadership Network presentation with Ann Deschamps from the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center.
• ADA Trainer Leadership Network (TLN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of trained ADA trainers and Centers for Independent Living that collaborates across ADA regions to strengthen presentation and training skills and extend reach into local communities. The Northeast ADA Center participates in this network alongside other regional ADA centers.
• Centers for Independent Living (CILs)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional organizations that work with the Northeast ADA Center through the ADA Trainer Leadership Network to deliver ADA training and implementation support within their local communities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Job Accommodation Network (JAN): A free consulting service under the Disability Employment Policy Arena focused on workplace accommodations and disability employment, sharing NIDILRR funding origins and serving many of the same employer customer segments.
• Mid-Atlantic ADA Center: A fellow regional member of the ADA National Network, sharing the same NIDILRR funding model and providing parallel information, guidance, and training services across a different multi-state service area. Already a documented content/training collaborator.
• Southeast ADA Center: Another regional ADA Center sharing federal funding source and service model, operating across eight southeastern states with identical mission scope (information, guidance, training on the ADA).
• Disability Statistics & Demographics (Cornell / Yang-Tan Institute): The parent academic unit's data program operates the very DisabilityStatistics.org site the center leverages — an internal peer relationship where research output and service delivery are tightly coupled through the Yang-Tan Institute.
• New England ADA Center: The closest geographic sibling in the ADA National Network, serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont with the same federal mandate, free-service model, and stakeholder segments.
• Great Plains ADA Center: Regional ADA Center member of the ADA National Network, providing parallel services to a different multi-state region under the same NIDILRR grant framework — directly comparable scope and structure.

Regional players

• Disability Rights New York: A federally funded protection-and-advocacy organization serving New York with overlapping disability-rights education, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement within the same regional service area.
• Center for Disability Rights: An Independent Living Center (CIL) in the Northeast region involved in the ADA Trainer Leadership Network, providing direct disability services and advocacy that complement the Northeast ADA Center's information/training focus.

Broad incumbents

• AbilityOne Program: A federally funded nonprofit employment program for people with significant disabilities. Operates at national scale with a different but adjacent federal mandate around disability employment — shares funder base and end beneficiaries.
• ADA National Network: The umbrella organization coordinating all 10 regional ADA Centers and providing national-level resources. Overlaps significantly with the Northeast ADA Center's offerings but operates at the national rather than regional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/northeastada?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/Northeast-ADA-Center-394193790770343
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/northeast-ada-center-b4b4b4103

Compliance1 record

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