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Accessibility Issues
(See also…Section 508 links below)

Microsoft products and accessibility
http://microsoft.net/enable/

Apple and Mac products and accessibility
http://www.apple.com/disability/

IBM Accessibility Center
http://www-3.ibm.com/able/index.html

Sun Microsystems Accessibility Program
http://www.sun.com/access/

Access Board: A Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with Disabilities
http://www.access-board.gov/

UsableNet website testing solutions
http://www.usablenet.com/

Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)
http://ataccess.org/

Virtual Assistive Technology Center
http://at-center.com/

Center for An Accessible Society
http://accessiblesociety.org/

WebAble Internet accessibility
http://www.webable.com/library/508_guidelines.html

Job Accommodation Network
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/

Rehabilitation Services Administration
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/rsa.html

EASI Equal Access to Software and Information
http://www.isc.rit.edu/~easi/

Web accessibility stats
http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/websurveys.htm

Web accessibility standards

http://www.w3.org/WAI/
http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/excerpts
http://www.access-board.gov/news/508-final.htm

National Center for Accessible Media
http://ncam.wgbh.org/

Bobby Certification
http://www.cast.org/bobby/

Military computer accessibility
http://www.tricare.osd.mil/cap/

Advocacy Groups / Legal Issues / Federal Agencies

ADA Document Center (good links section)
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/index.htm

Alliance for ADA Compliance
http://www.aadac.org/

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
http://www.bazelon.org/

Department of Justice-ADA
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Department of Justice-Guide to Disability Rights
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/fed_prog/disability-laws/disrits.htm

Department of Transportation
http://www.fta.dot.gov/library/legal/fr_tpwd.html

Disability Law Info
http://dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Disabilities/Laws/

Disability Law Update
http://www.disabilitylawupdate.com/

Disability Rights Advocates
http://www.dralegal.org/

Federal Aviation Administration
http://www.faa.gov/acr/dat.htm

General Services Administration-Center for IT Accommodation (CITA)
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/content/offerings_content.jsp?contentOID=22804&contentType=1004&P=1&S=1

Justice for All
http://www.jfanow.org/

Medicare Rights Center
http://www.medicarerights.org/

National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy
http://www.connix.com/~narpa/

Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
http://www.nls.org/

National Assistive Technology Project
http://www.nls.org/natmain.htm

Protection and Advocacy System - The Nation's Disability Rights Network
http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/

Severe-Social Security Disability Benefits
http://www.severe.net/

The Council for Disability Rights
http://www.disabilityrights.org/

Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology

Equipment Exchange Program
Online Marketplace for Assistive Technology Devices
http://www.atmatch.com

AbilityHub Assistive Technology Solutions
http://www.abilityhub.com/

Adaptive Technology Resource Center
http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/

Assistive Technology info
http://www.sesa.org/sesa/agency/at/at.html

Assistive Technology solutions
http://www.techconnections.org/

Center for Applied Special Technology
http://www.cast.org/

Trace Center Assistive Technology College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://trace.wisc.edu/index.html

Online resource for the rehabilitation community
http://rehabcentral.com/

Attainment Company
http://attainmentcompany.com/

Abledata - Information on Assistive Technology
http://www.abledata.com/

AssistiveTech at Georgia Tech
http://www.assistivetech.net/

National Rehabilitation Info center
http://www.naric.com

Technical Assistance Project (RESNA)
http://www.resna.org/taproject/index.html

Technology Asessment of the US Assistive Technology Industry
U. S. Department of Commerce
http://67.98.119.215/atreportweb/

Augmentative Communication

Augmentative Communication, Inc.
http://augcominc.com/

Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center AAC-RERC
http://aac-rerc.com/

Computers

Computer technology in rehabilitation
http://closingthegap.com/

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Better Hearing Institute
    http://www.betterhearing.org

Children of Deaf Adult (CODA)
    http://www.coda-international.org

Deaf World Web
    http://www.deafworldweb.org

Gallaudet
    http://www2.gallaudet.edu/

Harris Communication
    http://www.harriscomm.com

National Association for the Deaf (NAD)
    http://www.nad.org

National Black Deaf Advocates
    http://www.nbda.org

National Information Center on Deafness (NICD)
    http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html

National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
    http://www.rit.edu/~418www/new/NTID.html

Postsecondary Education Programs Network
    http://www.pepnet.org

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
    http://www.rid.org

Self Help for Hard of Hearing (SHHH)
    http://www.shhh.org

Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
    http://www.tdi-online.org

