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The Arts & Recreation

Center for IT Accommodation
The Center for IT Accommodation's (CITA) mission is to be the recognized government wide policy resource for information on the accessibility of electronic and information technology, and in the use of assistive technologies.

Equal Access to Software and Information
EASI's mission is to serve as a resource by providing information and guidance in the area of access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities.

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society
RESNA is an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability. Our purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology.

Trace Research and Development Center
Trace Center Mission Statement: To prevent the barriers and capitalize on the opportunities presented by current and emerging information and telecommunication technologies, in order to create a world that is as accessible and usable as possible for as many people as possible.

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Community Inclusion and Independent Living

ADAPT
There's no place like home, and we mean real homes, not nursing homes. We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.

Anthony Wayne Services
AWS is dedicated to assisting people with disabilities in improving their lives in the direction of their choosing. Focused on identifying and creating vocational opportunities that lead to the greatest earnings and job satisfaction, developing living arrangements that emphasize independence and quality of life, creating programs that result in increasing numbers of people-to-people relationships that are of value to people with disabilities and able-bodied peers, and continuously searching for new opportunities to effectively deploy resources in pursuit of the corporation's human services value base.

Indiana Housing Authorities Contact information, addresses, and phone numbers for Indiana housing authorities

Accessible Congregations Campaign
A project of the Religion and Disability Program of the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) and Initiative 2000, a nationwide celebration of the achievements and contributions of people with disabilities. Churches, parishes, synagogues, temples and meetinghouses across America are being enlisted in this campaign.

Family Village disability related resources
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.

Independent Living Research Utilization
The ILRU program is a national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living.

Institute for Community Inclusion
The Institute for Community Inclusion supports the rights of children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the community. As practitioners, researchers, and teachers, we form partnerships with individuals, families, and communities. Together we advocate for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice.

Institute on Community Integration
Our mission is to improve the community services and social supports available to individuals with developmental and other disabilities, and their families, throughout the United States and abroad. We fulfill this mission through research, professional training, technical assistance, and publishing activities.

National Home of Your Own Alliance
The National Home of Your Own Alliance is funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to promote opportunities for people with disabilities to own and control their homes.

National Program on Self Determination
All people, including individuals with disabilities, have rights and responsibilities to live as full citizens. The barriers that stand in the way must be eliminated.

Partners in Policymaking
Partners is an innovative, competency based leadership training program for adults with developmental disabilities and parents of young children with disabilities.

Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Our strategic mission is to enhance Independent Living (IL) for all. We make IL better by working with consumers, providing quality research, and widely disseminating enhancement products.

Self Advocate Leadership Network
The Self-Advocate Leadership Network is a team of self-advocates and professionals who will travel anywhere to train others on self-determination, community integration, participant-driven supports, and systems change.

The ArcLink (service providers database)
Now individuals and families seeking resources and advice on home and community-based services can find detailed information on service providers within this Web site.

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Education, Children and Youth

Disaboom Scholarships
List of scholarships for students with disabilities maintained by Disaboom.com

SERI
Special Education Resources on the Internet is a very large directory that should be in your bookmarks.

Indiana Department of Education School-Based Medicaid

HBM_CHOICES
(Children Have Opportunities in Inclusive Communities, Environments, and Schools) is for families with children in the Hamilton Boone Madison Cooperative. It is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for our children's education, and to building a strong community to support our children's growth and development.

Association on Higher Education and Disability
The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities.

Council for Exceptional Children
CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
ERIC is an acronym for the Educational Resources Information Center. ERIC EC gathers and disseminates the professional literature, information, and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted.

HEATH national clearingpost secondarysecondary education
The HEATH Resource Center of the George Washington University is the national clearingpost secondarysecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables HEATH to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, apost secondarysecondary training entities.

Learning Disabilities On Line
An interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and other professionals

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition seeks to increase the capacity of national, state and local agencies and organizations to improve secondary education and transition results for youth with disabilities and their families.

Parents Helping Parents Family Resource Center
PHP is a non-profit organization which helps children with special needs receive the services they require by strengthening the skills and resolve of their parents and caregivers.

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Employment

Fifth Freedom's Employment Information Page
This page includes links to research and statistics, work programs, and employment and job hunting information.

