EMPOWERMENT ZONE

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• Politics
• Employment
• Technology
• funding
• general
• applications
• HTML, CGI, and Perl
• Java
• telecommunications
• Unix
• Windows
• Miscellaneous
• civil rights
• education
• financial
• gender, relationships, and sexuality
• health
• housing
• independent living
• language
• legal
• multicultural and rural inclusion
• parenting
• rehabilitation
• Social Security
• travel
• other
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PERSONAL

• Bio of Jamal Mazrui
• Resume of Jamal Mazrui

CONSULTING AS ACCESS SUCCESS

In recent years, the focus has been on free, open source software for Windows: JAWS Script Exchange (JSX), PDF to Txt (PDF2TXT), IniForm, Layout by Code (LbC), DbDialog, TextPal, FileDir, and HomerKit. JAWS scripts for Visual Studio 2005 have also been developed in collaboration with others. More information and links are available at the Grab Bag site:

http://GrabBag.AlAcornComputer.com

Jamal Mazrui, Consultant
Access Success
1201 East-West Highway, Unit 217
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Phone: (301) 589-4890
Email: jamal@empowermentzone.com

To order by credit card, call Ferguson Enterprises at (605) 546-2366, fax to (605) 546-2212, or email fergent@fergusonenterprises.com.

• Review of Talking Directory 2.0, published in the June 1997 issue of the Braille Forum
• Download Demo of Talking Directory 2.0 -- friendly and efficient DOS shell/file manager, rich in features and optimized for users of speech or braille output
• Download Demo of Contact Tracking System 3.1 -- powerful mailing list manager with integrated visual and verbal interface
• Download Faxit 1.1 -- simple, convenient program for faxing files in ASCII text or WordPerfect 5.1 format
• Download Zip 2.0 -- utility for quick zip and area code lookups
• Download The 1.0 version of the BATCON system for converting almost any popular file format to readable or editable text
• Download The PDF2TXT system for converting files from Adobe Acrobat portable document format to plain text format via a DOS command line under Windows 9X

POLITICS

• "I have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King
• Within the Grace of God, by Jacobus tenBroek
• Blindness: Handicap or Characteristic by Kenneth Jernigan
• Blindness: Concepts and Misconceptions, by Kenneth Jernigan
• Blindness: A Left-Handed Dissertation by Kenneth Jernigan
• The Nature of Independence by Kenneth Jernigan
• Keynote address by Justin Dart on a "revolution of empowerment"
• A Disabled Manifesto
• Empowerment Issues in Services to Individuals with Disabilities
• The History of the ADA: A Movement Perspective
• An Examination of the Evolution and Role of Persons with Disabilities within American Society
• Power, Control, Confidence, and Courage
• National resources supporting systems change for people with disabilities
• On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau
• Beating the Bureaucracy: A Citizen's Guide to Influencing the Administration
• The Advocacy Toolkit -- guide to citizen empowerment in Washington
• A Capital Idea! Successful Strategies for Getting What You Want from State Government
• A Common Cause Guide to Citizen Action
• A guide to advocacy with politicians, published by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• A guide to political action, published by United Cerebral Palsy Associations (UCPA)
• Congressional Guide, published by the National Organization for Rare Disorders
• Lobbying tips -- exercising your right to petition the government
• Let Every Voice Be Heard ... Communicating with a Legislator
• Compilation of tips on grassroots lobbying by letter and phone
• Compilation of tips on political leafleting in public places
• About the value of writing letters to the editor
• Lobbying Activities and Federal Employees, published by the American Federation of Government Employees
• Do It Right! -- an ethics handbook for federal employees, containing generally relevant guidelines for ethical conduct on the job
• How Our Laws Are Made, written by a parliamentarian of Congress
• Enactment of a Law, written by a parliamentarian of Congress
• Glossary of legal terms for the lay person
• Glossary of legislative terms
• Electronic directory of the 105th Congress
• Text of the Congressional Accountability Act
• Who's in Power? -- a roster of Congressional House, Senate, and committee leaders
• Questions posed to candidates for office, published by the Concord Coalition
• The Power of One Person
• The Importance of One Vote
• A Citizen's Guide to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, published by the League of Women Voters
• Full text of the Voter Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
• Guide to electoral empowerment of people with disabilities
• People with Disabilities Vote
• Compilation of documents on the subject of accessible democracy to blind or low vision persons
• Laws Concerning the Access Board
• Self advocacy guide for consumers of the mental health system
• Conservatorship, Trusts and Wills for People with Developmental or Other Disabilities -- A Guide for Families
• Effective Action -- successful strategies for grassroots groups
• Getting People to Help
• Getting Active On-line: A Guide to Internet Resources
• Workbook for developing strategic computing initiatives
• Campus Organizing Guide for Peace and Justice Groups
• Excerpts from "Preserving Disability Civil Rights: A Step-by-Step Guide to Taking Action
• Building State and Community Mental Health and Aging Coalitions: A "How-to" Guide
• An outline of a guide to organizing community-based public health initiatives
• Pursuing the Press: Tips on How to Use the Media Effectively
• Tips on media advocacy
• List of television networks
• How to Win: A Practical Guide for Defeating the Radical Right in Your Community
• The Encyclopedia of Direct Action
• Community Organizing -- an anarchist's perspective
• Active Resistance Participant Workbook
• Community Organizing: People Power from the Grassroots
• On Conflict and Consensus: A Handbook on Formal Consensus Decisionmaking
• Partnerships: The Key to Growth
• Access, Awareness, and Advocacy -- leadership training materials for people with disabilities
• Leadership guide for affiliates of the American Council of the Blind
• Taking Charge: Leadership and Systems Advocacy
• A Guide to Establishing an Affiliate of the National Alliance of Blind Students
• Citizen guide to online activism
• The Political Scientist's Guide to the Internet
• Your Right to Federal Records: Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act
• A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records
• Tutorial on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Compilation of documents about consumer rights in the marketplace, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• At-Home Shopping Rights
• Cybershopping: Protecting Yourself When Buying Online
• Cybersmarts: Tips for Protecting Yourself When Shopping Online
• It's Your Call: Shopping In the New Telecommunications Marketplace
• The Real Deal: Playing the Buying Game
• Disability Computing and the Law: What You Should Know
• Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
• Constitution of the United States of America
• Liberty or Death, by Patrick Henry
• Fairwell address of George Washington, the first U.S. President
• Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
• Gettysburg address by President Abraham Lincoln
• Charter of the United Nations
• Inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy
• Introduction to the structure and functioning of the U.S. Government
• Commons Sense: A Viewer's Guide to the British House of Commons"
• Citizen's Guide to the Budget
• Answers to frequently asked questions on electronic access to the White House
• Human Rights Education Resource Guide
• Operation People First: Toward a National Disability Policy, published by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Guide to reinventing government, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Business Process Reengineering Assessment Guide, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Project Management for Mission Critical Systems: A Handbook for Government Executives
• Compilation of tips on total quality management (TQM)
• Performance-Based Management: Eight Steps to Develop and Use Information Technology Performance Measures Effectively, published by the U.S. General Services Administration
• Developing and Presenting Performance Measures for Research Programs
• Reorienting Disability Research
• Enabling America -- introductory material and executive summary
• Access to the Information Superhighway and Emerging Technologies by People with Disabilities
• Proceedings of a conference on access to the information superhighway, held at Hofstra University in 1996
• Telecommunications: The Missing Links for People with Disabilities
• The Case for Accessibility Legislation in a Market Economy
• Losing Ground Bit by Bit: Low-Income Communities in the Digital Age, published by the Benton Foundation
• Options for Promoting Privacy on the National Information Infrastructure
• Achieving Independence: The Challenge for the 21st Century -- report of the 1996 National Summit on Disability Policy
• A Strategy for Equality: Report of the Irish Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities
• Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the National Council on Disability
• National Disability Policy: A Progress Report, published by the National Council on Disability
• Public Policy Benchmarks for Equality of Opportunity for People with Disabilities, by Jonathan Mosen
• National Disability Policy: A Progress Report, published by the National Council on Disability
• Download Complete collection of reports on various issues of disability policy, published by the National Council on Disability
• Download Collection of articles from the Student Leader magazine
• Download Letter on accessibility with attachments from senior federal officials on disability policy to chief executive officers of an industry partnership to develop next-generation Internet technologies
• Download Final report of the 1997 International Leadership Forum for Women with Disabilities
• Download Collection of miscellaneous documents on the Freedom of Information Act and similar laws in particular states
• Download Collection of historical and contemporary documents on the subject of liberty, including bills of rights in all 50 states
• Download U.S. Presidents' Inaugural Speeches, published by Project Gutenberg
• Download Report to Congress by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr
• Download Appendixes of the report to Congress by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr
• Download White House rebuttal of the Starr report to Congress
• Download Democracy and Education, published by Project Gutenberg
• Download Democracy in America, Volume 1, published by Project Gutenberg
• Download Democracy in America, Volume 2, published by Project Gutenberg
• Download Access America: Electronic Government -- Serving the Public on Its Terms
• Download Government Direct: A Prospectus for the Electronic Delivery of Government Services
• Download 1990-91 campaign to reform some processes and priorities in the National Federation of the Blind
• Download 1995-96 campaign to strengthen the purpose and performance of the American Council of the Blind

