DISABILITY LAW HANDBOOK - http://www.swdbtac.org/html/publications/dlh/index.html

ACCESSIBLE LIVING
http://www.concretechange.org
The site dedicated to making all homes visitable.
http://www.easylivinghome.org
The site that offers information on a certification program to bring builders and home buyers together for homes that are easy to build, easy to live in and easy to sell. 

ADA
http://www.adata.org/
The site for the ADA & IT Technical Assistance Centers (aka DBTACs) that are comprehensive resources for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and accessible information technology. Also toll free at 1-800-949-4232 (V/TTY).
http://www.jan.wvu.edu
The site for the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition to providing information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities, JAN provides information on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
http://www.adaportal.org
A web portal on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and offers visitors approximately 3,400 documents in 10 subject categories on the ADA.  The web portal was launched by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) at the Department of Education.
http://www.adawatch.org/
The website for the National Coalition for Disability Rights.
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada
The website for the U.S. Department of Justice?s ADA homepage.
http://www.eeoc.gov
The website for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
http://www.adabasics.org
This site links to a free self-paced web course that explores the legal requirements and the spirit of the ADA and is a project of ADA & IT Assistance Centers.
http://www.adaconsults.com
Accessibility Development Associates, Inc. newly designed website.

ADVOCACY RELATED
http://members.aol.com/DAC4VA/main.htm
This is the site for the Disabled Action Committee, a Virginia based non-partisan entity formed to promote voting and political participation by members of the disability community.  Has an extensive list of web links.
http://www.adabasics.org
This site links to a free self-paced web course that explores the legal requirements and the spirit of the ADA and is a project of ADA & IT Assistance Centers.
http://www.lgtinc.org/
Mark Johnson, nationally recognize disability rights advocate and New Mobility Magazine?s 2001 Person of the Year, has created this new website dedicated to the pioneers of the movement and the people and groups making a difference.
 
EDUCATION RELATED
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/
The HEATH Resource Center, located at The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development, is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables the clearinghouse to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.
http://www.careersindesign.org
Adaptive Environments? web resources to inform people with disabilities about careers in design.  The project, Building Careers in Design, was funded by a contract with the RSA National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center.
http://www.ncset.org/youthtowork
The web site for the new coalition of corporations, nonprofits, academic institutions and federal agencies established to promote internships and mentoring programs for young people with disabilities.
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml
The site for FinAid has a disability resources page including financial aid strategies and scholarship opportunities. 
http://www.newmobility.com/review_article.cfm?id=122&action=browse
NewMobility's information on disability friendly colleges including a grid regarding specialty services offered.
http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/venture
The site for Washington State?s Bellevue Community College?s Venture program, a 90-credit Associate in Essential Studies degree, for high-functioning individuals with learning, cognitive and intellectual disabilities
http://www.cec.sped.org/diversity/edc.html
The website for the Educators with Disabilities Caucus (EDC), a diversity caucus under the Council for Exceptional Children, is a national network of pre-service students, teachers, researchers, and administrators with disabilities and others interested in the topic of educators with disabilities.
http://www.thinkcollege.net
A website devoted to providing a centralized pool of information on opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to go to college.
http://research.nichcy.org
NICHCY's Research Center designed to connect visitors with the research evidence on a wide range of education practices.  

EMPLOYMENT RELATED
http://www.diversityworld.com
Diversity World
http://www.worksupport.com
Information, resources and research about work and disability issues
http://www.ibm.com/able
IBM's Accessibility Center Web Site with information on News, Guido Corona's Blog, Accessibility, Products, and much more.
http://www.eop.com/cd.html
Careers and the Disabled
http://www.usbln.com
The web page for the Business Leadership Network
http://www.earnworks.com
Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network: A free service to connect employers with disability staffing agencies
http://www.jan.wvu.edu
The Job Accommodation Network: A free technical assistance service on cost-effective accommodations in the workplace.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/alliance-pwd/
is the home of the on-line discussion group of the Silicon Valley based The Alliance of Professionals with Disabilities.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/newsletter/200502.htm
The Office of Disability Employment Policy?s new e-newsletter, Workforce Catalyst.
http://www.deafprofessional.net
The website for the new organization, the Deaf Professional Network, that was recently formed to promote career development and networking opportunities for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. 
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/vrpractices/index.html
This U.S. Department of Education web page lists the Employment Specialists in all 50 states.
www.db101.org
The model website developed by WID for California residents with disabilities who are looking to go to work and need to find programs on careers and benefits.

