disAbilities

Internet Resources

Online Publications

 

The Advocado Press, Inc . Electric Edge: The Disability Experience in America . 1996. www.ragged-edge-mag.com 10 February 2005.

      Bi-monthly independent press publication covering timely disability related news

      issues and activism as well as poetry, literature, and art by and for the disabled.

 

Mobius New Media. New Mobility, Life on Wheels . www.newmobility.com 10 February 2005.

      Monthly publication for mobility impaired and wheel chair users.

Sites:

 

Association on Higher Education and Disability. AHEAD . 2002. http://www.ahead.org . 10 February 2005.

      A resource information center regarding disabilities, however for some pages

      of the web site, you must be a member.

 

Council for Exceptional Children. Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Education. 2005. http://www.ericec.org . 10 February 2005.

      For students and educators, information about higher education for the disabled.

 

Heath Resource Center , George Washington University. HEATH. http://www.heath.gwu.edu 10 February 2005.

      HEATH is one of three clearinghouses authorized by Individuals with Disabilities

     Education Act (IDEA) to provide specialized educational information to people with

      disabilities, their families, and the professionals who work with them.

 

Learning Disability Association Washington State (ldawa). Learning Disability Association Washington State Home Page. 1999. http://www.ldawa.org 10 February 2005.

      Part of the Learning Disability Association of America (LDA). A non-profit

     organization created for people with learning disabilities, their families, and the

     professionals who work with them.

 

Nakamura, Karen. Deaf Library. October 2004. http://www.deaflibrary.org . 10 February 2005.

      A collection of reference materials and links intended to educate and inform

     about deaf (and hard of hearing) cultures in Japan and the United States.

 

Olympic College . Access Services. http://www.oc.ctc.edu/Access/ 10 February 2005.

      Describes policies, procedures, and services for students with disabilities at

      Olympic College.


   

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFBD). Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic Home Page. 2005. http://www.rfbd.org 9 February 2004.

     Provides books and textbooks in audio format for the visually impaired. Requires

     paid membership for some pages.

 
 

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI). Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Home Page. http://www.tsbvi.edu 10 February 2005.

     An extensive site with resources for the math and/or science instructor and links to

     other resources for the student.


 

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services . National Institute of Health . http://health.nih.gov 10 February 2005.

      A government sponsored site that provides a broad range of medical resources and

      information on diseases and disabilities.

 

University of Washington. The Faculty Room . 2004. http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty 10 February 2005.

      A site with strategies for post-secondary educators of students with disabilities.

      Covers a broad range of disabilities an instructor might encounter.

 

 

Washington Assistive Technology Alliance. Washington Assistive Technology Alliance Home Page . http://www.wata.org 10 February 2005.

      Washington State consumer advocacy network for people with disabilities, their

      caregivers, families, employers, teachers, and social services providers.

 


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