Disabilities Websites, Listservs, and Portals
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.
http://www.ncset.org
ADA Document Portal contains numerous online documents and publications of interest to persons with disabilities. All of the ADA regulations are available, as well as many other government documents relative to the legal rights of persons with disabilities.
http://www.adaportal.org/State_and_Local_Government
/State_and_Local_Government_TOC.html
Disability Online is an information directory for person with disabilities. Categories include: education, daily living products, books and videos, arts & entertainment, chat rooms & message boards, books and magazines, sports and recreation and much more; an excellent resource.
www.disabilityonline.com
The Foundation Center libraries actively collect funding directories useful to individuals with disabilities and the nonprofit organizations that support them. This list contains citations to print resources, as well as links to Web sites and online resources from a variety of public and private organizations.
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/topical/disabilities.html
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities serve the nation as a central source of information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth, IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education, No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices.
http://www.nichcy.org/index.html
Independent Living Research Utilization has a long history of providing research, education and consultation in the areas of independent living, the Americans with Disabilities Act, home and community based services and health issues for people with disabilities. This comprehensive site offers discussion boards, publications, online training, and many other resources.
http://www.ilru.org
DisabilityInfo contains links to information of interest to people with disabilities.
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov