DO-IT, University of Washington
This is an excellent resource for strategies and examples in the implementation of the principles of Universal Design in learning and general disability awareness training.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/index.php
Advocacy & Law
http://www.ada.gov/
Information about the Americans with Disabilities Act directly from the Department of Justice website.
http://www.dralegal.org
Disability Rights Advocates is a nation and international nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities.
http://www.janejarrow.com
Disability Access Information and Support provides technical assistance to colleges and universities.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/
Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education. Includes information on Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, among a variety publications and helpful information.
http://www.bazelon.org
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a national nonprofit legal advocacy organization for people with mental disabilities.
http://www.cdrnys.org/
The Center for Disability Rights works for the full integration, independence and civil rights of people with disabilities.
www.section508.gov
News and information about section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Provides guidance on buying accessible products and services.
Service Animals
http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm
Assistive Technology
www.infinitec.org
Information, news and resources for and about people with disabilities primarily on assistive technology.
www.htctu.fhda.edu
Information relative to the High Tech Center Training Unit at De Anza College. The HTCTU is responsible for training California community college personnel in assistive and instructional computer technology. Many helpful links are provided such as designing accessible web pages, alternate media resources, library access, and information on pertinent laws.
PowerPoint Accessibility Techniques
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/
This website provides information and tools to make PowerPoint accessible to people with disabilities.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) works with organizations around the world to develop strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities. The site provides resources on the essential components of web accessibility, guideline and techniques, managing accessibility and evaluating accessibility.
http://www.icdri.org/legal/the_growing_digital_divide.htm
This websites includes a paper entitled, “The Growing Digital Divide in Access for People with Disabilities Overcoming Barriers to Participation” (May 1999) by Cynthia Waddell. The paper identifies some of the emerging digital economy barriers, current efforts to address these barriers and expresses the author’s vision of the long-term policy research agenda. This highly annotated paper provides useful resources regarding this issue as the author seeks to inform the reader regarding how emerging technology can enable full participation in the digital economy for everyone, regardless of age, disability or the limitations of the technology available.
Attention Deficit Disorder
http://www.chadd.org
National Organization representing individuals with ADHD for education, advocacy and support.
Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
http://www.researchautism.org/resources/index.asp
Students with Aspberger’s Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Students with autism spectrum disorders including Aspberger’s Syndrome is an emerging new group of students who are arriving at our college. The rapidly increasing numbers of students with this diagnosis in the high schools will be having a great impact upon DSPS services now and in the future.
http://www.autism-society.org/about-autism/aspergers-syndrome/
Blind and Low Vision
http://www.acb.org
American Council for the Blind
http://www.nfb.org
National Federation of the Blind
http://www.helenkeller.org
The Helen Keller National Center’s mission is to enable each person who is deaf or blind to live and work in his or her community of choice through vocational rehabilitation, training programs and field services.
http://www.afb.org
American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.lighthouseguild.org/
The Lighthouse Guild is an American charitable organization, based in New York City, devoted to vision rehabilitation and advocacy for the blind.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.nad.org
National Association of the Deaf is the largest and oldest organization representing people who are deaf or hard of hearing in education, employment, health care, social services and telecommunications.
http://www.ncicap.org
The National Captioning Institute developed and continues to improve the closed-captioning systems.
http://ntidweb.rit.edu
The Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf provides deaf students with state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs.
http://www.shhh.org
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is an organization that strives to improve the quality of life for hard of hearing people through education, advocacy and self-help.
Intellectual Disabilities
http://www.ndss.org
The National Down Syndrome Society exists to ensure that all people with Down’s Syndrome have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
http://www.ucp.org
United Cerebral Palsy Association is committed to change and progress for persons with disabilities through promotion of independence, productivity and full citizenship for people with cerebral palsy.
Disability Studies/History
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/
This website promotes understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories. The site includes the Disability History Museum’s Library, a digital archive that only exists online which contains digital versions of images, texts, and other artifacts related to disability history. In addition the education section of the website has teacher resources and course packets.
http://www.disabilityhistory.org
The Disability Social History Project is dedicated to the collection of artifacts and information regarding the history of people with disabilities. This site displays the rich history of people with disabilities through timelines, exhibits and profiles of disabled people in history. Through exploring this site, you can see the way people with disabilities are reclaiming the beauty of their history through this community project.
https://bethhaller.wordpress.com/syllabi/understanding-disability-through-mass-media/
The Mass Media and Disability site is a compilation of links to web and print resources. The resources are categorized into book publishers, films and broadcasts, international sources, news, organizational publications, research groups, web accessibility, and web publications.
http://ncdj.org/
The National Center on Disability and Journalism’s mission is to educate journalists and educators about disability reporting issues in order to produce more accurate, fair and diverse news reporting. Their website is comprised of a detailed links section that provides resources to educators and reporters. The links are categorized into Journalism Education -Disability Focus, Disability Bibliographies, Disability Demographics and Statistics, Disability Advocacy Organizations, Assisted Suicide, Independent Living, International Exchange Program, Parenting with a Disability, Violence and Disability, Centers on Violence & Disability, Voting, Assistive Technology & Universal Design, Education, Legal and Sports.
http://www.aboutdisability.com/bib.html
This is an annotated bibliography of books organized by categories: Community/Culture, Disability Studies, Family, Children, & Relationships, History, Identity, Policy/Civil Rights, Children/Young Adults, and separate categories for Radio, Movies, WWW (Internet), Publications and Videos. The list is a compilation of recommendations from a diverse group of disability scholars and activists and other bibliographies.
http://www.rds.hawaii.edu/
The Review of Disability Studies (RDS) journal is an internationally-focused academic journal in the field of Disability Studies. Their website includes information on the RDS, the editors, as well as how to subscribe to the journal electronically or in print. The first issues of the journal are available to download free through the site. In addition, the site provides resources and information for evaluators and submitters.
https://disstudies.org/index.php/about-sds/
The Society for Disability Studies works to explore issues of disability and chronic illness from scholarly perspectives. Their website includes information on the Disabilities Studies Quarterly (DSQ), their annual conferences, publications as well as information regarding how to join the SDS. In addition, the site includes a comprehensive section of related links.
Employment Accommodations
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu
Job Accommodations Network
Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder
http://epilepsyfoundation.org
The foundation is committed to the prevention, cure, research, education advocacy, and service for people with seizure disorders.
General Disability Resources
http://www.ahead.org
Association on Higher Education and Disability
www.caped.net
California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability
http://www.ncd.gov
National Council on Disability
https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/about-national-institute-disability-independent-living-and-rehabilitation-research
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
http://www.heath.gwu.edu
An online quarterly newsletter published by The George Washington University, Washington DC. Contains articles of interest to educators and students in postsecondary institutions. Included are resources, featured disability-related websites, new product and book reviews.
www.raggededgemagazine.com
Online magazine for and about people with disabilities in today’s society. Includes resources for all disabilities and links to various other related websites. The cost to subscribe is $17.50 yearly.
www.washington.edu/doit/faculty
Called The Faculty Room, this is an online resource for faculty and administrators in postsecondary institutions. Includes information on topics such as academic accommodations, universal design of instruction, equal access to computer technology and the web, and rights and responsibilities for students with disability and faculty.
https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityPowered/
American Association of People with Disabilities.
http://www.wid.org
The World Institute on Disability is a nonprofit public policy center dedicated to the promotion of independence and full inclusion of people with disabilities.
http://ncam.wgbh.org/
The National Center for Accessible Media focuses on media and information technology products for individuals with disabilities along with various links and resources for accessible media.
Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldaamerica.org
The learning Disabilities Association of America advocates on behalf of persons with learning disabilities and supports research into the causes of learning disabilities.
http://www.ncld.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.interdys.org
The International Dyslexia Association studies and treats dyslexia by helping individuals with dyslexia and those who work with them by working nationally and locally on legislation, public awareness, research and education.
http://www.onlineschoolscenter.com/navigating-online-education-for-students-with-disabilities/Navigating Online College Courses for Students with Learning Disabilities
Nursing and Disability
http://www.nond.org
“NOND is an open membership, cross-disability, professional organization that works to promote equity for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions in nursing through education and advocacy…”
http://www.exceptionalnurse.com
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injuries
http://www.apacure.com
This foundation is a merger between the American Paralysis Association and the Christopher Reeve Foundation. It encourages and supports research to develop effective treatments and cures caused by spinal cord injuries and other central nervous system disorders.
http://www.spinalcord.org
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association assists in the development of programs for care, treatment, rehabilitation, community living and research for persons with spinal cord injuries.
Psychiatric Disabilities
http://www.nmha.org
The National Mental Health Association is dedicated to improving the mental health of all individuals.
Speech and Hearing
http://www.asha.org
American Speech, Language and Hearing Association
Veterans/Student-Veterans with Disabilities
http://www.militaryonesource.com
http://www.studentveterans.org/
http://www.ada.gov/servicemembers_adainfo.pdf
Wounded Warriors – Services for Veterans with Disabilities
Many of the veterans returning from overseas are returning with battlefield injuries including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), concussive brain injuries, and other disabilities. Improved awareness and access to services for our returning veterans is an important priority in all of our programs.
Universal Design
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Strategies/Universal/
http://www.nectac.org/topics/atech/udl.asp
https://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/cud/
The Center for Universal Design is a national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products. The website provides links to necessary resources for created universal designed homes and facilities that are accessible and “livable for a lifetime.”
http://www.universaldesign.com/
The site provides information on Universal Design through a searchable archive of the Global Universal Design Educator’s Online News and a detailed linked resource section. The website also includes a downloadable version of the Universal Design Handbook.
http://www.udeducation.org/
This site supports educators and students in their teaching and study of universal design. The website is divided into two sections; teaching universal design and learning more about universal design. The teaching section provides models of educator created materials that reflect “quality educational experiences in universal design.” The learning section provides access to information about what universal design is, access to information about how to further study universal design, and a list of resources that support teaching and learning about UD.
