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The pages provided here are meant to serve as a resource to provide useful information.I am just getting started with the resources so if I have not listed one you would like to see pleaseE-mail me with a link and I will be more than happy to add it.
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American Association of People with Disabilities A good starting point for information.
Gentle Teaching This is a Great Site!
Alison's Home Page Alison is eleven (11) years old and had a rare and devastating seizure disorder as an infant called infantile spasms. Although Alison still has significant developmental delays as a result of having had infantile spasms, she has surpassed a grim prognosis and learned to walk and communicate with informal gestures. She is an amazing young girl and has been an inspiration to many who know her.
Epilepsy Foundation of America You can join online and they have a kid's club too.
The Council for Disability Rights Advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities
Internet Resources for Special Children The IRSC web site is dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis in order to: Provide valuable information for parents, family members, caregivers, friends, educators, and medical professionals who interact with children who have disABILITIES. Improve the environment for children with disABILITIES. Create positive changes and enhance public awareness and knowledge of children with disABILITIES.
Special Education Resources on the Internet Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education. This collection exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily and readily available in one location. This site will continually modify, update, and add additional informative links.
Council for Exceptional Children The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
Unique Children's Advocacy Network Welcome to UCAN, Unique Children's Advocacy Network. We hope to share ideas and projects of what we can do to improve the lives of our children with disabilities. We want people to realize that U CAN make a difference in the lives of a child with disabilities. (Note: We will not be focusing on laws and legislations)
The National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association It is full of helpful information from education to advocacy to support and much more.
American Council of the Blind This service provides general information about the Council, including recent issues of their monthly publication, The Braille Forum.
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of Americadedicated to enhancing the quality of life of people coping with multiple sclerosis - those with MS, their families, their friends.
MainStream Magazine Welcome to MAINSTREAM online, the leading news, advocacy and lifestyle zine for people with disabilities.
Ask NOAH About: Multiple Sclerosis
A fantastic site with tons of resources and links...worth looking at!
DeafWorld.Web Deaf World Web is the largest, leading deaf web site, providing the most comprehensive deaf-related resource on the Internet since February 1, 1995.
DisAbility Resources Monthly Disability Resources, inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work and play independently.
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation The American Paralysis Association is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage and support research to find a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders. It raises money to fund worldwide research programs. It evaluates and selects these programs utilizing councils of internationally, renowned independent neuroscientists.
Spinal Cord Injury Information Center Provides a comprehensive and organized source of Spinal Cord Injury Information and Resources from recognized centers, organizations, researchers and educators
Rehab Mall Disability and Health Products Buyers Guide. Check out this site for all kinds of links to the best resources on the net.
Canine Companions For Independence Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) is a nonprofit organization that provides highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities and to professional caregivers. The Puppy Program of Canine Companions for Independence is seeking volunteers interested in becoming puppy raisers or foster sitters.
Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind The Guide Dog Foundation strives to be the leading resource and provider of premier services to facilitate the independence of people who are blind or visually impaired.
National Education for Assistance Dog Services, Inc. The National Education for Assistance Dog Service, Inc. (NEADS) is a non-profit organization located in Princeton, MA. NEADS trains dogs of all breeds, shapes, and sizes to help people that are deaf or in wheelchairs. These assistance dogs become an extension of their owners and bring security, freedom, independence, and relief from social isolation to their human partners.
Service Dog Access Consulting is an independent Washington business dedicated to providing information and consulting services to places of public accommodation and to the general public on service dog access issues as covered under the Americans With Disabilities Act Title III *. Service Dog Access ConsultingTM also provides general education about service animals.
Association of Foot and Mouth Painting Artists A.M.F.P.A. is not a charity but a company entirely owned by seriously disabled members of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists. Its members have all learned to draw and paint with the brush held in the mouth or with the toes.
Very Special Arts Gallery The Very Special Arts Gallery provides a unique venue for the work of emerging and established artists with disabilities specializing in outsider and visionary art. Works for sale in a variety of media including watercolors, paintings, prints, ceramics, carved wood sculptures and jewelry. One-of-a-kind greeting cards and wind chimes are also available. The Gallery is an active member of the Albuquerque Art Business Association and a participant in its ArtsCrawl evenings for the Central Avenue Corridor.
Adaptive Computer Products Numerous links to all kinds of computers related topics for the disAbled.
DisAbility/Medical Related Discussion Lists Mailing lists are basically discussion groups in which the postings are sent directly to your e-mail address.
DisAbilities/Health/Medical Newsgroups If you have trouble reading news, it's probably because you haven't told your
Web browser what news (NNTP) server to use.
Note: to read any of these newsgroups they must be available on your news (NNTP) server. Most sites do not carry every newsgroup available.
If you don't have a news server available at your site, Super Zippo is one place than I know of that provides newsgroups for a fee. Another place to look is Newzbot list of open NNTP sites. A searchable & readable index of newsgroups can be found at DejaNews
