Disability Awareness & Education
Advocacy & Law
http://www.ada.gov/
Information about the Americans with Disabilities Act directly from the Department
of Justice website.
http://www.dralegal.org
Disability Rights Advocates is a nation and international nonprofit organization dedicated
to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities.
http://www.janejarrow.com
Disability Access Information and Support provides technical assistance to colleges
and universities.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/
Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education. Includes information on Sections
504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, among a variety publications and helpful information.
http://www.bazelon.org
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a national nonprofit legal advocacy organization
for people with mental disabilities.
http://www.cdrnys.org/
The Center for Disability Rights works for the full integration, independence and
civil rights of people with disabilities.
www.section508.gov
News and information about section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Provides guidance
on buying accessible products and services.
Service Animals
http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
Assistive Technology
www.infinitec.org
Information, news and resources for and about people with disabilities primarily on
assistive technology.
www.htctu.fhda.edu
Information relative to the High Tech Center Training Unit at De Anza College. The
HTCTU is responsible for training California community college personnel in assistive
and instructional computer technology. Many helpful links are provided such as designing
accessible web pages, alternate media resources, library access, and information on
pertinent laws.
PowerPoint Accessibility Techniques
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/
This website provides information and tools to make PowerPoint accessible to people
with disabilities.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) works with organizations around the world to
develop strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people
with disabilities. The site provides resources on the essential components of web
accessibility, guideline and techniques, managing accessibility and evaluating accessibility.
http://www.icdri.org/legal/the_growing_digital_divide.htm
This websites includes a paper entitled, “The Growing Digital Divide in Access for
People with Disabilities Overcoming Barriers to Participation” (May 1999) by Cynthia
Waddell. The paper identifies some of the emerging digital economy barriers, current
efforts to address these barriers and expresses the author's vision of the long-term
policy research agenda. This highly annotated paper provides useful resources regarding
this issue as the author seeks to inform the reader regarding how emerging technology
can enable full participation in the digital economy for everyone, regardless of age,
disability or the limitations of the technology available.
Attention Deficit Disorder
http://www.chadd.org
National Organization representing individuals with ADHD for education, advocacy and
support.
Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
http://www.researchautism.org/resources/index.asp
Blind and Low Vision
http://www.acb.org
American Council for the Blind
http://www.nfb.org
National Federation of the Blind
http://www.helenkeller.org
The Helen Keller National Center's mission is to enable each person who is deaf or
blind to live an work in his or her community of choice through vocational rehabilitation,
training programs and field services.
http://www.afb.org
American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.lighthouseguild.org/
The Lighthouse Guild is an American charitable organization, based in New York City,
devoted to vision rehabilitation and advocacy for the blind.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.nad.org
National Association of the Deaf is the largest and oldest organization representing
people who are deaf or hard of hearing in education, employment, health care, social
services and telecommunications.
http://www.ncicap.org
The National Captioning Institute developed and continues to improve the closed-captioning
systems.
http://ntidweb.rit.edu
The Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf provides
deaf students with state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs.
http://www.shhh.org
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is an organization that strives to improve the
quality of life for hard of hearing people through education, advocacy and self-help.
Developmental Disabilities
http://www.ndss.org
The National Down Syndrome Society exists to ensure that all people with Down's Syndrome
have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
http://www.ucp.org
United Cerebral Palsy Association is committed to change and progress for persons
with disabilities through promotion of independence, productivity and full citizenship
for people with cerebral palsy.
