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Low Vision and Blind Sites: Related Category Links
Florida Division of Blind Services: Agency created to serve the visually impaired and blind with job related opportunities in employment.
Guide Dogs for the Blind: Guide Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit, charitable organization with a mission to provide Guide Dogs and training in their use to visually impaired people throughout the United States and Canada. Our dogs and services are free to those we serve, thanks to the generosity of donors and support of volunteers.
American Council of the Blind: The Council strives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people by: serving as a representative national organization of blind people; elevating the social, economic and cultural levels of blind people; improving educational and rehabilitation facilities and opportunities; cooperating with the public and private institutions and organizations concerned with blind services; encouraging and assisting all blind persons to develop their abilities and conducting a public education program to promote greater understanding of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.
Shades of Gray on the Darkside -- Blind and Disabilities Resource: Freeware and shareware for the visually impaired.
The National Federation of the Blind: The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is two-fold; to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind. By providing public education about blindness, information and referral services, scholarships, literature and publications about blindness, aids and appliances and other adaptive equipment for the blind, advocacy services and protection of civil rights, Job Opportunities for the Blind, development and evaluation of technology, and support for blind persons and their families, members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality.
Senior Groups: Related Category Links

AgeNet: This eldercare network brings together suppliers of eldercare products and services with businesses such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health care providers, health systems, and organizations or companies with employee assistance programs.
SeniorNet: SeniorNet is a national non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide computer training at a low cost to adults, 50 and over. In a partnership with eBay they are addressing the online needs of the elderly with the Digital Opportunity Program.
ThirdAge: ThirdAge provides a mix of services and products for adults in their mid-40s through 50s. This site also provides a Computer Section, consisting of articles related to computer skills and web pointers.
AARP: AARP is the nation's leading organization for people age 50 and older. It serves their needs and interests through information and education, advocacy, and community services which are provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout the country. The organization also offers members a wide range of special benefits and services, including Modern Maturity magazine and the monthly Bulletin.
Allied Services: Allied Services is Northeastern Pennsylvania's largest and most diverse provider of health and human service care to people with disabilities and those who are elderly. Headquartered in Scranton, Allieds 2,500 employees and volunteers care for nearly 5,000 people every day at over 60 locations.
Support Organizations: Related Category Links
Cornucopia Of Disability Information: Hosted by The State University of New York at Buffalo, CODI serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas.
The Adaptive Technology Resource Center: ATRC - The aim of the service program is to provide information, support and training which will allow individuals to make informed decisions and build the skills required to optimally employ technical tools.
Federal IT Accessibility Initiative: Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. The Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative is a Federal government interagency effort to offer information and technical assistance to assist in the successful implementation of Section 508.
Rehabilitation Engineering: Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering College of Engineering and Computer Science Wright State University Dayton, Ohio.
Oregon Disabilities Commission: The most important sections of this site are the two online Technical Assistance and Information Centers. There you can access over 1200 documents relating to people with disabilities including documents on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), specific disabilities, technology, and many other topics. To date there has been over 75,000 documents disseminated for a total of over 300,000 pages of information making this one of the largest sources of information on the web.
Family Village, University of Wisconsin-Madison: We are a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
Adaptive Learning Programs (ALPS): Purdue University's Adaptive Learning Programs! The services we offer are designed for students with disabilities. ALPS can provide you with both practical services and resources for helping you to overcome educational obstacles.
Special Ed.: A valuable resource for educators, sponsored by the Middletown Teacher Center
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Fedup Feds: Fedup Feds is a networking, information, legislative reform, and fairness for injured federal workers. The Disability Resources Section: Cutting through the "red tape," this site provides Links to disability resource sites which offer information on government programs and workplace issues.
Computers and Health: This August 1991 publication describes the current state of knowledge about the risk of using computers and how to keep healthy while using them.
FirstGov For Seniors: Part of the new one-stop US Government site. It may not work well when viewed on Netscape, but they have been notified about the problem.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewate, Special Education Dept.: Special Education prepares personnel to work with individuals who have a variety of disabilities. The program offers alternatives in preparing professional staff to serve different age groups ranging from infant/toddler/preschool through programs serving adolescents. Selection of sequences which emphasize varying degrees of disability from mild through severe profound are available.
