Do you or someone you know need help finding a disability-related resource? Over the years, we have gathered valuable resources to share with you. We offer these links to you as a means of referral and not endorsements. We do not audit nor are we responsible for the content contained within these websites.
The Links
A B C D E F G H I K M N P R S T U W Y
- AbilityHub www.abilityhub.com
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AbilityHub is an assistive technology related web site for
people with a disability who find operating a computer
difficult, maybe even impossible. AbilityHub is a firm
starting point for finding information concerning Assistive
Technology.
- Ability Awareness' JobAccess www.jobaccess.org
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The goal of JobAccess is to enable people with disabilities
to enhance their professional lives by providing a dedicated
system for finding employment.
- Ability Magazine www.abilitymagazine.com
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Ability Magazine's goal is to heighten public awareness and
present progressive positive information regarding
disability issues.
- Ablenet www.ablenetinc.com
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AbleNet offers practical products and creative solutions for
teaching children with disabilities.
- Able to Work www.abletowork.org
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Able to Work is a consortium of business leaders focused on
facilitating a fundamental shift in attitudes and awareness
about the employability of people with disabilities.
- Access to Justice National Resource List www.thearc.org/ada/crimpubs.html
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People with Mental Retardation and the Criminal Justice
System - The intent of this preliminary resource list is to
promote further investigation of the topic.
- Adaptions for Daily Living www.dynamic-living.com
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On this website, we offer hundreds of kitchen products,
bathroom helpers and unique daily living products that
promote a convenient, comfortable and safe home environment
for people of all ages. Great for seniors, busy parents and
people with arthritis or other mobility challenges.
- Adaptive Environments Center www.adaptenv.org
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Adaptive Environments offers a wide variety of technical
assistance and consulting services related to its mission of
working to make the world fit for all people
- Alcohol & Drugs www.health.org
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National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and Drug Information.
- Allen, Shea, and Associates http://www.allenshea.com
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Bill Allen and John Shea share their expertise on the topics
of person-centered planning, supported employment and
supported living for people with disabilities.
- Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) www.ataccess.org
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Dedicated to providing information and support services to
children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their
use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.
- Alta California Regional Center (Alta) www.altaregional.org
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Alta California Regional Center is the one agency in the
community through which people with mental retardation or
other developmental disabilities and their families are
helped to make use of essential public and private services
to meet their unique needs. Alta is one of a network of 21
regional centers in California established by the Lanterman
Mental Retardation Services Act of 1969. Alta is a private
non-profit corporation working under contract with the
California Department of Developmental Services.
- American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) www.aamr.org
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AAMR is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary
organization of professionals and others concerned about
mental retardation and related disabilities.
- American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
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Everything you need to know, from nutrition to exercise to
who's at risk for diabetes, can be found here.
- Amputee Coalition of America www.amputee-coalition.org
- Education, support and advocacy for people with limb loss.
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board http://www.access-board.gov
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A federal agency committed to accessible design.
- Assistive Technology Funding and Systems Change Project www.atproject@ucpa.org
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Our mission is to advance the independence, productivity and
full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other
disabilities.
- Autism Society of America www.autism-society.org
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The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote
lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the
autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included,
participating members of their communities through advocacy,
public awareness, education, and research related to autism.
- Association for the Severely Handicapped www.tash.org
- TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
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- Blindness-Related Lists www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html
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Provides instructions on how to join over one hundred and
seventy-five blindness-related emailing lists and
newsgroups.
- Bobby www.cast.org/bobby
- Bobby is a tool for Web page authors. It will help them identify changes to their pages needed so users with disabilities can more easily use their Web pages.
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- Californians for Disability Rights www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~cdr
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Californians for Disability Rights is the oldest and largest
membership organization of persons with disabilities in
California.
- California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) www.dds.cahwnet.gov
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DDS is the agency through which the State of California
provides services and supports to children and adults with
developmental disabilities. These disabilities include
mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and
related conditions.
- California Department of Rehabilitation www.dor.ca.gov
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The mission of the Department of Rehabilitation is to assist
Californians with disabilities in obtaining and retaining
employment and maximizing their ability to live
independently in their communities.
- CA Foundation for Independent Living Centers www.cfilc.org
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Members of CFILC believe that persons with disabilities are
being denied the opportunity to fully participate.
