Disabilities and the Disabled: Related Web Sites

Bobby - web-based tool that analyzes web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities. Enter a URL and have the page analyzed immediately.
Designing Accessible Web Pages - links to information on how to design accessible Web pages for persons with disabilities. From the National Arts and Disability Center.
Information Technology and People with Disabilities: The Current State of Federal Accessibility - report that includes an analysis on the accessibility of Federal Web pages. From the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, April 2000.
The Web Isn't for Everyone ... Yet - a look at developments that may make Web pages more friendly to people with certain disabilities. By Matt Margolin of WebMonkey.
World Association Of Persons With Disabilities - Works to provide "information, motivation, assistance and activism for the physically and mentally [dis]Abled people of the world."
Disability World - web-zine discussing research and stories on the independent living movement of people with disabilities.
Assistive Media - A nonprofit, charitable service that produces RealAudio recordings of literary works for people with disabilities.
Disability Resources - Nonprofit that gathers and disseminates information in order to help people with disabilities live independently. Site has a directory of disability-related links.
U.S. National Council on Disability - Independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on disability policy.
Blindness Resource Center - A service of the New York Institute for Special Education.
International Day of Disabled Persons - observed annually by the UN on December 3. This year's theme is, "Accessibility for all for the new Millenium."
Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins - developing microchip-driven prosthetic eyes that may restore some sight to the blind. Site includes a section on ongoing research.
Linkable.org - Provides links to personal web sites of disabled people, message board, home medical products, disability related news feeds, and resources.
AccessLife.com - online destination for individuals in the disability community. Includes news, sports, and travel information, peer-support, medical products, and more.
Projects for People with Disabilities - get information on jobs, training, and resumes. Also find out about job accommodation resources. From the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration.
HalfThePlanet.com - Online source for tools for independent living for the disability community.

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