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Persons w/ Disabilities
General Starting Places | Hearing or Speaking Impaired | Physically Challenged | Visually Impaired
Ability Online -
http://www.abilityonline.org/public/default-g.htm
An electronic mail system that connects young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors. Ability OnLine is also a valuable resource for families and friends anxious to know more about an illness and help manage it.
ADA Document Center -
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
This website contains copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADA regulations, technical assistance manuals prepared by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the and other United States Department of Justice (DOJ), technical assistance documents sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and reviewed by EEOC or DOJ.
Benefits Checkup - National Council on the Aging -
http://benefitscheckup.org
BenefitsCheckUp helps thousands of people every day to connect to government programs that can help them pay for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other needs.
CODI - Cornucopia of Disability Information -
http://codi.buffalo.edu/
For people of all ages. Includes assistive technology, directories, college resources, statistics, travel and much more.
Family Village -
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
Global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.
KCLS Traveling Library Center -
http://www.kcls.org/travelinglibrary/
The Traveling Library Center (TLC) provides services to eligible residents of King County who are not able to visit their community libraries. Communities serviced include retirement homes, nursing homes, the homebound, and adult family homes.
Mousercise -
http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html
Learn to use a mouse--on-line instruction.
National Inst on Deafness & Communication Disorder -
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov
This web site is the primary source of online information about the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), which is part of the National Institutes of Health. The site was established in 1996 and has become a key resource for information about human communication disorders.
NLS -
http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress. NLS administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries.
Seattle Public Library LEAP Program -
http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=audience_specialservices_leap
Established to make the Seattle Public Library a valuable resource for the visually impaired. Through the use of adaptive equipment, print-disabled individuals may now benefit from the library's collection of more than a million items not otherwise available in large print, braille, or sound recording.