- California State Department of Mental Health www.dmh.cahwnet.gov
- Case Management Resource Guide www.cmrg.com
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A free searchable database of over 110,000 specialty
healthcare services, facilities, businesses and
organizations.
- Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access www.arch.buffalo.edu/~idea
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IDEA is dedicated to improving the design of environments
and products by making them more usable, safer and appealing
to people with a wide range of abilities, throughout their
life spans.
- Center for Universal Design www.design.ncsu.edu/cud
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The Center for Universal Design is a national research,
information, and technical assistance center that evaluates,
develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public
and commercial facilities, and related products.
- Challenge 2000 www2.interaccess.com/netown
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Challenge 2000 is an Internet subsidiary of Job Resources
for the Disabled, Inc., a non-profit organization working
side by side with persons overcoming developmental
disability challenges.
- CHID Search: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Bibliography www.nih.gov
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- Closing the Gap www.closingthegap.com
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A guide to the selection of the latest computer related
products for children and adults with special needs.
- Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law www.abanet.org/disability
- One of the most important concerns of the Commission is the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The commission has published several books and manuals on the subject and collects information to build a foundation for the Association's implementation efforts as the legal profession's resource for technical information.
- Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities http://www.aboutld.org
- The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities (CCLD) is a coalition of the leading national learning disability organizations dedicated to improving public awareness about the nature and importance of learning disabilities. CCLD promotes early identification and intervention of learning disabilities.
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- Council for Disability Rights www.disabilityrights.org
- Advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities.
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- Deaf Education Options http://www.deaflinx.com/options.html
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This site offers information on communication methodologies,
assistive technology, and frequently asked questions just to
name a few key areas.
- Department of Health and Human Services www.dhhs.gov
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The Department of Health and Human Services is the United
States government's principal agency for protecting the
health of all Americans and providing essential human
services, especially for those who are least able to help
themselves.
- Department of Justice - ADA Settlements and Consent Agreements www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/settlemt.htm
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The Freedom of Information/Privacy Act (FOIA) Branch of the
Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice operates
an electronic reading room for viewing ADA documents
including settlements and consent agreements.
- Disabilities Info Resources www.dinf.org
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DINF is New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation that collects
information on disabilities and disabilities- related
subjects and makes it available through the World Wide
Web. The information being placed on the Web site is
designed for use by researchers, legislative bodies, people
with disabilities, and people working in the disabilities
field.
- Disability History www.npr.org/programs/disability
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Beyond Affliction: The Disability History Project is a
four-hour documentary radio series about the shared
experience of people with disabilities and their families
since the beginning of the 19th century. This Web site
includes excerpts from the Shows as well as many of the
primary source documents - extended interviews, images, and
texts- from which the on-air programs were developed.
- Disability Resources www.disabilityresources.org
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Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization that
monitors, reviews, and reports on information about legal
rights, financial resources, assistive technology,
employment opportunities, housing modifications,
childrearing and educational options, transportation and
mobility services, and more.
- Disability Resources/Assistive Technology www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm#g10
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This site point to information on assistive devices that are
not specifically computer-related.
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund www.dredf.org
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Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of
children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education
and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy
center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil
rights of people with disabilities through legislation,
litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education
and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with
disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities.
- Disability Solutions www.teleport.com/~dsolns
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The goal of The Enoch-Gelbard Foundation and Disability
Solutions is to make information widely available,
free-of-charge to families and professionals.
- Disability Web Resources www.wid.org
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WID is a non-profit, international public-policy center
dedicated to carrying out cutting edge research on
disability issues and overcoming obstacles to independent
living.
- Diversity Direct National Job Opportunities Listings www.diversitydirect.com
- DiversityDirect is your absolutely free guide to rewarding careers with some of today's leading employers - employers who recognize and highly value the strength of a fully diverse workforce.
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- Equal Employment Opportunities Commission www.eeoc.gov
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- Family Village www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
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A global community that integrates information, resources,
and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons
with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families,
and for those that provide them services and support
includes informational resources on specific diagnoses,
communication connections, adaptive products and technology,
adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health
issues, disability-related media and literature, and much,
much more!
- Federal Communication Commission www.fcc.gov
- Disability Rights Office - The FCC has an obligation to ensure that telecommunications are accessible and usable to the 54 million Americans with disabilities.