FUNDING
http://www.qualitymall.org/funding/index.asp
Quality Mall?s, an online resource for products and services that support folks with developmental disabilities, new section on Funding Information.

GENERAL INFORMATION & RESOURCES
http://www.aapd-dc.org  American Association of People with Disabilities
http://www.nod.org National Organization on Disability
http://www.disabilityresources.org Disability Resources on the Internet
http://www.naric.com/ National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
http://www.brokenbeauties.com
A site featuring fashionable orthopedic equipment such as "Walkin Beauties", folding walkers in bright colors.
http://www.damonbrooks.com
This website provides a source for speakers on disability and entertainers with disabilities. They also publish an on-line e-newsletter, APPLAUSE. 
http://www.UCP.org
The website for United Cerebral Palsy that has state by state resource guides on-line.  To access them click through to the ?Parenting and Families? channel and then to ?Resources.?
http://www.ncil.org
The website for the National Council on Independent Living.
http://www.ilru.org
The site for the Independent Living Research Utilization program that is a national center for information, training, research and technical assistance in independent living located at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research.
http://www.spokeguardart.com
website for Spokeguard Art, a small business developed by a wheelchair user that puts designs on the spokeguards for wheelchairs.  They now have several new designs as well as links to other resources.
http://www.starlingweb.com/adp/as00028e.htm
A website listing disability-related conference in the areas of rehabilitation and assistive technology.
http://www.proyectovision.net/index.html
This is the Proyecto Vision Project?s bilingual website for Latinos with disabilities. While it has an employment focus, it does feature other information of interest to Latinos with disabilities.
http://www.garykarpspeaks.com
Website featuring disability resources from this writer, speaker and trainer.

GOVERNMENT (federal and state)
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov
Federal website of disability-related government resources.
http://www.grants.gov
Federal website providing information on federal government grants.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work
Federal website providing information on returning to work for individuals receiving Social Security based on disability.
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/disabilitynews.htm
US Department of Justice?s monthly newsletter on disability rights published online.
http://www.ada.gov/civiccommonprobs.htm
US Department of Justice?s website for its Project Civic Access.
http://www.dol.gov/odep
The UD Department of Labor?s Office of Disability Employment Policy website.
http://www.nagcpd.com/index.html
The website for the National Association of Governors? Committees on People with Disabilities.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/ncmrr/ncmrr.htm
The website for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research.

INTERNATIONAL
http://www.disabilityworld.org
An international electronic magazine of world-wide disability news and views
http://www.miusa.org
Mobility International USA?s site with information on international opportunities. 
 
INTERNET DISABILITY JOB BOARDS
http://www.jobaccess.org
http://www.business-disability.com/Job_Seekers/job_seekers.asp
http://www.disabledperson.com/recruitability.asp

POLICY RELATED
http://www.disabilitypolicycenter.org
The Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy.
http://disability.law.uiowa.edu
The web site for thte Law, Health Policy & Disability Center located at the University of Iowa.
http://bbi.syr.edu
The web site for The Burton Blatt Institute Centers of Innovation on Disability (BBI)\ located at Syracuse University.

SPORTS & RECREATION
http://www.dsusa.org
Disabled Sports USA is a national nonprofit organization offering nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent physical disability.
http://www.ncpad.org
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability is an information center concerned with physical activity and disability located at the University of Chicago.
http://www.wildernessinquiry.org
Wilderness Inquiry is a non-profit organization that organizes trips to ?wild? places.  These trips are designed to include individuals with and without disabilities
http://www.mobilitygolf.com
Mobility Golf is a non-profit organization designed to provide information and advocacy for access to golf courses.
http://www.elakah.com/
Accessible & Inclusive sea kayaking in Washington State.
 
