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Contains products and ideas to make the activities, equipment, and materials used in community programs accessible to all people. Includes specific information about programmatic accessibility standards from the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Managed by: Tina Campanella of Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities

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Books, Publications & Reports (printed and/or online) (19 Products)
Electronic Media (42 Products)
Organizations, Programs, and Projects (35 Products)
Other (2 Products)

Books, Publications & Reports (printed and/or online)

	Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC A textbook about helping children and adults with autism learn to talk using assistive devices and alternative methods.
	Autism, Discrimination and the Law A book describing how the legal requirements of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act 1995 might be met for students and employees with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
	Beyond Tokenism: Partnering with People with Diverse Abilities on Consumer Advisory Boards A guide offering strategies to support people with cognitive disabilities to be full partners in Advisory and other groups.
	Challenge Course Operations for Including People with Disabilities An article about how to make challenge courses inclusive of people with disabilities. It is available online.
	Children and Youth Assisted by Medical Technology in Educational Settings: Guidelines for Care A set of guidelines for nurses and others in school settings that support children with medical needs.
	Designing and Delivering Quality Assistive Technology Services This publication was developed to assist organizations develop and deliver quality assistive technology services.
	Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology and Transition Planning A guide for families that focuses on the role of assistive technology during transition times in a child's life.
	Improving the Accessibility of Social Media in Government A set of strategies to improve the accessibility of government social media.
	Inclusion Handbook: Everybody Belongs, Everybody Serves This booklet helps church leaders in welcoming people with disabilities to worship.
	Inclusive Recreation with Web Resource: Programs and Services for Diverse Populations with Web ancillaries This book is written for people studying to work in leisure and recreation for the inclusion of people with disabilities.
	Know Your Rights! Working and the Americans with Disabilites Act A short guide for consumers about their job rights under ADA
	Personal Assistance in the Workplace a manual about Personal Assistance Services in the workplace
	Supporting Co-Workers with Diverse Abilities to Employment Success A guide on ways to create natural, co-worker supports for employees with significant disaiblities
	Supportive Care in the Congregation: Providing a congregational network of care for persons with significant disabilities This small book outlines a vision for networks of support within faith communities. These networks help people with disabilities and their families.
	Survey of Accessible Fonts - APH Font A survey was conducted by APH and found that respondents preferred either Arial, Tahoma or Verdana fonts in printed material.
	Thinking About Inclusion: Taking personal and corporate responsibility for welcoming everyone An online booklet to help organizations check if their services are open and welcoming for all people.
	Watch Your Language! Tips for the media regarding people with disabilities This fact sheet talks about the right language to use when talking about disability.
	What is Assistive Technology? A Basic Guide for Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families A 30 page, newly revised written guide on assistive technology for individuals with disabilities and their families. It provides information on considerations before purchasing and assistive technology resources in Indiana.
	Your Early Childhood Program's Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act Guidebook about including young children with disabilities in early childhood programs

Electronic Media (Videos, CDs, T.V., Radio, Websites, etc.)