EMPLOYMENT

• "Ability for Hire" A Message from Tony Coelho, Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Major speech by Tony Coelho, Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Compilation of material for 1997 National Disability Employment Month
• Compilation of material for 1998 National Disability Employment Month
• Planning guide for the Business Leadership Network of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Information and suggestions on employing people with various disabilities, published by Cornell University
• Accommodation Ideas
• Occupational descriptions, requirements, and outlooks, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Tomorrow's Jobs, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• The 1992-2005 Job Outlook in Brief, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Jobs in the Future
• The Changing Work Force: Trends and Issues Alerts
• America's New Deficit: The Shortage of Information Technology Workers
• Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Compliance Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Guide to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
• Guide to filing a claim for benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• What You Should Know about Your Pension Rights, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• What You Should Know about Workplace Laws, published by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Information on Filing Employment Discrimination Complaints, published by Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
• High Earning Workers Who Don't Have a Bachelor's Degree, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Tips for an effective job search
• Employer Offers Some Tips to Job Applicants
• The 10 Best Strategies to Find a Job in 1996
• Steps in a successful job search
• The Job Search Process
• Networking: Using Your Contacts to Find Job Leads
• Career Connections
• Resumes, Application Forms, Cover Letters, and Interviews
• Compilation of tips on writing cover letters and resumes
• Find a Job with Information Interviews
• Interviewing Tips for the Job Applicant
• Experts Reveal Interview Secrets
• Guide to a successful job interview
• Handling Objections and Difficult Questions
• Understanding Your Rights During the Job Interview
• Reference Checks
• Relocation Negotiation Tips
• How to Start a Small Business
• Compilation of information from the Small Business Administration, including a directory of services, catalog of publications, description of disability/minority assistance programs, and guide to financing a business
• Jobs at the Small Business Administration
• Borrower's Guide, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Lender's Guide, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Compilation of fact sheets from the Small Business Administration about its various loan programs
• Compilation of a dozen pamphlets on running a small business, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Small Business Handbook: Laws, Regulations and Technical Assistance Services, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Strategic Planning for the Growing Business, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• How to Start a Home Based Business
• Starting and Managing a Business from Your Home, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Hiring Someone to Work in Your Home, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Beyond Job Placement: The Self-Employment Boom
• A Guide to Business Credit for Women, Minorities, and Small Businesses, published by the Federal Reserve System
• Resources for the Growing Constituency -- Women Entrepreneurs, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Selling to the Federal Government -- guide for women business owners, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Compilation of information from the Small Business Administration about its program for minority-run enterprises
• Pricing Your Products and Services, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Human Resources Management, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Transferring Management in the Family-Owned Business
• Financing Options: All You Should Know
• Management Issues for the Growing Business, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Financial Management for the Growing Business, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Audit Checklist for the Growing Business, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Compilation of information about record keeping from the Small Business Administration
• Pricing Your Products and Services, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Understanding Cashflow, published by the U.S. Small Business Administration
• Marketing Yourself for Employment
• How to Overcome 10 Deadly Marketing Mistakes
• Compilation of information about marketing from the Small Business Administration
• How & Where to Advertise: A Quick Study in Marketing
• Answers to frequently asked questions about marketing on the world wide web
• Eight Qualities You Need to Stay Afloat in Dangerous Waters
• 16 Biggest Mistakes Consultants Make and How to Avoid Them!
• Guidelines for consultants, presented in an outline form
• Human Services? ... That's So Rewarding
• The Five Rules of Writing
• Tips for Finding Your First Newspaper Job
• An Introduction to Proposalmanship
• Newspaper Stringing
• How Much Money Can a Technical Writer Make?
• Understanding Your Competition -- sample chapter from The Business of Shareware
• On Being a Scientist
• Careers in Rehabilitation
• Ready, Willing, and Available, published by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Description of services available from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), sponsored by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Job Accommodations-Situations and Solutions, published by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• The Costs and Benefits of Accommodating Employees with Disabilities
• Diversity and Disabilities
• Workers' Compensation: Developing Company Policies, published by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Resources You Can Use: A Selected List of Publications, Videos, and Information Resources that Address Issues related to Advancing Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
• A list of employment resources, published by the National Organization on Disability
• Guide to federal work incentives for people with disabilities
• Employment of Visually Impaired People, published by the Royal National Institute for the Blind
• Insurance Coverage for Blind Workers: Some Facts You Should Know
• How to Hire a Competent Blind Employee
• What Constitutes "Reasonable Accommodation"?
• A Positive Philosophy for Hiring Blind Employees
• Negotiation Principles for Reasonable Accommodation
• Employer Nightmares about Hiring Blind Employees
• A Blind Coworker! What Do I Do Now?
• Jobs Being Done by People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
• Accommodating the Applicant or Employee
• Text of the Randolph-Sheppard Act -- provides jobs for blind people as managers of vending facilities
• Career planning guide for individuals with disabilities during post secondary education
• Check lists for businesses on employment of people with disabilities, published by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Resources to Assist Employers
• Guide to Online Employment Resources
• List of job related bulletin board systems and Internet sites
• Job Hunting on the World Wide Web
• Telecommute America: Discover a New Work Place
• Tips for Finding the Right Job, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Job Directions for a Secure Future: A Guide to Employment and Training Programs, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Job Search Guide: Strategies for Professionals, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Job-Hunting: Should You Pay?, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• The Guide to International Work Success: Making Foreign Employment a Dream Come True
• Exporter's Guide to Federal Resources
• A Call to Action: A Report on Increasing the Employment of People with Disabilities in the Federal Sector
• Working for Us in the 1990's, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Pursuing a Career with the Federal Government
• Applying for a Federal Job, published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Information on applying for federal jobs under the "Schedule A" provision for persons with disabilities
• Compilation of information on federal employment of veterans with disabilities
• Applying for a Federal Job: Optional Form 510
• Optional Application for Federal Employment: Form 612
• Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch
• Handbook for using the Federal Job Opportunities Board (FJOB) -- an electronic bulletin board system with searchable listings of positions available in the federal government
• Government Jobs: Easier Access Now
• The Employee's Guide to Career Transition, published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Employment Training: Successful Projects Share Common Strategy, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Download Collection of advice on running a successful small business
• Download Career Transition: A Resource Guide, published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Download Collection of miscellaneous documents about quality management philosophy and techniques
• Download Collection of documents about the National Performance Review -- the "reinventing government" initiative led by Vice-President Al Gore
• Download The Plum Book--information about the thousands of positions in the federal government filled by Presidential appointment
• FJOB -- connect to Federal Job Opportunities Board run by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• U.S. Small Business Administration -- federal support for starting and managing a small business
• U.S. Business Advisor -- friendly link to government
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN) -- providing technical assistance to individuals and employers about reasonable adaptations which facilitate competitive performance by workers with disabilities
• USA Jobs -- a service of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
• Online Employment Connection -- searchable database of job listings
• Compilation of employment resources from the University of Michigan
• Job Bank sponsored by the American Council of the Blind
• Job Opportunities for the Blind -- cosponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Federation of the Blind
• National Business and Disability Council

TECHNOLOGY

Funding

• Series of answers to frequently asked questions about financing assistive technology products and services that enable people with disabilities
• How to Choose Assistive Technology
• Accessing Assistive Technology
• Financial Assistance for Assistive Technology
• Introduction to Funding Resources from the National Rehabilitation Information Center
• "But, We Don't Have the Money ..." (Or as It Should Be "The Check's in the Mail ...")
• Strategies for funding assistive technology through collaboration
• Common Funding Excuses related to Computers and Environmental Control Devices
• Social Security as a Source of Assistive Technology Funding
• Tax Law Provides Subsidy for Assistive Technology
• Funding Closed Circuit Televisions Through Medical Insurance
• Compilation of tips on funding assistive technology through private health care insurance
• What Health Insurers Should Know About Assistive Technology
• Compilation of articles about assistive technology and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• Compilation of articles about assistive technology and the Rehabilitation Act
• Compilation of articles on assistive technology by Robert Williams
• List of foundations that may fund assistive technology
• Resource Guide to Federal Funding for Technology in Education
• Download Family Guide to Assistive Technology
• Download Financing Assistive Technology: A Handbook for Rehabilitation Professionals

General

• A Framework for Global Electronic Commerce, published by the White House
• Accessibility of Electronic Commerce and Other New Service Delivery Technologies for Older Australians and People with a Disability
• Beginners Guide to the World of Shortwave Radio
• Help Guide to Buying a Computer
• Build Your Own PC Guidebook
• Tutorial on using laptop computers
• What is Shareware?
• The Shareware Users Tutorial
• Answers to frequently asked questions about file compression techniques
• Description of Computer Viruses
• The Gullibility Virus -- entertaining and informative about virus hoaxes
• Explanation of operating systems
• Guide to the features introduced in DOS version 5
• Compilation of tips on optimizing memory with DOS versions 5.0 - 6.2
• Answers to frequently asked questions on writing DOS batch files -- from the BATPOWER Fidonet echo
• Rerouting, Piping, and EDLIN [under DOS]
• Report of the Dueling Scanners event at the 1998 CSUN conference
• Technology and People with Disabilities -- draft by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment
• Principles of universal design
• Personnel Directory of Tech Act Grantees
• Computers, Technology, and Disability
• Adaptive Technology that Provides Access to Computers
• Task-Centered User Interface Design
• Coding Standards and Conventions
• Access to Multimedia Technology by People with Sensory Disabilities
• Access to Multimedia on the Web
• Resource Guide for Accessible Design of Consumer Electronics: Linking Product Design to the Needs of People with Functional Limitations
• Accessibility guidelines for the design of personal computer related hardware
• What is Accessible Software?
• Accessibility guidelines for the design of Windows based software
• Compilation of information on Microsoft Active Accessibility 1.2
• The Need for Accessibility
• How Color Affects Accessibility
• Accessibility in the Documentation Process
• Key Issues in Assuring that National Information Infrastructure (NII) in Classrooms is Accessible
• Requirements for Accessible Software Design
• How to Write Blindness Friendly Programs
• Creating Accessible Applications
• Checklist of Accessibility Design Guidelines
• Final report of the Telecommunications Access Adivosry Committee, a public advisory council to develop consumer and industry input to the development of accessibility regulations implementing the Telecommunications Act of 1996
• Access Prohibited? -- Information for Designers of Public Access Terminals
• Information / Transaction Machines Accessibility Guidelines by the Trace Research and Development Center
• Resource list by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
• Kaitlin's Guide to Alternative Input/Output Software
• Vendor Members of the Alliance for Technology Access
• Informed Consumer Guide to Wheelchair Selection
• ABLEDATA Fact Sheet on Manual Wheelchairs
• ABLEDATA Fact Sheet on Scooters
• What Is Consumer-Responsiveness: New Silent Wheels
• Consumer guide to assistive technology for people with spinal cord injuries
• Information Systems Trustworthiness
• Comments by Gregg Vanderheiden of the Trace Center on the federal role in making our technological society more accessible to people with disabilities
• Yes, I can! -- Visually Impaired People in the Work Place: Technology Opens New Opportunities
• Download Collection of material addressing the Y2K (year 2000) computing crisis
• Download A Nation of Opportunity: Realizing the Promise of the Information Superhighway
• Download KickStart Initiative: Connecting America's Communities to the Information Superhighway
• Download More than Screen Deep: Toward an Every-Citizen Interface to the Nation's Information Infrastructure
• Download Guidebook for Developing an Effective Instructional Technology Plan
• Download Improving Mission Performance Through Strategic Information Management and Technology, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Download Investigators' Guide to Sources of Information, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Download Information Security Management: Learning From Leading Organizations, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Download Measuring Performance and Demonstrating Results of Information Technology Investments, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Download Best Information Technology Practices in the Federal Government
• Download Information Technology Investment Evaluation Guide
• Download Universal Service: A Historical Perspective and Policies for the Twenty-First Century, published by the Benton Foundation
• Download Buildings, Books, and Bytes, published by the Benton Foundation
• Download What's Going on in Libraries?, published by the Benton Foundation
• Download The Learning Connection, published by the Benton Foundation
• Download Consumer Needs Assessment, published by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
• Download Collection of documents on access to the IBM OS/2 operating system by blind people
• Download Documentation for the WARP operating system -- version 3 of IBM OS/2
• Download Documentation for software produced by Quarterdeck Office Systems, including QEMM and CleanSweep
• Download Documentation for the Aria portable computer
• Download Documentation on products of Blazie Engineering, including the Braille 'N' Speak, Type 'N' Speak, Braille Lite, and Disk Drive
• Download Documentation for the Parrot electronic appointment calendar
• Download Documentation on the Duxbury Braille Translator for Windows
• Download Documentation for the BookMaker braille embosser
• Download The PC Owner's Survival Guide
• Download Managing Information Resources for Accessibility, published by the Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation
• Download Using Knowledge and Technology to Improve the Quality of Life for Individuals Who Have Disabilities
• Download Evaluations of speech, braille, and magnification products by the American Foundation for the Blind
• Download Answers to frequently asked questions about software engineering
• Download Coding standards for the GNU project -- develops freeware programs
• Download Informix Unleashed
• Download PowerBuilder 6 Unleashed
• Download Oracle Unleashed
• Download Developing Personal Oracle7a for Windows95 Applications
• Download Teach Yourself Oracle 8 In 21 Days
• Download Collection of information about developing with Delphi
• Download Documentation for Delphi 2
• Download Documentation for the Alpha Five version 4 database manager
• Download Documentation on Cardbase
• Download Documentation for the AddressBook 6 contact management software for Windows 95
• Download Documentation for the ACT! 3 contact management software for Windows 95
• Download Documentation for the Maximizer 5 contact management software
• Download Documentation on the Alarm 95 appointment calendar
• Download Documentation for the Family Origins 6 geneology tracking software for Windows
• Download Documentation for CleanSweep Deluxe Version 3.0
• Download Documentation for the Norton Utilities 3 software for Windows 95
• Download Documentation on the Adobe Acrobat Reader with the Accessibility Plug-In -- for reading files in portable document format (.pdf)
• Download Documentation on the PKZIP for Windows archival utility
• Download Documentation on the PKZIP 2.5 shareware version for command-line operation in DOS boxes
• Download Documentation on Winzip 7.0
• Download Documentation on ZipMagic 98
• Download Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days
• Download 10 Minute Guide to Lotus Notes 4
• Download Using Lotus Notes and Domino 4.5
• Download 10 Redbooks on developing with the Lotus Notes and Domino technologies
• Download Using Visual Basic 4
• Download Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic 5 in 21 Days
• Download Web Programming with Visual Basic
• Download Teach Yourself Visual Basic 5 in 24 Hours
• Download Using Visual Basic 6
• Download Presenting ActiveX
• Download Mastering Access 95 Development
• Download Building Applications with Microsoft Access 97
• Download Access 97 Expert Solutions
• Download Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days
• Download Using Visual C++ 5
• Download Using Visual C++ 6
• Download Collection of answers to frequently asked questions about developing with Visual dBASE
• Download Documentation for Visual dBASE 7
• Download Documentation for the Xbase++ 1.2 development language for OS/2, Windows 95, and Windows NT
• Download Documentation for the Clipper 5.2 programming language
• Download Documentation for the Blinker 5 linker
• Download Documentation for the dCLIP 4 development system
• Download Documentation for the XDOT 2 "dot prompt" interpreter
• Download Teach Yourself IntraBuilder in 21 Days
• Download Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days
• Download Using MS SQL Server 6.5
• Download Upgrading and Repairing Networks
• Download High Performance Networks Unleashed
• Download Upgrading PC's
• Download Using PC'S
• Download PC 98 System Design Guide
• Download Maximum Security: A Hacker's Guide to Protecting Your Internet Site and Network
• Download Teach Yourself CORBA in 14 Days
• Download Comprehensive list of file extensions and the programs associated with them
• Download Information Technology as a Bridge to Education and Employment of Visually Impaired People -- proceedings of the October 1998 meeting of the Eastern European Network on Access Technology (EENAT)
• Download Collection of documents about the open source movement in software development
• Download The Secret Guide to Computers -- tutorials on a wide range of computer software and hardware topics.
  (Most of this material comes from the 24th edition of The Secret Guide to Computers, copyright 1996 by Russ Walter and reprinted with permission. Get FREE LITERATURE about the complete Guide by phoning Russ at 617-666-2666, 24 hours (he's almost always in); or send a postcard to him at 22 Ashland Street (Floor 2), Somerville, MA 02144-3202)
• Publications of the former Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
• Resources for software engineers