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- Goodwill Industries www.goodwill.org
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Goodwill Industries provides people with the tools they need
to succeed in working. We are one of the world's largest
nonprofit providers of employment and training services for
people with disabilities and other disadvantaging conditions
such as welfare dependency, illiteracy, criminal history and
homelessness.
- Guidelines to Reporting and Writing and People with Disabilities http://www.dol.gov/odep/welcome.html
- Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor--offering information on Programs and Publications
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- Health Information www.mayohealth.org
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Mayo Clinic - sharing traditional and trusted
answers. www.healthfinder.gov - Healthfinder - a free guide
to reliable health information.
- Hot Jobs www.hotjobs.com
- HotJobs is a leading recruiting solutions company that develops and provides companies with innovative hiring products and services.
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- IBM Accessibility www.austin.ibm.com/sns/guidelines.htm
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Successful access to information and use of information
technology by people who have disabilities is known as
"accessibility". Following these guidelines will
ensure developers and content providers understand why and
what they need to do to make all of their technology and
information accessible to people who have disabilities.
- IBM Via Voice Speech Recognition www.software.ibm.com/speech
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Get information or buy ViaVoice speech recognition software
for Windows or Macintosh.
- Inclusion Press www.inclusion.com
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Press is a small independent press striving to produce
readable, accessible, user-friendly books and resources
about full inclusion in school, work, and community.
- Infinitec Inc. www.infinitec.org
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Infinitec Inc. is a U.S. non-profit corporation formed to
help people with disabilities and their families access
life-enhancing technology.
- Interwork Institute www.interwork.sdsu.edu
- The Interwork Institute, through the use of education, research, and advocacy, works in partnership with individuals and organizations to enable communities to support, appreciate, and engage diverse members.
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- Knowledge Exchange Network www.mentalhealth.org
- The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), this web site and more than 200 publications.
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- Medicaid Clearinghouse www.familiesusa.org
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Offering a wide range of information and publications on the
Medicaid program from Families USA and from other sources on
the World Wide Web.
- Mental Health Law www.bazelon.org
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Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of
people with mental disability
- Microsoft Accessibility www.microsoft.com/enable
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Learn more about disabilities and assistive technology. As
computers become more and more a part of everyday
activities, the concern for making them truly accessible
grows more critical. Accessible computers and software
programs can make it possible for everyone, including people
with varying degrees of disabilities, to use these
technologies successfully in work, education, and
recreation.
- Monster Board www.monsterboard.com
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Search for jobs or post your resume.
- Mouse Tools www.mousetool.com
- MouseTool is software that clicks the mouse buttons, so you don't have to.
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- National Association of the Deaf
www.nad.org
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS) http://www.napas.org -
A Federally mandated system in each state and territory
which provides protection of the rights of persons with
disabilities through legally based advocacy.
- National Business and Disability Council http://www.business-disability.com
- The National Business & Disability Council (NBDC) provides corporations with a full range of services to assist them in successfully integrating people with disabilities into the workplace.
- National Council on Disability www.ncd.gov
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The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent
federal agency making recommendations to the President and
Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with
disabilities. NCD's overall purpose is to promote policies,
programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal
opportunity for all individuals with disabilities.
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities www.nichcy.org
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NICHCY is the national information and referral center that
provides information on disabilities and disability-related
issues for families, educators, and other professionals.
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped www.loc.gov
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Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural
institution. In addition to its primary mission of serving
the research needs of the U.S. Congress, the Library serves
all Americans through its popular Web site and in its 22
reading rooms on Capitol Hill.
- National Center to Improve Practice (instructional & A.T.) www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP
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The National Center to Improve Practice was federally funded
from 1992-1998 to improve educational outcomes for students
with disabilities by promoting the effective use of
assistive and instructional technologies among educators and
related personnel serving these students.
- National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Materials www.nchrtm.okstate.edu
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Provides a wide variety of disability related training
resources.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke www.ninds.nih.gov
- The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease -- a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
- National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND) www.npnd.org
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The mission of the National Parent Network on Disabilities
(NPND) is to provide a presence and national voice for ALL
families of children, youth and adults with disabilities.
- National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities (NTA) www.dssc.org
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The mission of the National Transition Alliance is to ensure
that youth with disabilities, including those with severe
disabilities, acquire skills and knowledge, gain experience,
and receive services and supports necessary to achieve
successful post school results, including postsecondary
education, gainful employment, independent living, community
living, social integration, and lifelong learning.
