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Disabilities Resources

Incapacitation conditions and the period of such a condition; a physical or mental impairment that prevents or restricts normal achievement.

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Abilityhub

http://www.abilityhub.com/

"Assistive Technology for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. This web site will direct you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers." Links to companies and product description of adaptive technology.

Author: Dan J. Gilman (info@abilityhub.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

Keywords: Assistive Technology; Adaptive Technology

About.Com: Deafness/Hard of Hearing

http://deafness.about.com/

"Weekly features on deafness and hearing impairment, resource pages, chat, newsletter, boards, site highlights, and more." The extensive annotated list of deafness-related Internet sites is quite valuable and covers a wide range of topics.

Author: Jamie Berke (deafness.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

Keywords: Resources

Children With Disabilities

http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/

A Web site created by the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Council's nine participating Federal agencies and offices. The Children With Disabilities Web site "offers families, service providers, and other interested individuals information about advocacy, education, employment, health, housing, recreation, technical assistance, and transportation covering a broad array of developmental, physical, and emotional disabilities." The site also includes a Youth to Youth page for children and teens.

Author: Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (ChildrenDisabilities@ncjrs.org)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

Deaf World Web (DWW)

http://dww.deafworldweb.org/

"The DWW is.. a centralized deaf site on the Internet, referring the users to specific information. a directory. a multi-lingual publication. a deaf-owned, deaf-run service. a central communication network among the deaf on the Internet. an archive. a global Deaf community on the Web. The DWW is devoted to individuals and Deaf communities worldwide: Deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the Deaf communities Deaf and hard of-hearing people not currently involved in the Deaf communities. Deaf professionals. Hearing professionals in the fields of deafness. Parents of deaf children. CODA or hearing children of deaf parents. Researchers. Late-deafened people. General others who are just curious or serve deaf people in public services."

Author: Jolanta Lapiak (dww@dww.org)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

Keywords: Disabilities; deaf

The DRM Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet

http://www.disabilityresources.org/

"Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization that monitors, reviews, and reports on resources available to people with disabilities. We disseminate information about these resources to libraries, disability organizations, health and social service professionals, consumers and family members ." Site includes a searchable database of resources, weekly features, news updates, a regional resource directory, and info on publications.

Author: Disability Resources

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Reference--Associations & Organizations

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

Indie: The Integrated Network of Disability Information and Education

http://www.canlearn.ca/english/learn/accessibility2001/indie/

"Indie was developed to be a directory of disability information on the internet. You can search our database of useful links by category or keyword search. To compliment our services we have also included many other useful and entertaining features. For example, writers of disability related material may request to have their works posted in our new Noteworthy section, or perhaps you would enjoy current news from our 'For Immediate Release' section." Available in graphics and text only versions in both English and French.

Author: CanLearn Interactive (info@canlearn.ca)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

Keywords: Resources; Adaptive Technologies; Assistive Technology

Living with Disabilities

http://www.pediatricpt.com/

"This site is a living resource for all persons with disabilities and their families. The site has selected resources on disabilities, life issues, everyday resources and inspirational stories about people who are "able" disabled. There are also message boards where you can ask questions, exchange information, find used equipment and make new friends."

Author: Pediatric Physical Therapy, Inc. (info@pediatricpt.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Consumer Information

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

Keywords: Disabled; Handicap; Caregiving

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)

http://www.ncpad.org

"The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) is a national resource for information on physical activity and disability. NCPAD gathers information on current research, local programs, adapted equipment, recreation and leisure facilities, and many other aspects of physical activity for persons with disabilities." Their web site includes directories of organizations, programs and facilities; fact sheets; discussion groups ; and online presentations.

Author: Department of Disability and Human Development in the College of Health and Human Development Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (ncpad@uic.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Health & Medical Sciences--Exercise & Fitness

National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html

"Info to Go collects, develops, and disseminates information on deafness, hearing loss, and services and programs related to children with hearing loss from birth to age 21." Resources include links to publications, conferences, and psychological and social resources.

Author: Gallaudet University (gtweb@gallux.gallaudet.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Keywords: deaf; hearing-impaired

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)

http://www.naric.com/naric/

"The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) is a library and information center on disability and rehabilitation. Funded since 1979 by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), NARIC collects and disseminates the results of federally funded research projects. NARIC's document collection, which also includes commercially published books, journal a ticles, and audiovisuals, grows at a rate of 250 new documents per month. NARIC's information specialists serve thousands of patrons per year. We are committed to serving anyone, professional or lay person, who is interested in disability and rehabilitation, including consumers, family members, health professionals, educators, rehabilitation counselors, students, librarians, administrators, and researchers. We offer a variety of services, and there are several ways to use NARIC services." Website has a plethora of disability information, including searchable databases of disability and rehabilitation literature, research-in-progress, and "listings for 700 'content-deep' Internet sites, 1200 organizations, and 400 newsletters and journals."

Author: National Rehabilitation Information Center (naricinfo@kra.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Keywords: Research; Resources; Adaptive Technologies; Assistive Technology

Resources on the History of Idiocy

http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~mksimpso/

"A bibliographic and text resource base for people interested in the history of idiocy".

Author: Murray K. Simpson (m.k.simpson@dundee.ac.uk)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Health & Medical Sciences--History of Medicine

Keywords: mental retardation; learning difficulties; learning disability

Sound and Fury

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/

This companion Website to the PBS documentary features section on deaf culture and cochlear implants.

Author: Thirteen/WNET New York (web@thirteen.org)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

Yahoo! News Full Coverage: Disabilities and the Disabled

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/World/Disabilities_and_the_Disabled/

Features current news stories related to disabilities and the disabled. Also links to news sources, opinions & editorials, magazine articles, video sources, and related Web sites.

Author: Yahoo! News (full_coverage@yahoo-inc.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

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