Applications

• Tips and answers to common questions about using the Qedit text editor for DOS
• Quick Start for Use with WordPerfect [5.1]
• Happy Computers Guide to WordPerfect 5.1
• Another guide to using WordPerfect 5.1
• Mini manual for WordPerfect 5.1
• Mini manual for WordPerfect 6.0
• Quick Start for Use with Lotus 1-2-3 [release 2.4]
• Quick reference guide to the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software [for DOS]
• Tutorial on using the Microsoft Excel 97 spreadsheet with the JAWS for Windows 3.2 screen reader
• Download Microsoft Excel 97 Quick Reference
• Download Information about commercial keyboard-oriented tutorials for Windows software, including sample excerpts from a tutorial on the Excel 5 spreadsheet program
• Download Quicken 98
• Download Documentation on Microsoft Money 99

HTML, CGI, and Perl

• Getting a Grip on HTML -- tutorial on developing web pages
• The Sun Guide to Web Style
• Tutorial on developing web forms
• Tutorial on developing web frames
• Unified Web Site Accessibility Guidelines
• Web Access Guidelines, published by IBM
• Experiences Implementing Web Accessibility Guidelines in IBM
• Effective Web Design Considerations for Older Adults, published by Microsoft Corporation
• Accessibility on the Internet
• Compilation of information on converting Adobe Acrobat portable document format (.pdf files) to plain text or HTML that may be read with almost any web browser or document viewer
• The Common Gateway Interface
• Introducing "CGI Programming on the Web"
• CGI Made Really Easy
• Tutorial on CGI (Common Gateway Interface) programming
• Compilation of documentation on the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) programming language
• CGI and the World Wide Web
• Perl CGI Programming
• Answers to frequently asked questions about the Perl programming language
• The Idiot's Guide to Solving Perl CGI Problems
• Specification for VRML 1.0 -- the Virtual Reality Modeling Language
• Download Collection of tips on developing and marketing a home page on the web
• Download Servile Software Guide To HTML
• Download The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating an HTML Web Page
• Download Using Microsoft FrontPage 97
• Download Documentation for FrontPage 98
• Download Using HTML
• Download Using HTML 4
• Download Using CGI
• Download Documentation distributed with Perl 5
• Download Teach Yourself Perl 5 in 21 Days
• Download Programming Perl 5
• Download Perl Unleashed
• Download Teach Yourself CGI Programming with PERL 5 in a Week
• Download Perl 5 by Example
• Download Using Perl for Web Programming
• Download Web Programming with Perl5
• Download Perl/CGI script to add a text counter to a web page (requires Server Side Includes)
• Download Perl/CGI script to add a search engine to a web site
• HTML 4.0 specification
• The HTML Writers Guild
• The Web Developers Library
• Home Pages For CompuSurfers
• Service to add a counter to a web page
• Service to announce a web site to Internet search engines
• Program to evaluate the accessibility of a web page
• The Kinder, Gentler Validator
• The Wilber HTML validator
• Campaign to make the web friendly to any browser
• Documentation for the Apache web server
• NCSA HTTPd Tutorials
• CGI Resource Index
• Matt's Script Archive
• The Perl Institute
• Comprehensive Perl Archive Network -- collection of shared Perl modules
• Yahoo's web programming page
• The Perl Language Home Page
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium

Java

• Answers to frequently asked questions about Java
• Answers to frequently asked questions about programming in Java
• The Java Language Environment: A White Paper
• An Excerpt from the Java Source Book
• The Java Solution
• Answers to frequently asked questions about object oriented programming
• Setting Up and Using the Java Developer's Kit
• Moving from C to Java
• Brewing Java: A Tutorial
• Java Computing
• The Java Language Specification
• Compilation of issues of a newsletter about Java
• Tutorial on JavaScript
• IBM Guidelines for Writing Accessible Applications Using 100% Pure Java
• Download Thinking in Java
• Download Programming with VisualAge for Java
• Download Java Speech API Programmer's Guide
• Download The Java Tutorial by Sun Microsystems
• Download Collection of Java help files
• Download Complete documentation for the Java Development Kit version 1.1
• Download Teach Yourself Java in 28 Days
• Download Using Java
• Download Teach Yourself Visual J++ in 21 Days
• Official Java web site of Sun Microsystems
• The Java Zone
• Sun's accessibility page
• Java Resources Online
• Report on the accessibility of Java to people with disabilities
• Microsoft's page on Active Accessibility for Java

Telecommunications

• Summary of federal laws on access to technology by citizens with disabilities
• Full text of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996
• Accessibility guidelines for telecommunications and customer premises equipment, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Netiquette guide -- synthesis of recommended etiquette for users and facilitators of various Internet communications
• The DOIT List -- compilation of disability related resources on the Internet
• Set of facts describing the Internet by a federal panel of judges
• Electronic Pathfinder: A Blind Researcher's Guide through a Sample Legal Problem
• The Modem Manual -- Helps in understanding and using modems
• Guidance on initialization settings for U.S. Robotics modems
• Guide to using electronic bulletin board systems
• Help for using electronic bulletin board systems
• Tutorial for telecommunications novices, published by the Visually Impaired and Blind User Group (VIBUG)
• Guide to using the PC Board electronic bulletin board system
• User guide to the FedWorld bulletin board system of the U.S. government
• How to access various Internet services by email
• How to obtain a selection of free information and software by email
• More free information and software available by email
• A selection of fun activities by email
• How to obtain freeware viewers for various multimedia formats
• Methods of Usenet access
• Compilation of information about sending faxes via email
• Compilation of web site addresses that offer accessibility resources
• Compilation of tips on developing college web sites
• Disability related provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
• Who's Watching? A Profile of the Blind and Visually Impaired Audience for Television and Video, published by the American Foundation for the Blind
• Explains history of closed captioning and suggests strategies for increasing its availability
• Synopsis of closed captioning regulations under the Telecommunications Act, published by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Guide to assistive listening systems, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Using a TTY, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Description of a developing Microsoft technology called Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) format for closed captioning and audio description
• Fast Facts on Augmentative Communication
• Tutorial on the VI editor for Unix
• Tutorial and quick reference on the EMAX editor for Unix
• Manual for the Eudora 1.4 email software for Windows
• Plain text version of the Windows help file included with the Eudora 1.54 email software for Windows
• Manual for the Eudora Light 3.0 email software for Windows
• Plain text version of the Windows help file included with the Eudora Pro 3.01 email software for Windows
• Email 101 course
• Editing EMail - A Guide with Examples
• List of national codes that serve as domain suffixes for email addresses around the world
• The Complete List of Smileys in the Known Universe
• Using E-Mail to Find Disability-Related Information
• Documentation for the Mosaic web browser
• Manual for Netscape Navigator 2.0
• Plain text version of the Windows help file supplied with Netscape Navigator 3.0
• Download Documentation on Netscape Navigator 4.08
• Documentation for Netscape Communicator 4.0
• Tutorial on using the Netscape 4.0 web browser with the JFW 3.0 screen reader
• Tutorial on using the Netscape 4.0 web browser with the Slimware Window Bridge 2.5 screen reader
• Answers to frequently asked questions about Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
• Plain text version of the Windows help file included with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
• Internet Explorer 4.01 Accessibility
• Series of 10 tips on using the Lynx web browser
• Documentation for the WebSpeak browser Release 2, produced by the Productivity Works
• The Electronic Forum Handbook: Study Circles in Cyberspace
• Guide to Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
• A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
• Tutorial on the 1-Step Audio Publisher
• Parents Guide to the Internet
• Teacher's Guide to Using the Internet
• Dot-ComTom's Internet Basics
• EFF's Guide to the Internet, published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• The Riley Guide: How to Internet or The Ways and Means of Navigating this Place
• Compilation of tips on using an Internet service provider named Interlog -- mostly relevant to other providers as well
• Download Executable Manual Series on Accessing the Internet by Email
• Download First Train for the Internet -- extensive tutorial designed to help Internet novices get up and running with recommended, graphical applications
• Download Curious About the Internet?
• Download Teach Yourself the Internet in 24 Hours
• Download Using the Internet
• Download Collection of documentation on LISTSERV software
• Download Documentation for the Elm 2.3 email program [for Unix]
• Download Documentation on the CompuServe Information Manager 2.6 software for Windows 3.1
• Download Using Netscape 3
• Download Documentation on Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.03 for Windows 3.1
• Download Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 Unleashed
• Download Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 Deployment Guide
• Download Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 Resource Kit
• Download Documentation for the Opera web browser
• Download Documentation for the Real Player 5 software
• Download Manual for RealPlayer Plus G2
• Download Documentation for the Web Board software for running a web based electronic conferencing system
• Download Collection of material by Future Forms about accessible, electronic-based forms
• Download 10 Minute Guide to Outlook 97
• Download Documentation on Microsoft Outlook 98
• Download Documentation for the PMMail 98 email client
• Download Documentation on the Pegasus Mail for Windows email client
• Download Documentation on the Email 2000 software
• Download Documentation on the Juno software -- provides a free email account
• Download Documentation on the Free Agent News Reader
• Download Documentation on the Gravity 2 News Reader
• Download Documentation for the Convene conferencing software
• Download The Intranet Advantage
• Download Intranets Unleashed
• Download Web Site Construction Kit for Windows 95
• Download Creating Commercial Web Sites
• Download Webmaster Expert Solutions
• Download Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 14 Days
• Download Client/Server Computing
• Download MAPI, SAPI, and TAPI Developer's Guide
• Download Teach Yourself Visual Interdev in 21 Days
• Download DOS based PPP packet driver
• Bobcat -- Lynx for DOS
• LynxKit -- another Lynx for DOS
• DOS PPP driver
• Programs for DOS based Internet email
• The UKA-PPP collection of DOS Internet programs

Unix

• Guide to using the Unix operating system
• Unix for Beginners
• Berkeley Unix Primer
• Taming the Unix interface
• Brief Unix Overview
• Unix Quick Reference Guide
• Guide to Unix terminology
• Quick reference to correspondence between DOS and Unix commands
• Essential Information for MS-DOS Users Moving to Unix Environments
• Answers to frequently asked questions about Unix
• Explanation of Unix file permissions
• Explanation of Unix regular expressions
• Compilation of tips about file types and endings, especially those found on Unix systems
• Multimedia File Formats on the Internet
• Beginner's Guide to Linux
• Answers to frequently asked questions about the Linux version of Unix
• Another, "meta" set of answers to frequently asked questions about the Linux version of Unix
• Download Running a Perfect Internet Site with Linux
• Download Running A Perfect Web Site with Apache
• Download Documentation on the GZIP freeware utility for Unix
• Download Complete collection of files from the Linux Documentation Project
• Download Red Hat Linux Unleashed
• Download Slackware Linux Unleashed
• Download Another, larger collection of answers to frequently asked questions about Unix
• Download Complete Command Reference to Unix
• Download Training course for Unix system administrators
• Download Unix Unleashed
• Download Linux System Administrator's Survival Guide
• Download Comprehensive collection of help text files on the World, one of the oldest and largest Internet hosts
• Unix Usenet FAQ
• The Unix Reference Desk
• Unix Resources

Windows

• Accessibility Products for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, and Windows 95
• Compilation of information about access to Corel WordPerfect Suite 8
• Compilation of articles that evaluate and compare Windows screen readers
• Moving from MAC to Windows
• Avoiding the Mousetrap: An Evaluation of Keyboard-only Access to Windows
• Initial report of a study on the accessibility of CD-ROM based encyclopedias
• Tutorial for blind persons on using Windows 3.1
• Windows 3.1 Tips for Users with Low Vision
• Quick Start for Use with Windows [3.1]
• The Windows Sources Guide to Setting Up Windows [3.1]
• PC Computing's 1,001 Windows [3.1] Tips
• Answers to frequently asked questions about Windows 3.1
• Another set of answers to frequently asked questions about Windows 3.1
• Answers to frequently asked questions about OS/2 for Windows [3.1]
• Tips and tricks for users of Windows 3.1
• Windows [3.1] Tips
• Explains WinSock software for Internet connectivity with Windows 3.1
• Guide to configuring Windows 3.1 for the Internet protocol
• Microsoft Word for Windows: Tips and Techniques
• Quick Start for Use with Word for Windows
• Accessing Microsoft Windows with Synthetic Speech: A User Survey
• Windows 95 tutorial for blind users from Microsoft
• Preview of Windows 95
• Commonly Asked Windows 95 Questions and Answers
• Windows 95 Setup: Description and Troubleshooting Steps
• Tips on using Windows 95 from PC Computing magazine
• Windows 95 Annoyances [and how to eliminate them]
• Tips and Tricks for Windows 95
• Compilation of articles from the Microsoft Knowledge Base on Windows 95 and DOS sessions
• Excerpts from the Windows 95 Reviewer's Guide and Windows 95 Resource Kit explaining support options for DOS applications
• Guide to the keyboard commands of Windows 95 and Windows NT
• Configuring DUN (Dial-Up Networking) for Windows 95
• Answers to frequently asked questions about the Windows 95 registry
• Tips and tricks for users of Windows 95
• Windows 95 Tips and Tricks, published by Microsoft Corporation
• Tips, Trics & Secrets for Windows 95 & NT
• Guide to designing applications for Windows 95
• Answers to frequently asked questions about using Windows with a screen reader -- Automatic Screen Access for Windows (ASAW) by MicroTalk in particular, but most points are generally relevant
• Windows 95 Tweaks
• Undocumented Secrets of Windows 95, published by PC Computing
• Designed for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95 Logo Handbook for Software Applications
• Earning the Logo
• Compatibility of accessibility aids with the Quicken financial manager
• Windows 98 Keyboard Guide
• Download Tutorial on using Windows 3.1 with the WinVision screen reader
• Download Windows 3.1 Resource Kit -- technical guide to configuring and administering Windows 3.1
• Download Windows 3.1 Knowledge Base
• Download ASCII text versions of the Windows 3.1 .HLP files
• Download 10 Minute Guide to Word for Windows
• Download Tutorial on using Microsoft Word with the Slimware Window Bridge screen reader
• Download Tutorial on using Corel WordPerfect with the JAWS for Windows screen reader
• Download 11 user guides included with WordPerfect Suite 8, Professional Edition
• Download Many other, miscellaneous help files included with WordPerfect Suite 8, Professional Edition
• Download Collection of white papers on Corel WordPerfect Suite 8
• Download Guide to the macro language of the WordPerfect 8 suite of applications
• Download Documentation on Corel WordPerfect for Windows versions 6 and 7
• Download Documentation on Corel software for publishing on the web
• Download Documentation on the Corel Paradox database development system
• Download Documentation on the Corel Quattro Pro spreadsheet software
• Download Documentation on the Corel/Novell GroupWise office suite
• Download Documentation on the Corel Central personal information manager
• Download Documentation on the Corel Dashboard versions for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95
• Download Documentation on the Corel Sidekick versions for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95
• Download Documentation on the Corel Presentations and Draw programs
• Download Collection of Corel technical support bulletins
• Download The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design
• Download Windows 95 Reviewer's Guide
• Download Windows 95 Resource Kit -- technical guide to configuring and administering Windows 95
• Download In and Out of the Classroom with Microsoft Office for Windows 95: A Practical Guide for Teachers
• Download Style guide for Microsoft Office 97 compatible programs
• Download Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit
• Download Microsoft Works 4.5
• Download Sample material from the book: A Verbal View of Windows 95 & 98 for the Keyboard User
• Download Windows 95 Knowledge Base
• Download ASCII text versions of the Windows 95 .HLP files
• Download Tips on optimizing memory for Windows 95 and DOS 7
• Download Tutorial on using Windows 95 with Window-Eyes -- includes helpful tips for operation with other screen readers as well
• Download Tutorial on using Windows 95 with JAWS for Windows -- includes helpful tips for operation with other screen readers as well
• Download Documentation on the JAWS for Windows 3.2 screen reader, including the scripting guide
• Download Documentation on Windows 95 Power Toys
• Download Troubleshooting and Configuring the Windows NT/95 Registry
• Download Using Windows NT Workstation 4.0
• Download Complete Guide to Windows NT 4 Workstation
• Download Using Windows NT Server 4.0
• Download Windows NT Internet and Intranet Development
• Download Network Blueprint -- guide to configuring a Windows NT-based network in schools
• Download Getting Started with Windows 98
• Download Using Windows 98
• Download Windows 98 Installation & Configuration Handbook
• Download Inside Windows 98
• Download Windows 98 Professional Reference
• Download Collection of keyboard guides for popular Windows software
• Download Lists of keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel, Exchange, and Word software
• Download Microsoft Active Accessibility redistribution kit
• Download Microsoft Word Viewer 97 -- lets one view or print Microsoft Word documents
• Download REGCLEAN software from Microsft to fix problems with Windows 95 registry
• Microsoft product manuals in accessible format
• Project ASSIST with Windows -- federally funded development of tutorials on popular combinations of Windows applications and screen readers
• Windows concepts training by Sarah Morley
• The Screen Magnifier Home Page
• Commercial Windows training materials for blind users
• Another commercial source of keyboard oriented Windows tutorials
• Cross Cross Technologies -- yet another commercial source of keyboard oriented Windows tutorials
• Lists of keyboard shortcuts for Windows software, prepared by Dan Rossi

MISCELLANEOUS

Civil Rights

• The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Resolution adopted by the United Nations establishing the "standard rules" on disability
• A Guide to Disability Rights Laws, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Getting Uncle Sam to Enforce Your Civil Rights, published by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Compilation of fact sheets about job-related civil rights, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Policy guidance against retaliation, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission¼
• Guide to workplace rights of women with disabilities, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Equal Employment Rights for Federal Employees, published by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• State Advisory Committee Handbook, published by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Cause for Concern: Hate Crimes in America, published by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, prohibiting discrimination in federally funded programs and activities
• Policy for federal agencies on implementation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act with respect to making public information available in accessible formats
• Procedures for filing complaints with the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education
• Preamble to the Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Justice
• Full text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Questions and Answers about the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• The ADA FAQ (for non-lawyers)
• Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Fact Sheet on the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the National Organization on Disability
• Myths and Facts about the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• List of contacts for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act
• The NARIC Resource Guide on ADA--lists organizations, publications, periodicals, software, and videos about the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the National Rehabilitation Information Center
• List of producers of accessible signage, published by the American Council of the Blind
• Information from the U.S. Department of Justice about the availability of a document collection many public libraries have received about the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Pre-Employment Inquiries, published by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Technical assistance manual on Title 1 (employment) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Technical guidance on the definition of disability under Title 1 (employment) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• How to file a complaint under Title 1 (employment) of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Pre-employment Disability-related Questions and Medical Examinations under the ADA, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Technical guidance on the relationship between Title 1 (employment) of the Americans with Disabilities Act and state worker's compensation laws, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• The Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Technical guidance on the relationship between definitions of disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Social Security, worker's compensation, or other programs, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Your Rights as an Employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Technical guidance on implementation of Title 1 (employment) of the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding people with psychiatric disabilities, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Common questions and answers about Title 1 (employment) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Common questions and answers about how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects the hiring of police officers, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Technical assistance manual on Title 2 (government services) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Common questions and answers about Title 2 (government services) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Commonly Asked Questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act and Law Enforcement, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• How to file a complaint under Title 2 (government services) of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Of Consuming Interest: A Guide to Titles II and III of the ADA for People with Vision Loss, published by the American Foundation for the Blind
• Technical assistance manual on Title 3 (public accommodations) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Technical guidance on implementation of Title 3 (public accommodations) of the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding customers with mental retardation, published by the ARC
• Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG): Checklist for Buildings and Facilities, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), published by the U.S. Access Board
• The One-Stop Disability Access Checklist: Determining Accessibility in Facilities and Provision of Services, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Visual Alarms, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Text Telephones, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Surfaces, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Using ADAAG, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Parking related provisions of ADAAG, published by the U.S. Access Board
• Final report of a public advisory committee on the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
• Collection of fact sheets on Title 3 (public accommodations) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers
• A guide for small businesses to the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Compilation of advice to businesses on ADA compliance
• Technical guidance on the meaning of "readily achievable" in Title 3 (public accommodations) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Interim Enforcement Guidance on the Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to Disability-based Distinctions in Employer Provided Health Insurance, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Self-Evaluation Checklist for Health Care Facilities and Service Providers to Ensure Access to Services and Facilities by Patients Who Are Blind, Deaf-Blind, or Visually Impaired, published by the American Foundation for the Blind
• Self-Evaluation Checklist for Hotels and Motels to Ensure Access to Services and Facilities by Customers Who Are Blind, Deaf-Blind, or Visually Impaired, published by the American Foundation for the Blind
• How to file a complaint under Title 3 (public accommodations) of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Answers to commonly asked questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act and telephone emergency services
• Notice of diseases communicable through the food supply, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• ADA Solution Guide, published by the American Foundation for the Blind
• Project EASI's Adaptive Computing Evaluation Kit for Colleges and Universities -- contains checklists for compliance with the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Policy interpretation by the U.S. Department of Justice to the Rehabilitation Services Administration, clarifying responsibility for student accommodations by institutions of higher education under the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Compilation of material about paratransit provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Series of articles about assistive technology and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Answers to common questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act and service animals, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• The ADA and Public Schools, published by the American Foundation for the Blind
• Guidelines for designing accessible stadiums, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Letter from the U.S. Department of Justice responding to a Senator's inquiry about accessibility of web sites under the ADA
• Applying the ADA to the Internet: A Web Accessibility Standard
• Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• ADA Design Guide 1 - Restriping Parking Lots, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
• Analysis of Titles 1-3 of the ADA from a mental health perspective
• Answers to common questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act and persons with HIV/AIDS, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Technical guidance on provision of child care services with respect to the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• General information about disability-related public agencies
• Contact information for national disability resources
• National tolfree numbers of disability resources
• Directory of Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
• Description and directory of the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system
• State Contact Sheets, published by the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Foundation Resource Guide
• Download Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: An On-line Resource for Employers and Educators
• Download Comprehensive collection of state White Cane laws, assuring freedom of travel for blind persons and others
• Download Best Practices of Private Sector Employers, published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Download Handbook on the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Download Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), published by the U.S. Access Board
• Download Training material on the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
• Download Collection of rulings by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education concerning the obligations of universities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
• ADA Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers
• Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
• National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)
• Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)

Education

• Meeting the Information Needs of Education Policymakers
• Guide to Programs of the U.S. Department of Education
• Text of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended in 1997)
• Compilation of material explaining the 1997 changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Initial disciplinary guidelines under the 1997 IDEA amendments
• Disabilities which Qualify Children and Youth for Special Education Services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• Regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• 1995 annual report on implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• 1996 annual report on implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Policy proposal by the U.S. Department of Education on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• Special Education Rights and Responsibilities
• Technology for Students with Disabilities: A Decision Maker's Resource Guide, published by the U.S. Department of Education and the National School Boards Association
• Computer Accessibility Technology Packet, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Educating One and All: Students with Disabilities and Standards-Based Reform
• Accessing Education Services for Students with Visual Impairments: A Guide for Parents
• Parents as Advocates -- a guide to special education
• 18 Tips for Getting Quality Special Education Services for Your Child
• Helping Students Develop Their IEP's
• A Student's Guide to the IEP
• Hints for Rookie Teachers
• Teaching Students with Disabilities: A Practical Guide
• Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities
• Faculty suggestions for teaching people with disabilities
• Compilation of tips on time and stress management at college
• Tips on test taking
• Manual on School Uniforms
• CollegePrep-101: A Course to Help Students Prepare for College
• Library Research
• A Primer on Digital Literacy
• Career Education and Applied Academics
• Nontraditional Education: Alternative Ways to Earn Your Credentials, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
• Questions and Answers about Aeronautics and Space
• Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School
• Compilation of tips on writing personal statements of school applications
• ERIC's Guide to Medical School Admissions
• Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Duide to Grad School and Beyond
• Paying for College: A Guide for Parents and their Children, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Direct Loans, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Directory of State Higher Education Agencies
• Accreditation: The Facts
• Catch the Spirit! A Student's Guide to Community Service
• Learning to Work: Making the Transition from School to Work, published by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment
• APlus Research & Writing for High School and College Students
• The Sociological Thinking Map
• Higher Order Thinking Skills in Vocational Education
• On Taking a Telecourse
• Distance Learning and Adults with Disabilities
• How to File a Complaint with the United States Department of Education under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
• What Should I Know about Ed Grants?, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Winning the Scholarship Hunt
• Tips on getting financial aid for higher education
• Federal Financial Aid for College
• The Student Guide to Financial Aid, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Looking for Student Aid: Federal, State, and Other Sources of Information
• Strategies to Reduce College Costs
• Compilation of information about fraud in financial aid services
• Answers to frequently asked questions about financial aid, scholarships, and fellowships
• Financial aid resources for students with disabilities
• Suggestions on academic accommodations in various settings
• Handbook on inclusive education via the Internet
• Access to Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
• High School/High Tech Manual, published by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• Educational Software and Adaptive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities
• Communications Technology for Everyone: Implications for the Classroom and Beyond
• The Role of Online Communications in Schools: A National Study
• Policy Guidance on Educating Blind and Visually Impaired Students, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• The Blind Child in the Regular Preschool Program
• Technology Guide to Assist Students with Visual Impairments in Meeting Curriculum Goals
• Accessibility of Information in Electronic Textbooks For Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Report to the 75th Texas Legislature from the Texas Education Agency
• The World Under My Fingers -- explains the importance of braille in the lives of blind people
• Braille Mentoring Project
• The Transition to College for Students with Visual Impairments
• HEATH resource directory on postsecondary education and disability
• Download Technology Roadmap -- guide to using computers in a learning environment
• Download Guide to teletraining and video conferencing, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Download Collection of "In and Out of the Classroom" tutorials illustrating the use of various Microsoft software in educational settings
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Hadley School for the Blind -- free correspondence courses
• National Braille Press -- publisher of braille books and magazines, including employment, technology, and children's subjects
• Duxbury Systems -- produces braille translation software for various operating systems
• Dancing Dots -- produces the GoodFeel braille music translator
• Enabling Technologies -- produces brailling equipment
• Braille Planet -- home of Raised Dot Computing and the Megadots braille translator
• Ackley Appliance Service -- repairs braille writers

Financial

• The Consumer's Almanac
• Consumer Rights in Financial Services
• Facts on Art Fraud, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• Information about disability related tax provisions for individuals and businesses, published by the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Justice
• Staying Independent: Planning for Financial Independence in Later Life
• What You Should Know about Bankruptcy
• Tips on effective grant writing
• Facts about Federal Credit Unions
• Fair Credit Reporting
• Choosing and Using Credit Cards, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• Download Collection of consumer oriented publications on the subject of credit

Gender, Relationships, and Sexuality

• Transforming Your Relationships
• Is Your Relationship Stuck?
• Co-Dependency or Kindness?
• Can This Relationship Be Saved?
• Developing The Master Relationship Plan
• Choosing a New Partner
• Finding Someone Right for You
• Answers to frequently asked questions about romance
• Answers to frequently asked questions about nudism
• Answers to frequently asked questions about finding sexual information on the Internet
• Crossing the Line -- On Line
• Help for Selecting and Dealing with Dating Services
• The Subject is Love
• Be Gender Wise, Not Foolish
• A Closer Look at Sex and Love Addictions
• Sex, Lies, & Honesty: Signs of Sexual Acting Out & Some Ways to Heal the Hustle Inside You
• Income and Penis Size: Overcoming Masculine Doubts
• Men: How to Avoid Becoming a Statistic
• Fact Sheet on Women and Disability
• Disabled Women: An International Resource Kit
• Plain Talk About ... Wife Abuse
• Domestic Violence -- The Hidden Crime
• Domestic Violence Awareness Manual, published by the U.S. Department of Justice
• The Other Inner Child
• Sexual Harassment: Know Your Rights, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Pregnancy Discrimination: Know Your Rights, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Guidance on avoiding stalkers
• Recovering from Rape
• Date/Acquaintance Rape Prevention for Him and Her
• Facts about Infertility Services, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• Overcoming Infertility, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Menopause, published by the National Institute on Aging
• Report of a consensus development conference on osteoporosis by the National Institutes of Health
• Things to Know about Quality Mammograms: A Woman's Guide
• Marital Therapy -- A Search for the Self and Each Other
• Divorce: What Went Wrong?
• Comparison Between The Adversary And The Mediated Approach
• Making Your Marriage Work
• 100 Ways To Love Your Mate
• Sexuality and Sex Therapy
• Answers to frequently asked questions about condoms and sexually transmitted diseases, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• New Ways to Prevent and Treat AIDS, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Choosing a Contraceptive, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Protecting Against Unintended Pregnancy: A Guide to Contraceptive Choices, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Facts about Oral Contraceptives, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Depo-Provera -- The Quarterly Contraceptive, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Yeast Infections, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Explanations of birth control and safer sex options, published by Planned Parenthood
• Disabled Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Resource Packet
• Explanations of sexually transmitted diseases, published by Planned Parenthood
• Good Sex in Long Term Relationships
• Good Sex Is Good for You
• Talking About Safer Sex
• When the Answer is "Not Tonight"
• Preventing Premature Ejaculation Through Staying Power
• Ways to Please Your Lover: Perk up Sex, Passion, and Intimacy
• "Spicing Up" Your Sex Life
• Seven Weeks to Sexual Heaven
• Compilation of essays about love and disability by Robert Mauro
• Compilation of book reviews by Robert Mauro
• Disabled Sex
• Sex, Society, and the Disabled
• Defining Sexual Orientation
• Answers to frequently asked questions about bisexuality
• Loving Against the Odds
• All of Me
• 35 Going on 13: Welcome to Lesbian & Gay Adolescence
• Finding Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Information Off the Net
• CyberPals/CyberLove: What does it all mean for lesbians?
• Why An "Intimacy Group" For Gay Men?
• The Red Badge of Courage
• Strategies for promoting sex ed
• Collection of the SIECUS Report -- journal of sexuality education
• Peoplenet -- home page of Robert Mauro, about love and disability
• American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR)
• Web site devoted to tantra sexual practices
• Another web site devoted to tantra sexual practices

