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• Ability Online. An on-line community for children with disabilities.



• Amputee Site



• Brejcha Personal and Disability Resource Site. Offers help and inspiration to people with disabilities -- and their families -- by providing a range of resources and information



• Cape Cod Disability Access Directory (CCDAD). A resource to use in identifying access criteria for goods and services for travelers to the Cape Cod area.



• Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI). A resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. Areas include education, directories and databases, statistics, government documents, computer access, legal, publications, WWW, bibliographic references, aging, politics, universal design and announcements.



• Disability Central. Provides services and information which assists and empowers those with disabilities by providing information, networking, points-of-contact and friendship.



• Disability History Museum. focused on US primary source material from 1775-1990, covering topics that include physical, psychiatric, sensory, and cognitive disability issues across the generations



• Department of Veterans Affairs It succeeded the Veterans Administration and has responsibility for providing federal benefits to veterans and their dependents.



• Disabled American Veterans DAV is the official voice of America's service-connected disabled veterans. Its nationwide network of services -- free of charge to all veterans and members of their families -- is totally supported by membership dues and contributions from the American public.



• Disability Info. provides Americans with disabilities a direct and easy connection to the information and resources needed to access opportunities to become full participants in their communities and the 21st Century workforce.



• Disability Tables. Disability statistics for states, the US, and the World.



• Dog AID (Assistance In Disability). Helps people with physical disabilities to train their own pet dogs, both to become generally obedient, and in suitable circumstances to work for their owners as Assistance (Service) Dogs.



• Enabled Online.com. A community for persons with various disabilities, as well as their families and care givers.



• The Disabled People's Association (DPA). Disability resources in Singapore.



• Epilepsy.com is an online resource provided by The Epilepsy Project. Our mission is to inform and empower two groups of patients and their families: those facing newly diagnosed epilepsy, and those struggling with epilepsy that has resisted treatment.



• Epilepsy Foundation The Epilepsy Foundation will ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences; and will prevent, control and cure epilepsy through research, education, advocacy and services.



• Family Village. A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.



• Family Voices. Families and friends speaking on behalf of children with special healthcare needs (Arizona chapter).



• GLADNET. Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training.



• iCan! An on-line community for people with disabilities and a services company for the businesses that provide goods and services to people with disabilities.



• Institute on Independent Living. Training materials, technical assistance and information on personal assistance, advocacy, access, legislation and peer support.



• JAN (Job Accommodation Network)Welcome to JAN, a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by: 1) providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, 2) providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation, and 3) educating callers about self-employment options.



• National Organization on Disability. Promotes full and equal participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life.



• National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC). A library and information center on federally-funded disability and rehabilitation research.



• New Paradigm of Disability Bibliography. An annotated resource of books, videos, web sites, publications, and movies introducing and explaining the social and civil rights perspective of disability



• National Institutes of Health The National Institute of Health offers a search page to look up resources for people with disabilities.



• NIDRR. National Institute On Disability And Rehabilitation Research under the US Department of Education.



• Paralyzed Veterans of America The PVA, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members-veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.



• Parenting Special Needs at About.com. Education and support for all who are touched by children with special needs.



• Parents of Special Needs Children. Information and links for children with special needs and their families in Western Canada.



• Pine Tree Society. Offers programs such as camping, deaf services, augmentative communication/assistive technology and audiology in Maine.



• Planning to Build? Detailed instructions on designing accessible buildings based on a Swiss standard.



• PM&R Resources. An Internet site providing comprehensive information and links to other sites regarding practice management, health care news and medical issues of interest to the physical medicine and rehabilitation community. 



• Potomac KnowledgeWay Project's Abilities Action Team. Provides links to local resources and information regarding issues pertinent to individuals with disabilities in the Greater Washington DC region.



• Program Development Associates. Training resources for professionals in the disability field.



• Reach Disability Foundation Tetra Society of North America, Disabled Sailing, Vancouver Adapted Music Society, and British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Society. Several Canadian resources sharing one site.



• Rest Ministries. A nonprofit service ministry whose purpose is to serve people who live with chronic illness or pain, and their families, by providing spiritual, emotional, relational, and practical support.



• RESNA RESNA is the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America. We are an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability. Our purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology.



• Social Security Online Since the establishment of our office in 1999 and The Work Site in 2000, our goal has been, and will continue to be, to provide a focus within the Social Security Administration on matters affecting the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.



• Special Child Magazine. An on-line publication dedicated to parents and caregivers of children with special needs.