	Access Together This tracks how accessible business places are. It can be loaded on your cell phones as an App.
	Accessibility Answers This organization provides information and assistance for agencies helping people with disabilities to live in the community.
	Accessibility Regulations and Tips for Reaching Older Adults and People with Disabilities This article is about ways to make information accessible for seniors and people with disabilities.
	AccessIT A website with electronic and information technology (E&IT)for students and employees with disabilities in educational institutions at all academic levels.
	AccessWireless.org This is a website that describes various wireless telecommunication devices available.
	ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities This ADA guide for local governments on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities offers practical planning information for before, during, and after an emergency/evacuation situation.
	Assistive Technology Literature Database The Assistive Technology Literature Database provides a very complete listing of research that has been done about the technologies being used by persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
	Assistivetech.net The mission of Assistivetech.net is to serve as an online resource for assistive technology devices, services and other disability-related resources for people with disabilities and the general public.
	Breaking Down Barriers Multi-media package to assist school personnel in considering the needs of students with disabilities about technology purchases or use. It can help students have access to technology-based learning opportunities.
	California Assistive Technology System (CATS) The California Assistive Technology System offers a link to the AT Network website that offers information on California resources for technology for people with disabilities in the area of advocacy, resources, and edcuation.
	Coleman Institute Assistive Technology Literature Database The Assistive Technology Literature Database is a website with lots of information on the use of technology by people with intellectual disabilities. It contains summaries of research articles, and users can search for the kind of information they need.
	Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Employment and Disability Institute A program at Cornell that conducts research and provides continuing education and technical assistance on many aspects of disability in the workplace.
	Disability Rights Online News This online news source provides a bi-monthly update about the United States Federal Civil Rights Division's activities in the area of disability rights.
	Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report The Department of Justice issues quarterly status reports that cover selected ADA activities of the Department. Reports are available from 1994 to present and are available in both electronic format and printed versions.
	Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology and Transition Planning A guide for families that focuses on the role of assistive technology during transition times in a child's life.
	Getting It Right Training DVD teaches staff how to interact and relate to people with disabilities. Participants walk away with a changed attitude and new learned behavior.
	Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center provides information, materials, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and accessible information technology (IT).
	HHS Office on Disability This office makes sure everything done by the US Department of Health and Human Services works well for people with disabilities.
	How to Create Effective Health Messages for People with Disabilities This webpage has ideas about sharing information in ways that will be easy to access for most people with disabilities.
	How to Make Presentations Accessible to All A webpage that gives information about how to make presentations accessible to people with disabilities and others.
	In Other Words: Communicating Across a Life Span This web-based article is about using principles of Universal Design in Print and Web-based Communication.
	Include Me! This site has ideas about how to include self-advocates in conferences. There is a video and a slide show to watch, guidelines and a manual.
	Increasing Federal Employment of People with Disabilities This online training video provides information on recruiting, hiring and retaining people with disabilities. It is prepared by a consulting group that helps the U.S. government.
	Invisible Disabilities Postsecondary Education This video is about people with disabilities that cannot be seen. It especially is about colleges.
	Kiss My Wheels Kiss My Wheels follows the Zia Hot Shots. The Hot Shots are a nationally ranked junior wheelchair basketball team. This video shows a season of training and tournament competition.
	National Catholic Partnership on Disability This agency works for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the church and in society.
	National Joint Committee on the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities This website provides materials, references, and links about communication services and supports for children and adults with severe disabilities. It includes a series of FAQs about communication development, assessment, and intervention.
	No Walls Computer Courses A very simple, low literacy level 7-course self-study introduction to basic computer skills for people with disabilities and other interested community members with low computer literacy
	Opening doors to people with disabilities This article reviews how well the Methodist church is including people with disabilities. It has interesting ideas about how things are improving.
	PowerPoint presentations on assistive technology These are four PowerPoint presentations about assistive technology and how it helps people with disabilities.
	Removing Barriers: Planning Meetings That Are Accessible To All Participants A guide that helps organizations make their meetings accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities.
	Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines from HHS This is a research-based web design & usability guidelines from HHS
	Sonic Mail E-mail software accessible to people who don't read or type
	SpendDown.com Spend Down offers people a chance to shop online without a credit card. You can purchase goods, special needs travel and gift cards.
	Tech Connections "Tech Connections is an information and dissemination project funded to assist vocational rehabilitation agency staff and others on applications of assistive technology (AT)" (taken from Tech Connections website).
	The Center for an Accessible Society The Center for an Accessible Society offers information on disability issues for journalists.
	The Disability Resource A publisher on topics related to person-centered services and people with disabilities.
	The Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) This website offers information and services on the subject of assistive technologies.
	The Inclusive Rec Resource Ctr: Helping All People Play Wherever They Choose This CD is a webinar about recreation.
	Universal Design Education Materials Online A source for international materials and resources to support the teaching and study of universal design. The website includes a list of conferences and events related to universal design.
	Ways to Connect with People with Disabilities This guide encourages the religious in Knoxville, TN to become more involved with people who have disabilities.
	Web Accessibility Initiative An organization devoted to helping people with disabilities gain access, or improved access to the World-Wide-Web

