Internet Resources and Websites for Individual Disabilities

AIDS

• Aids Action
• The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource

ARTHRITIS

• Arthritis Foundation

ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVE DISORDER

• Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• Attention Deficit Disorder Resources
• Children and Adults with AD/HD
• National Resource Center on AD/HD

AUTISM

• Autism Society of America
• A site for and by college students with Asperger's syndrome
• Asperger's Disorder Homepage

AUTOIMMUNE RELATED DISEASES

• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.

BLIND

• American Council of the Blind (800) 424-8666
• The science access project from Oregon State University
• Helen Keller National Center for the Deaf and Blind
• National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
• Montana Talking Books Library
• National Federation of the Blind
• Blindness Resource Center (New York Institute for Special Education)   This hotlist links to resources for the blind.  Topics include internet access. Braille, eye disease, organizations, research, University programs for persons with disabilities, vendors, and more.
• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
• Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Links to adaptive technology.

CANCER

• American Cancer Society
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

CEREBRAL PALSY

• United Cerebral Palsy Association

CROHN'S AND COLITIS

• Chrohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

DEAF/HARD OF HEARING

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
• American Speech, Language and Hearing Association
• Visual sign language dictionary
• Helen Keller National Center for the Deaf and Blind
• National Association of the Deaf
• Postsecondary Education Programs Network
• Registry for Interpreters for the Deaf
• Rochester Institute of Technology-National Technical Institute for the Deaf
• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People Inc.
• Telecommunications for the Deaf Inc.

DIABETES

• American Diabetes Association
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International

EPILEPSY

• Epilepsy Foundation

LEARNING DISABILITY

• International Dyslexia Organization
• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (800) 803-7201
• Learning Disabilities Association
• In-depth look at dyslexia and reading difficulty
• National Center for Learning Disabilities

MENTAL HEALTH

• National Mental Health Organization
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• In-depth look at Personality Disorders
• U. S. Department of Health and Human Services

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society 

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

• Muscular Dystrophy Association

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (US Dept. of Veterans Affairs)

SPINAL CORD INJURY

• National Spinal Cord Injury Association

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

NEWS, VIEWS, AND MUSE ~ Disability-Related World Wide Web sites

• Mainstream Magazine

ACCESSIBILITY

• United States Access Board
• CAST-Universal Design for Learning (Web accessibility)
• Equal Access to Software and Information project  List of resources which give projects and documents regarding accessibility in electronic format.
• DO-IT   Free special-needs transition and college-related resources. Academics, programs, technology accessibility, University of Washington DO-IT Program.
• Web accessibility initiative 

DISABILITY RIGHTS, LAWS AND JUSTICE

• Region VIII Disability and Business Technical Centers  (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) Knowledgeable information about ADA issues.  (800) 949-4232 Voice and TTY
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc. 
• Office of Civil Rights 
• Office of Legal Council for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Legal Services Corporation
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. Department of Justice

EMERGENCY INFORMATION

• FEMA
• HELPU Fire Life Safety
• Redcross

LEARNING STRATEGIES 

• Dartmouth Academic Skills Center
• Muskingum College Center for Advancement of Learning
• Study Guides and Strategies
• Study Skills Self Help Information-Virginia Tech

TECHNOLOGY

Adaptive Technology Consulting  Provides, installs and trains in the use of equipment for people with difficulty reading print.

National Center to Improve Practice  NCIP promotes the effective use of technology to enhance learning outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities.  NCIP's site contains facilitated discussion forums (CIIPnet), a vast online library of resources, video products, and more than 100 links to other websites dealing with technology and or students with disabilities.

Trace Research and Development Center-assistive technology

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Links to adaptive technology.

Adaptive Technology Resource Center, Toronto University Issues related to accessibility

LINKS TO GENERAL INFORMATION SOURCES

American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

HEATH Resource Center; National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education For Individuals with Disabilities American Council on Education

Association on Higher Education and Disability

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research    

Family Village-A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources   Sponsored by The Joseph P. Kennedy. Jr. Foundation and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation.  A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.

MedWeb Community List of servers concerning disability articles and databases.

National Council on Disability

National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois  Access to the World Wide Web by disability, platform or operating system.

National Disability Organization

Parents Let's Unite for Kids   Resources for schools, parents and teachers.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

EMPLOYMENT

• National Business & Disability Council at Abilities!
• Center on Education and Work
• President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Job Accommodation Network
• Mainstream magazine
• The Riley Guide

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