• Tell Us Your Story. A discussion forum which helps people with disabilities share stories about their personal experiences.



• Tech Link For news on the Tech Link Program click here.



• Three Rivers Adaptive Sports For news on the Three Rivers Adaptive Sports Program click here.



• Trace Center. Trace Research and Development Center at the University of Wisconsin.



• International Center on Dsability Information. An international center on disability information access and management.



• WHO. World Health Organization. The objective of WHO is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health.



• World Association of Persons with disAbilities [WAPD]. Advances the interests of persons with disAbilities at national, state, local and home level

• Access by Design. Provides ADA resources, articles, and other information for people with disabilities.



• ADA Technical Assistance Program. An array of projects to further the understanding and implementation of the Act.



• Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The US Access Board,, created in 1973, has served the nation as the only independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities.



• Carolina Disability. Information on obtaining Social Security disability benefits.



• Disability Claims. Common sense do's and don'ts in an attempt to address the legal concerns of employees who have become or about to become disabled.



• Disability Rights Activist. Brings together information needed to enable anyone interested in the rights of disabled people to work for those rights.



• EMPOWERMENT ZONE. This site offers information, ideas, and software related to the theme of empowerment -- helping individuals and communities achieve self actualization and full citizenship.



• Guardian Advocates. A non-attorney disability consulting firm assisting disabled individuals in applying for social security disability benefits or appealing denied SSDI or SSI claims



• The Injury Disability Law Page. A Colorado law firm that handles Social Security Disability and Workers' Compensation cases.



• June Isaacson Kailes: Disability Policy Consultant. A disability rights advocate and project developer in the independent living movement.



• LRM'S PLACE. A public policy analyst, consultant and writer with 20+ years' experience, primarily in the area of economic, health-care and disability issues.



• National Health Law Program a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities.



• OKLAHOMA DISABILITY LAW CENTER. Protecting, promoting, and expanding the rights of people with disabilities and mental illness.



• Physicians' Disability Services. A publishing company that helps people with disabilities prove their Social Security disability claims, manage periodic disability reviews, and resume productive activity.



• Section 508. U.S. Department of Justice.



• Sheri Abrams. Useful information for those appealing or applying for Social Security Disability Benefits.



• US Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act ADA HOME PAGE. Wide range of legal information.



• Western Law Center for Disability Rights. Provides legal assistance to persons with all types of disabilities in Southern California.

• ABLEDATA ABLEDATA is a federally funded project whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States.



• AbilityHub. Assistive Technology for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult.



• Alliance for Technology Access. A network of community-based resource centers, developers and vendors dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.



• Center for Applied Special Technology is a not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, especially those with disabilities.



• Closing The Gap. Publishes a bi-monthly newspaper and holds an annual conference, both focusing on the most current applications of microcomputer technology for people with special needs.



• The Disability Link Barn Access Unlimited is a manufacturer/distributor of adaptive transportation and mobility equipment for people with disabilities.



• Electrologic of America This company created an innovative rehabilitation device for individuals with spinal cord injury and other neuromuscular illnesses, with partial or no sensation. With this technology, people who ordinarily have little or no voluntary leg movement are able to actively pedal a stationary bicycle with the power of their own muscles.



• Invacare this website is a search page for accessible devices for people with disabilities.



• Matching Person & Technology. Works to better match users of technologies with the most appropriate devices for their use. The Institute works to enhance the situation of technology users through research, assessment, training and consultation. 



• Synapse Adaptive. Adaptive technology, primarily software. Emphasis on speech recognition, learning, and ADA.



• University of Delaware: Applied Science and Engineering Laboratories. Research on assistive technology.

• Ainsworth & Partners, Inc.. Keyboard training software for people with special needs.



• Ability Hub. Information web site geared for people with disabilities who need an alternative access method and/or device to operate the computer.



• EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information). A resource to the education community providing information and guidance in the area of access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities



• EyeTech Digital Systems. EyeTech Digital Systems offers a hands free computing product for disabled people called Quick Glance. The Quick Glance system makes it possible to operate a computer with eye movement only.



• IBM Special Needs Solutions. Information on IBM's accessibility products and activities.



• Information Technology Technical Assistance & Training Center (ITTATC). Promotes the development of accessible electronic and information technology by providing technical assistance, training and information.



• Koester Performance Research. Enhances the usability and accessibility of information and assistive technologies through research, development, and education.



