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ADA
Document Center
Well-organized. Links to statute's text and
other resources
and compliance guides.
ADA
Documents
The US Government site for ADA statute
and related
resources.
Advocacy & Organizations
AAMR
- Amer. Association on Mental Retardation
APA
(American Psychological Ass'n)
ARC
(formerly Ass'n for Retarded Citizens)
Bazelon
Center on Mental Health Law
Legal center, formerly "The Mental
Health Law Project," in
Washington, DC.
Disability
Advocacy
A recommended resource for resources of
all sorts.
Institute
on Community Integration
A University of Minnesota affiliated program
on community
services and support for persons with disabilities
and their
families.
National
Alliance of the Disabled
Grassroots cross-disability advocacy organization.
National
Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
National
Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
Includes comprehensive list of national
organization web sites,
listservs (for mailing lists) and
names/addresses of P&As in
each state.
National
Down Syndrome Society
National
Health Law Program
Excellent resources on medicaid, medicare,
child health &
much more.
National
Institute for People with Disabilities (YAI)
Training, annual conference, resources.
National
Patient Safety Foundation
Politics:
"The Politics of disAbilty"
Washington, DC oriented site, with essays
and other
information.
President's
Committee on Mental Retardation
United
Cerebral Palsy associations
Search for local UCPs.
World
Institute on Disability
A non-profit public policy center dedicated
to the promotion
of independence and full inclusion in society
of people with
disabilities.
Aging
Architectural
Barriers -- Access Board
Many resources, including ability to subscribe
to Access
mailing list.
Assisted
suicide and people with disabilities ("Not Dead Yet")
BRAIN:
The Whole Brain Atlas
Images of the brain from Harvard. One of
those unusual web
sites. I couldn't resist listing.
Geriatrics:
Dr. Stall's Geriatrics/Hospice Care
His own writings and some links.
Long
Term Care
Includes both specific issues (Alzheimer's,
depression,
Parkinson's) & many links and search
opportunities.
Children
Children
with Disabilities
Federal, state & local resources. Statistics.
Children's
Health
Pediatric information.
Developmental Disabilities Links
Cornucopia
of Disability Information
Well-organized large site, with multi-links.
Developmental
Disabilities Resource Center.
Links about DD, managed care and other
topics.
Developmental
Disabilities Resources.
Another big list.
Waisman
Center on Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities
An annotated alphabetical list of links
on international, USA,
MH/MR, parent-oriented and other issues.
Developmental Medicine: See "Health Care" below.
Disabilities General Links/Lists
Disabilities
Generally & Special Education (Links to Disability
Resources)
Facilitated
Communication Institute at Syracuse
Fair Housing
Fair
Housing Act
Notes on actions against owners and governments
violating
federal Fair Housing Act. Includes some
disability cases.
Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic
Psychiatry & Medicine
Links to recent updates in the field, &
updates on recent U.S.
court cases.
Hooper's
Forensic Psychiatry
Includes USA and other countries, development
of the
insanity defense in the U.S. and summaries
of landmark cases.
Health Care Children's
Health
Pediatric information. Health
Care: Hardin Meta-list
A wondrous assortment of links on virtually
all medical topics
from Allergies to Toxicology, and all in
between (including
mental health). Also, Medical Libraries
on the net.
HMO/Behavioral
Health
Commercial site with many links/resources.
Mental
Health Net
Professional info, mail lists, and more.
IDEA: See "Special Education" below.
Insurance
Disability
Claims.com
Health & disability insurance, ERISA.
Resource links. Q&A. Law
office site with much info.
Laura
Mitchell Homepage
She's a public policy analyst. A site with
interesting policy
papers, and detailed government, advocacy
and disability
links.
Parents of Children With Disabilities - Resources
Downs
Syndrome
Downs organization -- support for parents/families.
National
Parents Network on Disabilities
News and topics.
Particular Disabilities
Downs
Syndrome
Downs organization -- support for parents/families.
Mental
Health
On-line dictionary of mental health. Subtopics
linked to other
pages.
Mental
Health Net
Search engine.
Stuttering
Many informative resources/links.
Visual
disabilities
Access information for PDF and Adobe access
strategies.
Research
Medline
(Medical Research - Search)
Mental
Health Net
Search engine.
National
Library of Medicine at the National Institues of Health
Self-Advocacy
People
First -- Northamptonshire, England
Special Education
Education
Law
IDEA statute, regulations, legal search
engines.
IDEA
Excellent info & links (thanks to John
Lloyd).
National
Transition Network
School to work issues, for young people
with disabilities.
Special
Education
What more info/sites could you want?
Special
Education
U.S. Dept. of Education: Search for information.
Special
Education
IEP resources ("Individualized Education
Plans").
