AEJMC Media and Disability Interest Group
http://www.towson.edu/%7Ebhalle/aejdis.html
Dart
Center on-line Curriculum: Journalism & Traumatic Stress
http://www.dartcenter.org
"Click on curriculum to read about trauma, tips for interviewing
effectively and sensitively, test your learning with the interactive quiz,
watch experts discuss emotional injury."
Journalism
Professor Beth Haller's Mass Media & Disability Links
http://www.media-disability.net/
Links to many areas within disability like news, Web accessibility,
publications, international disability links, etc.
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AEJMC
Media & Disability Interest Group
http://www.towson.edu/~bhalle/m&d-biblio.html
AEJMC M&DIG sponsors
the Media and Disability Bibliography Project, (1930 to present). "The
goal is a comprehensive listing. The project will not assess the validity or
reliability of the research articles included; that will be for individual
researchers to decide."
AboutDisability.com
maintained by Anthony Tusler
http://www.aboutdisability.com/bib.html
"This is an annotated bibliography of books organized by categories:
Community/Culture, Disability Studies, Family, Children, & Relationships,
History, Identity, Policy/Civil Rights, Children/Young Adults, and separate
categories for Radio, Movies, WWW (Internet), Publications and Videos. The list
is a compilation of recommendations from a diverse group of disability scholars
and activists and other bibliographies. All of the entries illustrate an
authentic view of disability using the new paradigm."
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Census 2000
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html
Fact sheet summary:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/cb02ff11.html
Center for Accessible Society Census 2000 analysis:
http://www.accessiblesociety.org/topics/demographics-identity/census2000.htm
Chartbooks on Disability in the United States, from InfoUse:
www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/
Includes chartbooks on mental health and disability, women with
disabilities, work and disability and disability in the U.S.
The Disability Statistics Center at the University of California
at San Francisco
www.dsc.ucsf.edu/
The Center produces and disseminates policy-relevant statistical
information on the demographics and status of people with disabilities
in American society. The Center's work focuses on how that status
is changing over time with regard to employment, access to technology,
health care, community-based services, and other aspects of independent
living and participation in society.
Institute for Community Inclusion: State Data Online
www.statedata.info/
This Web site generates customized charts of state, national, and
individual disability data. Accessible text versions are automatically
created by the charting software. The site currently includes data
sets from state mental retardation/developmental disabilities agencies,
the Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Social Security
Administration, and the US Department of Labor.
National Organization on Disability (NOD)
www.nod.org
Numerous
Harris surveys of Americans with Disabilities.
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) www.naric.com/
An abundance of disability and rehabilitation-oriented information
organized in a variety of formats designed to make it easy for users
to find and use.
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General
Advocacy
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
http://www.aapd.com/
AAPD is the largest national nonprofit cross-disability member organization
in the United States, dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency
and political empowerment for the more than 56 million Americans
with disabilities. AAPD works in coalition with other disability
organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability
nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Disability
History Project
http://www.disabilityhistory.org
"The Disability History Project is a community history project.
This is an opportunity for disabled people to reclaim our history
and determine how we want to define ourselves and our struggles.
People with disabilities have an exciting and rich history that
should be shared with the world."
National Organization on Disability (NOD)
www.nod.org
In addition to keeping you up to date on the National Organization
on Disability's most recent developments, the N.O.D. Web site provides
you with the latest in disability-related news, information and
resources.
Assisted Suicide / End of Life
Not Dead Yet
http://www.notdeadyet.org/
Spearheaded by Coleman and Drake, they mobilize people with disabilities
across the country to protest assisted suicide or ending the life
of people with a disability who may not be able to speak for themselves.
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ADAPT - American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
www.adapt.org
ADAPT is a national grassroots network that states:
"There's no place like home, and we mean real homes, not nursing
homes. We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the
community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing
homes and other institutions."
Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU)
www.ilru.org
The ILRU program is a national center for information, training,
research, and technical assistance in independent living. Its goal
is to expand the body of knowledge in independent living and to
improve utilization of results of research programs and demonstration
projects in this field. It is a program of The Institute for Rehabilitation
and Research, a nationally recognized medical rehabilitation facility
for persons with disabilities. One can easily find local independent
living centers by state in their online
directory.
International Exchange
Program
Mobility International, USA (MIUSA)
miusa.org
Empowering people
with disabilities around the world through international exchange
and international development to achieve their human rights.
Parenting with a Disability
Through the Looking Glass (TLG)
http://lookingglass.org/
TLG is a nationally recognized center that has pioneered research,
training, and services for families in which a child, parent or
grandparent has a disability or medical issue. TLG is a disability
community based nonprofit organization, which emerged from the independent
living movement.
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Violence and Disability
Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD)
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/crowd/abuse_women/abuse_women.html
The Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD) is 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 interventions to address specific problems effecting
women with disabilities. The violence section ranges in information
from academic papers to resources, including information about a
resource kit and 10 things Independent Living Center's can do to
address violence. CROWD is located at the Baylor College of Medicine
in Texas.
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
http://www.wwda.org.au/viol.htm
This
Australian site has papers, articles and reports archived as well
as links to related disability sites and general sites. They also
have an extensive section for further reading.
Centers on Violence
& Disability
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse, Disabilities and
Violence
http://www.mincava.umn.edu/vdisab.asp
An
electronic clearinghouse on violence and abuse, their section on
disability includes: articles and fact sheets, books and videos
and references to institutions and organizations.
All Walks Of Life
http://www.awol-texas.org
They focus on prevention of violence to people with disabilities.
They have established an Internet presence that includes a comprehensive
Web Site on the topic of Violence to People with Disabilities. They
also offer a moderated e-mail list.
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Voting
National Organization on Disability (NOD)
http://www.nod.org/content.cfm?id=1578
Conducted a Harris Interactive survey regarding and produced the
article Barriers Restrict Voting by People with Disabilities.
Trace Research and Development Center
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/kiosks/ez/voting/
Assistive voting information
and devices with great links for more information.
Assistive Technology & Universal Design
Trace Research & Development Center
http://trace.wisc.edu/
Their mission is to prevent the barriers and capitalize on the opportunities
presented by current and emerging information and telecommunication
technologies, in order to create a world that is as accessible and
usable as possible for as many people as possible.
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Education
CAST
www.cast.org
CAST is a not-for-profit education research and development organization
that uses technology to make education more flexible and accessible
for all students, especially those with disabilities.
US Department of Education, Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitation
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html?src=mr
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Legal
Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.ada.gov/
Federal government's Web site that provides information and technical
assistance regarding the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. The
Department of Justice's Civil Rights division operates the site.
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)
http://www.dralegal.org/
DRA is a national and international nonprofit organization dedicated
to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Operated by and established for people with disabilities, DRA pursues
its mission through research, education, and legal advocacy. DRA's
mission is to ensure dignity, equality, and opportunity for people
with all types of disabilities throughout the United States and
worldwide.
Disability Rights Education Defense Fund (DREDF)
http://dredf.org
Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children
with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund,
Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting
and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through
legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education
and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities,
and parents of children with disabilities.
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Sports
International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
http://www.paralympic.org
"Parallel"
to the Olympics is the Paralympics.
Disabled Sports, USA
http://www.dsusa.org/
A
national nonprofit, 501(c)(3), organization established in 1967
by disabled Vietnam veterans to serve the war injured. DS/USA now
offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with
a permanent physical disability. Activities include winter skiing,
water sports, summer and winter competitions, fitness and special
sports events.
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