Disabled Business Persons Association
Founded in 1985, the Disabled Businesspersons Association is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to assisting enterprising individuals with disabilities maximize their potential in the business world, and work with vocational rehabilitation, government and business to encourage the participation and enhance the performance of the disabled in the workforce.

Axis Disability Rights Website
AXIS CONSULTATION AND TRAINING LTD is a private consulting firm established by Norman Kunc and Emma Van der Klift which provides in-service and consultation in the areas of inclusive education, employment equity, conflict resolution, and management in human services.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is not a job placement service, but an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities.

Office of Disability Employment Policy for the Department of Labor
The mission of ODEP, under the leadership of an Assistant Secretary, will be to bring a heightened and permanent long-term focus to the goal of increasing employment of persons with disabilities.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Indiana Association for Persons in Supported Employment
IN-APSE is committed to promoting and implementing quality community employment and choice for all people with disabilities in Indiana. Our efforts include statewide advocacy, information dissemination, and supporting quality community life for people with disabilities through supported employment.

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General & Miscellaneous

County Veteran Service Officerst
Information about Veterans' programs (.pdf file)

WebMD
WebMD's list of health topics. While these articles cannot replace medical advice from a doctor, they are very informative.

Disability Resources on the Internet
Information about legal rights, financial resources, assistive technology, employment opportunities, housing modifications, childrearing and educational options, transportation and mobility services, and more.

Disability History Museum & Learning Resource Center
The Disability History Museum's mission is to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories. Our goal is to help foster a deeper understanding of disability and to dispel lingering myths, assumptions, and stereotypes by examining these cultural legacies.

Disability Social History Project
The Disability History Project is a community history project and we welcome your participation. This is an opportunity for disabled people to reclaim our history and determine how we want to define ourselves and our struggles.

Foundation Center
The Foundation Center's mission is to support and improve institutional philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grantseekers succeed.

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
The mission of NIDRR is to generate, disseminate and promote new knowledge to improve the options available to disabled persons. The ultimate goal is to allow these individuals to perform their regular activities in the community and to bolster society’s ability to provide full opportunities and appropriate supports for its disabled citizens.

National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network
The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), this web site and more than 200 publications

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Government

National Resource Directory
Information on Benefits & Compensation, Housing & Transportation, Education, Training, & Employment, Health, and much more.

Disability Law Lowdown
Disability Law explained in simple, everyday language. Topics include the ADA, Ticket to Work, how laws are made and more. Each show is available as an audio file in English and Spanish, in ASL, and as a text transcript.

Indiana Parking Code
The official Indiana regulations concerning parking spaces for people with disabilities

Benefits for Children with Disabilities booklet.
Visit this website to learn more about Social Security Income (SSI) and health benefits through Social Security for children with disabilities and adults disabled since childhood.

EEOC Fact Sheet
EEOC new fact sheet about health care workers and the ADA.
This fact sheet provides practical information about applying Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) employment rules in healthcare jobs in a variety of settings.

Voluntary Community Assistance Network (V-CAN)
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) is embarking on a modernization effort that will transform the way clients interact with FSSA. This modernization will provide clients with more choices and convenience while improving accountability for FSSA.

Disability.Gov (federal program info/links)
The Office of Disability Employment Policy created this site to provide one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available throughout the Federal government.

Federal Bills and Summaries
THOMAS. A legislative information database with current and past congressional records and bills.

Indiana Bills and Summaries
A database of Indiana legislative bills, acts and resolutions. Check the current status of a bill as it thoughs thourgh the legislative process.

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
By collaborating with local communities, cutting across program barriers and blending various funding sources, FSSA continues to improve the lives of all Hoosiers.

Indiana First Step Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers
MISSION: To assure that all Indiana families with infants and toddlers experiencing developmental delays or disabilities have access to early intervention services close to home when they need them.

Indiana General Assembly
Access to the Indiana General Assembly including session calendar, Bills and Resolutions, listing of Legislators, publications and other documents.

Indiana Members of Congress & Elected Officials
Listing of State and Federal elected officials in the state of Indiana.

State Agency Telephone Directory
Indiana State Agency and Toll Free telephone numbers.

U.S. Congress
Elected officials, issues & actions, agency listings and much more. The official site of the United States Congress.