Health

• Proposed health care bill of rights
• Personal Health Guide -- Put Prevention into Practice, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Health Information On-Line, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Holistic Wellness: Taking Charge of Your Health
• How to Live Until You Die
• Exercise and Your Heart: A Guide to Physical Activity, published by the National Institutes of Health
• Get Fit Your Way: A Self-Paced Fitness Guide
• Walking for Exercise and Pleasure
• Action Guide for Healthy Eating, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Thrifty Meals for Two: Making Food Dollars Count, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Eat Right to Help Lower Your High Blood Pressure, published by the National Institutes of Health
• Bulking Up Fiber's Healthful Reputation, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Growing Older, Eating Better, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Compilation of information about food labels from the Food and Drug Administration
• A Consumer's Guide to Fats, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Everything You Need to Know about Fat Burning
• Taming Tummy Turmoil, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Backache Relief Now!
• Can Your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test?, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• A Guide to Choosing Medical Treatments, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Homeopathy: Real Medecine or Empty Promises?, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Here Are Some Things You Should Know About Prescription Drugs
• Nonprescription Medicines: What's Right for You?
• Colds and Flu: Time Only Sure Cure, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Explanation of acne
• Controlling Asthma, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Coping with Arthritis in Its Many Forms, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, published by the National Institutes of Health
• Answers to frequently asked questions about suicide
• Suicide: Are We Our Brother's Keeper?
• Self-Actualization Survey
• A Confidence Building Kit
• Confidence in Your Own Terms
• The Roots of Optimism
• Memorization techniques
• 12 Suggestions For Taking Care Of Yourself
• Plain Talk about ... Handling Stress
• Stress: What It is and How to Manage It
• How to Choose a Therapist
• How the Mind Works and How to Make It Work Better
• Alzheimer's Disease, published by the National Institute of Mental Health
• Anxiety Disorders, published by the National Institute of Mental Health
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, published by the National Institute of Mental Health
• Bipolar Disorder, published by the National Institute of Mental Health
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, published by the National Institute of Mental Health
• Let's Talk About Depression
• Helpful Facts About Depressive Illnesses
• Depression: What You Need to Know
• Grief: A Normal and Natural Response to Loss
• Avoiding Workaholism
• Coping with Urges
• A Consumer's Guide to Services: Mental Health/Mental Illness, published by the National Institute of Mental Health
• Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
• Depression, Women and Creativity
• Diagnosis: But What Does It Mean?
• Recovery: Changing From A Medical Model To A Psychosocial Rehabilitation Mode
• Helping the Depressed Person Get Treatment, published by the National Institute of Mental Health
• Description of the mental health Protection and Advocacy system
• Disaster Response and Recovery: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals
• Eearthquake Preparedness Guide: A Practical Approach to Individual Earthquake Preparedness
• Spread the Word about Cancer: A Guide for Black Americans, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Cancer Tests You Should Know About: A Guide for People 65 and Older, published by the National Institutes of Health
• Facing Forward: A Guide for Cancer Survivors, published by the National Cancer Institute
• Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke, published by the National Institutes of Health
• Air and Radiation: A Guide to the UV Index and Sun-Safe Behavior, published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Water on Tap: A Consumer's Guide to the Nation's Drinking Water, published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Download Self help book from Alcoholics Anonymous
• Download Collection of handouts on various subjects taught through Achievement Television
• Download Collection of advice on minimizing secondary disability conditions
• Download Collection of fact sheets by the National Association to Advance Fact Acceptance (NAAFA)
• Download Self Help, published by Project Gutenberg
• Database of extended care providers
• Health Care Quality Commission

Housing

• The Clinton Administration's National Urban Policy Report
• How to Buy a Manufactured Home
• A Home of Your Own: Helpful Advice from HUD on Choosing, Buying, and Enjoying a Home
• How to Buy a Home with a Low Down Payment: A Consumer's Guide to Getting Your Key in the Door with as Little as Five Percent Down
• Guide to home financing
• Am I Covered? -- Common Questions Asked by Homeowners about Insurance
• Fixing Up Your Home And How to Finance It, published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Energy Efficient Windows
• Cooling Your Home Naturally
• Automatic and Programmable Thermostats
• Introduction to programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Worst Case Needs for Housing Assistance in the United States
• Description of the Section 811 program: supportive housing for persons with disabilities
• Evaluation of Supportive Housing Programs for Persons with Disabilities
• Learning from Each Other: New Ideas for Managing the Section 8 Certificate and Voucher Programs
• Answers to common questions about the Fair Housing law, published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Fair Housing: How to Make the Law Work for You, published by the Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing, published by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
• Guide to home modifications for accessibility, published by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
• The National Safety Campaign: Automotive & Home Inspection and Safety Guide
• Your Home Fire Safety Checklist, published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Consumer Guide to Home Fire Safety
• The National Safety Campaign: Automotive & Home Inspection and Safety Guide
• Disaster Services -- Before Disaster Strikes
• Healthy Lawn, Healthy Environment
• How to Prune Trees
• How to Recognize Hazardous Defects in Trees
• Download Collection of miscellaneous studies sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Disability web page of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Independent Living

• Directory of centers for independent living
• Recovery From a Chronic Illness
• Self-determined Living for Disabled Women Using Personal Assistance
• Resource guide for people with learning disabilities
• Extensive resource list on aging and disability
• Monitoring guide for independent living centers by the Rehabilitation Services Administration
• Regulations implementing independent living provisions of the Rehabilitation Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Policy guidance on state independent living plans under the Rehabilitation Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Training Manual on Independent Living and the Rehab Act
• Completing the 704 Report: SILCs and Centers
• Standards and More: Beyond Compliance--Addressing Independent Living Needs of Today and Tomorrow
• Marketing Your CIL: Foundations for Resource Development
• Systems Advocacy and Computer Networking
• Total Quality Management for a Total Quality CIL
• Becoming a More Effective Trainer
• The SILC Difference -- "Yes, You Can!"
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Rehab Act and the Role of the SILC
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Lobbying and the Role of the Independent Living Center
• Compilation of fact sheets about Statewide Independent Living Councils
• Compilation of fact sheets about independent living and the 1992 amendments to the Rehabilitation Act
• Our Dream: Equality
• DIMENET -- a web site of the independent living movement
• Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU)
• Independent living resources
• Home page of June Isaacson Kailes, independent living consultant
• Adults Disabled As Adults

Language

• Presidential directive on use of plain language by federal agencies
• Introducing Plain Language
• Pen and Pad: Writing User Friendly Documents
• Simpler Words and Phrases
• Advice on Writing History Essays
• Compilation of tips on argumentation
• Logical Fallacies
• Grammatical Terms
• Document Drafting Handbook of the Federal Register
• Download Guide on Access and Distribution of Documents in Electronic Format, published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• Guidelines for language to use when writing about disability

Legal

• Tell It to the Judge: A Consumer's Guide to Small Claims Court
• How to exercise your right to legal recourse
• An Older Person's Guide to Finding Legal Help
• Legal Help for the Poor, published by the American Bar Association
• Access to the Courts: A Guide to Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities
• How Immigrants with Disabilities Can Become Citizens

Multicultural and Rural Inclusion

• Disability Cross-Culturally by Nora Ellen Groce
• The Black Experience in America by Norman Coombs
• Statement on affirmative action by President Bill Clinton
• Speech by Vice President Al Gore in commemoration of Martin Luther King Day
• One America Dialogue Guide, published by the President's Initiative on Race
• Promising Practices, published by the President's Initiative on Race
• Islamic and Western Values by Ali Mazrui
• Culturally Sensitive Rehabilitation, published by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• Newsletter and literature review on multicultural outreach to people with disabilities, published by the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)
• Self-Employment as a Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Outcome in Rural and Urban Areas, published by the University of Montana
• Creative Options for Rural Employment: A Beginning, published by the Shepherd Spinal Center
• Meeting the Unique Needs of Minorities with Disabilities, published by the National Council on Disability
• Outreach to Minorities with Disabilities and People with Disabilities in Rural Communities: Roundtable Report of Findings, published by the National Council on Disability
• Bridging the Digital Divide: The Impact of Race on Computer Access and Internet Use
• Telecommunications Technology and Native Americans: Opportunities and Challenges, published by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment
• Proposal on Telecommunications Technology and Native Americans, published by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment
• Native Americans: What We Want Others to Know about Us
• Compilation of recommendations on unbiased teaching and testing of Native American students
• Causal Theories concerning Diabetes among Native Americans: A Review of Research and Progress
• A National Study of Participation Levels of African Americans in the Profession of Blindness Service, published by Mississippi State University
• An Examination of the Impact of Federally Supported Community Services and Educational Systems on Underserved People with Disabilities from Diverse Cultural Populations, published by Howard University
• Enhancing Outcomes among African Americans and Latinos with Disabilities through Empowerment and Support, published by Howard University
• Howard University 1997 Sourcebook for Access to Multicultural Federal Programs
• Policy Paper on Disability by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• The UN and Persons with Disabilities
• Download Government responses to sUnited Nations survey on implementation of the standard rules on disability
• Download NGO (non-governmental organization) responses to sUnited Nations survey on implementation of the standard rules on disability
• Download Collection of federal publications in Spanish from the Consumer Information Center
• Institute of Global Cultural Studies (IGCS)
• National Congress of American Indians
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• National Urban League
• National Council of La Raza
• American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (AIRRTC)
• Howard University Research and Training Center on Access to Rehabilitation and Economic Opportunity (HURTC)
• Native American Research and Training Center (NARTC)
• Rehabilitation Research and Training Center of the Pacific (RRTCP)