The Caption Center
    http://www.wgbh.org/caption

The Coalition and LIFE
    http://www.ccd-life.org

The Deaf Resource Library
    http://www.deaflibrary.org

Discussion Groups, Bulletin Boards and Chat Rooms

Audio-Tips - Audio chat for the blind and those with low vision
http://www.audio-tips.com/

Boulevard Chat Rooms - General disability discussion
http://www.blvd.com/chat.html

Call Again Soon Discussion group on leukodystrophy
http://www.joejohnson.net/

Common Ground Bulletin Board Service - A discussion group open to everyone, but centered in Australia
http://ntw.dircsa.org.au/dirc/cgpam.htm

Deaf Chat--Chat room section of the online community for the deaf
http://www.deafchat.com/

Disability Concerns--Discussion group for the disabled, their friends and family which is operated by the United Methodist Church
http://gbgm-umc.org/DISC/index.html

Disability Friends --Web friend service that allows people to exchange stories and tips. Chats available for people with disabilities and caregivers
http://www.btinternet.com/~disability.friends/

Disabled Channel Services - Disability chat rooms
http://members.tripod.com/~disabled/index.html

Equal Access Café Chartroom
http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled/accesscafe/

The Discussion Board of ARC
http://thearc.org/wwwboard/wwwboard.html

World Association of Person with disabilities
http://www.wapd.org/chat/

Education

General Disability Info and Links

On-line community resource center for people with disabilities
http://abilityforum.com/

About.com…Deafness and Hard of Hearing
http://deafness.about.com/?once=true&

International Center for Disability Information at West Virginia University
Untangling the Web…great links information
http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/Others.htm

Yahoo.com Disabilities
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/disabilities/

Websites for the blind and visually impaired or handicapped
http://www.dpa.org.sg/VH/

Information resources for the blind and visually impaired
http://www.tiresias.org/

Job Access for the Disabled

Breaking New Ground…job access for farmers
http://abe.www.ecn.purdue.edu/ABE/Extension/
BNG/bnginfo.html#who

Chartbook on Work and Disability
http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/workdisability.html

Choice Employment
http://www.choiceemployment.com/NewSite/

Disable2Work
http://www.disabled2work.com/

Employer Assistance Referral Network
http://www.earnworks.com/

National Disability and Business Council
http://www.business-disability.com/

Program on Employment and Disability
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/

WorkSupport.com
http://www.worksupport.com/

Yahoo listing of Job Opportunities for the Disabled
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/
Disabilities/Employment/

Independent Living

Do-It Program
http://www.washington.edu/doit/

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Office of Special Education Programs
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/

Organizations

Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
http://www.catea.org/

Center for Assistive Technology
http://cat.buffalo.edu/

Center for International Research and Rehabilitation Information and Exchange
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/

Infouse Access to Disability Data
http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/

National Center for Dissemination of Disability Research
http://www.ncddr.org/

Protection and Advocacy System The Nation's Disability Rights Network
http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities
http://nichcy.org/

Brain Injury Association, USA
http://biausa.org/

National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
http://msaa.com/

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/

RESNA Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
http://www.resna.org/

Am. Council for the Blind
http://www.acb.org/

National Federation for the Blind
http://www.acb.org/

Mobility

Wheelchair links
http://www.ilusa.com/links/wheelchairs.htm
http://www.independenceinc.org/giant/cowheelc.htm
http://www.makoa.org/mobility.htm
http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~jeffc/links.htm
http://www.wheelchair-lifts-101.com

The Wheelchair Manual
http://www.thewheelchairguide.com/

Wheelchair design
http://www.mdtap.org/tt/1999.09/2-art.html

Wheelchair Manufacturers and Dealers:
http://www.invacare.com/cgi-bin/imhqprd/index.jsp
http://www.wheelchairsofkansas.com/
http://www.redmanpowerchair.com/
http://www.pridehealth.com/
http://www.doryanet.co.il/sae/about.htm
http://www.rgklife.com/
http://www.everestjennings.com/
http://www.sunrisemedical.com/index.jsp
http://www.wheelchair-lifts-101.com

Research on Disabilities

Pediatric Disability Research
http://www.peds.umn.edu/peds-adol/ih.html

Center on Disability Studies
http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/

CROWD Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/crowd/

Center for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dh/

Disability Statistics Center
http://dsc.ucsf.edu/UCSF/spl.taf?_from=default

National Organization on Disabilities
http://www.nod.org/cont/dsp_cont_loc_hme.cfm?locationId=12&locationNm=Home

