Respect-Ability Coalition

Advocacy Areas and Links

Educational Resources | Educational Services
Employment Resources | Employment Services
Housing Resources | Housing Services
Health Care Resources | Health Care Services
Transportation Resources | Transportation Services
Voting Resources | Other Services

Recent News:

The Department of Justice has issued an extremely important set of proposed ADA regulation changes recently. The Disability Rights Legal Center along with a group of disability rights advocates and attorneys have put together a set of model comments on the proposal. Please click here to view the model comments.

 

Educational Resources:

California Department of Education resources and support for parents, guardians, and families of children with disabilities:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/

NICHCY’s IDEA Training modules which provide authoritative information about, and training materials on, IDEA and its final Part B regulations. The curriculum is a product of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY), produced at the request of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education:

http://www.nichcy.org/training/contents.asp

IDEA Information from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities:

http://www.nichcy.org/idea.htm

http://www.nichcy.org/stuguid.asp#set1 (Student guides)

http://research.nichcy.org/Evidence_TOC.asp (New Online Evidence for Education Modules)

IDEA provisions as it relates to students enrolled in private school:

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/images/stories/FRC/IDEA/idea.pdf

Questions and Answers: On Serving Children With Disabilities Placed By Their Parents In Private Schools, a resource from the Department of Education on IDEA dealing with private schooling with children with disabilities:

http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/faq-parent-placed.doc

PAI’s special education resources cover a wide range of education law and provide solutions to problems that are commonly faced in the pursuit of an equal education.

http://www.pai-ca.org/issues/specialeducation_pubs.html

DRLC’s Education Advocacy Manual:

http://www.disabilityrightslegalcenter.org/about/zipcode.cfm

Adult Education and People with Disabilities is committed to assuring that access is available to a wide range of persons with disabilities seeking to improve their literacy and vocational skills. For more information on particular disability issues:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/disability.html

HEATH Resource Center, online clearinghouse which gives resources for postsecondary education for people with disabilities:

http://www.heath.gwu.edu/taxonomy/term/2

2005 Annual Reports to Congress on Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA):

http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/2005/index.html

26th Annual Report to Congress On IDEA:

http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/2004/index.html

30th Anniversary of the IDEA:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea-30th.pdf

President’s Commission on Excellence In Special Education Report: A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and Their Families:

http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/whspecialeduc

Identifying and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Resource for School and Home:

http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/adhd/adhd-identifying.html

Department of Education: Self-Evaluation to Promote Community Living for People With Disabilities:

http://www.hhs.gov/newfreedom/final/edfull.html

The President's New Freedom Initiative, The 2007 Progress Report:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom/newfreedom-report-2007.html

Guide to the Individualized Education Program:

http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html

Measuring the Achievements of Students with Disabilities What families and schools need to know about modified academic achievement standards:

http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/twopercent.pdf

Publications and Products from the National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind:

http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/new.htm  

No Child Left Behind Act, and IDEA 2008 Progress Report to the President:

http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2008/NoC

A major Special Education guide from the New Jersey Protection and Advocacy Service.

http://www.njpanda.org/pdf/spedguide.pdf -

Things to Consider Before Deciding About College, contains information for students and their family members on dealing with disabilities when heading to college:

http://www.thinkcollege.net/students/index.php?page=consider

Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities, helps states in raising the achievement for students with disabilities:

http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/toolkit/index.asp

Wrightslaw, contains hundreds of articles, newsletters and resources about special education advocacy:

http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc.htm

Educational Services:

The Disability Rights Legal Center’s Education Advocacy Project Education Advocacy Project advocates for low-income and minority students with all types of disabilities who are being denied services to which they are entitled. Failure to provide appropriate educational opportunities for children with disabilities has long-term consequences that affect, not only the children and their families, but also society at large.

http://www.disabilityrightslegalcenter.org/about/educationadvocacy.cfm

California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability -The mission of CAPED is to promote the full and effective participation of individuals with disabilities in all aspects of California Higher Education.

http://www.caped.net/index.html

Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, provides support for individuals, parents, school districts on special education, vocational rehabilitation and research:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html

