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National Resources:
- Accessibility
- Advocacy & Public Policy
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Assistive Technology
- Blindness
- Books, Magazines, Publications, Videos
- Caregiver
- Cerebral Palsy
- Children with Disabilities
- Community-Based Resources
- Deaf, Deafness and Hard-of-Hearing
- Disability Advocacy & Awareness
- Disability Services
- Families
- Beach Center on Families and Disability
- Exceptional Family Support, Education and Advocacy Center
- Families of SMA
- Families Together, Inc.
- Families USA
- Family Center on Technology and Disability
- Family Network on Disabilities
- Family Resource Center on Disabilities
- Family T.I.E.S.
- Family Training and Information Center
- Family Village
- Family Voices
- familyeducation.com
- INSOURCE
- Institute for Family-Centered Care
- Integrated Services and Parent Partnerships in Schools
- NASW
- National Center for Family-Centered Care
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
- RRTC on Policies Affecting Families with Children with Disabilities
- Special Needs Family Fun
- The Grandparents Program
- The Silverlining Group
- The Well Spouse Foundation
- Through the Looking Glass
- YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities
- Federal Agencies
- Funding Sources
- Housing
- Independent Living
- Legal
- Legislative
- Media
- National Disability Orgs
- Parents
- Personal Assistance
- Recreation
- Safety, Emergency Preparedness
- Support Groups
- Teens with Disabilities
- Universal Design
Local Resources:
- Accessibility
- ADA Accessibility Guidelines: Main Menu
- Assistive Technology Training Online, Center for Assistive Technology, University at Buffalo
- Concrete Change
- do-it program
- IBM Accessibility Center
- National Center on Accessibility
- U.S. Access Board
- Wheelchair Accessible Homes
- WheelchairNet:Wheelchair accessibility in Public Spaces
- WOW! Wired on Wheels
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADA and Olmstead Decision Homepage
- ADA Home Page
- ADA Home Page - ada.gov - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADA Information Center
- ADA Technical Assistance Program Home Page
- American Disability Association
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
- AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT of 1990
- Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers
- National Center for Small Communities
- Steve Gold's Nuggets
- The CDR Guide to Disability Rights
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- Assistive Technology
- Ability Forum - Community Access Through Technology
- Access for People with Disabilities, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- Adaptive and Assistive Technology @ RehabTool.com
- Alliance for Technology Access - Assistive Technology Advocates
- Alternative Mobility
- AMERICAN RAMP - Homepage
- Applied Science and Engineering Laboratories
- Aquatic Access Inc. Pool & Spa Lifts Entrance Page
- Assistive Devices for Independent Living
- Assistive Technology - Custom Durable Products
- Assistive Technology Products and Software
- assistivetech.net | AT Funding
- ATTO: Assistive Technology Basics
- Aurora Systems, Inc. - Affordable, Effective Solutions for People with Special Needs.
- Bruno Independent Living Aids - Solutions for Mobility
- Center for Assistive Technology
- Computer Assistive Technology Abilityhub for Disability and Disabilities
- Computers 4 Kids - Bridging The Digital Divide
- CRI Services - PIAT Subcontractor Contact Page
- dmtwebpg - Page: 1 of 6
- DynaVox Systems Online
- eBay Themes: Disability Resources
- Enablemart.Com - Assistive Technology Products
- EPVA Assistive Technology Homepage
- Family Village
- FCTD | Welcome to the Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD)
- Foundation for Assistive Technology
- General Adaptive Technology Sites
- generationaccess.org
- GM Mobility - Welcome
- Hotshot Products: Products
- Independent Mobility Systems - Rampvan - Transfer Seat - Liftvan
- Informed Consumer's Guide to Assistive Technology for People with Spinal Cord Injuries
- Life@Home - Living Independently ... Longer
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System
- Nationwide Abilities Expo
- PA Assistive Technology Foundation
- Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library AT-LEND
- Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology
- Special Needs 5, alternative to a wheelchair, disability equipment, outdoor mobility device.
- Tech Connections | Welcome to The AT Connection
- The Sierra Group - Welcome to The Sierra Group
- Toyota Mobility
- Vantage Mobility International - Wheelchair Vans and Scooter Lifts
- Welcome to Door-Aid
- Blindness
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Macular Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome, Stargardt Disease : FFB Home
- National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (Library of Congress
- PA Association For The Blind - Welcome!