Parenting

• Handbook on Child Support Enforcement, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Tutorial on Enforcement of Child Support/Alimony across State lines
• Compilation of tips on treating children during a parental separation
• Facts on Joint Custody
• Family Literacy Programs and Practices
• Learning Partners: A Guide to Educational Activities for Families, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Restructuring Schools for Young Adolescents, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Adult Civic Education
• Three "Rs" for the Nineties: Children + Parent + Arts
• Child Safety on the Information Highway
• International Adoptions
• AIDS and the Education of Our Children: A Guide for Parents and Teachers, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Plain Talk about ... Dealing With the Angry Child, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Baby Safety Checklist
• How Parents Can Support Gifted Children
• Helping Your Child Learn Responsible Behavior, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Preparing Your Child for College: A Resource Book for Parents, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Protecting Little Pitchers' Ears
• Helping Your Child Learn Geography, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Helping Your Child Get Ready for School, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Readiness for Kindergarten, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Helping Your Child Learn History, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Help Your Child Improve in Test Taking, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Help Your Child Learn to Write, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Hard Work and High Expectations: Motivating Students to Learn, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Parental Involvement in Education, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Helping Your Child with Homework, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Helping Your Child Use the Library, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Infant Stimulation for Premature Babies
• Books for Children, published by the U.S. Library of Congress
• Parents Guide: Cholesterol in Children, published by the National Institutes of Health
• Helping Your Child be Healthy and Fit, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Helping Your Child Learn Math, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• How to Give Medicine to Children, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Helping Your Child Learn to Read, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Reproductive Freedom: The Rights of Minors
• Navigating Motherhood
• The 5-Minute Parent: Dynamite Ways to Help Your Child in School
• Advocacy guide for parents of children with disabilities
• Strategies for managing as a parent of a child with a severe disability
• Parenting in the '90s
• Questions and Answers Most Commonly Asked about Active Parenting
• Paying for College: A Guide for Parents and their Children
• Kids, Cash, Plastic and You: A Guidebook for Families on Mastering Money
• Using Plastic: A Young Adult's Guide to Credit Cards, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• Preventing Childhood Poisoning
• Child Health Guide: Put Prevention into Practice, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Help Your Child Do Better in School, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Catch the Spirit: A Student's Guide to Community Service
• Course on sexuality education
• Smart Buying for Young Consumers, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• Helping Your Child Succeed in School, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• On the Teen Scene: Should You Go on a Diet?, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• When Teens Take Over the Shopping Cart, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• The Toy Manufacturers of America Guide to Toys and Play
• Facts on TV Ads about Toys, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• Facts on Video Games, published by the Federal Trade Commission
• Childhood Bed-wetting: Cause for Concern?, published by the Food and Drug Administration
• Kid's Vaccinations Get a Little Easier, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Download A Treatise on Parents and Children, published by Project Gutenberg
• Download Collection of answers to frequently asked questions about adoption
• Advocates or Troublemakers? -- a network of parents of kids with disabilities
• Future Reflections -- a magazine for parents of blind children
• Resources for Parents and Teachers of Blind Kids
• ParentNews
• Parenting Publications of America
• Common Sense Parenting
• PLUK -- parent advocates for kids with disabilities

Rehabilitation

• Answers to frequently asked questions about disability, published by the National Organization on Disability
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Disability Rights
• Answers to frequently asked questions about disability and rehabilitation, published by the National Rehabilitation Information Center
• Strategies to Secure and Maintain Employment for People with Long-term Mental Illness, published by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• Supported Employment for People with Severe Mental Retardation, published by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• Fact Sheet on Employment of Handicapped Workers in Supported Work Models under the Fair Labor Standards Act, published by the U.S. Department of Labor
• Self-Employment as a Vocational Rehabilitation Closure: An Examination of State Policies
• The State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program
• Full text of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended
• Explanation of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998
• Regulations concerning the Client Assistance Program (CAP) under the Rehabilitation Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Regulations implementing the 1992 amendments to the Rehabilitation Act
• Policy guidance on rehabilitation advisory councils under the Rehabilitation Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Policy guidance on strategic plans under the Rehabilitation Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Policy guidance on state VR plans under the Rehabilitation Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Policy guidance on innovation and expansion grants under the Rehabilitation Act, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Policy guidance on employment goals of VR clients, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Vocational Rights and Services under the Federal Rehabilitation Act, published by Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
• Counselor Characteristics and Rehabilitation Outcomes, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Human Measurement in Rehabilitation, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Strategies to Secure and Maintain Employment for People with Long-term Mental Illness, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• Application to be a peer reviewer of grants administered by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the U.S. Department of Education
• 1993 annual report of the Rehabilitation Services Administration
• 1995 monitoring guide of the Rehabilitation Services Administration
• 1996 monitoring guide of the Rehabilitation Services Administration
• 1997 monitoring guide of the Rehabilitation Services Administration
• Report on VR consumer characteristics, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education
• Directory of state vocational rehabilitation agencies
• Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM)
• Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act: Comprehensive Solutions or Political Satisficing? -- compares legislative strategies toward the Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act
• Evaluation of rehabilitation services provided to veterans with disabilities, published by the U.S. General Accounting Office
• Description of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, its organizational structure, and programmatic components as of March 1997

Social Security

• Answers to frequently asked questions about Social Security, published by the Social Security Administration
• Summary of the Work Incentives Improvement Act, published by the Social Security Administration
• Removing Barriers to Work: Action Proposals for the 105th Congress and Beyond, published by the National Council on Disability
• Campaign by people with disabilities to fix the Social Security system
• Social Security Disability Insurance: Multiple Factors Affect Beneficiaries' Ability to Return to Work, published by the General Accounting Office
• Understanding Social Security, published by the Social Security Administration
• Policy statement on electronic communications by the Social Security Administration
• Disability Evaluation Under Social Security
• Understanding the Benefits, published by the Social Security Administration
• A Guide for Representative Payees, published by the Social Security Administration
• What Prisoners Should Know About Social Security, published by the Social Security Administration
• Disability Based on Drug Addiction or Alcoholism, published by the Social Security Administration
• Social Security: What Every Woman Should Know, published by the Social Security Administration
• Compilation of information about Social Security benefits for people with HIV or AIDS
• Compilation of information about Social Security benefits for children
• Compilation of information about Social Security benefits for legal immigrants
• If You Are Blind: How Social Security and SSI Can Help, published by the Social Security Administration
• Medicare For People Who Have Permanent Kidney Failure, published by the Social Security Administration
• Providing Medical Evidence to the Social Security Administration for Individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Guide for Health Professionals
• Compilation of information about Return-to-Work programs of the Social Security Administration
• Compilation of information about due process rights under programs of the Social Security Administration
• Compilation of information about work incentives under disability related programs of the Social Security Administration
• Compilation of information about Social Security programs related to food and nutrition
• Compilation of information about the Supplimental Security Income (SSI) program
• Compilation of information about the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program
• Compilation of information about the Social Security Retirement program
• Compilation of information about the Social Security Survivors program
• Compilation of information about Social Security as a public investment, including basic facts about the system and how our taxes finance it
• Compilation of information about Social Security pertaining to particular occupations, including military personnel, government employees, and household workers
• Compilation of information about Social Security for people who are self employed
• Compilation of information about Social Security Numbers
• Compilation of miscellaneous information applicable to most Social Security benefit programs, including how credits are earned, receiving payments while abroad, getting benefits by direct deposit, and pensions not covered by Social Security
• Reporting Changes in Earned Income to Social Security, published by Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
• The Medicare program of the Social Security Administration
• Guide to health insurance through Medicare
• Medicare Fact Sheet
• Know Your Medicare Basics: Ten Tips
• Preventive Services Covered by Medicare, published by the Health Care Financing Administration
• Compilation of information about long term care services available through Medicare
• Medicare Managed Care
• Guide to health insurance through Medicaid
• Download The 1197 Social Security Handbook
• Social Security Administration, Office on Disability
• Health Care Financing Administration -- the Medicare and Medicaid Agency
• The Medicaid Clearinghouse
• Employment Support Institute -- develops "Work World" software for analyzing how government benefit programs affect net income and work incentives
• Enygma Enterprises -- providing advice on Social Security work incentives

Travel

• Answers to frequently asked questions about where to get tourist and travel information
• Discover America: A Listing of State and Territorial Travel Offices of the United States
• Consumer Tips: Resolving Your Travel Complaints, published by the U.S. Department of Commerce
• Smithsonian Access: A Free Guide for Visitors
• Information about accessible tours of the U.S. Capitol
• National Wildlife Refuges: A Visitor's Guide
• Facts about Federal Wildlife Laws
• Why Save Endangered Species?
• Stars in Your Eyes: A Guide to the Northern Skies
• Access Amtrak: A Guide to Amtrak Services for Travelers with Disabilities
• New Horizons for the Traveler with a Disability, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Fly-Rights: A Consumer Guide to Air Travel, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation
• A Guide to Accessibility of Terminals, published by Airports Council International
• Advisory Circular on Access to Airport Terminals by Individuals with Disabilities, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Information about accessible vans for people with disabilities
• Independent Travel for the Blind
• Travel Tips for Older Americans
• Applying for Your U.S. Passport, published by the U.S. Department of State
• Your Trip Abroad
• A Safe Trip Abroad, published by the U.S. Department of State
• Tips for Americans Residing Abroad, published by the U.S. Department of State
• Visa Denials, published by the U.S. Department of State
• U.S. Consuls Help Americans Abroad, published by the U.S. Department of State
• Crisis Abroad -- What the State Department Does
• Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad, published by the U.S. Department of State
• Travel Warning on Drugs Abroad -- Things You Should Know, published by the U.S. Department of State
• Foreign Entry Requirements, published by the U.S. Department of State
• Using Credit and Charge Cards Overseas
• Customs Hints for Returning Residents, published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Some American Customs for Immigrants
• Lists of international exchange organizations and financial aid resources of interest to people with disabilities, published by Mobility International USA
• Access to Over-the-Road Buses for Persons with Disabilities, published by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment
• Regulations implementing transit related provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Additional regulations implementing transit related provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation
• More regulations implementing transit related provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Sports Organizations by and for Disabled Persons
• Improving Bus Accessibility Systems for Persons with Sensory and Cognitive Impairments
• Accessible Mass Transit
• Download Collection of documents about evaluating people with various disabilities for paratransit eligibility
• Travel information from the U.S. Department of State
• Project ACTION -- promotes accessible transportation through partnerships with the transit industry and disability community

Other

• FAQs about FAQs
• Operating a Local Information and Referral Center
• Tips to Help Your Office Be Green
• Guidelines for gender-neutral language
• Ten Commandments of Etiquette for Communicating with People with Disabilities
• General Etiquette for Interacting with People with Disabilities
• Interacting with People with Disabilities -- An Etiquette Handbook
• International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps, published by the World Health Organization
• Pocket Guide to Federal Help for Individuals with Disabilities, published by the U.S. Department of Education
• List of federal agencies with disability related programs
• A Review of the Literature on Dissemination and Knowledge Utilization, published by the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Dissemination, published by the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• Improving the Links between Research and Practice: Approaches to the Effective Dissemination of Disability Research, published by the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• Improving the Usefulness of Disability Research: A Toolbox of Dissemination Strategies, published by the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• Dissemination Self Inventory, published by the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps, published by the World Health Organization
• Federal report on disability research
• Chartbook on Disability in the United States, 1996 -- authoritative answers to common empirical questions about disability
• Trends in Labor Force Participation among Persons with Disabilities, 1983-1994
• 1998 Chartbook on Work and Disability in the United States
• Press release and executive summary about the 1998 Harris survey of people with disabilities, sponsored by the National Organization on Disability
• Resource guide for people with spinal cord injury and their families, published by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
• Resource guide for people with traumatic brain injury and their families, published by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
• Getting What You Pay For: Weights and Measures Tips for Consumers
• Compilation of material about improving security and preventing crime
• A Consumer's Guide to Postal Services and Products, published by the U.S. Postal Service
• Answers to frequently asked questions, published by the U.S. Postal Service
• Information for Registrants, Selective Service System
• Study on making currency accessible, published by the U.S. Department of Treasury
• Copyright Basics
• Another explanation of copyright law
• General Information Concerning Patents, published by the U.S. Department of Commerce
• 10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained
• How to Copyright Software Yourself
• Compilation of materials about changes in copyright law for people with print disabilities
• Regulations concerning the "Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped" postal provisions
• If Blindness Comes, published by the National Federation of the Blind
• Guide to audio book production, published by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
• An Introduction to the Blindness System in the United States, published by the American Foundation for the Blind
• Answers to frequently asked questions kids ask about blindness, published by the National Federation of the Blind
• Computer Resource List, published by the National Federation of the Blind
• Sources of Large Print Software for Computers
• Resource Guide to Aids and Appliances, published by the Diabetics Division, National Federation of the Blind
• Serving Individuals with Diabetes Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: a Resource Guide for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
• Comprehensive directory of blindness-related Internet mailing lists
• Buying a Safer Car
• Keys to Vehicle Leasing: A Consumer Guide
• Closet Cues: Care Labels and Your Clothes, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Aesop's Fables
• Download Collection of publications by the Disability Statistics Center, University of California, San Francisco
• Download Collection of fact sheets about various disabilities
• Download Tips for Tough Times, published by the Maryland Attorney General's Office
• Download Collection of advice on disaster preparedness and recovery, published by the American Red Cross
• Download Collection of consumer oriented publications on the subject of privacy
• Download The 1995 World Factbook, published by Project Gutenberg with material from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
• Download Data from the 1990 U.S. Census
• Download The 1997 Consumer Resource Handbook, published by the U.S. General Services Administration
• Download Probert E-Text Encyclopaedia
• Download Collection of information for guide dog users

