Disability Services Center

OTHER LINKS

ABILITY Magazine - Online magazine for disabled persons.
American Council for the Blind - American Council of the Blind provides general information about the Council, including recent issues of our monthly publication, The Braille Forum
American Printing House for the Blind - Promote the independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing special media, tools, and materials needed for education and life
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Center on Disabilities (CSUN) - committed to providing outstanding student services to students with disabilities, and to making a contribution to the field of disabilities in general and to those who provide services to people with disabilities by the dissemination of information
Dayle McIntosh Center for Independent Living - Excellent resource for individuals with disabilities for independent living.
DO-IT - Assists people with disabilities successfully pursuing academics and careers
Equal Access to Software & Information (EASI) - Organization dedicated to promoting equal access to technology and information
Goodwill Industries - Orange County Branch
Office for Civil Rights - The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights
National Organization on Disability - The National Organization on Disability, (NOD) works in partnership with businesses, government, national philanthropies and local organizations to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in American society. We accomplish this through the creation of some of the nation’s most innovative and progressive programs that promote employment opportunities, raise awareness and marshal resources for people with disabilities.
The Paciello Group - Section 508 resource for accessible communication technologies.
Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic - RFB&D has a 77,000-title library of taped textbooks, reference and professional materials for people who cannot read standard print because of a disability
Social Security Administration Office of Employment Support Programs - Our Mission is to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities
TRACE Research - The Trace Center is currently working on ways to make standard information technologies and telecommunications systems more accessible and usable by people with disabilities.
Text Relay Service (Free connection to the Disability Services Center) - Federally funded and regulated service designed to make it easy for people with hearing loss or speech disabilities to place phone calls. For more information visit i711.com on how to your office/agency up with text relay.
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Justice/ADA Home Page
U.S. President's Committee on Employment for People with Disabilities - The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities' mission is to communicate, coordinate and promote public and private efforts to enhance the employment of people with disabilities
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) - Promoting the accessibility of the World Wide Web through accessibility guidelines

RESOURCES

Etext Resource Page - In January 2001, the State of California passed Bill AB422 that requires publishers to provide electronic versions of all texts for use by individuals with reading and/or visual disabilities. Until full compliance by publishers is achieved this is an excellent starting point for locating electronic versions of texts.
Web Accessibility Resource Page - with the recent passing of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the application of Section 504 of the same Act, all UC Irvine electronic communications, i.e. web pages, are required to be accessible for use by individuals with disabilities. The Web Accessibility Resource Page has information and resources your department can utilize to make your website accessible.

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