- Pennsylvania Council of the Blind
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic National Headquarters
- Welcome to Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults
- Books, Magazines, Publications, Videos
- Amputee News Wire
- Equal Opportunity Publications - Home Page
- Exceptional Parent Magazine
- Incredible People Magazine
- MAINSTREAM online
- Mouth Magazine: Dedicated to disability rights & discrimination issues
- New Mobility Magazine
- Ragged Edge Magazine Online
- The Center for An Accessible Society Disability Issues Information
- World Association of Persons with disAbilities Newsletters
- Caregiver
- AACE - Program Offerings
- Family Caregiving - Fact Sheet - Older Americans Month, May 2001 - The Many Faces of Aging
- Family CareGiving in Pennsylvania
- Generations United
- National Alliance for Caregiving
- National Family Caregivers Association
- NFCA: National Family Caregivers Association. Caregiving Resources.
- The Caregivers Advisory Panel giving a voice to the caregiver
- The Caregivers Marketplace -
- The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Human Development - Caring for Caregivers
- Welcome to The Well Spouse Foundation
- Cerebral Palsy
- Children with Disabilities
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
- Ability OnLine Support Network
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- Care Notebook
- Child Rights - UNICEF
- Children with Disabilities
- Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh
- Chronic Illness, Children, Health Education
- Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care (DALTCP) Home Page
- Educational Toys Galore & FREE Gift Wrap from Learning Express...Your Neighborhood Toy Store online!
- Family Voices Home Page
- KidPower Family Support Resource, Inc. Cerebral Palsy
- KidsTogether
- KidsZone at Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
- National Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Pennsylvania
- Starbright Foundation
- The Little Acorn Journal
- USACAD - United Supporters of All Children Across Disabilities
- Welcome to the Barber Center!
- WheelchairNet: Stuff for Kids who use wheelchairs
- Winners On Wheels!
- wraparound
- Wrightslaw - Special Education Law
- Deaf, Deafness and Hard-of-Hearing
- ABLE-PLANET
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Home Page: Advocating Independence through Listening and T.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- ASDC Home Page
- Deaf Success Magazine
- NAD Homepage | National Association of the Deaf
- PA Relay Service
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
- SHHH:
- Welcome to PSAD
- Welcome to SCPARID Homepage!
- Disability Advocacy & Awareness
- A Way With Words
- AAPD - American Association Of People With Disabilities
- AccessMan.com-Advocating For The Disability Community
- Advocating Change Together
- All Walks Of Life - Home of STOP the violence to people with disabilities.
- Amend Home Bound Policy
- Bradford Area Consumer Advocacy Group
- Brookville Area Consumer Advocacy Group Text Version
- Cameron County Consumer Advocacy Group
- Clearfield Area Consumer Advocacy Group
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
- Disability Rights
- DISABILITY RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES
- Disability Rights,PASS,Vocational Rehabilitation,Social Security Disability-New York
- Disability Social History Project
- Disabled Action Committee
- DPI - Language Choice
- DuBois Area Consumer Advocacy Group Text Version
- Education Law Center
- Elk County Consumer Advocacy Group
- Empowerment Zone - Helping Individuals and Communities Achieve Self-Actualization and Full Citizenship
- Family Voices
- Follow the Issues that Affect Our Lives
- I CAN
- Individual Rights & Responsibilities Section - Human Rights - Winter 2000
- International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide - Home
- Justice For All
- Kane Area Consumer Advocacy Group Text Version
- Pennsylvania ADA Coalition
- Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council, Home Page
- Pennsylvania Head Start Association
- Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council
- Persons with Disabilities - Standard Rules, Overview
- Punxsutawney Consumer Advocacy Group
- Smethport Area Consumer Advocacy Group
- Speaking For Ourselves
- Statewide Action Team (SWAT)
- TASH
- The CDR Guide to Disability Rights
- THE CENTER ON HUMAN POLICY
- The Community Imperative
- The Council for Disability Rights The Council for Disability Rights
- The Disability Resource - Main Page
- The Disability Rights Activist
- The Empowerment Zone
- The National Association of Protection and Advocacy
- The National Disability Political Party
- The Nth Degree Home Page
- The Potter County Consumer Advocacy Group
- The UCLID Center at the University of Pittsburgh Regional Resources
- Welcome to SABE USA's Online Directory!
