ADA
Resources Links
ADA
Law
A Guide
to Disability Rights Laws
A publication
of the US Department of Justice that describes ten federal
laws that prohibit discrimination and establish the rights
of people with disabilities. You can use this guide to learn
about disability rights laws and about where to turn for help
from the federal government in protecting your civil rights.
Access by Design,
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Providing
comprehensive information about the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
Accessibility:
A Resource Map
A comprehensive
collection of resources published by the National Endowment
for the Arts.
Americans with
Disabilities Act
Complete
language of the Act published by The Internet Source for Reflex
Sympathetic Dystrophy.
Americans
with Disabilities Act - Aiding the Physically Challeged Worker
Assistive
technology for computers and persons with disabilities. Specifically,
ADA language states that employers will need to provide "reasonable
accommodations" to individuals with disabilities including
steps such as job restructuring and modification of equipment.
Americans with
Disabilities Act Document Center
ADA Statute,
Regulations, ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
Guidelines), Federally Reviewed Tech Sheets, and Other Assistance
Documents.
Americans
with Disabilities Act Requirements Fact Sheet
Written
in terms everyone can understand.
Americans
with Disabilities Act Requirements: Fact Sheet
Published
by Deaf Magazine.
Americans
With Disabilities Act: Self-Evaluation Overview
This report
sets forth the findings of the Self-evaluation that UCLA conducted
in accord with Title II, subtitle A of the ADA. A Chancellor's
ADA Self-evaluation Task Force, in conjunction with a group
of ADA Coordinators representing a broad array of campus programs
and organizations, carried out the self-evaluation.
Assistance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act
Guarantees
equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public
accommodations, employment, transportation, State and local
government services, and telecommunications.
Department
of Justice: A Special Tenth Anniversary Status Report
Job Accommodation
Network
U.S. Department
of Justice: ADA Home Page
Americans
with Disabilities Act - The ADA prohibits discrimination on
the basis of disability in employment, programs and services
provided by state and local governments, goods and services
provided by private companies, and in commercial facilities.
Facility
Research Links
Center
for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA)
IDEA provides
resources and technical expertise to help improvethe design
of environments and products by making them more usable, safer
and appealing to people with a wide range of abilities.
Center
for Universal Design
The Center
for Universal Design is a national research, information,
and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops,
and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial
facilities, and related products.
Program
Access Links
Descriptive
Video Service (DVS)
Since 1986
Descriptive Video Service (DVS) has been turning pictures
into words enabling thousands of people who are blind or have
low vision to more fully enjoy television and movies on video.
Hiring Actors
with Disabilities
Everything
you always wanted to know about working with performers with
disabilities but were afraid to ask.
Hospital Audiences, Inc.
The goals
of HAI are to provide access to the arts and through the arts
to people who are removed from the cultural mainstream.
List of
Wheelchair Dance Companies
AXIS Dance
company maintains an international database which contains
a variety of information about this dance form including articles,
videos and an international list of dancers and organizations
working in this genre. Since this information is not easily
found we want to make it available to as many people as possible.
Metropolitan Washington
Ear
The Metropolitan
Washington Ear services for blind, visually impaired, and
physically disabled people who cannot effectively read print.
Model
Secondary School for the Deaf
A school
development in association with the federal governemtn and
Gallaudet College for students from 14-21 years old. The school
provides and large array of suuport and instructional services
to each student.
National Arts and Disability
Center
The National
Arts and Disability Center (NADC) is the national information
dissemination, technical assistance and referral center specializing
in the field of arts and disability.
National Institute
of Art and Disabilities
NIAD'S
mission is to provide an art program for people with developmental
disabilities which promotes creative expression, independence,
dignity and community integration.
National Theatre Workshop
of the Handicapped
NTWH is
a non-profit organization founded in 1977 to provide the disabled
community with the communication skills necessary to pursue
a life in professional theatre and enhance their opportunities
in the workplace.
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