• Laureate Learning Systems. Software for people with special needs.



• Microsoft Accessability. Accessibility features in Microsoft products.



• Rehabtool.com. High-tech assistive and adaptive computer technologies, augmentative and alternative communication devices, hardware and software, as well as a variety of computer accessibility tools and rehabilitation aids.



• Trace Center. Links to computer and software developers, information on access activities at Trace, and software toolkits.



• Unicorn Quest. Unicorn Quest is a shareware typing tutor game for children, for one or two hands and missing fingers..



• Virtual Assistive Technology Center. Information of assistive technologies for computer access.



• Web Accessibility guidelines. Direct from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

• Captioned Media Program. Provides persons who are deaf or hard of hearing awareness of and equal access to communication and learning.



• Closed Captioning Web. Information on closed caption television.



• Gallaudet University. Accredited liberal arts university for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.



• HearingExchange. A community for people with hearing loss, parents of deaf and hard of hearing children and professionals who work with them.



• Mining Co. guide to deafness. Chat for Deafness and Hard of Hearing.



• Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Research at the University of Arkansas 



• SHHH: Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. A nonprofit, educational organization, is dedicated to the well-being of people of all ages and communication styles who do not hear well.



• TTY FAQ. An excellent source for information on TTYs.



• United TTY Sales and Service. Assistive technology for persons with hearing impairments.

• AccessDome. Aresource for visually impaired, blind or print-restricted Internet users and companies and organizations that cater to them.



• AmbuTech. A variety of tips, and the premier support canes, all designed for the visually impaired and used worldwide.



• American Foundation for the Blind. AFB materials and other information.



• Ai Squared. Developer of screen magnification and screen reading software for the low-vision community.



• Ambutech. Supplier of canes for persons with visual impairments.



• American Council of the Blind. Provides general information about the Council, including recent issues of their monthly publication, The Braille Forum.



• American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. Promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing special media, tools, and materials needed for education and life.



• Betsie Home Page. The jump-off point to the text-to-speech enhanced version of all BBC On-line sites.



• Blind Industries and Services of Maryland. Provides services, training, and stable employment opportunities to blind adults.



• Bookshare.org. Subscription service for books in digital accessible format.



• Braille Formats. The rules of Braille Formats: Principles of Print to Braille Transcription 1997.



• Camera Obscura. Camera Obscura is a meta-index with etext archives, electronic reading rooms, news, and literature designed to be easily accessed by blind individuals using speech-synthesis and/or refreshable-braille display.



• Canine Companions for Independence. A nonprofit organization that provides highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities and to professional caregivers providing pet assisted therapy.



• Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill. Provides children and adults with multiple disabilities the opportunity to live, learn and work in the community.



• Dragon Systems Inc. Dragon speech input systems.



• Duxbury Systems Source for DBT and MegaDots braille translation software.



• Fred's Head. Useful tips, techniques, and resources for peole with blindness and visual impairments. Check"Brainwaves," an online contest for the blind and visually impaired community.



• Guide Dogs for the Blind. Provides Guide Dogs and training in their use to visually impaired people throughout the United States and Canada.



• Gus Communications Multimedia Speech System. Source for speech output and computer access software



• IN CUBE Enhanced Access. Speech recognition system from the Command Corp.



• Independent Living Aids. Mail order distributor of aids to daily living for the blind and visually impaired in the United States.



• Information on Vison Loss. Summary of information on vision loss and blindness.



• Low Vision Gateway. A starting point for low vision resources on the Web.



• National Federation of the Blind. Information about the NFB and other resources for people with visual impairments.



• Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D). A national nonprofit organization that serves people who cannot read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability.



• Royal National Institute for the Blind. Support and advice for people with visual impairments in England.



• Screen Magnifiers. A resource on screen enlargement and speech technologies.



• Southeastern Guide Dogs. Offers, free of charge, a unique opportunity to achieve independent travel with safety and dignity to blind men and women, through the use of professionally and humanely trained guide dogs.



• Talking Signs. A wireless communications system that provides remote directional human voice messages that make independent travel possible for vision impaired and print-handicapped individuals.



• The Seeing Eye. Enhances the independence, dignity, and self-confidence of blind people through the use of Seeing Eye dogs.



• Vision Technology - Low Vision Aids, Products for Macular Degeneration Since 1992, Vision Technology has revolutionized how people with low vision engage with essential, everyday activities and consequently improved their quality of life. The company's ground-breaking product line has redefined desktop video magnification by setting new standards in the features, and production, of low vision products.