U.S. Department of Justice
The Department represents the citizens of the United States in enforcing the law in the public interest and plays a key role in protection against criminals; ensuring healthy competition of business; safeguarding the consumer; enforcing drug, immigration, and naturalization laws; and protecting citizens through effective law enforcement.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP.

U.S. House Directory
United States House of Representatives directory and database.

U.S. Office of Disability, Aging and LongTerm Care Policy
The Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) is charged with developing, analyzing, evaluating and coordinating HHS policies and programs which support the independence, productivity, health and long-term care needs of children, working age adults and older persons with disabilities.

U.S. Office of Special Education Programs
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.

U.S. Rehabilitation Services Administration
The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) oversees formula and discretionary grant programs that help individuals with physical or mental disabilities to obtain employment and live more independently through the provision of such supports as counseling, medical and psychological services, job training and other individualized services.

U.S. Senate Directory
The United States Senate directory and database.

U.S. Social Security Online
Social Security Online has numerous online resources that will help you understand the current program and to frame the discussions of the future of Social Security.

White House
Information on tax relief, social security, medicare and so much more.

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Health & Long Term Care

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. Our advocacy is based on the principle that every individual is entitled to choice and dignity. For many people with mental disabilities, this means something as basic as having a decent place to live, supportive services and equality of opportunity.

Indiana Respite Coalition
The Indiana Respite Coalition is a group of individuals and members of organizations that advocate for statewide, quality respite services across the lifespan. The coalition enables State eligibility to apply for federal funds via the Lifespan Respite Care Act.

LIST SERVE FOR INDIANA COCHLEAR IMPLANT FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND PROFESSIONALS
IN Cochlear Implant is a support group for families (aunts, uncles, siblings, grandparents all included!) of CI candidates, families who are using cochlear implants or just have questions about CI in Indiana. To subscribe, email INcochlearimplant-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Families USA HeLong term Longterm Care
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.

Women with Disabilities Resource Center
The NWHIC provides a gateway to the vast array of Federal and other women's health information resources. Our site on the World Wide Web can help you link to, read, and download a wide variety of women's health-related material developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources.

ConsumerSafety.org
ConsumerSafety.org provides safety alerts about drug recalls, medication errors, and other medication safety information.

Freedom Clearinghouse (long term care)
Our Mission is to use the Olmstead decision to free all law abiding people with disabilities from institutions to live in the community.

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Deaf & Hard-Of-Hearing

Community Services With All Deaf
CSAD is a non-profit community agency for the deaf serving northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. We provide sign language interpreting services, case management and advocacy for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, information and referral, sign language classes, and in-service training. Our office is in Granger, Indiana and we are a department of United Health Services of Saint Joseph County.

Indiana Chapter of Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
ICRID is a non-profit organization of professional interpreters, consumers, and persons interested in interpreting within the deaf community. ICRID is a state chapter of the national Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).

Family & Social Services Administration: Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS), a program of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS), Division of Disability & Rehabilitativ Services (DDRS) provides assistance to identify and find resources to meet the needs of Deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families, throughout the State of Indiana.

Deaf Services, Inc.
DSI recognizes the need and right of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals to have equal access to services in their communities. The barriers to receiving services from federal, state, local and private agencies are often insurmountable for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The mission of Deaf Services, Inc. is to respond to the needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals living in Northwest Indiana through services, education and advocacy.

Hear Indiana
Hear Indiana is the non-profit Indiana chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. For over 30 years we have helped children with hearing loss achieve their fullest potential as independent members of society. Hear Indiana supports Hoosier families by providing: advocacy training, online support, mentoring, an education conference, and our summer camp for children with hearing loss.

The Heuser Hearing Institute
To provide comprehensive quality hearing services in one centralized location to any adult or child experiencing a hearing loss.

Indiana Deaf Camps, Inc.
Mrs. Grace E. Nunery, Founder & President of the Indiana Deaf Camps Foundation, Inc., began providing summer camps for Deaf and hard-of-hearing children, teens and families since 1973. In April of 1997 Mrs. Nunery put the final legal structure in place and the Indiana Deaf Camps Foundation, Inc. was approved by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Currently, the Indiana Children's Deaf Camp and Deaf Family Adventure Retreat is held at Camp Mack in Milford, IN. Our programs serve over 100 Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals each year.

indiana Deafblind services project
Since the fall of 1985, the Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education has engaged in collaborative activities with ISU College of Education faculty, students, and staff. Such efforts focus on benefiting individuals with exceptionalities through research, program development, and outreach activities across the state. Various state and federal grants, as well as endowments from Benjamin and Fannie Blumberg, have supported our partnerships. Through these collaborative efforts, the Center provides service to families and educators who support individuals with special needs across Indiana.