- Welcome to the Pennsylvania Federation Council for Exceptional Children homepage
- World Association of Persons with Disabilities
- Disability Services
- CADES: Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services
- CLASS: Community Living And Support Services/UCP of Pittsburgh
- Avenues
- Cerebral Palsy Association of Chester County
- Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
- Developmental and Disability Services of Lebanon Valley
- UCP Central PA
- UCP of South Central PA
- UCP of Southern Alleghenies Region
- UCP of Southwestern PA
- UCPA of Philadelphia and Vicinity
- United Disabilities Services
- Welcome to HOMECARE Online
- Diversity
- About Fiesta Educativa, Inc.
- AUCD Multicultural Council
- CBCF Health
- Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)
- Cultural Competence: A Journey
- Cultural Competency
- Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Education and Training Issues
- Directory of Resources in Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competence
- Discover with Diversity Rx
- Generations United
- Indian Health Service - About I H S
- National Center for Cultural Competence
- National MultiCultural Institute Web Site
- NursingWorld | Reading Room: Position Statement: Cultural Diversity in Nursing Practice
- Office of Minority Health Home Page
- SOUTHWEST COMMUNICATION RESOURCES
- Families
- About Families USA
- Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
- ATA-Family Place in CyberSpace-Welcome Page
- CFSP
- Child Welfare League of America
- Community Links - Central PA
- Families Together Inc
- Family Centers
- Family Practice Principles
- Family Services of Western Pennsylvania
- Home :: InventPA
- Mothers From Hell 2
- National Center for Family Support
- NFCSP Program Development Issue Briefs - National Family Caregiver Support Program
- Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute
- Our-Kids-Adults Website
- Pennsylvania Head Start Association Homepage
- Sibling Support Project Home Page
- Special Families Guide: Robert Naseef, Ph.D.
- Special needs family friendly fun - enhancing the quality and fun of family life with special needs.
- Systems Development for Family Caregiver Support Services - Lynn Friss Feinberg, M.S.W.
- The Sibling Support Project
- Welcome to Beach Center
- Welcome to Family Support America
- Federal Agencies
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Department of Justice - ADA Home Page
- Disability Benefits
- Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care (DALTCP) Home Page
- FirstGov
- Guide to Disability Civil Rights Laws
- IRS
- National Council on Disability
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) - U.S. Department of Labor
- OSERS' Rehabilitation Services Administration Home Page
- Ready.gov - From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Sdministration on Developmental Disabilities
- Social Security Online
- Supreme Court of the United States
- TANF Reauthorizations
- The Federal Judiciary
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services home page
- Web Sites on Aging: Main Menu
- Welcome To The Children's Bureau
- WWW.DISABILITY.GOV
- Funding Sources
- Housing
- Accessible Homes Home Page
- Accessible Housing Designs - HUD
- AIA | About the AIA
- American Seniors Housing Association
- CHANCE
- Dauphin Housing Internet Website
- Fair Housing -- It's Your Right - HUD
- Fair Housing First
- Habitat for Humanity International
- Homes and Communities
- Housing Alliance PA
- National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
- National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
- Neighborhoods Online: National
- NeighborWorks® Net
- Opening Doors - A Housing Publication for the Disability Community
- Outline: FannieMae Homeownership Guide
- Pennsylvania Affordable Apartment Locator
- Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)
- Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA)
- People with disabilities - HUD
- Rebuilding Together - Pittsburgh
- Rebuilding Together - The National Office
- Rebuilding Together Philadelphia
- Self-Determination Housing Project
- The Self-Determination Housing Project
- This manual was written for people with mental retardation and other disabilities who want to choose their own housing.
- Welcome to the Affordable Housing Center
- Welcome to Turtle Homes: Barrier-Free Independent Living
- Inclusion
- A School Zone - Inclusion & Accommodation & Transition Page
- Academic Resources for K-12 Educators
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities Home Page
- Circle of Inclusion Home Page
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
- Free Download: Quick-Guides to Inclusion 3 E-Book | Brookes Publishing
- Including Your Child Appendix B: Resources - Parent Training and Information Centers
- Inclusion Links
- Inclusion Solutions | About Us
- MnSCU/UofM Distance Learning Initiative -- A Consensus Model for Including Students with Disabilities into the Regular Classroom
- Mobility International USA
- National Council on Disability
- National Institute for Urban School Improvement
- The Faculty Room
- The Institute on Community Integration, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
- Universal Access to Libraries
- Watson Institute - Inclusion Services
- Welcome to Institute on Disabilities website
- WID
- Independent Living
- Abilities In Motion, a Center for Independent Living based in Reading, PA.
