Disability Resources and Links

Information

Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI) - Disability information on subjects including education, statistics, government documents, computer access, legal, publications, bibliographic references, aging, assistive technology, universal design and announcements.
Long Term Disability Facts - An insightful article concerning long term disability and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Social Security Disability Insurance - A number of links to Social Security Disability Insurance information concerning disability and the programs which are in place to assist you in the event of a permanent disability. Also included are links to info concerning SSDI's standings on chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
WebABLE - Information repository for people with disabilities and accessibility solution providers. Dedicated to promoting the interests of adaptive, assistive, and access technology researchers, users, and manufacturers.
Disabilities Law Articles - Discussing obtaining Social Security benefits and issues facing disabled workers and consumers.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information on the law and its implementation.
EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Workers' Compensation and the ADA - Setting forth the Commission's position on the interaction between Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and state workers' compensation laws.

ADA Watch - Online network designed to activate grassroots responses to threats to the ADA, and to educate and inform people with disabilities, disability advocates, members of the general public, the business community, policy makers, and the media regarding threats to the civil rights of people with disabilities.
The Council for Disability Rights - Advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities. On national, state, and local levels, the Council for Disability Rights advances the rights of people with disabilities. The Council promotes public policy and legislation, public awareness through education, and provides information and referral services.
Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association Nonprofit assisting spinal cord-injured and diseased veterans, primarily in the New York, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Also assists nonveteran disabled; particularly knowledgeable about NYC housing rights for the disabled.
Disability Advocacy Work With Networking - Disability links with descriptions arranged by broad subject and updated regularly.
Disability Now - Disability rights in the United Kingdom; news, features, archive and links.
Not Dead Yet - Americans with disabilities don't want your pity or your lethal mercy, they want freedom and life.

Crip Commentary - Weekly web column on issues affecting people with disabilities, including employment, arts and culture, benefits, civil rights, activism.
Disability Social History Project - History of disability in the world.
Disability.gov - Federal Site for those with disabilities.
Health Care Financing Administration - (HCFA), the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance program (SCHIP).
Disabled Person.com - A website which was created by the wife of a disabled person with the desire to provide information concerning disabilities and provide support for the disabled.
Disability Benefits Information Website - Information and advice about the process of applying for, appealing, and renewing disability insurance and benefits from private and public sources.
Disability Cool - Is it cool to be disabled? They think so. Through this web site, they plan to challenge all the preconceived notions about what it's like to live with a disability, the good parts and the bad parts.
Mouth Magazine - Voice of the Disability Nation

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