Indiana School for the Deaf
The Indiana School for the Deaf strives to be the premier comprehensive center providing education, services and resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, their families, and educational partners.Furthermore. We are serving Deaf and hard of hearing children who are diverse and have a range of needs regardless of where they are placed for their education. Each Deaf or hard of hearing child’s individual needs are determine by their Individual Family Service Plan or the Individual Educational Plan, and placement is determined through their case conference. ISD may provide support or services in various capacities whether is be through our Outreach Services, through partnerships with other providers and agencies, or by providing the educational services through the school on ISD’s campus. See the mission statements and further information for Outreach, for the Education and Student Life in their sections.

Relay Indiana
Relay Indiana is a telephone service that enables standard telephone users to communicate with Deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech impaired phone users.

The League for the Blind and Disabled
The League’s vision is full inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life.

NorthWest Indiana Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community
Located near Chicago, covering Lake, Porter and surrounding counties in Indiana. Pretty much anyone you meet will use American Sign Language, are bilingual and applies a different set of cultural rules.

Outreach Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children
The Indiana School for the Deaf was established as the state educational resource center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, in accordance with House Enrolled Act No. 1904, Section II, IC20-16-2-1.

Physicians Hearing Clinic
Communication is the essence of being. Anything that limits your ability to communicate and interact with others limits your ability to fully participate in life. Nearly 30 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss. Hearing loss may occur so gradually that a person may not be aware that it is happening. Many people with hearing difficulties do not know they can be helped. It is important for everyone to know that with correct identification and intervention, the impact and effects of a hearing problem can be reduced or eliminated.

Purdue University: Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) was founded in the 1930's by Professor M. D. Steer, one of the first doctoral students trained in the then new discipline of human communication sciences and disorders. From its earliest years the department has enjoyed a national and international reputation as one of the finest academic, clinical, and research programs in the field. We are currently ranked as one of the top five programs in Speech-Language Pathology and one of the top ten in Audiology (U.S. News and World Report). Our faculty is extremely diverse in its interests, reflecting the fact that the field of human communication sciences is, at its heart, interdisciplinary. We explore the biological, psychological, physical, neurophysiological, and linguistic aspects of speech production, language, and hearing. We also focus on a variety of human communication disorders. Many of the SLHS faculty are members of either the interdisciplinary Linguistics program or the Neuroscience program.

Sertoma: Service to Mankind
Sertoma’s primary focus is on assisting the more than 50 million people with hearing health issues and educating the public on the issues surrounding hearing health. In order to achieve these goals Sertoma has undertaken a multi-faceted approach by launching programs that address both the treatment and prevention aspects of hearing health. These initiatives include SAFEEars!, S.H.A.R.P., Communicative Disorders and Hard of Hearing and Deaf Scholarships, Adopt-an-Agency, and Community Grant programs. Sertoma also sponsors community projects to promote freedom and democracy, to assist youth and to benefit a variety of other local community needs, as identified by the individual clubs.

Silent Blessings
Silent Blessings Deaf Ministries was founded in 1996 by the father of a Deaf child. We're a nonprofit Christian outreach and evangelistic organization made up of both Deaf and hearing Christians.

Indiana University: Speech &am p Hearing Sciences
The Robert L. Milisen Speech-Language Clinic is a division of the Indiana University Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences. As an academic institution, our primary mission is to educate and train our students to give the highest quality care through outstanding clinical service.

St. Joseph's Institute for the Deaf
St. Joseph Institute–Indianapolis (SJI-I) is a regional campus of the St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf system. A variety of programming, including early intervention, preschool and school-age support focuses on the development of spoken and written language skills in children with hearing loss.

ASL Films
ASL Films is an independent, Deaf owned and operated production company for all feature film media. Site features film trailers and upcoming shows.

