Access Board : Provides information relating to accessibility for people with disabilities. Updated Monthly. URL: http://www.access-board.gov
Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center : This site links directly to documents on the Americans with Disabilities Act law, regulations, Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, Q & As on various ADA regulations from federal agencies and other technical assistance documents. This site is very user friendly. Updated monthly. URL http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
ADA Technical Assistance Program (ADATA): A comprehensive resource for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.adata.org
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs): The ten regional centers provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.adata.org/
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Facts Page: Provides information and technical assistance relating employment and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.eeoc.gov
Federal Communications Commission's Disabilities Issues Task Force Home Page: Telecommunications accessibility information line. Updated monthly. URL: http://www.fcc.gov/
Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Civil Rights: Promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.hhs.gov/
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of: Provides information and technical assistance relating to housing and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.hud.gov/disabled.html
Job Accommodation Network (JAN): ADA Hot Links and Document Center. JAN is an information network and consulting resource that enables qualified workers with disabilities to be hired or retained. It brings together information from many sources about practical ways of making accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
Justice, Department of ( ADA Home Page) (DOJ): Americans with Disabilities Act information and technical assistance line. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Labor, Department of (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM): Civil Rights Center: Provides information and technical assistance relating to the American workforce and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov
National Council on Disability (NCD): Promotes policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature of severity of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society. Updated monthly. URL: http://www.ncd.gov/
National Organization on Disability (NOD): “The mission of the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) is to expand the participation and contribution of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. By raising disability awareness through programs and information, together we can work toward closing the participation gaps.” URL: http://www.nod.org/
Transportation, Department of: Provides information and technical assistance relating transportation and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.fta.dot.gov
FedWorld Information Network: A Comprehensive site that links to federal government home pages. Excellent site for searching court cases. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.fedworld.gov
Findlaw: On line access to court cases. This site is very user friendly. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.findlaw.com
Legal Information Institute (LII): On line access to legal documents. Excellent resource, but not user friendly. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu
Center on State Systems & Employment: A national Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) which works to identify, expand and support strategies that are successful in helping individuals with disabilities obtain employment. Excellent site for information on the policies and procedures relating to the Workforce Investment Act. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.childrenshospital.org/ici
Department of Labor (DOL): Provides information and technical assistance relating to the American workforce. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/
Department of Labor (DOL)/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Civil Rights Center: Develops, administers, and enforces Departmental policies, practices, and procedures under Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Sections 164 and 167 of the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982; Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Equal Pay Act; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Secretary's Order 4-94 and related statutes and Executive Orders which prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance; and to direct, implement, and manage the total Department of Labor (DOL) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Employment Programs to assure equal opportunity for all DOL employees and applicants for employment. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/dol/oasam
Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration - Disability Online: Provides information necessary to remove barriers to employment opportunities faced by adults with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/
DisabilityInfo.gov: “DisabilityInfo.gov, the result of this collaborative effort, is the Bush Administration's latest step toward a citizen-centric Federal government. It is a comprehensive online resource specifically designed to provide people with disabilities with the information they need to know quickly. With just a few clicks, the portal provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including civil rights, education, employment, housing, health, income support, technology, transportation, and community life.” URL: http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Facts Page: Provides information and technical assistance relating employment and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.eeoc.gov/
Job Accommodation Network (JAN): JAN is an information network and consulting resource that enables qualified workers with disabilities to be hired or retained. It brings together information from many sources about practical ways of making accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
Law, Health Policy and Disability Center, University of Iowa: The Law, Health Policy and Disability Center is an emerging leader in law, technology, education and research. The Center concentrates on public policy and its impact on persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on employment, self-determination, self-sufficiency, and improving quality of life. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.its.uiowa.edu/law/
National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult: The mission of the Center is to ensure that adults with disabilities are provided full access to high-quality services in employment. Updatedly weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.onestops.info/
