Databases

• ABLEDATA a gov database of products that provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment
• AccessIT from National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education, database of Q & A, benefits policy makers, procedures.
• National Library of Medicine:

  MEDLINE (via Skeen Library's FirstSearch)

  MEDLINEPlus (consumer health, selected Web resources)

  PubMed(citations for biotechnology articles & web links, some full text, some web sites)

Reference Tools

Travel guide for people with disabilities

Ref. HV 3023 .N6N49 1996

American sign language handshape dictionary

REF. HV 2475 .T46 1998

Disabilities sourcebook

REF. HV1553 .D544 2000



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see also:
Libros online catalog for books & journals: keyword, subject, title search.

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Associations & Societies, selective

• Adaptive Environment access and design
  see their: Publications & Library
• American Assoc of People with Disabilities
• World Health Organization
• Google's directory list of organizations, (society > disabled)

Links, selective

• Accessible Web Page Design www.makoa.org/web-design.htm
  resources for web page developers
• Bobby http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp
  free service, tests web pages for accessibility barriers.
• DRM Regional Resources Directory (States)
  New Mexico resources
  www.disabilityresources.org/NEW-MEXICO.html
  Purpose: "disseminate information about books, pamphlets, magazines, newsletters, videos, databases, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, telephone hotlines and on-line services that provide free, inexpensive or hard-to-find information to help people with disabilities live independently"
• JAWS (software - private purchase & installation necessary;
  popular resource, not endorsed)
  speech synthesizer & screen reader, etc.
• Job Accommodation Net www.jan.wvu.edu/
  free service, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Labor Dept
• Tech Connections www.techconnections.org/
  connecting people and assistive technology, a national information dissemination project
  see also their:
  Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
• Tresco, Inc. www.zianet.com/tresco/
  serving individuals with disabilities
  services offered in: Dona Ana, Sierra, Socorro, Chaparral Counties
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) http://ucp.org/
  see also their:
  Etiquette tips and Vocabulary tips
• UNM's LINC http://cdd.unm.edu/linc/
  Library & Information Network for the Community, Center for Development & Disability
  see also their: resource links
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), www.w3.org/WAI/
  global organization pursues accessibility

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• New Mexico State Government Sites, selected:
• New Mexico state agencies and concerns, site index
  (scroll down to "Disability Services" for many sites)
• New Mexico Dept of Vocational Rehabilitation
  "suitable employment outcome"
  see also their: Resources
• NM State Library, Public Services
  see also their: Site Index or Talking Books Library
• U.S. Federal Government Sites, selected:
• Accessibility Board committed to accessible design
  see also their:
  Guidelines and Standards and State Codes
• ADA Business Connection
  (excellent site for guidelines & standards)
  see also their: Employment
• ADA Homepage
• CDC Accessibility guidelines for health-care facilities, recreation facilities, health conferences and meetings, and visual material
• DisabilitiesInfo.gov
  see also their:
  Technology, Assistive and Information Technology link
• Disabled Worker Resources (Labor Dept)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  rights & responsibilities under federal equal employment opportunity laws.
• Health & Human Services Dept.
  see also their:
  special population section Disabilities and their Office on Disability and Healthfinder guides to reliable health information
• Regulations for comments on federal regulations.
• Social Security Online, Disability Programs

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