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Disability

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Able Magazine: Lifestyle magazine for disabled people including informative articles and interviews, information on the latest products, accessible holiday ideas and competitions.
Author: Able Magazine
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents, news
Bobby: A program designed to help make Web pages accessible to those with disabilities. It will also find HTML compatibility problems that prevent pages from displaying correctly on different browsers.
Author: Center for Applied Special Technology
Subjects: disability, html standards, web page design, web site development
DeweyClass: 004.678
Resource type: service
Centre for Independent Living in Glasgow: Based in Glasgow this initiative is run by and for disabled people and provides an information service and also personal assistant support services.
Author: Byrne, J.
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: index, news
Cerebral Palsy Info Central: Provides a central location from which to learn about cerebral palsy. Material is written and compiled by a cerebral palsy sufferer who also touches on other disabilities including epilepsy and visual impairment.
Author: Stanford, Anee
Subjects: cerebral palsy, disability, epilepsy
DeweyClass: 616.836
Resource type: documents, index
CHST: Centre for Human Service Technology: Aims to maintain and enhance the quality of learning, and increase the effectiveness of teaching, through the application of appropriate learning technologies. Provides a directory of social work resources in addiction, homelessness, ethnicity, disability, children, and mental health among other topics.
Author: Southampton University Department of Social Work
Subjects: addiction, child welfare, disability, homelessness, mental health links, social services, social welfare, social work
DeweyClass: 360
Resource type: documents
Closing the Gap: Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation: Published six times a year, Closing The Gap newspaper highlights hardware and software products appropriate for people with special needs, and explains how this technology is being implemented in education, rehabilitation, and vocational settings around the world. The online library contains hundreds of articles from past issues, browsable by category.
Author: Closing The Gap, Inc
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: magazine, productinfo
Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology: In addition to selling its GOODFEEL braille music translator, Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology is an authorized distributor for a wide range of assistive technology and music products for the blind which are detailed and can be ordered here. Technical support and a list of links to other companies and organisations dealing in assistave technologies is also provided.
Author: Dancing Dots
Subjects: blindness, disability, music software
DeweyClass: 780
Resource type: productinfo
DeafClub.co.uk: Index of resources for the deaf including clubs, sports organisations, businesses and services, news, legal sources, and entertainment guides.
Author: DeafClub.co.uk
Subjects: deafness, disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: index
Disability Now: News and features from the disability journal. Includes an archive, which can be searched by keyword, or browsed by subject categories, including housing, equipment, visual impairment and mental health.
Author: Scope
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: magazine
EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information: A set of chargeable online workshops that focus on adaptive computing technology, creating accessible web pages, learning disabilities and access to the disciplines of science, engineering, and mathematics. All courses are provided over the Internet using email and can be taken from anywhere and at any time.
Author: EASI
Subjects: computer user support, disability, internet based education
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents, sounds
Employment of Disabled People in Library Services: Presents guidelines on the employment of people with disabilities in libraries. Covers facts and figures on disabled people in employment in the UK, the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act, government employment services, building adaptations and facilities, and references to useful organisations.
Author: CILIP
Subjects: disability, employment, library management
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: document
Gallaudet Research Institute: Studies the deaf and hard of hearing population in the United States, including demographic aspects of hearing impairment.
Author: Gallaudet Research Institute
Subjects: deafness, disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents
Information Technology and Disabilities: Publication providing information and guidance in the area of access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities. Includes information on developments and advancements within the adaptive computer technology field.
Author: Equal Access to Software and Information
Subjects: disability, information technology
DeweyClass: 020
Resource type: journal
International Paralympic Committee: Brief explanations of paralympic sports, access to the IPC handbook, related sports science and medicine issues and procedures.
Author: International Paralympic Committee
Subjects: disability, olympic games
DeweyClass: 796.48
Resource type: documents
Intute: social sciences - disabled people: Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources about disability issues.
Author: Intute
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: index
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights: A coalition of over 180 organisations committed to the protection of civil and human rights in the United States. These organisations include groups representing people of colour, women, labour unions, persons with disabilities, older Americans, major religious groups, gays and lesbians, and civil liberties and human rights groups.
