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Dexterity Disability Sites
Deafblindness Disability Sites
Hearing Disability Sites
Learning and Cognitive Disability Sites
Mental Health Disability Sites
Mobility Disability Sites
Speech/Communication Disability Sites
Universal Design
Vision Disability Sites

Dexterity Disability Sites

Gardens for Every Body An animated website, literally shows how to keep on gardening, despite arthritis or any disability or limitation.

Jim's Disability Page List of education & vision-related resources, link & bookmark collections, documents & reference, computer & Internet Information, rehabilitation & technology centers and goods & services.

Makoa disABILITY Resources on the Internet An excellent listing of disability-related resources on the Internet.

Online Health Resources Offers various links to assistive technology and other disability resources.


Deafblindness Disability Sites

Deafblindness Resourceful information for a number of topics in education and disorders.

Hearing Disability Sites

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf A support network and advocate for listening, learning, talking and living independently with hearing loss.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Promotes the interests of and provides the highest quality services for professionals and to advocate for people with communication disabilities.

Contact Assistive Technology Specializing in assistive technology for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Deaf Action Center Shreveport Committed to the empowerment of the deaf community since 1982.

Hamilton Relay You can communicate through relay with anyone, anywhere! Internet Relay gives you a new way to connect to the relay!

Helen Keller National Center Offers intensive and comprehensive rehabilitation training to individuals who are deaf-blind.

Earinfo.com Information on fitting and selecting hearing aids, assistive listening devices, etc.

International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (FHoH) Consists of National Associations of and for hard of hearing and late deafened people, and parents' and professional organizations.

Louisiana Speech and Hearing Association Includes information on communication disorders.

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services Provides both vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to eligible individuals who are speech or communication impaired.

Makoa disABILITY Resources on the Internet An excellent listing of disability-related resources on the Internet.

National Association of the Deaf promotes, protects, and preserves the rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. A good place to get your questions answered.

National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Rochester Institute of Technology Educates and prepares deaf students for technology-related careers.

Online Health Resources Offers various links to assistive technology and other disability resources.

PEPNet Online Training for Professionals in Higher Education Orientation to Serving College students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

Postsecondary Education Consortium Center on Deafness State Outreach and Technical Assistance Center serving persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Project EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information The Premiere Provider of Online Training on Accessible Information Technology

Hearing Loss Association of America Making mainstream society more accessible.

ttyconnection.com A non-profit, online community for the deaf.


Learning and Cognitive Disability Sites

Attention Deficit Disorder Resources is a national non-profit organization that helps people with ADD or ADHD achieve their full potential through education, support and networking opportunities. Its Web site includes reading material, resources, events, learning opportunities, and a monthly listserv.

Autism Society of America The voice of the autism community.

CAST Home Page Research & Development in Universal Design for Learning

Makoa disABILITY Resources on the Internet An excellent listing of disability-related resources on the Internet.

DO-IT, University of Washington Promotes the use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment.

Davis Dyslexia Association International Information and resources on dyslexia.

Internet Special Education Resources A nationwide directory to help with learning disabilities and special needs.

Jim's Disability Page List of education & vision-related resources, link & bookmark collections, documents & reference, computer & Internet Information, rehabilitation & technology centers and goods & services.

Kidsource The best articles on learning disabilities.

Learning Disabilities OnLine (LDONLINE) Interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children.

LD Resources A collection of 999 entries on various aspects of learning disabilities with 701 comments from community members just like you.

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) Provides information, resources and support.

Louisiana Chapter for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders Campus News Monthly newsletter for the Louisiana Chapter for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Our special focus is children and youth; here you'll find an abundance of information.

Online Health Resources Offers various links to assistive technology and other disability resources.

State Resources Literacy and Learning Disabilities A directory.

Special Kids Learning Resource Network where anything's possible for the learner with special needs

Trafford Center for Technology and Learning Disabilities Computer support that helps students work around - or bypass - their learning disabilities.


Mental Health Disability Sites

Clearinghouse Targets Children's Mental Health A new program will give Louisiana parents information about the best mental-health services for children with psychological problems.

Makoa disABILITY Resources on the Internet An excellent listing of disability-related resources on the Internet.

JAN (Job Accommodation Network) A free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions.

Makoa disABILITY Resources on the Internet An excellent listing of disability-related resources on the Internet.

Meaningful Minds of LouisianaA nonprofit organization providing public education about mental illness and support for those with mental illness.

NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) Louisiana. NAMI's mission is to improve the quality of life for all those affected by mental illness.

Online Health Resources Offers various links to assistive technology and other disability resources.


Mobility Disability Sites

Breaking New Ground Resource Center (AgrAbility) A fast and easy way to access several sites that provide disability-related information relevant to persons who live in agricultural and rural communities.

Gardens for Every Body An animated website, literally shows how to keep on gardening, despite arthritis or any disability or limitation.

Makoa disABILITY Resources on the Internet An excellent listing of disability-related resources on the Internet.

National Spinal Cord Injury Association Empowers individuals and families with spinal cord injury issues to make informed choices and take actions to achieve their highest level of independence and personal fulfillment.

New Mobility Magazine A magazine for consumers and providers related to disability issues.

Online Health Resources Offers various links to assistive technology and other disability resources.

GM's Mobility Assistance Center Reimbursement to drivers, passengers with disabilities.

The Spinal Cord Injury Peer Information Library on Technology (SCI PILOT) is a collection of stories from consumers with quadriplegia about their experiences with assistive technology.

U.S. Department of Justice A Guide for Passengers: Accessible Bus Service.


Speech/Communication Disability Sites

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Promotes the interests of and provides the highest quality services for professionals and to advocate for people with communication disabilities.

Louisiana Speech and Hearing Association Includes information on communication disorders.

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services Provides both vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to eligible individuals who are speech or communication impaired.

Makoa disABILITY Resources on the Internet An excellent listing of disability-related resources on the Internet.

Online Health Resources Offers various links to assistive technology and other disability resources.


Universal Design

UBdigit: Universal Design Product Collection Universal design is an approach to the development of products and environments that can be used effectively by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

Vision Disability Sites

American Foundation of the Blind AccessWorld: Technology for Consumers with Visual Impairments A bi-monthly publication on assistive technology, will provide you with the answers you need.

Affiliated Blind of Louisiana A consumer organization that promotes the general welfare of the visually impaired, blind and deaf-blind.

The American Foundation for the Blind Enables people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve equality of access and opportunity that will ensure freedom of choice in their lives.

American Printing House for the Blind "The world's largest source for adapted educational and daily living products - since 1858."

Association of Blind Citizens Assistive Technology Fund Provides funds to cover 50%of the retail price of adaptive devices or software.

Bookshare.org An online community that enables people with visual and other print disabilities to legally share scanned books.

Braille Institute Various links on services, supports, employment, and other related websites.

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services Provides both vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to eligible individuals who are blind or visual impaired.

Makoa disABILITY Resources on the Internet An excellent listing of disability-related resources on the Internet.

Helen Keller National Center Offers intensive and comprehensive rehabilitation training to individuals who are deaf-blind.

Jim's Disability Page List of education & vision-related resources, link & bookmark collections, documents & reference, computer & Internet Information, rehabilitation & technology centers and goods & services.

Louisiana Center for the Blind Provides programs and services that stress self-sufficiency and independence.

Low Vision Clinic The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans holds low vision clinics where there are specialists trained to evaluate a person's visual status and make recommendations to optimize his or her level of function and independence. The individual will be informed of devices and services that may be of help to them.

National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard New standard expected to help students who are blind or print-disabled.

National Institute of Standards and Technology A new technology developed by NIST researchers allows people who are blind or visually impaired to feel images.

The National Federation of the Blind Helps blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind.

The National Lighthouse for the Blind Provides vision rehabilitation services, education, research and advocacy to lead independent and productive lives.

Overdrive - The East Baton Rouge parish library system hosts Overdrive. A free download of an Overdrive Media Console is required to listen to titles. The parish offers 707 downloadable audio books, 1,641 e-books (books that can be read page-by-page electronically) and 96 Mobipocket books, which can be downloaded to a user’s PDA.

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFBD) The nation's educational library for those with print disabilities.

VisionConnection.org Your connection to vision information and an accessible community for people who are partially sighted or blind.



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