People with Disabilities

 

 

Adaptive Computing Technology (ACT) Center

http://iatservices.missouri.edu/adaptive/

 

Adaptive computing for the disabled at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

 

Aging-world

www.aging-world.com

 

Celebrates innovations in the vital aging and seeks to foster development of a society for all ages. Provides a discussion forum, news, and links.

 

Allen, Shea & Associates

http://www.allenshea.com

 

Technical-assistance workgroup provides an overview of projects. Includes a library of related articles with an emphasis on developmental disabilities.

 

Arc of King County

http://arcofkingcounty.org

 

Provides a variety of support services for people with developmental disabilities and their families through its projects and programs.

 

Association for the help of Retarded Children (AHRC-NYC)

http://www.ahrcnyc.org/header.htm

 

Organization for the developmentally disabled provides fact sheets and links to educational and care programs.

 

Babcock Center

http://www.babcockcenter.org/

 

Rehabilitation services for persons with mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and head and spinal cord injuries.

 

Best Buddies International, Inc.

http://www.bestbuddies.org/home.asp

 

Enhances the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for socialization and employment. Site describes programs and gives contact information.

 

Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities Resource

http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/MRSITES.HTML

 

A very comprehensive list of links to sites related to cognitive and developmental disabilities.

 

Disability Resource Center

http://www.blvd.com

 

A Directory of products and services for the physically challenged, elderly, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

 

Disability World

http://www.disabilityworld.org

 

Disability site. Useful contacts, links, accommodation based in Scotland. World wide disabled accommodation guide.

 

ElderWeb

http://www.elderweb.com/

 

Gateway to hundreds of links to elder care information for the frail elderly and their family, caregivers, and advisors.

 

Family Village

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

 

Web resource offering resources, information, and news about the internet for persons with mental Disabilities.

 

Geno’s place

http://www.genosplace.org/

 

Personal homepage of  “Geno”, a person who travels as a good will ambassador all over the world to be an international emissary for people with disabilities.

 

Growth House

http://growthhouse.org/

 

Guide to bereavement and end-of-life resources. Learn about funeral planning, hospice care, death with dignity and grieving families.

 

Independent Living disability resources and services

http://www.independentliving.org/

 

Links page to disability sites.

 

Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU)

http://www.ilru.org

 

A national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living; its goal is to expand the body of knowledge in independent living and to improve utilization of results of research programs and demonstration projects n this field.

 

Institute on Disability

http://iod.unh.edu/publications.html

 

Established in 1987 with a mission to promote the full inclusion of people with disabilities into their communities.

 

Institute on Independent Living

http://www,independentliving.org/about.html

 

The Institute’s purpose is to promote the options of persons with disabilities to gain more personal and practical power, self-determination, full participation and equality through information, training materials, consultancy and technical assistance. Works in cooperation with other organizations that support these aims at the local, national, and international level, including self-help groups in developing countries.

 

J.P. Dass Developmental Disabilities Center

http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/links.html

 

Research, student training, publication, and selected clinical services for children and adults with disabilities.

 

National Resource Center

http://web.syr.edu/~thechp/nrc.htm

 

A project of the Center on Human Policy designed to promote the full inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in community life.

 

New Mexico Learning Disabilities Association (NM-LDA)

www.vivanewmexico.com/nmlda/

 

The Learning Disabilities Association of New Mexico (NM-LDA) is a nonprofit volunteer organization affiliated with the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDAA). LDAA gives support and information to persons with learning disabilities, parents, teachers, and other professionals through 50 states affiliates and 800 local units. NM-LDA is headquartered in Albuquerque.

 

Qwest services for the disabled

http://www.uswest.com/residential/customerService/disabled/index.html

 

Customer Service – help, online help and tools, services for the disabled; Servicio en Espanol, online tools

 

Relay New Mexico

www.nmcdhh.org/relay.htm

 

New Mexico Relay Network is a free service that links deaf, hard of hearing, speech disabled, and hearing people via the telephone.

 

Seniors-Site

http://seniors-site.com/home/sitemap.html

 

Directory of resources for adults over 50, younger folks who deal with parents, grandparents, and caregivers.

 

STSnews.com

http://www.stsnews.com

 

STSnews.com is a focal point and clearinghouse for news and issues about STS Relay. It is a lifestyles publication, not limited to disability topics and themes, but covering general as well as disability-specific topics. Speech-to-speech Relay (STS Relay) is a service mandated by the Federal Communications Commission that enables people with speech disability to use their own voice prosthesis, or communication device to make a phone call.

 

Suite 101.com

Social welfare problems and services (people)

http://www.suite101.com/topics.cfm/362

 

One can choose to search Articles, Topics, Best-of-Web Recommendations, Discussions, and Member Homepages. The default search is Articles and topics.

 

Team Everest ‘03

http://www.teameverest03.org/

 

Is a campaign of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, a non-profit disability advocacy organization. Team Everest ’03 will be one of the most important historical events in the disability community, radically changing the way individuals with disabilities are perceived.

 

Telecommunications Equipment Distributions Program (TEPD) New Mexico

http://www.nmcdhh.org/tedp.htm

 

TEDP’s purpose is to distribute telecommunications equipment designed for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind and speech-impaired individuals.

 

Tips for Travelers with Disabilities in New Mexico

http://newmexico.org/visitor/disabled.html

 

Find tips and contacts for persons traveling with disabilities in New Mexico.