MY FAVORITE LINKS ON THE WEB

Commercial

• Ann Morris Enterprises -- vendor of independent living aids
• Independent Living Aids -- another vendor of assistive technology products
• Apple Computer -- disability solutions
• Blazie Engineering -- produces the Braille 'n' Speak and Braille Light hand-held computers
• Ferguson Enterprises -- mail order vendor of adaptive technology, including products of Access Success
• AcronTech -- produces Personal Organizer software for visually impaired users
• Alva Access -- produces Outspoken for Windows and the Macintosh
• Simply Internet -- speech enabled email, telnet, and dialer programs, plus Simply Talker screen reader
• FaxTalk -- speech enabled faxing software
• Voice Diary -- a talking appointment calendar device
• Web site on voice recognition systems
• Home page of Jim Button, the father of shareware
• Resources for shareware authors
• Shareware by David Colston, including the Net-Tamer program for accessing the Internet via DOS and a PPP connection
• Opera Software
• Home of the F-PROT (file protect) virus checker
• Shareware by Second Sight Software -- including the Names mailing list manager, and Turbo Braille translator
• Shareware by Malcolm Drury, including the View program for reading documents in almost any word processor format
• Servile Software
• Shareware by Bruce Guthrey, including the HTMSTRIP program for converting HTML files to plain text
• UUVIEW -- freeware for decoding UU, MIME, and BINHEX files under various operating systems
• Shareware by Joseph Dunn, including the CD Scan program for managing a music collection
• Shareware by David Harris, including the Pegasus Mail software
• Shareware by Eurisco, including the Ecofax program for sending and receiving faxes in DOS
• The Oasis -- practically comprehensive collection of resources for Clipper developers
• GW Micro -- produces Vocal-Eyes and Window-Eyes
• The Ruby's Web Stop -- home page of James Ruby -- includes user-contributed set files for the Window-Eyes screen reader
• Henter-Joyce -- produces JAWS for Windows
• JFW Users Home Page
• Arkenstone -- produces Open Book scanning system and Atlas Speaks navigational aid
• Dolphin Access -- produces the HAL screen reader for Windows 95 and NT
• Kurzweil Educational Systems -- produces Omni reading machines
• IBM -- special needs
• Massachusetts Assistive Technology Partnership (MATP)
• Center for Accessible Technology (Berkeley, California)
• Washington Alliance for Assistive Technology (WATA)
• Microsoft Corporation -- accessibility developments
• Quikscrybe -- braille transcription service
• Microtalk -- produces Automatic Screen Access Program
• Que's Digital Bookshelf
• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
• Spectrum Press -- catalog of electronic text books
• Project Gutenberg
• Sociometrics -- making data collections usable for analyzing social issues
• TMT Direct -- developer of Talk Me Through Tutorials, including those supporting products of Access Success

Disability

• Economic empowerment page of the National Council on Disability -- promoting rehabilitation and "return to work" of people with disabilities
• Sensory Disabilities Research Unitat the University of Hertfordshire
• DotsPlus -- science access project at Oregon State University
• Project Archemedes at Stanford University -- "providing leverage for individuals with disabilities through information technology"
• Educom -- "A Washington, D.C.-based consortium of leading colleges and universities seeking to transform education through the use of information technology"
• Educause
• Project EASI at the Rochester Institute of Technology - Equal Access to Software and Information
• Disabilities Issues Task Force of the Federal Communications Commission
• Global Blind Exchange -- connect to bulletin board system with collection of blindness related documents, software, and electronic services
• The BLINUX Documentation and Development Project
• Camera Obscura -- home page of Gregory Rosmaita -- practically comprehensive directory of blindness-related links on the web
• Home page of Kelly Ford -- specializes in accessible job listings
• Braille Bank On-Line -- home page of David Tanner
• BlindRaP -- directory of blindness home pages
• Home page of Paul Henrichsen -- contains support for the Artic WinVision screen reader, as well as other Windows and DOS information and software friendly to blind computer users
• Home page of Dean Martineau and Top Dot Enterprises, developer of training materials for adaptive access to information technology
• Home page of Mike Kosior
• Home page of Jenine Stanley -- focus on guide dog topics
• Home page of T.V. Raman, containing research and software for browsing the web with audio cognition
• U.S. Department of Justice web page on the Americans with Disabilities Act
• National Council on Disability -- advises the President and Congress on public policy affecting people with disabilities -- my employer
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• Untangling the Web -- directory of disability-related web sites
• Disability Statistics Center of the University of California at San Francisco
• Disability Data page of InfoUse
• Disability page of the U.S. Census Bureau
• NARIC -- National Rehabilitation Information Center -- "information for independence"
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the U.S. Department of Education
• Society for Disability Studies (SDS)
• The Electronic Newsstand
• Cathy's Newstand -- compilation of speech friendly newspapers and web tips, helped inspire and teach me to develop this site
• The Outpost -- home page of Tom Baccanti -- collection of news and technology links of interest to blind web surfers
• Home page of Darrell Shandrow
• Closing the Gap -- sponsors annual conference on technology and special education
• Center on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) -- sponsors annual conference on technology and disability
• Electronic Industries Foundation (EIF)
• RESNA -- Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
• Trace Research and Development Center -- source of expertise on accessible technology
• Cloudworld -- develops accessible, Java-based applications
• West Virginia Rehabilitation Research and Training Center -- specializes in rehabilitation technology projects
• Visually Impaired and Blind User Group (VIBUG) -- organization of computer users
• Web Able -- Practically comprehensive collection of links to disability resources on the net
• WGBH National Center on Accessible Media -- pioneer in closed captioning and descriptive video services

General

• Answers to frequently asked questions about publicizing a web site
• Better Business Bureau
• Gateways that connect Internet hosts to other online services
• Avoiding Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Problems
• Answers to frequently asked questions about the Internet and copyright law
• Consumer Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration
• Consumer World publishing
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Directory of the federal government
• Another directory of the federal government
• FedWorld -- connect to numerous bulletin board systems of the federal government
• National Charities Information Bureau
• Internet resources for nonprofit public service organizations
• Assistive Media -- produces web audio recordings of literary works
• National Public Radio -- reporting with independence and integrity
• Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
• Samizdat Express -- publishes Internet on a Disk
• Shareware -- trial versions of popular programs
• Smithsonian Institution -- our national museum
• Answers to frequently asked questions about the World wide web
• National Academic Press -- includes several online books and reports

Personal

• Princeton University -- alumni tigers!
• Harvard's JFK School of Government -- promoting excellence in government
• Transcendental Meditation program
• Unitarian Universalist Association -- my religion

Politics

• 20/20 Vision -- news and tools for activists
• American Civil Liberties Union -- defending the bill of rights
• American Council of the Blind -- advocating for equal citizenship of blind and visually impaired persons
• American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
• AFLCIO -- largest organization of the labor movement in the United States
• Amnesty International -- protecting human rights around the world
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• Center for Campus Organizing
• Common Cause -- making government open, honest, and accountable
• Community Tool Box -- "Building community capacity for change"
• Concord Coalition -- urging fiscal responsibility in national budgeting
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
• Consortium of Developmental Disabilities Councils (CDDC)
• Democratic Party -- enabling all citizens to attain the American dream
• The Disability Rights Activist -- home page of Adrienne Rubin Barhydt
• Home page of Laura Mitchell -- disability lobbying specialization
• Disability News
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
• Electronic Frontier Foundation -- fighting for our online rights
• Human Rights Campaign
• Issue Dynamics Corporation
• League of Women Voters
• Mobility International U.S.A.
• National Federation of the Blind -- changing what it means to be blind
• National Governors Association
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National Empowerment Center
• Now -- National Organization for Women
• National Organization on Disability
• Internet resources for nonprofit public service organizations
• The Nonviolence Web
• On A Roll -- radio talk show on disability issues
• Public Citizen -- encouraging political participation by citizens, economic participation by consumers, and accountability by the establishment
• Essential Information -- network of citizen and consumer empowerment organizations initiated by Ralph Nader
• Project Vote Smart -- electoral education
• The Ragged Edge -- political magazine about disability
• Support Coalition -- human rights and psychiatry
• United Cerebral Palsy Associations
• The White House -- leading a people-first agenda
• World Blind Union
• National Performance Review -- initiative of the Vice-President to reinvent government
• Answers to frequently asked questions about the National Performance Review
• Council for Excellence in Government
• American Association for Quality
• Library of Congress -- obtain legislative and other documents from the Government Printing Office
• Who Cares Online -- "national quarterly journal devoted to community service and social activism"

Self Development

• Life Advice pamphlets from the Metlife Consumer Education Center
• Self help Articles from Psychology Magazine
• The Virtual Reference Guide for the Informed Mental Health Consumer
• Life Plus -- promoting nutrition and fitness
• Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) of the National Institute of Mental Health
• Insights Software -- produces Successware line of motivational technology
• Nightingale-Conant Corporation -- produces self development publications on cassette
• The Option Institute
• Compilation of self help resources
• American Success Institute
• American Self-Help Clearinghouse
• Smart Recovery -- helps solve alcohol and drug abuse problems

Search Tools

• 411 -- several Internet contact directories
• Altavista -- super powerful Internet search engine
• Metasearch -- submits request to several search engines
• Geneology search
• Ask an Expert -- directory of Internet sources of expert advice on numerous subjects
• Internet Public Library
• Internet Public Library
• Ring World -- Internet sites organized by linked rings of subjects
• Switchboard -- free service for lost friends and colleagues
• Another locator service
• YAHOO -- Subject outline of the Internet
• Web Ferret Software
• Librarians' Index to the Internet

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