Internet Resources and Websites for Individual Disabilities
AIDS
ARTHRITIS
ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVE DISORDER
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- 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
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
- 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.
- Fonts for Disabilities: Braille and Sign Language
- Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Links to adaptive technology.
CANCER
CEREBRAL PALSY
CROHN'S AND COLITIS
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.
DIABETES
EPILEPSY
LEARNING DISABILITIES
- 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
- Through Their Eyes: FAQs on Dyslexia
MENTAL HEALTH
- National Mental Health Organization
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- In-depth look at Personality Disorders
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (US Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
SPINAL CORD INJURY
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
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
EMPLOYMENT
- National Business & Disability Council at Abilities!
- Center on Education and Work
- Job Accommodation Network
- The Riley Guide
LEARNING STRATEGIES
TECHNOLOGY
LINKS TO GENERAL INFORMATION SOURCES
American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Association on Higher Education and Disability
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.
National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois Access to the World Wide Web by disability, platform or operating system.
National Council on Disability
National Disability Organization
Parents Let's Unite for Kids Resources for schools, parents and teachers.
