Disability Information: Links by category

General Resources:

• American Association of People with Disabilities
  Information and news, including legislative alerts.
   
• Center for an Accessible Society: Disabilities Information for Journalists
  "Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, The Center for An Accessible Society is a national organization designed to focus public attention on disability and independent living issues by disseminating information developed through NIDRR-funded research to promote independent living."
   
• CITA - Center for Information Technology Accommodation
  Promotes accessible information technology with the WWW, and accessible based business practices that ensure inclusion and full participation by people with disabilities.
   
• Cornucopia of Disability Information
  Index of links to local, state, and national informational resources, developed by the State University of New York at Buffalo.
   
• Disability Resources
  Portal to disability resources on the Internet, linking to many select websites arranged by subject and location.
   
• DisabilityInfo.gov
  Federal programs, services, and resources for Americans with disabilities and their families.
   
• Medline Plus
  Find information from current, well researched websites about all areas of health including disabilities. This site also links to Medline where you will find citations to current articles about your topic.
   
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  National information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability related issues for families, educators and other professional.
   
• New York Institute for Special Education
  Programs for children with blindness or visual impairments, as well as those with emotional, learning, or developmental disabilities.
   
• New York State Education Department; Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
  VESID, an office of the New York State Education Department, each year offers thousands of New Yorkers who have a disability an opportunity to become independent through education, training and employment.
   
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health; Ask NOAH About: Disabilities
  Comprehensive site offering high quality full-text health information in English and Spanish. Sponsored in part by the NYPL.
   
• Social Security Administration Office of Disability
  Provides access to publications like The Social Security Handbook, and to information about welfare reform, childhood disability , social security disability, and employment support programs.
   
• The Family Village
  A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.