DISABILITY WEBLINKS

There are a number of agencies which serve as advocates and resources for people with disabilities.

Assistive Technology
Blindness
Children and Disabilities
Deafness
Directories
General
Housing
Independent Living
Learning Disabilities
Legal and Political
Spinal Cord Injuries
Web Page Accessibility

Directories

• CODI (Cornucopia of Disability Information)
• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Disabilities Page

General

• Amputee Web Site
• Disability Info.org (from New England INDEX)
• Let's Face It: Facial Differences Information and Support Network
• NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center
• The Traveling Wheelchair (accessibility reviews and ratings of southeastern Mass. places)

Assistive Technology

• Abledata
• Alliance for Technology Access
• Adaptive Technology Resource Centre
• Center for Accessible Technology

Blindness

• Blindness Resource Center
• Blind Bookworm
• Braille and Talking Book Library: provides a variety of services, including audio described videos, downloadable digital audiobooks, large print and braille books, and more. From the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown

Children and Disabilities

• Children's Disabilities Information
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Deafness

• The Deaf Resource Library
• Deaf World

Housing

• Center for Universal Design
• Disability Rights and Resources (from U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)

Independent Living

• Independent Living Institute
• Toward Independent Living and Learning, Inc (TILL)

Learning Disabilities

• LD OnLine
• LD Resources
• Learning Disabilities Association
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• National Resources for Adults with Learning Disabilities
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  • One ADD Place
• Dyslexia
  • International Dyslexia Association

Legal and Political

• Americans With Disabilities Act Document Center
• Massachusetts Office on Disability
• Council for Disability Rights
• U.S. Access Board

Spinal Cord Injuries

• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Spinal Cord and Head Injuries: Ask NOAH
• Spinal Cord Injury Information Network

Web Page Accessibility

• Web Accessible Initiative
• WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)

Last Modified: December 2, 2008
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