- 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.
- The Low Vision
Gateway
- Created
to be your starting point to
access information on the World
Wide Web related to the fields of
low vision and blindness.
- The Screen
Magnifiers Homepage
- On
this site you will find
information about screen
magnifier software for MS-DOS,
Microsoft Windows, OS/2 and
Macintosh.
- 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.
- myEyeNet
- The
Web's most comprehensive source
for Eye care information.
- 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.
- EASI
- Equal
Access to Software Information,
EASI's mission is to serve as a
resource to the education
community by providing
information and guidance in the
area of access-to-information
technologies by individuals with
disabilities. We stay informed
about developments and
advancements within the adaptive
computer technology field and
spread that information to
colleges, universities, K-12
schools, libraries and into the
workplace.
- 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.
- Texas School for the
Blind and Visually Impaired
- TSBVI
is a special public school
established by the Texas
Legislature to provide
specialized and intense services
which focus on the unique
learning needs of students with
visual impairments, including
those with additional
disabilities.
- 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.
- The Texas Technology
Access Project
- The
Texas Assistive Technology
Partnership at the Texas
University Affiliated Program,
University of Texas at Austin,
formed in 1992 to serve as the
lead agency for Texas Tech Act
activities, advocacy and
disability rights organizations,
policymakers, public agencies,
higher education representatives,
assistive technology
practitioners, service providers
and private sector groups.
- 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