The Indiana Deafblind Services Project
The Indiana Deafblind Services Project is a statewide service authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEIA). It is administered by the Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education at Indiana State University. The Project's goal is to improve the quality of educational services available to Indiana's infants, toddlers, children, and youth with Deafblindness.

National Association of the Deaf
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), established in 1880, is the oldest and largest constituency organization safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million Deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education, employment, health care, and telecommunications.

What's Up! Newsletter
This site is devoted to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, listing various news and various events happening.

DeafMD
DeafMD is a collection of information from two trusted, government sources: the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health. All the information is explained in American Sign Language. The inforaton is in video format, so a dial-up connection might be too slow to use the site.

Northwest Indiana Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community
Events, resources, and more for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community in Lake, Porter and surrounding counties in Indiana.

Signing Kids of NW Indiana
Events, resources, and more for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing kids and their parents and family members.

IRS Deaf
Tax tips in American Sign Language from IRSDeaf.org

Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Services
Part of Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration

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Indiana Statewide Organizations

The Arc of Indiana
The Arc of Indiana was formed as a statewide organization in 1956 to advocate on behalf of people with mental retardation and related disabilities and their families.

Breaking New Ground Resource Center
Since its inception in 1979, the Breaking New Ground Resource Center in Purdue's Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering has become internationally recognized as the primary source for information and resources on rehabilitation technology for persons working in agriculture.

Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana is a not-for-profit coalition of organizations and over 300,000 individual members throughout the State of Indiana. For over two decades CAC has worked to empower citizens and promote economic and environmental justice.

Self-Advocay Indiana
Self-Advocay is about speaking for yourself and others. We want to make our dreams, hopes, and needs come true to better our lives. Because one woman (Rosa Parks) got the courage to say no more, the lives of African-Americans were changed. They came together as a community to fight for their civil rights as American citizens. Like the movement before us, we want the control over our hopes and dreams. Finally we will be treated as American citizens, like everyone else.

Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging
We provide services to our members that enhance their ability to effectively accomplish their missions, including advocating for quality public and private programs and services for the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
INARF Inc. is an Indiana based membership organization whose purpose is to provide leadership and support to its constituency in the development of resources and promotion of quality services which will increase the membership’s ability to effectively serve the inclusive needs of persons with disabilities.

Indiana Civil Rights Commission
The Indiana Civil Rights Commission enforces the Indiana civil rights laws and provide quality education and service to the public to ensure equal opportunity for all Hoosiers and visitors to the State of Indiana.

Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
The mission of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community is to provide leadership that enables communities to include, support, and empower people with disabilities and family members.

Indiana Parent Information Network
The Indiana Parent Information Network is a not-for-profit organization where parents, professionals and volunteers work together to support children with special needs.

Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
IPAS was established "To protect and promote the rights of individuals with disabilities, through empowerment and advocacy."

Indiana Special Olympics
The mission of Special Olympics is to provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for children and adults with mental retardation in order to create continuing opportunities for them to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience the joy of achievement, be included in the community, build skills, and make friends.

Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs (INSOURCE)
The mission of IN*SOURCE is to provide parents, families, and service providers in Indiana with the information and training necessary to help assure effective educational programs and appropriate services for children and young adults with disabilities.

Indiana's Rural Transit Assistance Program
Have you ever had a problem and didn't know where to turn? If you are one of Indiana's small urban or rural transportation providers, you have a place to call...Indiana's Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)! The RTAP Program provides technical assistance and training to transportation providers all over the state of Indiana.

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Media & Magazines

Disaboom.com
Disaboom.com is a large community with something for everyone: blogs, podcasts, job boards, chat rooms, and much, much more. This is a big site with a wealth of content!

Indiana 211 Partnership, Inc.
Indiana 211 Partnership, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building the 2-1-1 system for Indiana. The goal is to create a seamless network of information and referral services that enables anyone in Indiana in need of human services to have quick referrals to those who provide them by dialing 2-1-1.

What's Up! Newsletter
This site is devoted to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, listing various news and various events happening.

Accessible Society Action Project
The Center for an Accessible Society. Disability issues information for Journalists.

Half The Planet
HalfthePlanet Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the application of technology to promote the values of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—independent living, social inclusion, equality of opportunity, economic self-sufficiency, and empowerment.