National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition (NASET), national voluntary coalition of over more than 40 organizations, representing special education, general education, career and technical education, along with youth development and multicultural perspectives with helping parents:

http://www.nasetalliance.org/

National Center on Accelerated Student Learning, helps accelerates students’ learning abilities for those who have disabilities:

http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/casl/

The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) is a Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) funded by the U.S. Department of Education. PTIs serve families of children and young adults from birth to age 22 with all disabilities: physical, cognitive, emotional and learning.

http://www.dredf.org/programs/pti.shtml

Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers, provides assistance for parent training, information centers and also community family centers:

http://www.taalliance.org/

Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative, vast network of special and general education leaders working together to help improve outcome for students with disabilities:

http://www.urbancollaborative.org/

Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/faq.html  -Questions and Answers

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/osepfunded.html -List of Funded Projects

Employment Resources:

VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA): A GUIDE FOR EMPLOYERS: From the EEOC Website

Road to Self-Sufficiency: A Guide to Entrepreneurship:

http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/entrepreneurship_guide.html

The ADA Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment:

http://www.ada.gov/workta.htm

Best Practices of Private Sector Employers, recommendation from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:

http://www.eeoc.gov/abouteeoc/task_reports/prac2.html

Disability Employment 101, guide for employers dealing with employees with disabilities:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/emplo

Employment Issues for People with Mental Illness:

http://www.onestops.info/article.php?article_id=88

Job Coaching Services and Benefits to Businesses and People With Disabilities:

http://www.worksupport.com/documents/va_board_factsheet.pdf

National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth Pro-Bank, provides list of organizations to help those that are disabled:

http://www.ncwd-youth.info/promising_Practices/

http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/pub-bank/

http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/technicalassistance.php

Nondiscrimination Regulations for the Nation’s Job Training System:

http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/cfr/29cfr37(2001).htm

Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2008-09 Edition:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Strategies: Fact Sheet Training and Technical Assistance for Providers:

http://www.t-tap.org/strategies/factsheet/self-employment_as_a_customized_employment_outcome.htm

One-Stop Toolkit for Serving People With Disabilities:

http://www.onestoptoolkit.org/statelocalbytopic.cfm

Support Employment Handbook: A Customer-Driven Approach for Persons with Significant Disabilities:

http://www.t-tap.org/strategies/manuals/sehandbook.htm

Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery:

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/

Supporting Individuals with Autism in Integrated Community Jobs: Identifying Support Needs to Facilitate Success:

http://www.crp-rcep.org/resources/viewContent.cfm/618

TARGET Discovery Series: Discover What Ergonomic Really Means:

https://admin.acrobat.com/_a774694537/p97019889/

U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration, Directives and Correspondences:

http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/ShowLink.do?parentFolderId=5202&linkId=19

T-TAP Training:

http://www.t-tap.org/training/training.html

Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA) Projects:

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/oesp/providers.nsf/bystate

Workplace Technologies for People with Disabilities: A Guide for People With Disabilities, Businesses & Vocational Services Professionals:

http://www.iltech.org/workplace%20technologies.pdf

Definition of Disability Under the ADA: A Practical Overview and Update:

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/hr_tips/article_1.cfm?b_id=27

ADA of 1990 and Injured Workers:

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/hr_tips/article_1.cfm?b_id=14

From the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, “The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability”:

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html

Employment Services:

Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE), helps enhance employment outcomes of persons with disabilities:

http://www.acreducators.org/

At Your Service: Course Overview, advocates helping employers dealing with customers with disabilities. Presents an overall review on how employers can treat customers through applying the ADA:

http://www.wiawebcourse.org/

Career Voyages, advocates everyone in aiding them in getting a jumpstart in their careers. Most of those involved are predominantly from colleges:

http://www.eeoc.gov/abouteeoc/task_reports/prac2.html

Customized Employment, straight from the Office of Disability Employment Policy, and cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, it advocates helping people with disabilities to be able to receive better deals on jobs:

http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/custom/index.htm

Department of Labor Civil Rights Center, ensures that employees with disabilities would be able to receive civil liberties while on the job:

http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/custom/index.htm

Department of Rehabilitation works in partnership with consumers and other stakeholders to provide services and advocacy resulting in employment, independent living and equality for individuals with disabilities:

http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/

List of offices by county: www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/eps/index.htm

The Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides information, training and technical assistance to America's business leaders, organized labor, rehabilitation and service providers, advocacy organizations, families and individuals with disabilities:

http://www.dol.gov/odep/

Institute for Community Inclusion, helps to further include people with disabilities to be involved with the community, along with also especially employment:

http://www.communityinclusion.org/page.php?page=get

Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), helps train people with disabilities to be involved in the workforce, along with also everybody else:

http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/

Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation, advocates providing keys for employment with people with disabilities, within all levels of society:

http://www.inabir.org/

The Job Accommodation Network, is a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by: 1) providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, 2) providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation, and 3) educating callers about self-employment options:

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/

MassWorks, advocates helping job coaching of people with disabilities for employment:

http://massworks.org/

National Center on Workforce Disability, an innovative collections of tools and resources designed to help workforce professional development professionals in meeting the diverse needs of customers:

http://www.onestops.info/

National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation, provides various training material for those whom have disabilities:

http://ncrtm.org/

National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., helps match careers for those whom are disabled, along with also providing disability friendly voice installed computers, in addition, also providing AAA Road Assistance support:

http://www.nticentral.org/

U.S. Department of Education/Labor Rehabilitation Training, helps skilled personnel provide the needs of those whom are disabled, such as providing vocational rehabilitation:

http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsatrain/index.html

U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs, helps provide training for those whom are employed who need rehabilitation, or help provide services to those whom do not need rehabilitation to those who do:

http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsatrain/index.html

Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resource & Training (START-UP) USA, helps provide technical assistance and also resources nationally to those whom are pursuing self-employment:

http://www.start-up-usa.biz/  

National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, helps individuals and organizations that work in workforce development area:

http://www.nawdp.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=HomePage

Network on Employment, helps improves and expands integrated employment opportunities, services and outcomes for people with disabilities:

http://www.apse.org/

Tony Coelho Lecture in Disability Employment Law & Policy, evaluates the law and its efficiency, along with also looking at civil rights in employment:

http://www.nyls.edu/pages/5041.asp

Workforce Innovations 2008, conference to occur later in 2008, deals with various workforce issues:

http://www.workforceinnovations.org/About.cfm

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention, gives information, resources and research about work and disability issues:

http://www.worksupport.com/

eSight, helps provides online information for job seekers, career counselors, job developers and prospective employers on dealing with disability issues:

http://www.esight.org/

The National Business and Disability Council is the leading resource for employers seeking to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace and companies seeking to reach them in the consumer marketplace:

http://www.business-disability.com/

 

• Housing Resources:

 

Beyond 50 05 A Report to the Nation on Livable Communities, presents agenda which would help the elderly live better:

http://www.aarp.org/research/housing-mobility/indliving/beyond_50_communities.html#full

ADA Accessibility Requirements, housing related issues:

http://www.access-board.gov/gs.htm -Accessibility requirements

http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm -Guidelines for buildings and facilities

http://www.ada.gov/hsurvey.htm  -Checklist for New Lodging Facilities

http://www.ada.gov/stdspdf.htm  -Standards for Accessible Design

Center for Universal Design, another major guide for housing for people with disabilities:

http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/cud/about_ud/udprinciples.htm

http://design.ncsu.edu/cud/  -Main site which provides further information

UD resources: http://www.makoa.org/accessable-design.htm

National Organization on Disability, deals with how the NOD would help people with disabilities to be able to have easier access throughout their home:

http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=18

Accessible Design/Universal Design Resources, information on universal design principles, guidelines, resources and companies:

http://www.makoa.org/accessable-design.htm

Accessibility Analysis of Model Building Codes, describes various codes required for the Fair Housing Act:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/modelcodes/

http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/fhefhasp.cfm -Accessibility Questions and Answers

Fair and Housing Act, displays the entire Fair and Housing Act, from the U.S. Department of Justice:

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/housing/housing_coverage.htm