- New Mobility www.newmobility.com
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New Mobility Magazine and online resource for Disability
Culture and Lifestyle.
- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) www.ncddr.org
- NIDRR in the U.S. Department of Education funds a variety of high-level research and knowledge dissemination projects that are making significant contributions in advancing knowledge related to disability issues.
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- Pacific DBTAC (Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center) www.pacdbtac.org
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The Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance
Center (Pacific DBTAC) is one of 10 federally-funded
regional resource centers on the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) providing information, problem solving assistance
and referrals for implementing the ADA.
- Personal Captioning System http://personalcaptioning.com
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Goal is to provide all deaf and hard of hearing persons
equal access to public places by providing inconspicuous,
efficient translation systems using see-through eyeglasses
which simultaneously display captions on the lens.
- Placer County - home of PRIDE Industries www.placer.ca.gov
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Placer County reaches from California's Sacramento Valley to
the high Sierra and Lake Tahoe. From its rich Gold Rush
history and agricultural tradition, Placer County has built
a thriving, broad-based economy. The scenic beauty of our
region attracts new residents and visitors alike. They enjoy
activities from exploring local shops filled with treasures
to boating on Folsom Lake to skiing in the fabled Sierra
Nevada.
- Protection and Advocacy, Inc www.pai-ca.org
- PAI works in partnership with people with disabilities - to protect, advocate for and advance their human, legal and service rights.
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- Recording for the Blind & Dislexic Online Catalog www.rfbd.org
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An 83,000 title library of taped textbooks, reference and
professional materials for people who cannot read standard
print because of a disability.
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society (RESNA) www.resna.org
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RESNA is an interdisciplinary association of people with a
common interest in technology and disability to improve the
potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals
through the use of technology.
- Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) www.vcu.edu/rrtcweb
- Information, resources and research bridging employers with qualified individuals who have disabilities.
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- SDSU Interwork Institute Wage & Hour Home Page www.interwork.sdsu.edu
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The primary focus of this Website is to provide Wage &
Hour information related to Special Minimum Wage in
connection with employment of persons with disabilities.
General Labor Law information is provided for reference,
where applicable to persons with disabilities.
- Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
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- Specialists in Special Education www.stanfield.com
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A library of educational materials available today in the
areas of conflict management for the general school
population and for students with cognitive challenges.
- Speech and Language Disorders www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/splang.html
- A library of pointers to resources and information on the Internet relevant to speech-language disorders and differences.
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- TechConnections www.techconnections.org
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A one-stop resource for information on Assistive Technology
(AT) designed to accommodate people with disabilities in the
workplace and in everyday life activities.
- TETRA (do it yourself devices) www.workshopsolutions.com
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Workshop Solutions is a voluntary, not-for profit, website
established for the purpose of providing a place in space
where engineers, technicians, inventors and workshop
enthusiasts can display and share knowledge on the assistive
devices they have built to better the lives of the disabled.
- The ARC National www.thearc.org
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The national organization of and for people with mental
retardation and related developmental disabilities and their
families.
- Tri-Counties Regional Center www.tri-counties.org
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Tri-Counties Regional Center is the one agency in the
community through which people with mental retardation or
other developmental disabilities and their families are
helped to make use of essential public and private services
to meet their unique needs. Tri-Counties is one of a network of 21
regional centers in California established by the Lanterman
Mental Retardation Services Act of 1969. Tri-Counties is a private
non-profit corporation working under contract with the
California Department of Developmental Services.
- The Boulevard www.blvd.com
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A Resource Directory of products and services for the
disabled, elderly, caregiver and healthcare professional.
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- UW-Stout Research and Training Center www.RTC.uwstout.edu
- The goal of the Research and Training Center is to improve employment outcomes and self-sufficiency of persons with disabilities served by community-based rehabilitation programs.
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- Wrightslaw: The Special Ed Advocates www.wrightslaw.com
- Hundreds of articles, cases, newsletters, and other information about special education law and advocacy in the Wrightslaw Libraries.
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- Yahoo's Disability Resources www.yahoo.com/yahoo/Society_and_Culture/Disabilities
- View the set of www sites listed by Yahoo (the famous search tool) as related to disability issues.