Northern Arizona University, Institute for Human Development: Welcome to the home page for the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University. Our goal is to have this site serve as a resource to educators, students, service providers, agency personnel, and individuals with disabilities and their families.
Center on Education and Work: Located at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, The Center's work enables educators to engage youth and adults in learning and career development experiences that lead to meaningful and productive careers. Toward that end, the Center undertakes research, development, and capacity-building technical assistance activities to strengthen the connections among educational institutions, workplaces, communities, and families. Ultimately, the Center's efforts are designed to enhance the quality of career-related learning in schools, colleges, and the workplace for all individuals.
Disability-Specific Web Sites: An extensive list of disability links. Sponsored by the Disability Services Department at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities: NICHCY provides information and makes referrals in areas related to specific disabilities; Early intervention, Special education and related services, Individualized education programs, Family issues, Disability organizations, Professional associations, Education rights, Transition to adult life and much, much more!
DO-IT Program, University of Washington: Programs to promote the use of technology to maximize the independence, productivity and participation of people with\ disabilities.
SEM's Disabilities Resource Page: Links to Colleges, Universities, scholarships, grants and loans, electronic magazines, newsgroups and listservs
disAbility.gov Home Page: Access America for People with Disabilities is also part of Vice President Al Gore's Access America initiative, which calls for government to use information technology to deliver government services anytime, anywhere.
The Disability Information & Resource Centre South Australia (DIRC): DIRC's role is to "point people in the right direction" - to end the confusion concerning where to go for information about disability - to refer people to the most appropriate place to meet their needs.
DReAmS, Disability Related Awareness for Students: Hosted by the University of Delaware, DReAmS is a student group which became an official student organization in the Fall of `97. The group's focus is to foster an awareness of disability issues on campus. The group supports both educational and social activities.
Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR): SOAR is a project of the Job Accommodation Network, a service of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. This system is designed to let users explore various accommodation options for persons with disabilities in the work setting.
Vocational Rehabilitation State by State Directory: This list is provided by the National Alliance of the Disabled (NAOTD). VR assists those individuals to secure gainful employment commensurate with their abilities and capabilities through local job searches and awareness of self-employment and telecommuting opportunities.
Center for IT Accommodation Office of Governmentwide Policy (GSA): CITA is a nationally recognized model demonstration facility influencing accessible information environments, services, and management practices.
CanLearn Interactive: A comprehensive bilingual resource for learning information, products and services to support Canadians in pursuit of learning and career goals.
The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP): Located at Education Development Center, Inc., NCIP was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs from 1992-1998 to promote the effective use of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities.
Washington State School for the Blind, Vancouver, WA: Access to educational software is available here as a free download. The "Access Package for the Blind - Edmark Software" is designed for students who are or will be Braille readers.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration - OSHA: Ergonomics is the science of fitting the job to the worker. When there is a mismatch between the physical requirements of the job and the physical capacity of the worker, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) can result.
The New York Institute for Special Education: The New York Institute for Special Education(NYISE) is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian educational facility which provides quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and preschoolers who are developmentally delayed.
Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet: We disseminate information about books, pamphlets, magazines, newsletters, videos, databases, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, telephone hotlines and on-line services that provide free, inexpensive or hard-to-find information to help people with disabilities live independently.
Information for Instructors: Related Category Links
AbilityLink.com: portal for rehab professional with events, products, jobs, news & expert discussion: A virtual community for the healthcare professionals who are instrumental in managing product purchase issues and recommendations for their clients. Bundling our management's in depth industry knowledge with the comprehensive and integrated application of our business and technology model allows us to fill a marketing requirement.
Teachers.net: The ultimate teacher's resource for supplies, lesson plans, jobs, information about meetings, web tools and much more
Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Technology: (CSMT) supports access to general education curriculum and instruction by students with disabilities. This unit of the State Special Schools and Services Division produces accessible versions of textbooks, workbooks, and literature books adopted for all public schools by the State Board of Education.
Disability Related Organizations: Related Category Links

Project HIRED: Through reciprocal relationships with industry, Project HIRED develops and maintains a range of services to the community, Which includes outreach, employment training, job placement, education of employers and advocacy.
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet: The Center collects disability-related Internet resources, including resources that may be helpful to the disability community. The Center is also available for consulting on Web Site Design accessibility issues and other Electronic and Information Technology projects in order to make them usable by the largest audience.