STATISTICS
http://www.disabilitystatistics.org/
Disability Statistics: An Online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics developed by Cornell University, with funding from the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). This site feature disability statistics and related demographic information. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html
The U. S. Census and U. S. Census Disability site.
http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/2002/index.html
Twenty-Fourth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act features other reports and articles with data.
http://www.bls.gov/
The Bureau of Labor Statistics? site. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
http://www.nlts2.org/
The National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2).  This study, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is documenting the experiences of a national sample of students with disabilities who were 13 to 16 years of age in 2000 as they move from secondary school into adult roles.
http://www.urban.org/
The Urban Institute?s Center on Labor, Human Services and Population features resources and statistics on youth development and school completion.
http://nces.ed.gov/
The National Center for Education Statistics? site that is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
The site for Child Trends and Child Trends Data Bank.
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/databook/
The site for the Annie E. Casey Foundation?Kids Count featuring data reflecting ten key indicators for child well-being.
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/
Social Security Administration?Office of Policy?s site. The Office of Policy serves as the Social Security Administration's focal point for policy analysis and research, evaluation, and statistics.
http://www.statedata.info/
This website generates customized charts of state, national, and individual disability data. 

TRANSPORTATION
http://www.unitedweride.gov/
The United We Ride (UWR) new website for the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM).
http://www.projectaction.org
The website for Project Action, a U.S. DOT & FTA funded program to address accessible transportation in the community.
http://ftawebprod.fta.dot.gov/UsefulPractices/
The United We Ride website?s page with ?useful practices? undertaken by local transportation providers.
http://www.fta.dot.gov
Website for the U.S. Department of Transportation?s Federal Transit Agency (FTA). FTA does a lot of rule making and their web site is worth checking periodically. 

TRAVEL RELATED
http://www.access-able.com - Access-Able Travel Source
http://www.travelintalk.net - Travelin? Talk Network
http://www.gimponthego.com
A site full of hints, reports and information provided by travelers with disabilities.
http://disabilityguide.org
The site for disability-related information on the Washington DC area. The website features information on hotels, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, resources for personal assistants, wheelchair repair and rental sources, tours, employment, a discussion forum, reviews, etc. 

WOMEN RELATED
http://carecure.rutgers.edu/mobilewomen/wearewomen.php
The website for the online magazine, mobileWOMEN.org, for women who are wheelchair users.
http://www.bcm.edu/crowd/
The website for the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities at the Baylor College of Medicine.

YOUTH RELATED
http://www.ncld-youth.info
The site for the National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth (NCLD-Youth). This a youth-led resource, information, and training center for youth and emerging leaders with developmental disabilities, housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership and funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
http://www.ncwd-youth.info
The web site of the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability providing information on employment and youth with disabilities.
http://www.ncset.org/youthtowork
The web site for the new coalition of corporations, nonprofits, academic institutions and federal agencies, the Youth To Work Coalition. The Coalition?s web site is designed to help employers and students and will feature best practices, profiles of students and businesses and a comprehensive guide of national and local mentoring and internship programs.
http://www.nsttac.org
The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)funded by the U. S. Department of Education/OSEP to assist states in building their capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities.
http://youth.eeoc.gov
EEOCs website that contains information explaining the different types of job discrimination that young workers may encounter and suggested strategies they can use to prevent, and if necessary, respond to such discrimination.
http://www.handsonbanking.org
The site for the training program developed by Wells Fargo Bank with modules for youth and adults.  A free copy of the CD can be requested by calling Wells Fargo at (866) 650-6228. It is also on the web if your computer will allow you to download the Macromedia Flash Player program.
http://includingallkids.easterseals.com
The Easter Seals site for information on including youth with disabilities in the activities of mainstream organizations.

SPEAKERS
SOURCE FOR PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS/TRAINERS WITH DISABILITIES
For businesses and organizations seeking well-known, professional presenters and trainers on disability who are individuals with disabilities, visit the website for the Damon Brooks Agency at http://www.damonbrooks.com

RESOLVING ISSUES
AIRLINE TRAVEL: To resolve issues on the spot as they occur or in advance of travel, call the DOT?s hotline at (800) 778-4838 (voice) or (800) 455-9880 (TTY) from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern time. To have a complaint investigated by DOT, submit complaints by e-mail to airconsumer@ost.dot.gov or by mail to:  Aviation Consumer Protection Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.
http://www.concretechange.org