NOAA Science On a Sphere® is committed to providing access to our web pages for individuals with disabilities, both members of the public and Federal employees.

To meet this commitment, we will comply with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services from us, have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us. Section 508 also requires us to ensure that Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access to and use of information and data by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us.

If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, TTY, etc.) and the format of any material on our web sites interfere with your ability to access the information, please email sos.support@noaa.gov for assistance. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the web address of the requested material, and your contact information.

Name: Allison Soussi-Tanani
Email: Allison.Soussi-Tanani@noaa.gov

You can file an administrative complaint with the NOAA Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights requesting that existing information and communication technology be reviewed and brought into compliance with the provisions of Section 508.

Contact Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights with complaints at:

By mail:
Building SSMC4, Suite 7500
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910

OICR phone number, email address, and fax number
Voice: 301-713-0500 or 800-452-6728
Email: noaa.oicr@noaa.gov
Fax: 301-713-0983

You can find out more information on NOAA’s OICR on their official NOAA web page.

NOAA employees can access NOAA’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Racial Equality Suggestion Box through the Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights internal web page.

NOAA’s Telecommunication Relay Services If you’re deaf or hard-of-hearing, you can request an interpreter for a meeting or event through the Sign Language Interpreting Services program. This program is managed by the NOAA Workplace Relations Division and our service provider that offers a web-based interpreter scheduling system that’s available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

To start the process visit the internal NOAA’s Telecommunication Relay Services page.

A list of services outside of NOAA List of TRS services (FCC.gov)

Last updated April 22, 2024