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Revised: July 2008

Disability Resources

Federal Government:

ADA - American with Disabilities Act Home Page

ADA Regulations & Technical Assistance Materials

Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy

GovBenefits - Official government benefits website

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Americans with Disabilities Act - A Primer for Small Business

Connecticut State Government

CT Commission for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI)

CT Department of Mental Retardation

CT Department of Social Services for Adults and People with Disabilities

Connecticut Tech Act Project - Information & advocacy services regarding assistive technology issues.

CRIS Radio - Connecticut's Talking Newsstand for the Blind and Print-Handicapped

Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped

Fairfield County

2-1-1 Infoline - United Way of Connecticut's Disability Services Database

DRC - Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, Inc.

Connecticut Associations

BIAC - Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, Inc.

CACLD - Connecticut Association of Children & Adults with Learning Disabilities

National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut

Special Olympics Connecticut

UConn's Center for Students with Disabilities

General Sites

AAASP- American Association of Adapted Sports Programs, Inc

AAPD - American Association of People with Disabilities

ACB- American Council of the Blind - Resources for the blind and visually impaired

All Abilities - Disability links for people with All Abilities

The Arc - "Works to include all children & adults with cognitive, intellectual and developmental disabilities in every community."

CODI - Cornucopia of Disability Information

Deaf Resource Library - Study of U.S. and Japanese deaf cultures, this virtual reference, deaf-related network resources and links for kids and parents.

Disability Related Organizations - National & International Organizations

DRM - Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet

Family Village - A Global Community of Disability Related Resources

Half the Planet - The Disability Resource

Links Regarding Transportation - Resources and associated links regarding transportation for people with disabilities from the Great Lakes ADA Center

National Organization of DisAbility

National Resource Center on AD|HD Library - Information for children and adults

Stroke & Brain Injury Resource Center

Children with Disabilities

American Society for Deaf Children - Link sand discussion lists for parents of dear or hard of hearing children.

Lekotek - A central source on toys and play for children with special needs.

Listen Up Web - Links to a parent discussion list, online bookstore and other resources.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Online Publications

Disability World - Bimonthly web-zine of international disability news and views

Opening Doors - A housing publication for the disability community