DISABILITY INTERNET
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DISABILITY INTERNET
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GENERAL DISABILITY LINKS
WebABLE! (http://www.webable.com/) is an information
resource dedicated to promooting the interests of adaptive, assistive, and
access technology researchers, users, and munfactureres.
Evan Kemp Associates, Inc. (http://disability.com/cool.html)
This site is a virtual mall in which people with disabilities can shop,
get disability tips, read the One Step Ahead newletter and linke up with
dozens of other sites providing information on disabilities.
UppityDisAbility Internet Resources: (hhttp://gandalf.umcs.maine.edu/~asl/upmain.html)The
pride, creativity and independence of the disabled are on display at this
energetic site offering stories, poems, and artwork by the disabled as well
as providing a collection of nice links to other disability resources.
Disability, Assistive Technology, and Related Links (http://www.seaside.org/aamrLinks)
(http://www.seaside.org/aamrLinks)
is a rich gateway disability site maintained by the Massachusetts Chapter
of the American Association on Mental Retardation. The site provides links
to health, government, assistive technology and numerous other areas of
interest.
TNET Disability Links Page (http://tnet.com/cool)
is a rich list of Disability Link Resources on the Internet. This list is
continually being updated to ensure that new resources are added and dead
sites are removed.
DPI Home Page. http://www.dpi.org/frame.html
The purpose of Disability People International (DPI) is to promote the
Human Rights of People with Disabilities through full participation, equalization
of opportunity and development.
DISABILITY RESEARCH Web Sites
The National Rehabilitation Information Center
(NARIC) (http://www.naric.com/naric)
is a library and information center on disability and rehabilitation. Funded
by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR),
NARIC collects and disseminates the results of federally-funded research
projects. The collection, which also includes commercially published books,
journal articles, and audiovisuals, grows at a rate of 300 documents a month.
NARIC currently has more than 46,000 documents on all aspects of disability
and rehabilitation.
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
(http://www.ncddr.org/) disseminates
information on over 300 NIDRR funded research projects including the Research
and Demonstration Projects, Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers,
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers, Field-Initiated Research Projects,
and 13 smaller programs.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Mental
Retardation, University of Illinois, Chicago
(http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/)
A national resource for researchers, planners, providers,
self-advocates, families and students in the field of aging and mental retardation.
Offers a Clearinghouse on Aging and Developmental Disabilities which provides
a variety of aging and disability resouces and a listing of past, present
and future research projects.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Spinal
Cord Injury at Craig Hospital (http://www.craig-hospital.org/rehab/)
Offers publications on topics that include aging and: Osteoporosis, Breast
Cancer, Diabetes, Long-Term Care Givers, Medications, Personal Care Assistants:
How to Find, Hire and Keep Them, Spasticity, Upper Extremity Pain, Posture,
Weight Gain, Alcohol Abuse, and Bladder Cancer. http://www.craig-hospital.org/rehab/
The Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD)
(http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/hcoa/crowd/crowd.html)
A research center that focuses on issues related to health, aging, civil
rights, abuse, and independent living. CROWD's purpose is to promote, develop,
and disseminate information to expand the life choices of women with disabilities
so that they may fully participate in community life. More specifically,
researchers develop and evaluate models for interventins to address specific
problems effecting women with disabilities. Offers recent research findings
and list current, past and future research projects.