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*The Great Lakes DBTAC provides this list of resources for additional information. The list is not all-inclusive.   Some resources may have been inadvertedly omitted. Inclusion on this list should not be construed as an endorsement of any kind.  If you have a resource to include on this list, please send information in an E-mail to: gldbtac@uic.edu.  We will make every attempt to include it, if the resource meets the guidelines of the GLDBTAC.

 

Accessibility Guidelines, Standards & Tools



Accessibility Data Management System (ADMS)
On-line accessibility assessment tool for transition planning.
ADMS Team, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100
PN-4700
Boise, Idaho 83706-1234
(208) 378-5049 Voice/TTY
www.pn.usbr.gov/adms

Disability Access Symbols
Produced by the Graphic Artist Guild Foundation through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
www.gag.org/das
 

ADA 10th Anniversary Planning Initiatives



Initiative 2000
www.initiative2000.org

Advocacy



American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
http://aapd-dc.org/

American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today  (ADAPT)
Advocacy organization promoting community services instead of institution and nursing home warehousing of people with disabilities.
PO Box 9598 
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 333-6698
E-mail: national@adapt.org
www.adapt.org
 

The Arc
Advocacy for children and adults with mental retardation and their families.
500 East Border Street, Suite 300
Arlington, Texas 76010
(817)261-6003 Voice
(817)277-0553 TTY
E-mail: thearc@metronet.com 
www.thearc.org
 

Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
A community resource for consumers and professionals providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. 
http://codi.buffalo.edu/
 

Disability History Project
Preserving and examining the history and culture of the oppression and struggle towards freedom of people with disabilities.
255 3rd Street, #202
Oakland, CA 94607 
www.disabilityhistory.org
 

The Disability Rights Activist
Updates on legislation and legal cases impacting people with disabilities.
www.disrights.org
 

Family Village
A global community of disability-related resources.
Waisman Center,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2280 
E-mail: familyvillage@waisman.wisc.edu 
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Justice for All
Disseminating information from Washington D.C. to the grassroots advocacy activity of people with disabilities.
www.jfanow.org

National Alliance of the Disabled
www.naotd.org/noatd.html

National Council on Disability
www.ncd.gov

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
(800) 695-0285
www.nichcy.org

National Organization on Disability (NOD)
Promoting full and equal participation of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.
910 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 293-5960 Voice
(202) 293-5968 TTY
www.nod.org

Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington, D.C.  20006-3517
www.pva.org

TASH
International advocacy association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates and people who work in the disability field.
29 W. Susquehanna Avenue
Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21204
(410) 828-8274
Email: info@tash.org
www.tash.org

United Cerebral Palsy Association
www.ucpa.org

Assistive Technology



ABLEDATA
8401 Colesville Road, Suite 200
Silver Spring, MD  20910
(800) 227-0216
(301) 608-8998 Voice
(301) 608-8912 TTY
www.abledata.com

Breaking New Ground
Rehabilitation technology relating to agricultural worksites.
http://abe.www.ecn.purdue.edu/ABE/Extension/BNG/bnginfo.html

Infinitec
Infinite potential through assistive technology.
www.infinitec.org

Rehabiliation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America  (RESNA)
An interdisciplinary association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies.
1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1540 
Arlington, VA 22209-1903 
(703) 524-6686 Voice
(703) 524-6639 TTY
www.resna.org

Tech Connections
A national dissemination project designed to increase the utilization of existing and emerging assistive technology by State Vocational Rehabilitation programs, Employment Specialists, Employers, and anyone interested in getting assistive technology into the hands individuals with disabilities. 
Toll free 1-877-TEK-SEEK
www.techconnections.org
 

Business



Small Business Administration
Outreach to individuals with disabilities interested in starting their own business.
(202) 205-6706
www.sba.gov

Education



Disability Access and Information Support
Resources for post-secondary education and higher education institutions.
www.janejarrow.com

Gallaudet University
www.gallaudet.edu

Heath Resource Center - American Council on Education
National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-1193
(800) 544-3284 Voice/TTY
(202) 939-9320 Voice/TTY
E-mail: heath@ace.nche.edu 
www.acenet.edu/About/programs/Access&Equity/HEATH/home.html

PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)
4826 Chicago Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55417
(612) 827-2966 Voice
(612) 827-7770 TTY
www.pacer.org
 
 

Employment



Act Together
Gainful employment for all.
www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5975
 

National Business & Disability Council
Resource for corporations that are hiring, working with, and marketing to people with disabilities.
201 I.U. Willets Rd 
Albertson, NY 11507
(516) 465-1515
www.business-disability.com
 

Job Accommodation Network
(800) 526-7234 (Voice)
(800) 526-7234 (TTY)
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
 

Housing



Center for Universal Design - Housing & Built Environments
School of Design-North Carolina State University
Box 8613 
Raleigh, NC 27695.8613 
(919) 515-3082 (Voice/TTY)
(919) 515-3023 (FAX) 
(800) 647-6777 (Info Requests)
E-mail: cud@ncsu.edu
www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/built_env/builtenv.htm

Concrete Change
An international effort to make all homes visitable.
http://concretechange.home.mindspring.com/
 

National Fair Housing Advocate
Tennessee Fair Housing Council
719 Thompson Lane, Suite 324
Nashville, TN 37206
(800) 254-2166
http://fairhousing.com/
 