Disability Studies/History
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/
This website promotes understanding about the historical experience of people with
disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories. The site
includes the Disability History Museum's Library, a digital archive that only exists
online which contains digital versions of images, texts, and other artifacts related
to disability history. In addition the education section of the website has teacher
resources and course packets.
http://www.disabilityhistory.org
The Disability Social History Project is dedicated to the collection of artifacts
and information regarding the history of people with disabilities. This site displays
the rich history of people with disabilities through timelines, exhibits and profiles
of disabled people in history. Through exploring this site, you can see the way people
with disabilities are reclaiming the beauty of their history through this community
project.
http://www.dsq-sds.org/
Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ) is the journal of the Society for Disability Studies
(SDS). It is a multidisciplinary and international journal of interest to social scientists,
scholars in the humanities, disability rights advocates, creative writers, and others
concerned with the issues of people with disabilities The website includes electronic
access to the journal for subscribers as well as various related links and resources
on disability studies.
https://bethhaller.wordpress.com/syllabi/understanding-disability-through-mass-media/
The Mass Media and Disability site is a compilation of links to web and print resources.
The resources are categorized into book publishers, films and broadcasts, international
sources, news, organizational publications, research groups, web accessibility, and
web publications.
http://ncdj.org/
The National Center on Disability and Journalism's mission is to educate journalists
and educators about disability reporting issues in order to produce more accurate,
fair and diverse news reporting. Their website is comprised of a detailed links section
that provides resources to educators and reporters. The links are categorized into
Journalism Education -Disability Focus, Disability Bibliographies, Disability Demographics
and Statistics, Disability Advocacy Organizations, Assisted Suicide, Independent Living,
International Exchange Program, Parenting with a Disability, Violence and Disability,
Centers on Violence & Disability, Voting, Assistive Technology & Universal Design,
Education, Legal and Sports.
http://www.aboutdisability.com/bib.html
This is an annotated bibliography of books organized by categories: Community/Culture,
Disability Studies, Family, Children, & Relationships, History, Identity, Policy/Civil
Rights, Children/Young Adults, and separate categories for Radio, Movies, WWW (Internet),
Publications and Videos. The list is a compilation of recommendations from a diverse
group of disability scholars and activists and other bibliographies.
http://www.rds.hawaii.edu/
The Review of Disability Studies (RDS) journal is an internationally-focused academic
journal in the field of Disability Studies. Their website includes information on
the RDS, the editors, as well as how to subscribe to the journal electronically or
in print. The first issues of the journal are available to download free through the
site. In addition, the site provides resources and information for evaluators and
submitters.
https://disstudies.org/index.php/about-sds/
The Society for Disability Studies works to explore issues of disability and chronic
illness from scholarly perspectives. Their website includes information on the Disabilities
Studies Quarterly (DSQ), their annual conferences, publications as well as information
regarding how to join the SDS. In addition, the site includes a comprehensive section
of related links.
Employment Accommodations
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu
Job Accommodations Network
Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder
http://epilepsyfoundation.org
The foundation is committed to the prevention, cure, research, education advocacy,
and service for people with seizure disorders.
General Disability Resources
http://www.ahead.org
Association on Higher Education and Disability
www.caped.net
California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability
http://www.ncd.gov
National Council on Disability
https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/about-national-institute-disability-independent-living-and-rehabilitation-research
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
http://www.heath.gwu.edu
An online quarterly newsletter published by The George Washington University, Washington
DC. Contains articles of interest to educators and students in postsecondary institutions.
Included are resources, featured disability-related websites, new product and book
reviews.
www.raggededgemagazine.com
Online magazine for and about people with disabilities in today's society. Includes
resources for all disabilities and links to various other related websites. The cost
to subscribe is $17.50 yearly.
www.washington.edu/doit/faculty
Called The Faculty Room, this is an online resource for faculty and administrators
in postsecondary institutions. Includes information on topics such as academic accommodations,
universal design of instruction, equal access to computer technology and the web,
and rights and responsibilities for students with disability and faculty.
https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityPowered/
American Association of People with Disabilities.
http://www.wid.org
The World Institute on Disability is a nonprofit public policy center dedicated to
the promotion of independence and full inclusion of people with disabilities.
http://ncam.wgbh.org/
The National Center for Accessible Media focuses on media and information technology
products for individuals with disabilities along with various links and resources
for accessible media.
Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldaamerica.org
The learning Disabilities Association of America advocates on behalf of persons with
learning disabilities and supports research into the causes of learning disabilities.
http://www.ncld.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.interdys.org
The International Dyslexia Association studies and treats dyslexia by helping individuals
with dyslexia and those who work with them by working nationally and locally on legislation,
public awareness, research and education.
http://www.onlineschoolscenter.com/navigating-online-education-for-students-with-disabilities/Navigating Online College Courses for Students with Learning Disabilities
Nursing and Disability
http://www.nond.org
"NOND is an open membership, cross-disability, professional organization that works
to promote equity for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions in nursing
through education and advocacy..."
http://www.exceptionalnurse.com
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injuries
http://www.apacure.com
This foundation is a merger between the American Paralysis Association and the Christopher
Reeve Foundation. It encourages and supports research to develop effective treatments
and cures caused by spinal cord injuries and other central nervous system disorders.
http://www.spinalcord.org
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association assists in the development of programs
for care, treatment, rehabilitation, community living and research for persons with
spinal cord injuries.
Psychiatric Disabilities
http://www.nmha.org
The National Mental Health Association is dedicated to improving the mental health
of all individuals.
Speech and Hearing
http://www.asha.org
American Speech, Language and Hearing Association
Veterans/Student-Veterans with Disabilities
Veteran-Students and Universal Design PowerPoint (Grace Hanson)
http://www.militaryonesource.com
http://www.studentveterans.org/
http://www.ada.gov/servicemembers_adainfo.pdf
Universal Design
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Strategies/Universal/
http://www.cast.org/our-work/learning-tools.html
http://www.nectac.org/topics/atech/udl.asp
https://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/cud/
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. The website provides links
to necessary resources for created universal designed homes and facilities that are
accessible and “livable for a lifetime.”
http://www.facultyware.uconn.edu/home.cfm
FacultyWare is a site designed to provide a broad range of information and tools to
improve the design and delivery of instruction for college students with disabilities
and other diverse learning needs. The site includes information on the principles
of Universal Design for Instruction (UDI), as well as a comprehensive resource section
on topics related to UDI. In addition, the instructional freeware section of the site
provides examples of materials that reflect the principles of UDI that have gone through
a juried review process, from various media formats and content areas.
http://www.universaldesign.com/
The site provides information on Universal Design through a searchable archive of
the Global Universal Design Educator's Online News and a detailed linked resource
section. The website also includes a downloadable version of the Universal Design
Handbook.
http://www.jlmueller.com/
J.L. Mueller, Inc. was founded in 1982 by Jim Mueller, an industrial designer who
has worked in the field of design for people with disabilities since 1974. This website
is designed to educate the public on the practice of Universal Design focusing on
designing for people of all ages and abilities, both in design of consumer products
and in workplace design and job accommodation. This site provides reasons why Universal
Design is important, Principles of Universal Design, and case examples of how Universal
Design is improving the usability of products and workplaces for people of all ages
and abilities.
http://idea.ap.buffalo.edu/Home/index.asp
The University of Buffalo houses the IDEA Center which 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 through their life spans. IDEA provides resources
and technical expertise in architecture, product design, and facilities management
and the social and behavioral sciences to further these agendas. The website provides
access to the Diversity in Design listserv which seeks to connect those interested
in communicating with others interested in the field. Finally, the site provides access
to the IDEA e-newsletter, a publications archive as well as other web-based resources
on universal design.
http://www.tss.uoguelph.ca/projects/uid/
This website provides information on Universal Instructional Design and the UID project
which ran from May 2002- December 2003. It includes a set of principles, a handbook
and workbook on UID. The site also provides access to the UID forum which is a listserv
dedicated to the discussion of topics of UID as they apply to educators.
http://www.udeducation.org/
This site supports educators and students in their teaching and study of universal
design. The website is divided into two sections; teaching universal design and learning
more about universal design. The teaching section provides models of educator created
materials that reflect “quality educational experiences in universal design.” The
learning section provides access to information about what universal design is, access
to information about how to further study universal design, and a list of resources
that support teaching and learning about UD.