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth: The mission of the Collaborative is to ensure that youth with disabilities are provided full access to high-quality services in integrated settings in order to maximize their opportunities for employment and independent living. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ncwd-youth.info
National Association of Workforce Boards: The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) represents business-led Workforce Boards that plan and oversee state and local workforce development and job training programs. NAWB members work in their communities to create a more highly skilled workforce. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.nawb.org
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP): Provides information, training, and technical assistance to business leaders, organized labor, rehabilitation and service providers, advocacy organizations, families and individuals with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/odep/welcome.html
Worksupport.com: A comprehensive site that provides information, resources, and services regarding the employment of people with disabilities. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.worksupport.com
Access Board : Provides information relating to accessibility for people with disabilities. Updated monthly. URL: http://www.access-board.gov/
ADA Technical Assistance Program (ADATA): A comprehensive resource for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Excellent site for ADA publications. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.adata.org
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR): An agency that conducts research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ahcpr.gov
Census Bureau/Disability Statistics: Provides data on disabilities. URL: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disable/intro.html
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): An agency that protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services, especially for those who are least able to themselves. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.hhs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration on Children and Families (ACF): A division within DHHS that is responsible for federal programs, which promote the economic and social well being of families, children, individuals, and communities. Excellent site for current information relating to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Civil Rights: Promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://ocr.hhs.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Provides information and technical assistance relating to housing and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.hud.gov/disabled.html
Department of Justice ADA Home Page (DOJ): Americans with Disabilities Act information and technical assistance line. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Department of Labor (DOL): Provides information and technical assistance relating to the American workforce. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.dol.gov
Department of Labor (DOL)/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Civil Rights Center: Develops, administers, and enforces Departmental policies, practices, and procedures under Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Sections 164 and 167 of the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982; Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Equal Pay Act; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Secretary's Order 4-94 and related statutes and Executive Orders which prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance; and to direct, implement, and manage the total Department of Labor (DOL) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Employment Programs to assure equal opportunity for all DOL employees and applicants for employment. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/dol/oasam
Department of Labor (DOL)/Office of Disability Employment Policy. URL: http://www.dol.gov/odep/
Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration - Disability Online: Provides information necessary to remove barriers to employment opportunities faced by adults with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/
Department of Transportation: Provides information and technical assistance relating transportation and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.fta.dot.gov/
DisabilityInfo.gov: “DisabilityInfo.gov, the result of this collaborative effort, is the Bush Administration's latest step toward a citizen-centric Federal government. It is a comprehensive online resource specifically designed to provide people with disabilities with the information they need to know quickly. With just a few clicks, the portal provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including civil rights, education, employment, housing, health, income support, technology, transportation, and community life.” URL: http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs): The ten regional centers provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA . Excellent site for technical assistance materials relating to the ADA . Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.adata.org/dbtac.html
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Facts Page: Provides information and technical assistance relating employment and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.eeoc.gov/
Federal Communications Commission's Disabilities Issues Task Force Home Page: Telecommunications accessibility information line. Updated monthly. URL: http://www.fcc.gov/
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council (FICC): A convient storehouse of information for parents of children with disabilities, focusing on the efforts of the FICC. The FICC is an advising body to cabinet secretaries from the departments of education, health and human services, agriculture, defense, and interior, as well as the commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Excellent site for a means for parents to contact and communicate with FICC parent member representatives to ask questions about disability issues. URL: http://www.fed-icc.org
Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA): Federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid, and Child Health Insurance Programs. Updated weekly. URL: http://cms.hhs.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): An agency that helps provide health resources for medically underserved populations. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.hrsa.gov/default.htm
Job Accommodation Network (JAN): ADA Hot Links and Document Center . JAN is an information network and consulting resource that enables qualified workers with disabilities to be hired or retained. It brings together information from many sources about practical ways of making accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR): Provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/