Independent Living



Independent Living Research Utilization at TIRR
2323 South Shepherd, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77019
(713) 520-0232 (Voice)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
www.bcm.tmc.edu/ilru
 

Independent Living USA
Links to centers for independent living.
www.ilusa.com
 

Institute on Independent Living
The Institute serves self-help organizations of disabled people who work for equal opportunities, self-determination and self-respect.
www.independentliving.org
 

Legal



ADA Case of the Week
By the National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy.
www.connix.com/~narpa/webdoc5.htm
 

American Bar Association Commision on Mental & Physical Disability Law
(202) 662-1570 Voice
(202) 662-1012 TTY
E-Mail: cmpdl@abanet.org
www.abanet.org/disability
 

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
1101 15th Street NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005-5002
www.bazelon.org 
 

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) 
National law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities. 
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 644-2555 V/TTY 
dredf@dredf.org
www.dredf.org

FedLaw
List of federal laws addressing individuals with disabilities and links.
www.legal.gsa.gov/legal6a.htm

FindLaw
Searchable database for legal cases, terminology, court structures, etc.
www.findlaw.com

LEGAL
http://codi.buffalo.edu/graph_based/.legal.cases/

Protection and Advocacy Programs
www.protectionandadvocacy.com

Supreme Court Cases
By Cornell Law School
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
 

Media


Closing the Gap Newspaper
Computer technology for people with special needs.
www.closingthegap.com

MainStream Magazine
www.mainstream-mag.com

National Center for Accessible Media
Guidelines for accessible media, audio description and web development.
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
(617) 492-9258 Voice/TTY
E-mail:ncam@wgbh.org
www.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/ncam

New Mobility Magazine
www.newmobility.com

On a Roll
Talk radio on life and disability.
www.onarollradio.com

Ragged Edge Magazine
www.ragged-edge-mag.com
 

People First Language


Guidelines for Reporting & Writing About People with Disabilities
www.lsi.ukans.edu/rtcil/GUIDELIN.HTM

President's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities
www50.pcepd.gov/pcepd/pubs/fact/comucate.htm
 

Recreation



National Center on Accessibility
Training, technical assistance and research on access to parks, recreation, and tourism.
(765) 349-9240
www.indiana.edu/~nca
 

Research



Chartbook on Disability in the U.S.
Access to disability data.
www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/chartbook.choices.html

Disability Statistics Center
The Disability Statistics Center produces and disseminates statistical information on disability and the status of people with disabilities in American Society to establish and monitor indicators of how conditions are changing over time to meet their health, housing, economic and social needs.
www.dsc.ucsf.edu

Matrix Research Institute
Creating knowledge to promote the employment of people with disabilities.
6008 Wayne Avenue 
Philadelphia, PA 19144 
(215) 438 - 8200 Voice
(215) 438 - 1506 TTY 
www.matrixresearch.org

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
211 East Seventh Street, Suite 400
Austin, Texas 78701-3281
(800) 266-1832 or (512) 476-6861 (V/TTY)
(512) 476-2286 (Fax)
Email - jwestbro@sedl.org
www.ncddr.org

National Institute on Disability and Rehabiliation Research
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR

National Rehabilitation Information Center(NARIC)
(800) 346-2742
(301) 495-5626 (TTY)
www.cais.com/naric

REHABDATA
Search for disability-related research conducted since 1993.  Funded by NARIC.
www.naric.com/naric/search/rhab/connection/index.html

Trace Research & Development Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
5901 Research Park Boulevard
Madison, WI 53719-1252
(608) 262-6966 Voice
(608) 263-5408 TTY
E-mail: web@trace.wisc.edu
www.trace.wisc.edu/index.html

World Institute on Disability
An international public policy center dedicated to carrying out cutting-edge research on disability issues and overcoming obstacles to independent living. 
510-16th Street, Suite #100
Oakland, CA 94612-1500
(510) 763-4100 Voice
(510) 208-9496 TTY
www.wid.org
 

Transportation



Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation in Our Nation)
700 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Suite 200 
Washington, DC 20005 
202-347-3066
fax 202-347-4157
www.projectaction.org
 

Travel



Accessible Guide for Specialized Ground Transportation
by SeniorsSearch
www.seniorssearch.com/saccessible.htm

Access-Able Travel Source
www.access-able.com

Listing of Travel Organizations
Maintained by Infinitec
www.all-learners.infinitec.org/travelorgsandcompanies.html

Universal Design



Center for Universal Design
School of Design-North Carolina State University
Box 8613 
Raleigh, NC 27695.8613 
(919) 515-3082 (Voice/TTY)
(919) 515-3023 (FAX) 
(800) 647-6777 (Info Requests)
E-mail: cud@ncsu.edu 
www.design.ncsu.edu/cud

Universal Design Education Program
Coordinated by Adaptive Environments.
www.adaptenv.org/udep.htm
 

Web Access



Accessible Web Page Design Reources
Created throught the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/pub_resources.htm

Bobby
www.cast.org/bobby

National Center for Accessible Media
Guidelines for accessible media, audio description and web development.
www.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/ncam

Web Accessibility Initiative by Trace Research & Development Center
www.trace.wisc.edu/world/web

W3C Recommendation for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
Industry leaders and disability organizations come together to endorse a common solution for web access.
www.w3.org

 

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Last updated December 14, 1999.