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/housing/title8.htm -Further information on Fair and Housing Act

Fair Housing Booklet, promoted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/forms/files/1686.pdf

Fair Housing Laws and Presidential Executive Orders, gives a full list of laws protecting people with discrimination, and also Presidential executive orders on the same issue as well:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/FHLaws/index.cfm

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, gives detail on complaint process:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/sect504complaint.cfm

Training materials on the Fair Housing Act, presented by the group Fair Housing Accessibility First:

http://www.fairhousingfirst.org/trainingmaterials.asp

Designated Housing Vouchers, gives details on how vouchers can help non-elderly family members with disabilities be able to retrieve affordable housing:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/hcv/pwd/designated.cfm

Federal Rental Assistance, helps show how disabled people can get help from the Federal government when it comes to paying off rent in privately owned residences:

http://www.hud.gov/renting/index.cfm

Public Housing: Distressed Conditions in Developments for Elderly & Persons with Disabilities & Strategies Used for Improvement:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06163.pdf

Using the Section 8 Voucher Program for Rental Housing, provides information for pay and using safe housing:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/splusc/index.cfm

Vouchers for People with Disabilities, explains the special types of housing vouchers for people with disabilities:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/splusc/index.cfm

Administration on Aging Housing & Assistive Technology, helps uses technology to be able to help the disabled:

http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Housing/Assistive_Tech/Assistive_Tech.aspx

Housing Resources for Veterans, helps provide information on where housing would be suitable for homeless veterans:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/hudvet/state/index.cfm

Accommodating People With Disabilities in Disasters:

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=38990

Buying a Home, a guide for disabled people on buying a home:

http://www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm

Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities, helps provides further information for people with disabilities on buying a home:

http://www.mortgageloan.com/disabilities/

National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification, group which helps aid home reconstruction for accessibility for elderly and other disabled persons:

http://www.homemods.org/pages/what-we-do.shtml

 

• Housing Services:

EasyLiving(CM) Program, certification program for builders of single-family homes and townhomes to help incorporate accessibility for those whom have disabilities:

http://www.concretechange.org/ga_easy_living.htm

Design for All People Throughout Their Lifespan, a research group which really researches the sort of homes which humans would be able to enjoy throughout their lifespan without having to suffer from disabilities:

http://www.humec.k-state.edu/atid/

Concrete Change, effort on part of volunteers to make all homes accessible to everyone:

http://www.concretechange.org/

Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP), offers grants to states, units of general local governments, public and tribal authorities who control housing:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/chsp.cfm

Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing Program, helps disabled veterans be able to have an accessible home dwelling:

http://www.homeloans.va.gov/sah.htm

Grants.gov, helps various organizations, including those who help with disabled people be able to receive Federal grants:

http://www.grants.gov/

Low-Rent Apartment Search, helps provide people with low-incomes and also with disabilities a way to search for a affordable apartment:

http://www.hud.gov/apps/section8/index.cfm

Shelter Plus Care Program, designed to help homeless people be able to find housing, and also accommodate the ones who have disabilities:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/splusc/index.cfm

Fisher House, helps fund housing and also provides medical care for those whom have illnesses and disabilities of military families:

http://www.fisherhouse.org/

ABILITY House Veterans with Disabilities Initiative, helps veterans through recovery and rehabilitation, along with also helping with making their homes more accessible:

http://www.abilityawareness.org/House.htm#initiatives

Homes for Our Troops, helps make homes of veterans back from tour of duty, to make their homes more accessible to their needs:

http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer

Military Home Front, helps provides various services and programs for military families:

http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/

State Veteran Affairs Offices, countrywide offices:

http://www.va.gov/statedva.htm

USDA Rural Developmental Program, operates to help low-income families, both single and multi families be able to pay their rent along with also dealing with family members with disabilities:

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/common/program_info.htm

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Homeownership Centers, countrywide list:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hoc/hsghocs.cfm

Accessible Space, Incorporated, responsible for supporting housing for people with disabilities in the U.S.:

http://www.accessiblespace.org/

• Transportation Resources:

Travel Training for Youth with Disabilities, a guide from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, on helping youths deal with public transportation and other travel:

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/transum/ts9txt.htm

ADA Transportation Vehicle Accessibility Guidelines, FAQ guide to ADA and vehicle accessibility:

http://www.access-board.gov/transit/html/vguide.htm

FTA’s programs for the elderly and people who are disabled:

http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants/grants_financing_3556.html

Facts on Public Transportation, explains the public benefits of accessible transportation:

http://www.publictransportation.org/facts/

Better Public Transportation for Everyone, brochure brought by the U.S. Department of Transportation:

http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/brochure/14138.htm

Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Synthesis & Guide to Best Practices, guide on how to make crossing walks more accessible to the blind and visually impaired:

http://www.walkinginfo.org/aps/home.cfm

Revised Draft Passenger Vessel Accessibility Guidelines & Supplementary Information, accessibility guidelines for passenger vessels:

http://www.access-board.gov/pvaac/revised-draft.htm

Greyhound Information for disabled people:

http://www.greyhound.com/home/en/ticketsandtravel/

ADA Guidelines for Over-the-Road Bus Companies:

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/bus/company/ada-guidelines.htm -ADA Guidelines

http://www.access-board.gov/transit/otrb/otrbfinl.htm -Further ADA guidelines

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Safety Information, gives information on articles of a variety of topics related to automobiles and dealing with disabled people:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.17ddc

Administration on Aging Older Drivers, guide which deals with the elderly behind the wheel:

http://www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/Docs/Older_Drivers.doc

Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities, a guide on purchasing and modifying vehicles with adaptive accessible equipment:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/adaptive/brochure/brochure.html

Amtrak Accessibility Information:

http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename –Making reservations for disabled people accessible on Amtrak traveling

http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename –Provides further listing of services from Amtrak for people with disabilities

Train Travel for People With Disabilities:

http://www.cta-otc.gc.ca/access/codes/rail/index_e.html -Canadian guide

http://www.dft.gov.uk/transportforyou/access/rail/railstations  -United Kingdom guide both guides are from the governments’ transportation departments.

U.S. Department of Transportation Accessibility home page, provides a list of references on dealing with people who have disabilities while traveling:

http://www.dot.gov/citizen_services/disability/disability.html

Travel Resource Center for People with Disabilities, provides a list of organizations which can help people whom wish to travel and plan their trip ahead of time:

http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=113573&top=16052

National Limb Loss Information Center: Travel Information for People With Disabilities, article covering on how to deal with people who travel who have disabilities, which also includes travel by air, train or car:

http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/travel.html

Flying with Disability, site which provides information for disabled travelers:

http://www.flying-with-disability.org/

Air Travel for Persons with Disabilities & Medical Conditions, provides information on dealing with travelers whom have to be in wheelchairs, along with also providing the screening methods for people with other disabilities:

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/index.shtm

Air Passengers with Disabilities, gives information on the Air Carrier Access Act:

http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publications/disabled.htm

Children with Disabilities, regards concerns when traveling by air with children who have disabilities:

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/

City Bus System Accessibility, provides a mandate from the ADA on making public transportation accessible to people with disabilities:

http://www.dbtac.vcu.edu/adaportal/Transportation/FAQ

Bus & Transit Accessibility Guide, promoted by the U.S. Department of Transportation:

http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/busacc.asp

Database of Accessible Transportation Services Throughout the United States, provides resources for those whom wish to have an accessible planning trip:

http://projectaction.easterseals.com/cgi-bin/traveler_search.cgi

National Accessible Travelers Database Search, search engine for accessible transportation providers for those whom are disabled:

http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?

• Transportation Services:

 

Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality, an education awareness organization which provides awareness for travelers whom have disabilities:

http://www.sath.org/

Office Federal Transit Administration, offers various information on ADA discrimination complaints, eligibility requirements for paratransit services:

http://www.fta.dot.gov/civilrights/civil_rights_2360.html

Buses and Trains for Everyone, part of the Easter Seals Project Action, helps provide resources and services for students:

http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?