WebABLE: At WebABLE!, our mission is to make the Internet and World Wide Web accessible to people with disabilities. To accomplish our mission, we provide a host of accessibility services to help you make your web site easier to access by people with disabilities.
Washington Assistive Technology Alliance: WATA activities include information and referral, consultation, and training related to selection of AT devices, services and funding, legal advice and advocacy, policy development; and legislative action, technical consultation and training, publications, development and maintenance of online resources.
Closing the Gap - Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation: Closing The Gap, Inc. is an organization that focuses on computer technology for people with special needs through its bi-monthly newspaper, annual international conference and extensive web site.
TRI Online! Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc.: Here you will find a wealth of disability-related information, resources, news, books, program descriptions and thousands of links to other disability web sites.
Florida Health and Medical Locator Guide - Medical Professional Network: Florida Medical Professionals Network is the foremost user-friendly guide to professional medical and health service providers in Florida!
Alternatives to Workers' Compensation or Non-Subscription Insurance: Get your Alternatives to Workers' Compensation or Non-subscription Insurance quote today.
Community Technology Centers' Network: CTCNet brings together agencies and programs that provide opportunities whereby people of all ages who typically lack access to computers and related technologies can learn to use these technologies in an environment that encourages exploration and discovery and, through this experience, develop personal skills and self-confidence.
AT Network Assistive Technology ... Tools for Living: California's AT Network is dedicated to expanding the accessibility of tools, resources and technology that will help increase independence, improve personal productivity and enhance the quality of life for all Californians.
GLADNET: Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET) is a group which aims to provide increased access to timely and comprehensive information via the internet on effective strategies, best practices, programmes, and other relevant information relating to the employment and training of persons with disabilities.
Education World® : Parents Community Center : Special Needs Children: They created an information source on the Web with news from USA Today, monthly site reviews and employment listings to keep educators up to date. And they created original content such as lesson plans, articles written by education experts, and information on how to make the best use of technology in the classroom, so that educators could find ideas at the click of a mouse.
Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI): This collection exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily and readily available in one location.
TASH - Disability Advocacy Worldwide: Although TASH 's work is often on a global level, equally, if not more significant, is the direct support we provide individuals with disabilities and their family members. We serve as a clearinghouse for the daily reporting of treatment that is unjust or that limits opportunity. We provide information, linkage with resources, expert assistance toward fighting inequities, legal expertise, and targeted advocacy. We bring to the assistance of individuals in need, the backing of our thousands of members worldwide and the support of a national organization committed to social justice for all people.
Disability Rights Commission: The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body set up by the Government to help secure civil rights for disabled people.
RESNA: A major new activity initiated in 1995 is RESNA's effort to develop a certification program for professionals working as assistive technology service providers. Directed by an autonomous Professional Standards Board, an examination process was developed which provides certification for persons working as Assistive Technology Practitioners and Assistive Technology Suppliers. This effort was supported, in part, by the National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 99,000 speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally.
AbilityNet: AbilityNet provides free information and advice on any aspect of the use of a computer by someone with a disability, individual assessment of technology needs, adapted computer equipment with full training and technical support, a programme of awareness education, and consultancy for employers on system and workstation adaptations.
Technology Assistance for Special Consumers -TASC: Provides individuals with disabilities, their families or advocates, and associated professionals access to assistive technology devices and services to increase independence in the home, school, and work environments.
disABILITY Information and Resources: The pages provided here are meant to serve as a resource to provide useful information; therefore, they do not contain a lot of useless, pretty graphics which take a long time to load.
Untangling the Web--Disability Links: Disability related resources, provided by ICDI -International Center for Disability Information, Home of The West Virginia Research and Training Center, A national center conducting research and training to assist persons with disabilities into employment, the community, and independence through information technology.
JAN - Job Accommodation Network: An international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The National Rehabilitation Information Center: NARIC has collected and disseminated the results of federally funded research projects. NARIC's literature collection, which also includes commercially published books, journal articles, and audiovisuals, averages around 200 new documents per month.
Mortgageloan.com: Comprehensive guide to housing and mortgages for people with disablities. Items cover terminology, the process of buying a house, financial assistance, and more.