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General Disability Internet Resources

Advocacy and Voting Resources

• Advocacy Center-Western NY area
• Justice for All
• New York State Office of Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
• Project Vote Smart
  
  
  Assistive Technology
  
  

• AbleTV (Web-based global tv for disabled persons)
• Independent Living Products
  
• Virtual Assistive Technology Center
  
  Associations
  
  
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• Association on Higher Education and Disability
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Disabled People International
• Federal Resource Center for Special Education
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• National Arts and Disability Center
• National Center for Support of Disability Issues
• National Organization on Disability
• Society for Disability Studies
  
  
  Attention Deficit Disorders-ADD and Tourette's Syndrome
  
  
• ADDA: National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
• Tourette's Syndrome
  
  

  Blind and Visual Impairment Resources
  
• American Foundation for the Blind
• Blindness Related Resources on the Web and Beyond
• Blindness Resources Center
• Braille E-Book Reader-transforms the text of e-books into Braille, and also can be used for reading e-mail, browsing the World Wide Web, and other text-based applications.
• BraillePlus.net
• Described Videos
• EnableLink
• Freedom Scientific-Find information on products produced by Henter-Joyce (JAWS & MAGic), Blazie Engineering and Arkenstone (OpenBook and VERA)
• InfoEyes Under the leadership of the Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service with software andresources provided by OCLC, a number of talking book centers will embark on a multi-state collaborativeonline information and virtual reference service for the visually impaired. Talking book readers, other visually impaired individuals, and librarians are invited to use the trial service. Through the service, library customers can get assistance using the Internet, finding information on the Internet and in periodical databases and reader advisory service. Librarians will be using OCLC Question Point Enhanced software toprovide services which include voice over IP, co-browsing, and application sharing. Customers will be asked to evaluate the service and resources to help librarians in developing the service. Hours of service will be posted on the web page. If customers want service outside of those hours, they can schedule an appointment or a reference session.
• Internet Braille Access
• Library of Congress Services to the Blind NLS
• Low Vision Gateway
• National Federation of the Blind
• NYISE Blindness Resource Center
• NY State Library
• NY State Library School and Youth Services
• Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic NLS
  
• Zoomtext Software
  
  Career and Job Info
  
  
• CEC Career Connection
• Disability Information for Students and Professionals
• JAN: Job Accommodation Network
• Office of Disability Employment Policy
  
  Databases and Clearinghouses
  
  
• Ability On-Line Support Network
• AbleData
• Access to Disability Data
• DHM Library
• Disability Access, Information and Support
• disAbility Information and Resources Jim Lubin's site
• Disability Grapevine
• Disability Online
• Disability Resources Monthly Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
• Empowerment Zone
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
• Inclusion in Science Education for Students with Disabilities
• Institute for Disabilities Research and Training
• Internet Resources for Special Children
• Interwork Institute -Rehabilitation and education program link and documents on work and disabilities
• K-12 Academics
  
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• NARIC: The National Rehabilitation Information Center
• OSERS:National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research
• Resources About Disabilities Pioneer Library
• Society for Disability Studies
• University of Wisconsin, Trace Research & Development Center
• U.S. Census Bureau Disability Data
• Yahoo Disability Resources
  
  
  Developmental Disabilities
  
  
• American Association on Mental Retardation
• The Arc
• Developmental Delay Resources
• Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities
• Lifetime Assistance
  
  
  Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities
  
  
• All Kinds of Minds
• AlphaSmart Keyboard (Mac/Win)-Simple, inexpensive writing tool
• Bridges to Practice
• Closing the Gap-National Conference, web site, resources directory
• Curry College-Milton, MA-Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL) employs a strength-based, metacognitive approach to supporting college able students with diagnosed learning disabilities.
• Diagram and Outlining Tool-Inspiration Software, Inc.
• Franklin Electronic Publishers - Hand-held spelling and reference tools
• International Dyslexia Association
• Learning Disabilities Association
• LD ONLINE
• LINCS-Literacy Information and Communication System
• Literacy and Learning Disabilities Special Collection
• National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc.
• Schwab Foundation for Learning
• Technology, Reading and Learning Difficulties Conference
• TextHelp-Writing Support Tools
  
  
  Family Resources
  
  
• DRM WebWatcher
• Family Village
• Family Voices
• Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
  
  

  Government and Statistical Resources
  

• Administration on Developmental Disabilities
• Education of Students with Disabilities
• National Council on Disability
  
• Social Security Disability Information
• Social Security Disability Secrets
• United States Access Board: Accessibility for People with Disabilities
  
• United States Census Bureau
  
  Journals-Go to the E-Content Finder to find e-books and e-journals
  
  
• Journal of Information Technology and Disabilities
  

  
  
  

  Laws and Legal Issues
  

• ADA Compliance Handbook (enter RIT account)
  
• ADA Home Page -U.S. Department of Justice
• Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
• Disabilities, Aging and Long Term Care
• FirstGov
• Health Care Financing Administration
• IEP Resources
• Lexis Nexis Database
• Special Education Connection Database
  
• Westlaw Campus Database
• Wrightslaw: The Special Education Advocate
  
  

  NY Resources
  
  
• Caregivers Website
• Monroe County Women's Disabilities Network
  
  

  Physical Disabilities
  
  

• Mobility International USA
  
  
  

  Special Education Resources
  
  
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Barrier Free Education-Math and science education
  
• Council on Exceptional Children
• National Association of Special Education Teachers
• Teaching Every Student-Universal Design
• University of Kansas, Dept. of Special Education
  
  

  Sports Resources
  
  
• Disabled Sports USA
• Special Olympics International
• Sportquest
  
  

  Technology and Web Access
  
  

• AbilityHub.com
• Adaptive Technology for the Internet: Making Electronic Resources Available to All -Barbara Mates
• Alliance for Technology Access
  
• Apple Computer-Disability Solutions
• Archimedes Project
• AskAlice-Accessibility Portal to Aid Section 508 Compliance
• Bobby
  
• Center for Applied Special Technology
• Directory of Schools-Online Education
• Disability Graphics
• DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetwork and Technology
• eBooks and the Disabled: "The Soundproof Book"
• eCollege-Offers services to make online course content accessible(Section 508) for students with disabilities
• EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information
• FCC Disabilities Issues Task Force Homepage
• Flash Film Festival
• Freedom Box
• IBM Accessibilitiy
• Joe Clark-Accessibility Expert
• Macromedia and NCAM -- Partner to create accessible web authoring solutions
• Macromedia Accessibility
• MAGpie- Multimedia captioning tool
  
• Microsoft Accessibility Site
• National Center for Accessible Media
• Northeast ADA and IT Center
• Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
• Web Accessibility
• Web Accessibility Initiative
• WebSpeak
  

Maintained by Joan Naturale

Links checked 10 October 2006