- ADA and Olmstead Decision Homepage
- Center for Self-Determination
- Community Resources for Independence (CRI)
- Directory of Centers for Independent Living
- Disability World
- Independent Living USA- ILCs
- Independent Living: disability resources & services
- LEHIGH VALLEY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
- Liberty Resources, Inc. a Center for Independent Living in the Philadelphia area
- LIFT A Center for Independent Living
- National Council on Independent Living
- National Program on Self Determination
- NE PA CIL
- PA Council on Independent Living
- PA PowerPort
- Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council Newsgroup Archive
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Medicaid-Funded Home and Community Based Services
- The Center for Independent Living of North Central Pennsylvania
- Three Rivers Center for Independent Living
- TRIPIL - Home Page -
- Welcome to the Visiting Nurse Associations of America
- Legal
- Blair County Legal Services Corporation
- Center for Disability Law and Policy
- Central Pennsylvania Legal Services
- Disabilities Law Project
- IDEA '97 Law
- PA Labor and Industry Internet
- Pennsylvania Legal Research Web Sites
- Pennsylvania Legal Services
- The Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
- The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
- Legislative
- ADA, Inc.
- Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
- Electronic Bill Room
- Empowerment Zone
- Find Your Representatives
- Governor's Budget
- Legislation &Policy in RSA: The Rehabilitation Act
- No Child Left Behind
- OSERS Legislation &Policy in OSEP
- students.gov - Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
- U.S. Congress on the Internet
- U.S. House of Representatives - Member WWW Services
- U.S. Senate
- National Disability Orgs
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
- American Diabetes Association
- American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
- American Lung Association
- American Paraplegia Society
- Arthritis Foundation
- ASIA -- American Spinal Injury Association Home Page
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- DISABILITY RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES
- Easter Seals: Services: Locate Easter Seals Near You
- Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
- Epilepsy Foundation-Leading the Fight Against Seizure Disorders
- http://www.biausa.org/index.htm
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
- Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
- March of Dimes Home Page
- Muscular Dystrophy Association USA Home Page
- National Aphasia Association
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
- P&A and CAPs Around the Country
- PACER Center - National Disability Organizations and Agencies
- Spina Bifida Association of America - Welcome
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Families of SMA Home Page
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Families of SMA Home Page
- The Immune Deficiency Foundation
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
- Welcome to LPA Online
- Welcome to NationalPartnership.org!
- Your health matters
- Parents
- Access Unlimited
- Down Syndrome: Parent Support
- Home Page - PACER Center
- Parent to Parent
- Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
- Parenting
- PARENTS EXCHANGE
- Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania
- Parents with Disabilities Online!
- PEN
- Pennsylvania Parents and Caregivers Resource Network
- The DRM WebWatcher: Parents with Disabilities
- The Mentor Parent Program, Inc.
- Welcome to I Am Your Child Foundation
- Welcome to the Fathers Network
- Welcome to the National Parent Information Network
- Personal Assistance
- Recreation
- A warm welcome to Camphill Soltane's Website
- Accessible Games Book
- Accessible No Boundaries line of Rehabilitation, Exercise and Recreational Equipment
- Accessible PA: Recreation and Leisure
- Achievable Concepts Ltd.
- Aquaforce Adaptive Swimming-Floatation Suits-Aids
- ATA-Resources-We Can Play
- Equalizer Exercise Machines
- Exercise Equipment for Personal Fitness at Home or Office
- Fact sheet on Summer Camps,from NCPAD
- Family Village Recreation and Leisure Center
- Mission and Goal of Shining Arrow
- National Center on Accessibility
- Pennsylvania Special Olympics Organization
- Pennsylvania State Parks : Reduced Campsite Prices Program for People with Disabilities
- The Center For Creative Play
- Welcome to Dateable
- State Agencies
- Accessible PA
- COMPASS
- Department of Public Welfare
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- DPW: OFFICE OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS
- NICHCY Pennsylvania State Sheet
- Office of Mental Retardation Home
- Office of Social Programs Attendant Care
- Office of Social Programs COMMCARE Waiver
- PA Human Relations Commission Home Page
- PA Labor and Industry Internet
- State Mental Health Agencies
- The Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP)
- The Pennsylvania General Assembly
- Teens with Disabilities
- Transition
- Universal Design
- A Universal Design House
- Accessible Design/Universal Design Resources
- Concrete Change - Making all homes visitable
- National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
- Newsday.com - Design For Living
- Solar Alliance | Community and Choice for a Brighter Future
- The Center for Universal Design Home page
- Welcome to UDhomes.com
- What is Universal Design?


