Favorite Links
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
http://www.c-c-d.org
A coalition of national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities. Excellent site for current legislative activities related to disabilities.
Council for Disability Rights
http://www.disabilityrights.org
Practical self-advocacy information for persons with disabilities, along with state and national news affecting the disability community.
Deaf Aztlan: Latino Network
http://www.deafvision.net/aztlan
This website for the Deaf Latino community includes a list of ASL/Spanish/English interpreters (including one in Chicago!), Deaf Latino mailing lists, businesses, organizations, and programs.
DeafSpot
http://www.deafspot.net
People and community pages include chat online, e-mail directory, events, deaf kids, black deaf, gay deaf, deaf blind, oral deaf, chat online, event listings, and more. Also includes information and resources, shopping, and an ASL font.
Department of Justice Home Page
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Americans with Disabilities Act information and technical assistance line. Updated weekly.
disABILITY Information and Resources
http://www.makoa.org
Very comprehensive list of disability-related links.
Disability Resources Monthly - Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
http://www.disabilityresources.org
A wonderfully well-organized site for finding the disability-related information you’re looking for on the Web. We highly recommend this site as a starting place.
Disability Rights Activist
http://www.disrights.org
Provides information needed to enable anyone interested in the rights of people with disabilities to work for those rights. Excellent site for current legislative activities related to disabilities.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc.
http://www.dredf.org
DREDF is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities. Site has updates on legal cases and many publications for order on disability rights, Americans with Disabilities Act and related issues.
DisabilityInfo
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov
Comprehensive disability-related government resources, including Career One-Stop, ADA Home Page, government disability benefits, federal job opportunities, and more. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
e-Buddies
http://www.ebuddies.org
e-Buddies is the newest program of Best Buddies International, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with developmental disabilities through one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.
Equip for Equality
http://www.equipforequality.org
This federally mandated Protection & Advocacy System in q Illinois safeguards the rights of children and adults with physical and mental disabilities, including developmental disabilities and mental illnesses.
Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
User-friendly website provides resources on mental retardation and other disabilities, and links to disability related discussion groups and websites.
Freedom Clearinghouse
http://www.freedomclearinghouse.org
Recruits and organizes grassroots advocates who will press states to obey the Olmstead decision, furnish tools to those advocates so they can succeed in their mission, and communicate to states and advocates information about the best methods for delivering services at home.
Great Lakes ADA Center
http://www.gldbtac.org
Provides technical assistance and training to businesses and people with disabilities regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Half the Planet
http://www.halftheplanet.org
Where the disability community can access reliable services and products, connect with peer support, and keep up with disability-related news and information. HalfthePlanet supports the application of technology to promote the values of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
Illinois Assistive Technology Project
http://www.iltech.org
IATP helps you find the right technology that lets you learn, work and play with greater independence. They offer assistive devices information, demonstration and loan and a used equipment website.
Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC)
http://www.idhhc.state.il.us
Learn about the Illinois Interpreter Licensure Act, Hearing Aid Resources, and learn about what IDHHC does to help persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Illinois Department of Human Services
http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs
Info about the Department of Human Services, including updates on Olmstead and Lincoln Developmental Center. Find out about DHS' new low interest loans for assistive technology for persons with disabilities.
Illinois Department on Aging
http://www.state.il.us/aging
Info about the Department on Aging, in-home care, access and social services, elder rights, public awareness, demographics, a directory of agencies and organizations serving seniors, and more.
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