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Diability Related sites:
Big list of links:
Disability related Websites:
A. SOME MU DISABILITY-RELATED RESOURCES
Disability Services: http://web.missouri.edu/~accesscm/
Adaptive Computing Technology Center: http://iatservices.missouri.edu/adaptive/
ADA Coordinator: http://ada.missouri.edu
ADA & IT Center: http://www.adaproject.org
Learning Center: http://web.missouri.edu/~lcwww/
Assessment and Consultation Clinic: http://acc.coe.missouri.edu/
PACE-IT: http://paceit.missouri.edu
Committee for Persons with Disabilities: http://committees.missouri.edu/committee_details.php?id=21
Missouri Model Spinal Cord Injury System: http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~momscis/
Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center: http://marrtc.missouri.edu/
Project Life: http://www.missouri.edu/~projlife/
AgrAbility: http://www.fse.missouri.edu/agrability/new/
Think First Missouri: http://www.muhealth.org/~thinkfirst/
B. SOME LINKS FOR DISABILITY-RELATED INFORMATION
Federal Government Gateway to disability-related information: www.disabilityinfo.gov
National Council on Disability: www.ncd.gov
National Organization on Disability: www.nod.org
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Technical Assistance Program: www.adata.org
ADA Document Portal: www.adaportal.org
U.S. Department of Justice ADA home page: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights website about disability discrimination: http://www.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/ocr/disability.html
"Auxiliary Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: Higher Education's Obligations Under Section 504 and Title II of the ADA. (1998). This pamphlet reviews the obligations of higher education institutions to server students with disabilities. This pamphlet also includes answers to questions commonly asked by students and representatives of postsecondary institutions." http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/auxaids.html
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s disability discrimination website: http://www.eeoc.gov/types/ada.html
Missouri Governor’s Council on Disability: http://www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/
Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: http://www.mcdhh.state.mo.us/
Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind: http://www.dss.mo.gov/dfs/rehab/
Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities: http://www.mpcdd.com/
Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: http://vr.dese.mo.gov/
University of Missouri Policy Regarding Students with Disabilities: http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/gc/rules/programs/240/040.shtml
C. SOME WEB-BASED ADA TRAINING MATERIALS
Online Course about the ADA: http://www.adabasics.org. This introductory web course on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) explores the legal requirements and spirit of the ADA. The course content is self-paced and organized into 12 topics. Upon completion of the course, you may be eligible to earn a certificate and one CEU if you meet all established criteria. The course is free; however, there is a $50 CEU fee that must be paid to receive continuing education credit.
ADA Game: http://www.adagame.org. The "ADA Game" is marketed as a training, leadership, and community-building resource, with multiple-choice questions about the law and how it is applied to real-life situations.
D. THE ADA AND EMERGENCIES
An Executive Order establishes within the Department of Homeland Security an Interagency Coordinating Council for Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities. For details, please see http://www.hhs.gov/od/emergencypreparedness.htm.
The National Organization on Disability also has fairly extensive information on this subject: http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=11.
E. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY
Usability & Accessibility Working Group: http://www.ua-wg.org. "The Usability and Accessibility Working Group (UA-WG) is a collaborative group of accessibility and usability practitioners, industry leaders and academics. We've come together to encourage and assist the spread of inclusive design within the digital economy."
WebAIM: http://www.webaim.org. WebAIM’s mission is the expand the potential of the Web for people with disabilities by providing the knowledge, technical skills, tools, organizational leadership strategies, and vision that empower organizations to make their own content accessible to people with disabilities.
IBM’s eDesigner: http://www.physorg.com/news479.html. "aDesigner is a unique Java™-based tool developed at IBM's Tokyo Research Lab that enables developers to better understand the problems confronting users with disabilities."
Some postsecondary checklists, guidelines, and policies for ensuring that accessibility is considered when purchasing software: MIT (http://web.mit.edu/atic/www/sw/purchaseapp.html), Oregon State University (http://tap.orst.edu/Policy/soft.html), and the University of Minnesota http://cap.umn.edu/ait/Software/index.html).
IT Accessibility Checklist for Educational Institutions: http://www.washington.edu/accessit/it-checklist/
F. DISABILITY STUDIES
Society for Disability Studies: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/. "For nearly two decades, the Society for Disability Studies has worked to explore issues of disability and chronic illness from scholarly perspectives. Our membership includes social scientists, health researchers, and humanities scholars as well as those active in the disability rights movement. We are committed to interdisciplinary and to the full participation of disabled people in society."
Ohio State's Disability Studies program: http://ada.osu.edu/disabilitystudies
Disability studies programs in North America: http://ada.osu.edu/disabilitystudies/academicprograms.htm Disabilities Studies Lesson Plans: The Center on Human Policy has a new web-based project to help teachers at the middle and high school levels integrate disability studies into the regular school curriculum. The plans and materials can also be adapted for use in postsecondary education. http://www.disabilitystudiesforteachers.org/
G. OTHER
Home Accessibility Design and Funding Guides: Two publications on making existing homes more accessible are available online. The publications provide information on both home accessibility design and funding and were developed by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. (Most information, however, is not state specific.) For Home Accessibility Design go to http://www.mhfa.state.mn.us/homes/Access_Series.pdf and for Home Accessibility Remodeling Funding Resources go to http://www.mhfa.state.mn.us/homes/Access_Financing_Grid.pdf
Design for Accessibility: "Design for Accessibility" is a how-to reference and resource guide for integrating older adults and people with disabilities into all aspects of an organization, particularly arts or humanities related programs. The guide was published by several national arts organizations. Further information can be found at http://www.nasaa-arts.org/publications/design_access.shtml
Speakers on Disability and Entertainers with Disabilities:
www.damonbrooks.com
MO Model Spinal Cord Injury System
http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~momscis/
Information on consumer-directed personal assistance services:
http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~momscis/snaps/snaps1.pdf
Here is information on ordering a video on preventing urinary tract infections for people with mobility impairment:
http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~momscis/utivideo.htm
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