Mainstream online
Produced by, for and about people with disabilities, MAINSTREAM covers news & current affairs, new products & technology, profiles of movers & shakers, education, employment, sexuality & relationships, housing, transportation, travel & recreation.

Mouth Magazine
Some folks call the Mouth radical. Mouth brings the conversation down to street level, where well-intentioned "special" programs wreak havoc in the lives of ordinary people.

National Center for Accessible Media
NCAM's mission is: to expand access to present and future media for people with disabilities; to explore how existing access technologies may benefit other populations; to represent its constituents in industry, policy and legislative circles; and to provide access to educational and media technologies for special needs students.

On A Roll
Talk Radio about Life and Disability

Ragged Edge Magazine
Ragged Edge magazine is successor to the award-winning periodical, The Disability Rag. In Ragged Edge, and on this website, you'll find the best in today's writing about society's "ragged edge" issues: medical rationing, genetic discrimination, assisted suicide, long-term care, attendant services. We cover the disability experience in America -- what it means to be a crip living at the start of the 21st century.

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National Disability Organizations

Advocating Change Together / Self Advocacy
ACT is a grassroots, member-controlled organization, run by and for persons with developmental and other disabilities. Disability rights activists, self-advocates, and their allies have demanded freedom and equality; they have taken the lead in creating change. ACT is about encouraging and supporting this change.

American Association of People with Disabilities
We are over 50 million strong - People with disabilities in America, plus our families and friends. We see the need for one unifying membership organization to leverage the numbers of people with disabilities and their families and friends to access economic and other benefits to form an organization which will be a positive private-sector force to achieve the goal of full inclusion in American society.

American Council of the Blind
The Council strives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people by: serving as a representative national organization of blind people; elevating the social, economic and cultural levels of blind people; improving educational and rehabilitation facilities and opportunities; cooperating with the public and private institutions and organizations concerned with blind services; encouraging and assisting all blind persons to develop their abilities and conducting a public education program to promote greater understanding of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.

American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind is dedicated to addressing the critical issues of literacy, independent living, employment, and access through technology for the ten million Americans who are blind or visually impaired.

Autism Society of America
The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the Autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to Autism.

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.

Justice For All Network
Justice For All and our JFA E-mail Network were formed to defend and advance disability rights and programs in the 104th Congress. One JFA goal is to work with national and state organizations of people with disabilities to get the word from Washington D.C. out to the grassroots.

National Council on Disability

National Organization on Disability
The National Organization on Disability promotes the full and equal participation of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. N.O.D. was founded in 1982 at the conclusion of the United Nations International Year of Disabled Persons.

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
The mission of The National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) is to educate, and empower survivors of spinal cord injury and disease through our toll-free help-line, nationwide chapters and support groups to achieve and maintain higher levels of independence.

Paralyzed Veterans of America
The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members—veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.

The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
The PCPID acts in an advisory capacity to the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to programs and services for persons with intellectual disabilities.

The National Association of Protection and Advocacy System
NAPAS has a vision of a society where people with disabilities exercise self determination and choice and have equality of opportunity and full participation.

TASH International Advocacy Association
Descriptions of our non-profit Association, devoted to information dissemination and policy formulation, outline the combined efforts of the 8,000 plus members who work to insure that all individuals with severely handicapping conditions gain access to dignified, pleasurable lives in community based, inclusive settings.

The Arc of the United States
The ARC works through education, research and advocacy to improve the quality of life for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families and works to prevent both the causes and the effects of these conditions.

United Cerebral Palsy
UCP is the leading source of information on cerebral palsy and is a pivotal advocate for the rights of persons with any disability. In fact, 65% of people served by UCP have disabilities other than cerebral palsy.

University Affiliated Programs

U.S. Easter Seals
Easter Seals provides services to help children and adults with disabilities and/or special needs as well as support to their families.

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Statistics & Research

Disabilitystatistics.org
Statistical data on disability

Census Bureau Data on Disability
The United States Bureau of the Census provides data on disability based on three primary sources: the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), the decennial census of population, and the Current Population Survey (CPS)

Disability Data
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World Institute on Disability
WID is a nonprofit, international public-policy center dedicated to carrying out cutting edge research on disability issues and overcoming obstacles to independent living.

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