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Links to Sites on Development and Disability
General disability
information:
Disability
Resources on the Internet -
Disability Resources, Inc. has selected and arranged by subject thousands of the best
disability resources on the Internet. This site also includes regional resource
directories, and guides to online resources about library accessiblity, inclusion and
parent advocacy.
Children with
disabilies:
The
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - On this
site you will find IDEA news, state resource sheets, publications in English and Spanish,
conference information, and more on disabilities and disability-related issues of children
and youth.
National Parent
Network on Disabilities (NPND) provides
a "national voice for the full diversity of families and parent organizations
advocating for children, youth and adults with special needs and disabilities.
Specific disabilities:
The Deaf Resource Library is an online collection of reference material and
links intended to educate and inform people about deaf cultures in Japan and the United
States.
LD OnLine features new information in the field, an online newsletter, an
"ask the expert" section, personal essays, bulletin board, a children's area,
and an events calendar listing state and national conferences on learning disabilities.
Disability Law:
A Guide to
Disability Rights Laws - From the
U.S. Department of Justice, this guide provides an overview of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the
Rehabilitation Act and the Architectural Barriers Act.
Data and Statistics:
1998 Kids Count Data Online provides detailed information about the well-being
of children in a single state or the nation; lists of states ranked by indicators of child
well-being; child well-being indicators by state graphed over time; and U.S. maps
color-coded by state based on child well-being indicators and data.
America's Children: Key National
Indicators of Well-Being, 1998 - A document from the Forum on Child and Family
Statistics presenting 23 indicators on various aspects of children's lives including
economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education in an effort to
monitor the overall status of the nation's children.
Medscape bills itself as "the world's largest collection
of free full-text medical journal articles".