NARIC National Rehabilitation Information Center
http://www.naric.com/index.html

National Center for Dissemination of Disability Research
http://www.ncddr.org/

National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/

RESNA Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
http://www.resna.org/

U. S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability.html

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/whosis/

Section 508 accessibility issues

Section 508 the Road to Accessibility
http://section508.gov/

U. S. Dept. of Commerce About Section 508
http://www.doc.gov/webresources/Accessibility/About508.html

Center for Accessible Society
http://accessiblesociety.org/topics/webaccess/sect508.htm

Microsoft Accessibility
http://microsoft.net/enable/microsoft/section508.htm

RESNA
http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508.html

TRACE
http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/section_508/section_508.htm

WebAble
http://www.webable.com/library/508_guidelines.html

State's Assistive Technology Sites (like Project START)

Alabama STAR
http://www.rehab.state.al.us/star/

Alaska
http://www.labor.state.ak.us/at/index.htm

Arizona Technology Assist Program
http://www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/

Arkansas Increasing Capabilities Access Network (ICAN)
http://www.arkansas-ican.org/

California AT Network
http://www.atnet.org/

Colorado Assistive Technology Project
http://www.uchsc.edu/atp/

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
http://www.cnmiddcouncil.org/atstarid/atflash.htm

Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative
http://asel.udel.edu/dati/

District of Columbia
http://www.atpdc.org/

Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
http://www.faast.org/

Georgia Tools for Life
http://www.gatfl.org/

Guam System for Assistive Technology
http://www.uog.edu/uap/index.html

Hawaii Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii
http://www.atrc.org/

Idaho Assistive Technology Project
http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/idatech/

Illinois Tech Connect
http://www.iltech.org/

Indiana ATTAIN
http://www.attaininc.org/

Iowa Program for Assistive Technology ITAP
http://www.uiowa.edu/infotech

Kansas Assistive Technology for Kansans
http://www.atk.lsi.ukans.edu/

Kentucky Assistive Technology Service KATS
http://www.katsnet.org/

Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network
http://www.latan.org/

Maine Consumer Technology Training Exchange
http://www.mecite.doe.k12.me.us/

Maryland Technology Assistance Program
http://www.icdri.org/maryland.htm

Massachusetts Assistive Technology Partnership
http://www.matp.org/

Michigan Assistive Technology Project
http://www.copower.org/

Minnesota System of Technology to Achieve Results (STAR)
http://www.copower.org/

Missouri Assistive Technology Project
http://www.dolir.state.mo.us/matp/

Montana MonTech
http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/HDC/montech.htm

Nebraska Assistive Technology Project
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ATP/TECHome.html

New Hampshire Assistive Technology Partnership Project
http://www.iod.unh.edu/projects/assist.htm#nhatpp

New Jersey Technology Assistive Resource Program
http://www.njpanda.org/NJPAhome.html

New Mexico Technology Assistance Program
http://www.nmtap.com/

New York Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
http://www.advoc4disabled.state.ny.us/
TRAID_Project/technlog.htm

North Carolina Assistive Technology Program
http://www.mindspring.com/~ncatp/

North Dakota Interagency Program for Assistive Technology
http://www.ndipat.org/

Ohio Assistive Technology of Ohio
http://www.atohio.org/

Oklahoma Able Tech
http://okabletech.okstate.edu/

Oregon Technology Access for Life Needs
http://www.taln.org/

Pennsylvania Initiative for Assistive Technology
http://www.temple.edu/inst_disabilities/piat/

Puerto Rico Assistive Technology Project
http://www.pratp.org/

Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Project
http://www.atap.state.ri.us/

South Carolina Center for Disability Resources
http://www.cdd.sc.edu/

South Dakota Assistive Technology
http://dakotalink.tie.net/

Tennessee Technology Access Project
http://www.state.tn.us/mental/ttap.html

Texas Assistive Technology Partnership
http://tatp.edb.utexas.edu/

Utah Assistive Technology Program
http://www.uatpat.org/

Vermont Assistive Technology Project
http://www.dad.state.vt.us/atp/

Virgin Islands VIUAP
http://manta.uvi.edu/pub-relations/viuapindx.htm

Virginia Assistive Technology System
http://www.vcu.edu/rrtcweb/Vats/vatsview.html

Washington
http://www.wata.org/index.htm

West Virginia Assistive Technology System
http://www.uacdd.wvu.edu/wvats/

Wisconsin WisTech Assistive Technology Network
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/Aging/wistech/wistech.htm

Wyoming New Options in Technology (WYNOT)
http://wind.uwyo.edu/wynot/

Universities

Cal State Northridge
http://www.csun.edu/cod/

Gallaudet University
http://tap.gallaudet.edu/

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