Alliance for Technology Access
Poynter: Tips on Covering Disabilities
National Center for Disabilities and Journalism
AEJMC: Mass Media & Disability Links
Links to many areas, including news, web accessibility, publications, international disability links, etc.
AboutDisability.com
Maintained by Anthony Tusler, this site is an annotated bibliography of books organized by categories.
Americans With Disabilities Act Home Page
Department of Justice: Disabilities Online News
Department of Justice: Formal ADA Settlements
Department of Justice: Accessible Sports Stadiums
Department of Justice: ADA Guide for Small Towns
Department of Justice: ADA Status Report
Institute for Community Inclusion: State Data Online
This Web site generates customized charts of state, national, and individual disability data. Accessible text versions are automatically created by the charting software. The site currently includes data sets from state mental retardation/developmental disabilities agencies, the Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Social Security Administration, and the U.S. Department of Labor.
National Rehabilitation Information Center
An abundance of disability and rehabilitation-oriented information organized in a variety of formats designed to make it easy for users to find and use.
Not Dead Yet
Spearheaded by Coleman and Drake, this group organizes people with disabilities nationally to protest assisted suicide.
Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
Focuses on issues related to health, aging, civil rights, abuse, and independent living. Located at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas.
Women with Disabilities Australia
This Australian site has papers, articles and reports archived as well as links to related disability sites and general sites. They also have an extensive section for further reading.
Disability Rights Advocates
Dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Disabled Sports, USA
DS/USA now offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent physical disability.
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Representing 92 rape crisis/rape prevention programs and allied members, this association offers resources and staff to answer questions on sexual abuse of persons with disabilities.
The Center for an Accessible Society
This site claims to "help journalists find quality information and sources."
Little People of America, Inc.
MadNation
A mental health site.
Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation
EDS is a connective tissue disorder that can be severely disabling and, in one form, deadly.
EDS Today
EDS is a connective tissue disorder that can be severely disabling and, in one form, deadly.
Ehlers-Danlos Support Group (UK)
EDS is a connective tissue disorder that can be severely disabling and, in one form, deadly.
University of Wisconsin: Family Village
A global community of disability-related resources.
Wright State University: Creating Laboratory Access for Students in Science (CLASS)
The project's purpose is to raise awareness about the challenges faced by persons with disabilities in a lab environment and how Wright State University can help overcome some of these obstacles. Wright State has been awarded a Federal Grant by the National Science Foundation to help research and minimize these problems.
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