New Freedom Initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: This site is dedicated to providing visitors with information about one of the priorities of the Bush Administration: eliminating barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating fully in the community life. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.hhs.gov/newfreedom
Office of Employment Support Programs of the Social Security Administration (OESP): Provides services to and information about SSA programs and policies related to the employment of SSDI and SSI beneficiaries with disabilities who want to work. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ssa.gov/work/index.html
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Administering programs and projects relating to free appropriate public education of all children, youth and adults with disabilities, from birth through age 21. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP): Provides information, training, and technical assistance to business leaders, organized labor, rehabilitation and service providers, advocacy organizations, families and individuals with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/odep/welcome.html
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities (PTFEAD): The task force is to evaluate existing Federal programs to determine what changes, modifications, and innovations may be necessary to remove barriers to employment opportunities faced by adults with disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.dol.gov/dol/_sec/public/programs/ptfead/main.htm
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Overseas programs that help individuals with physical or mental disabilities to obtain employment through such supports as counseling, medical, job training, and other individualized services. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/
Social Security Administration (SSA) - Disability Information Page: Provides information and technical assistance relating to social security and disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ssa.gov/odhome/odhome.htm
Thomas: A on line site that provide legislative information: Text of bills, committee reports, historical documents, links to the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive, Judicial, and State/Local governments. Updated daily. URL: http://thomas.loc.gov
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: A nonprofit legal advocacy organization for people with mental illness and mental retardation. Excellent site for current information on the Mental Health Parity Act, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as it relates to psychiatric disabilities, mental health care, and legislative activities. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.bazelon.org
Children's Defense Fund (CDF): A national organization that provide advocacy work for the needs of the poor, minority children and children with disabilities. Excellent site for current legislative activities on health care and child care issues. Updated daily. URL: http://www.childrensdefense.org
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Home Page (CCD): A coalition of national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities. Excellent site for current legislative activities relating to disabilities. Updated monthly. URL: http://www.c-c-d.org
National Governors' Association (NGA): A bipartisan organization provides a forum for Governors to exchange views and experiences. Also provides assistance in solving state-focused problems, information on state innovations and practices, and bipartisan forum for Governors to establish, influence, and implement policy on national issues. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.nga.org
TASH: An organization of members concerned with human dignity, civil rights, education, and independence for all individuals with disabilities. Excellent site for following up-to-date legislative activities relating to all areas of disability policy. Updated weekly. URL: http://www.tash.org
The Arc of the United States (The Arc): A national organization that provides education, research, and advocacy relating to mental retardation. Excellent site for up-to-date legislative activities relating to disabilities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://TheArc.org
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): An international organization that is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. Updated weekly. Excellent site for up-to-date information on Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). URL: http://www.cec.sped.org
United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA): A national organization that provides information and referral service, legislative advocacy, technology initiatives, and research. Good site for on line publications on assistive technology and up-to-date legislative activities. Updated weekly to monthly. URL: http://www.ucpa.org
Access to Disability Data: Excellent site for their “Chartbook on Disabilities”. URL: http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/
Census Bureau: Excellent site for data on all aspects of disabilities. URL: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP): Excellent site for data on health and disabilities. URL: http://www.cdc.gov/
ChronicNet: This is a joint project by the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting at the University of Missouri and The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. Excellent site for data on increasing numbers and costs of chronic care in the U.S. URL: http://www.chronicnet.org/
Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics: Excellent site for data on labor and disabilities. URL: http://stats.bls.gov
Disability Statistics Center : A center that produces and disseminates statistical information on disability and the status of people with disabilities in American Society and to establish and monitor indicators of how conditions are changing over time to meet their health, housing, economic and social needs. Excellent site for data on all areas of disabilities. Updated quarterly. URL: http://www.dsc.ucsf.edu/
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR): This program is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education. Excellent site for statistics concerning disability and rehabilitation. URL: http://www.ncddr.org/
The West Virginia University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (WVRRTC): A national center conducting research and training to assist persons with disabilities into employment, the community, and independence through information technology. Excellent site for data on employment and disabilities. URL: http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/