Disability Resources, including equipment,
disability services and
organizations:
Apple's Computer Disability Page - This site has extensive information
about
software and hardware available to make computer communications simpler for
disabled people.
http://www2.apple.com/education/k12/disability
Closing the Gap Home Page - This is an excellent resource for
information
about augmented communications technology to enhance the communications of
paraneoplastic patients. http://www.closingthegap.com/
U.S. Department of Justice Americans With Disabilities Act Home Page -
The
Americans With Disabilities Act protects the rights of the disabled in
employment and access to public places.
To learn about your rights if you're a US Citizen, check out this page.
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Americans With Disabilities Act Litigation Consultants This page lists
American organizations that fight for the rights of disabled people under the
American with Disabilities Act http://www.istal.com/smoke/smoke7.htm
The National Rehabilitation Information Center. Just one of the services is links to databases with more than 60,000 documents. http://www.naric.com/naric/
rehabNET. A wealth of topics about care, treatment and appliances in the Northeast. Worth a visit. http://www.rehabnet.com/
AND, the Association for the Neurologically Disabled. Canadian-based lobby and help group with emphasis on home programs. http://www.and.ca/
Physical Therapist Online. A site for physical therapists and people who want to become physical therapists. Lots of links. http://physicaltherapist.com/
The Canadian Physiotherapy Association. http://www.physiotherapy.ca/
TeamRehab. Links for rehabilitation products and services.http://www.teamrehab.com/