Author: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Subjects: civil liberties, disability, human rights, minorities, women's rights
DeweyClass: 323
Resource type: documents
Learning Disability Online: Collection of articles, research findings, and news items dealing with learning difficulties such as attention deficit disorder, discipline issues, reading problems, lack of self-esteem, and speech and language disorders. Resources are included for early identification, parenting, and teaching of individuals with special needs. Also features Real Player audio clips conveying ideas of learning disability experts, an online newsletter, and examples of art work and stories created by young people with learning disorders.
Author: WETA
Subjects: disability, special education
DeweyClass: 371.9
Resource type: documents, sounds
Music and the Deaf: National charity, which aims to to help deaf people of all ages and degrees of hearing loss access music and the performing arts through workshops, schools projects and signed theatrical performances throughout the United Kingdom.
Author: MATD
Subjects: disability, music education, music therapy
DeweyClass: 780
Resource type: service
National Federation for the Blind: US society aiming to help blind people achieve self-confidence and self-respect, and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind. Includes full text of the Braille Monitor newsletter, reports, resolutions and speeches and information about independent living.
Author: National Federation for the Blind
Subjects: blindness, disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: institution
NIACE: National Organisation for Adult Learning: The Institute is concerned with all kinds of adult learners, but has particular strengths in work with women, black and ethnic minority learners, learners with disabilities and/or learning difficulties, older learners, and unemployed learners. It works in all sectors of education and training, including local authorities, further education, higher education, employers and not for profit organisations.
Author: NIACE
Subjects: disability, further education, lifelong learning, minorities
DeweyClass: 374
Resource type: documents
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic: US not-for-profit organisation, offering a lending library service to those who cannot read standard print because of a visual, perceptual, or other disability. Includes latest news on RFBD, the products and services they offer, opportunities for getting involved, FAQs, information on adaptive technology, and links to related resources on the Internet.
Author: Recording For Blind and Dyslexic
Subjects: blindness, disability, dyslexia
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents
Rising DAWN: Information on work and legal issues, computing technology and products, Blind User Group Windows 95, Disability Living Allowance, education, discrimination, and insurance for people with disabilities.
Author: Patient UK
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents
Royal National Institute for the Deaf: RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. Offers news, information, services, support, and interactive features including an animated version of the fingerspelling chart and video clips of everyday words as expressed in British Sign Language. QuickTime or Windows Media Player are required.
Author: RNID
Subjects: deafness, disability, language learning
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: service
Shaw Trust: National charity which champions the abilities of disabled people, enabling people with all types of disability, to make the most of their skills, abilities, and employment opportunities.
Author: Shaw Trust
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents
TechDis: Technology for Disabilities Information Service: Service promoting the accessibility of Web pages to those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Includes a database with information about products such as listening devices, backrests, glare filters, Braille equipment, speech synthesisers, and magnification aids. A selection of related articles and projects are also given.
Author: JISC Technologies Centre
Subjects: computer user support, disability, web site development
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: service
Topica: Health and Fitness: An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to specific complaints and other aspects of medicine and health care, with descriptions and subscription details.
Author: Topica
Subjects: addiction, aids news, allergies, arthritis, autism, blindness, cancer research, chronic fatigue syndrome, dentistry, depression, disability, diseases, eating disorders, health care, nutrition, pregnancy, women's issues
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: mailinglist index
Trace Research and Development Center: An interdisciplinary research, development and resource centre on technology and disability. Using a collaborative model it has established with the computer industry, the Center is working with consumers and the information and telecommunication industries to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to new information technologies.
Author: University of Wisconsin Department of Industrial Engineering
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: institution
Virtual Assistive Technology Center: Windows, DOS and Macintosh software and freeware for people with disabilities.
Author: University of Kansas
Subjects: disability
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: Article describing ways to make Web content, particularly multimedia resources, more accessible to users with disabilities. Covers issues such as navigation, format of material, colour, clarity, natural language and transformation of pages. Available in several formats including plain text, PDF and HTML.
Author: W3C
Subjects: disability, internet users, web site development
DeweyClass: 004.678
Resource type: article
Women with Disabilities: Resource for women with disabilities and those who work and live with them. Covers topics such as abuse, reproductive health and older women, as well as providing information about different types of disabilities and how they may affect women particularly.
Author: National Women's Health Information Center
Subjects: disability, women's issues
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: documents