• V. I. Guide. A guide to Internet resources about visual impairments for parents and teachers.



• VoicePrint. A free 24-hour news and information audio service in Canada.



• VOILA Technology, Inc. Provider of Enableware for people with Macular Degeneration, Low Vision, Blindness, a Learning Disability or other disabilities.

• A.H.E.A.D. = Association for Higher Education Access and Disability. AHEAD is an independent voluntary organisation working to promote improved access for persons with disabilities to Third Level Education in Ireland, North and South.



• AHRC New York City Web Site. This site provides valuable information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with developmental disabilities, those who care for them, and the professionals who work with them.



• Autism Arts. A collection of artwork from children and adults within the autistic spectrum.



• AutismLink Pennsylvania's Statewide Resource for Autism Spectrum Disorder.



• Barrier-Free Education . This site contains resources for the inclusion of students with disabilities into math and science education.



• Basic Educational Materials, Publishers. Math Products, Language Arts Products, Employment Readiness/Lifeskills Products for special needs professionals.



• Baylor College of Medicine: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Information on education, research, and clinical services.



• Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue University. Issues dealing with disability, assistive technology, and agriculture.



• Clinique Medicale et Pedagogique Edouard RIST. Education for students with disabilities grades 6 to 12 in Paris.



• Disability Resource Center at Utah State University in Logan UT. Provides access to resources that any disabled student may need in the pursuit of education.



• Disability Services at the University of Minnesota. a catalyst for ensuring equal learning and working opportunities for disabled students, faculty, staff, and guests by increasing the capacity of communities to eliminate physical, programmatic, policy, informational, and attitudinal barriers.



• DO-IT. Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking & Technology at the University of Washington. Emphasis on educational opportunities for people with disabilities.



• Education-A-Must. Provides advocate services for the child or youth with physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disabilities.



• GoTrain. A catalog of career training opportunities for guidance professionals that can be completed in one year or less.



• Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire. Provides a coherent University-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policy and practice related to the economic and social participation of persons with disabilities in New Hampshire.



• Mobility International U.S.A. A resource for anything to do with issues relating to adapting and including persons with disabilities into international exchange programs (with a special emphasis on students).



• National Educational Association of Disabled Students. Canadian nationwide, cross-disability postsecondary student organization.



• PACER Center. Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights. A nonprofit organization in Minnesota for parents of children and young adults with disabilities.



• SEN Teacher Resources. Resources, freeware downloads, links and documents for those involved in the education of pupils with severe learning difficulties, autism and other developmental disabilities.



• Society for Disability Studies. Endeavors to redress the long-standing social oppression of disabled people and to demonstrate the centrality of disability studies to a more complete understanding of all cultures and historical periods. 



• Speaking to Write: Realizing the Potential of Speech Recognition for Secondary Students with Disabilities a project funded by the US Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, explores the use of speech recognition software by secondary students with disabilities.



• SpEd_in_WV. West Virginia special education (Pre K-12) and Early Intervention (Birth-To-Three) group, including homeschoolers.



• UC Berkeley School of Psychology. Information about doctoral and other programs.



• UCLA Disability Access Web. This project coordinates, tabulates, and otherwise brings together all of the disability-related services offered by a variety of campus departments in a format designed for broad accessibility.



• University Disability Policies. From Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (Onward Program) at the University of Maine.



• University of Kansas, SPED ON-LINE. The Department of Special Education at The University of Kansas provides a variety of professional opportunities for students committed to the improvement of lifestyles for children, youth, and adults with disabilities.



• University of Missouri: Columbia Adaptive Computing Technology Center. Helps people with disabilities work with computing technologies.



• Unofficial Rehabilitation Counseling Web Page. Contains information useful to individuals planning to enter the discipline, information and resources for practicing Rehabilitation Counselors, and resources for Consumers of rehabilitation services.



• Valdosta State University Special Services Program. Assists students with disabilities to pursue educational goals to the fullest of their abilities. The primary objectives are to provide reasonable academic accommodations and assure that campus programs and activities are accessible to disabled students.



• West Virginia Waiver Jobs. A job matching service for clients, families, caregivers, case managers, and job seekers who are involved (or wish to become involved) with the Title XIX (Medicaid) MR/DD Home and Community-Based Waiver Program in West Virginia.



• WV_waiver_families. A place for West Virginians involved with the Title XIX MR/DD Waiver program to share information, ideas, experiences, tips, and advocacy efforts.