Organizations, Programs, and Projects

	AbleData A program that shares information about all types of assistive technology. It has a website, creates publications, and offers training.
	AbleLink Technologies This company helps people with disabilities find technology to make their lives easier.
	AbleNet A company which makes communication products and other assistive devices for people with disabilities.
	Access Living An Independent Living Center in Chicago in a building built by, and for, people with disabilities.
	Access Together This tracks how accessible business places are. It can be loaded on your cell phones as an App.
	Accessibility Answers This organization provides information and assistance for agencies helping people with disabilities to live in the community.
	Accessibility Regulations and Tips for Reaching Older Adults and People with Disabilities This article is about ways to make information accessible for seniors and people with disabilities.
	Alabama Statewide Technology Access and Response Project (STAR) System for Alabamians with Disabilities This program helps Alabamians with disabilities gain access to assistive technology devices and services.
	All Together Now Annual Conference An annual conference held by the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities. It brings together people involved with cognitive disability and technology.
	Alliance for Technology Access The mission of the Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is to increase the use of technology by children and adults with disabilities and functional limitations (taken from ATA website).
	Arizona Technology Access Program A program dedicated to improving access to technology for persons with all types of disabilities who live in Arizona.
	Arkansas Increasing Capabilities Access Network (ICAN) ICAN is a program of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services. It was set up to help build a bridge between people with disabilities who need technology information and those who provide it.
	CAST--Center for Applied Special Technology CAST is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to expand educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the development and innovative uses of technology.
	Center for Personal Assistance Services The Center for Personal Assistance Services (PAS) provides the latest research and news for, and about the DSPs who help people at home and in the community.
	Congregational Accessibility Network A network of people and a website with tools to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in faith communities.
	Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Employment and Disability Institute A program at Cornell that conducts research and provides continuing education and technical assistance on many aspects of disability in the workplace.
	Disability Rights Online News This online news source provides a bi-monthly update about the United States Federal Civil Rights Division's activities in the area of disability rights.
	Enforcing the ADA, A Status Report The Department of Justice issues quarterly status reports that cover selected ADA activities of the Department. Reports are available from 1994 to present and are available in both electronic format and printed versions.
	getATstuff A program in New England states for people to find, buy, sell or give away used assistive technology equipment.
	Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center provides information, materials, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and accessible information technology (IT).
	Hacking Autism This website shares ideas about apps and other technology to help people who have autism.
	HHS Office on Disability This office makes sure everything done by the US Department of Health and Human Services works well for people with disabilities.
	Infinitec Assistive Technology A program to promote inclusion through technology in the Greater Chicago area and throughout Illinois
	Institute for Human Centered Design Institute for Human Centered Design is an organization that provides advocacy and training on environmental issues that confront people with disabilities and elderly people.
	Laser Eagles Art Guild An agency that offers people with disabilities a chance to express themselves through art.
	National Apostolate for Inclusion Ministry Catholic organization to support inclusion of people with disabilities.
	National Catholic Partnership on Disability This agency works for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the church and in society.
	National Center on Accessibility A national center promoting access to recreation activities for persons with disabilities.
	New York State Inclusive Recreation Resource Center A university center working to make recreation inclusive of all people. It helps people with disabilities find leisure activities, and agencies to make their programs accessible to everyone. It is located and works mostly in the state of New York.
	Office for Cultural Diversity and Persons with Disabilities (Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh) This ministry assists Catholic parishes in Pittsburgh to fully include people of diverse races, cultures and abilities.
	Speech-To-Speech Relay Service This is a nationwide service that helps people with disabilities to be understood on the telephone. There is an interesting video on YouTube that explains how Speech-To-Speech works, and how it came about.
	Survey of Accessible Fonts - APH Font A survey was conducted by APH and found that respondents preferred either Arial, Tahoma or Verdana fonts in printed material.
	The Access Board The Access Board is a federal agency committed to accessible design.
	The Trace Research & Development Center This research center works to make everyday gadgets more accessible for everyone. A few examples are cell phones, computers, the Web, and ATMs.
	Together We Play: Creating inclusion for kids with disabilities An initiative in the Cedar Valley region of Iowa that encourages and supports community recreation programs in including children and youth with disabilities in all recreation programs.

Other

	Sonic Mail E-mail software accessible to people who don't read or type
	The Inclusive Rec Resource Ctr: Helping All People Play Wherever They Choose This CD is a webinar about recreation.

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