UIC/University of Illinois Resources
Federal/State Resources
Americans with Disabilities Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) became law in Illinois and was signed by the governor August 2007. It requires the University of Illinois at Chicago (and other Illinois agencies and universities) to ensure that their web sites, systems, and other information technologies are accessible to people with disabilities.
State
of Illinois, Department of Human Services, Office of Rehabilitaton
Services
State of Illinois,
Disability Resources
US
Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights - an agency
that ensures equal access to educational opportunities for all people.
National Resources
AHEAD (the
Association on Higher Education and Disability) - an international
professional organization committed to full participation in higher
education for people with disabilities.
American
Autoimmune Related Disease Association
American Diabetes Association
American
Heart Association
Arthritis Foundation
Autism
Society of America
Children & Adults
with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
National Association of the Deaf
National Federation of the Blind
National Spinal Cord Injury
Association
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
Society
for Disability Studies -is
a nonprofit scientific and educational organization established to promote
interdisciplinary research on humanistic and social scientific aspects
of disability and chronic illness.
Spina Bifida Association of America
