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Disabilities
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1. Introduction
2. Deaf/Hard of Hearing
3. Speech Impairment
4. Blind/Low Vision
5. Learning Disability
6. Mobility Impairment
7. Seizure Disorder
8. Section 508
9. Legal Rulings
10. Resources

Resources on Disabilities

Select a category for a list of web resources that provide additional information on disabilities and accessibility.

• General Accessibility Information
• Disability Information
  Blind / Low Vision | Deaf / Hard of Hearing | LD | Mobility | Seizure | Speech | Psychiatric
• Laws on Accessibility / Nondiscrimination
  ADA | Section 504 | Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
• Legal Rulings on Cases Involving Distance Education
  1. California Community Colleges Case
     - Concerns of CA Colleges Case from the Department of Education.
  2. California State University, Los Angeles Case
  3. San Jose State University Case
  4. Legal Issues: Web Accessibility and Individuals with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education
     www.washington.edu/accessit/webpslegal.html

General Accessibility Information

• Access for All: A Resource Manual
  www.communityinclusion.org/onestop/onestopmanual.html
• ADAPTS Teaching Students with Disabilities
  www.adapts.gatech.edu/faculty_guide/teach.htm
• assistivetech.net
  www.assistivetech.net
• (CATEA) Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
  www.catea.org
• Disability Access Symbols
  www.gag.org/resources/das.php
• (ITTATC) Information Technology and Technical Assistance Center
  www.ittatc.org
• National Center on Accessibility
  www.indiana.edu/~nca
• National Council on Disability
  www.ncd.gov/
• (NIDRR) National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
  www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/794.html
• Rehabilitation Services Administration
  www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/index.html
• Rural and Agricultural Disability Resources
  pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/ABE/Extension/BNG/
• U.S. Access Board
  www.access-board.gov/

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Disability Information

Blind / Low Vision

• Accessible Media Providers
  www.ittatc.org/technical/providers/
• American Council of the Blind (ACB)
  www.acb.org/
• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
  www.afb.org
• American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH)
  www.aph.org
• Audio Description International (ADI)
  http://adinternational.org/
• Designing Text for People with Partial Sight
  www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm
• Lighthouse International
  www.lighthouse.org
• National Braille Press
  www.nbp.org
• National Federation Of The Blind (NFB)
  www.nfb.org
• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB)
  www.rfbd.org
• Skip navigation link -- Why and How?
  www.ilovejackdaniels.com/accessibility/skip-navigation-link/
• Vision Impairments and Job Accommodations
  www.jan.wvu.edu/soar/vision/visionex.html
• Vision Impairment: Workplace Tools and Tips
  www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/accessforall/sight.htm
• Vischeck, tools for color-blindness
  www.vischeck.com/

Deaf / Hard of Hearing

• ASL University
  www.lifeprint.com/asl101/
• Association of Late Deafened Adults
  www.alda.org/
• Closed Captioning Web
  www.captions.org/services.cfm
• Deaf Resource Library
  www.deaflibrary.org/
• Hearing Loss Workplace Tools and Tips
  www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/accessforall/hearing.htm?page=hearing_tools
• National Association for the Deaf
  www.nad.org/
• National Information Center on Deafness
  clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
  www.rid.org/
• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
  www.hearingloss.org/
• Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
  www.tdi-online.org/
• TTY Usage and Etiquette
  www.state.ma.us/mcdhh/textversion/805.html
• Tips for Employing People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  www.disabledperson.com/RecruitABILITY/empdeaf.htm
• Working Effectively with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/download.html?prod_id=92
• Using a TDD or a TTY for People Who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired
  www.uchsc.edu/atp/library/fastfacts/tty.htm

Learning Disability

• Arc of the United States
  www.thearc.org/employment.html
• Association on Higher Education and Disability
  www.ahead.org/
• International Dyslexia Association
  www.interdys.org/
• Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technology (PDF Document)
  www.techconnections.org/training/ac_091300/4-LD.pdf
• Learning Disabilities and Job Accommodations
  www.jan.wvu.edu/soar/LD/LDex.html
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
  www.ldanatl.org/
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  www.add.org/
• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB)
  www.rfbd.org
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Resource Guide
  www.neuroskills.com/
• Working With Persons Who Have Cognitive Disabilities
  www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/download.html?prod_id=94
  

Mobility Impairment

• Center for Universal Design
  www.design.ncsu.edu:8120/cud/
• Keyboard Access FAQ
  www.cantoraccess.com/keyaccess/keyaccessfaq.htm
• Macros FAQ
  www.cantoraccess.com/macro-docs/macrosfaq.htm
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
  www.mdausa.org/about.html
• National Stroke Association
  www.stroke.org/
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
  www.pva.org/
• Sample Accommodations for Wheelchair Users
  www.jan.wvu.edu/soar/wheelchair/wheelchairex.html
• Spina Bifida Association of America
  www.sbaa.org/
• United Cerebral Palsy
  www.ucp.org/
• Wheelchair Use Accommodations
  www.jan.wvu.edu/soar/wheelchair.html
• Workplace Accommodations for Persons with Muscular-Skeletal Disorders
  www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/download.html?prod_id=95

Seizure Disorder

• EpiCenter
  http://137.172.248.46/frequent.htm
• Epilepsy Foundation of America
  www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
• Epilepsy in Children
  www.kidsepilepsy.com/
• Neurology Channel
  www.neurologychannel.com/seizures/
• Strategies for Teaching Students with Epilepsy
  www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/epilepsy.html

Speech Impairment

• American Speech Language Hearing Association
  www.asha.org/public/speech/
• Resource Guide for People with Language and Speech Impairments
  www.microsoft.com/enable/guides/language.aspx
• Strategies for Teaching Students with Communication Disorders
  www.as.wvu.edu/~acad/text/comm.html
• Stuttering HomePage
  http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/stutter.html
• Telephone Features for People with Speech Impairments
  www.tiresias.org/phoneability/telephones/speech_impairment_severe.htm

Psychiatric Disability

• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  www.bazelon.org/welcome.html
• Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
  www.bu.edu/cpr/
• Center for Mental Health Services
  www.mentalhealth.org/default.asp
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
  www.bpkids.org/
• Job Accommodation Network: Psychiatric Disabilities
  www.jan.wvu.edu/soar/psych.html
• Mental Illness Education Project
  www.miepvideos.org/index.html
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  www.nami.org/
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  www.nimh.nih.gov/
• National Mental Health Association
  www.nmha.org/
• National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
  www.mhselfhelp.org/
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
  www.samhsa.gov/

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Access/Nondiscrimination Laws and Resources

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

• ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
  www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm
• ADA Regulations and Technical Assistance Manuals
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm
• ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/stdspdf.htm
• ADA Technical Assistance Center
  www.adata.org/
• Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (Southeast DBTAC)
  www.sedbtac.org/
• U.S. Department of Justice ADA Home Page
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

• Nondiscrimination under Federal grants and programs; promulgation of rules and regulations
  www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/34cfr104_99.html
• Section 504 Fact Sheet
  www.os.dhhs.gov/ocr/504.html
• Section 504 Narrative
  www.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/narrative.html
• Section 504 U.S. Code
  www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/794.html
  

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

• Current State of Federal Accessibility - Information Technology and People with Disabilities
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/report/content.htm
• Department of Justice Section 508 Home Page
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html
• Section 508: Electronic And Information Technology (full text)
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508law.html
• Section 508: The Road to Accessibility
  www.section508.gov/
• Technical Assistance to Ensure Successful Implementation
  www.access-board.gov/508.htm

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