Rural Assistance Center, helps provide human services information to resources for various community transportation:

http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/transportation/

Rural Transit Assistance Program, provides services and assistance on maintaining and improving local transit systems:

http://www.nationalrtap.org/

Easter Seals Project Action, provides online assistance to related rural transportation services:

http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?

Mobility Air Transport, organization which helps make air travel more accessible for those whom are disabled:

http://www.iflymat.org/

• Health Care Resources:

Americans With Disabilities (ADA) Insurance And Benefits, from the U.S. Department of Labor concerning sections of the ADA which prohibit discrimination with employee-provided health insurance:

http://www.dol.gov/odep/archives/ek96/insurnce.htm

Parent Guide to Doctors, Disabilities and the Family, gives major details on how parents can be given guidance toward looking for the right doctor and also dealing with family members whom have disabilities:

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/outprint/pa7txt.htm

USA.gov Caregiver’s Resource Page, gives details on how to deal with the elderly along with also for caregivers whom have to deal with people who have disabilities:

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health/caregivers.shtml

Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, provides committee’s concerns on implementing the Combating Autism Act of 2006:

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/scientific-meetings/recurring-meetings/iacc/index.shtml

Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment, provides information for low-income families on dealing with family members whom have disabilities:

http://www.hrsa.gov/epsdt/overview.htm

Developmental Screening for Children, promoted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gives details to families on how to deal with children to spot any signs of any developmental disabilities:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/devtool.htm

Developmental Disabilities/Mental Retardation Information, provides further information for people with these types of disabilities:

http://www.k12academics.com/retardation.htm

Benefits for Children With Disabilities, helps provides families details on how to deal with their children that have disabilities along with the various health benefits and Social Security benefits as well:

http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10026.html

Autism Resource Network, provides information regarding for individuals with autism:

http://www.autism-pdd.net/

Adopting Children with Development Disabilities, provides resources on how parents can respond to children they have adopted whom have developmental disabilities:

http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_devdis.cfm

Childhood Development Milestones, provides resources on children whom suffer from a disability such as autism:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/

Association of University Centers on Disabilities, major resource for state, local and national agencies dealing with people with disaibilities:

http://www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=1

Beyond 50.02: A Report to the Nation on Trends on Health Security, reported promoted by AARP group on the nation’s health’s security:

http://www.aarp.org/research/health/carequality/Articles/aresearch-import-622-D17682.html

What is Alzheimer’s, gives details on how dealing with elderly whom suffer Alzheimer’s Disease and how to deal with them, also provides what the disease does to the elderly:

http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp

Administration on Aging: Older Drivers, gives info on dealing with the elderly with automobiles and driver’s licenses:

http://www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/Docs/Older_Drivers.doc

Administration on Aging: Disaster Preparation and Response, gives details for how responders to disasters should deal with the elderly and those whom are disabled:

http://www.aoa.gov/prof/preparedness/preparedness.asp

• Health Care Services:

National Family Caregivers Association, provides services for caregivers whom help those who suffer from being chronically ill:

http://www.nfcacares.org/

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities branch, section of the NICHHD which tries to prevent retardation among children along with also to recognize developmental disabilities and providing services for families whom have children who suffer from it:

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/cdbpm/mrdd/

Best Buddies International, helps provide services of getting individuals whom have intellectual disabilities to be involved in social gatherings and other social interaction:

http://www.bestbuddies.org/site

Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, non-profit organization which helps further provide services for families who have members that suffer from autism:

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/

Autism Society of America, helps provide further assistance to those whom suffer from autism throughout their life:

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Autism National Committee,  helps provide civil right services to those whom suffer from autism:

http://www.autcom.org/

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention includes various services for families dealing with children with these disabilities:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/

American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, group which helps provides services to parents and families with children with disabilities:

http://www.aamr.org/

Administration on Development Disabilities (ADD), government agency which deals with children whom are affected by disabilities that will not allow them to live a normal life:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/Factsheet.html

American Amputee Foundation, provides funding and support for people whom had to be involved in amputation with people who suffer from it:

http://www.americanamputee.org/

AIDS.gov, government website which provides government services on AIDS:

http://aids.gov/

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, promoted by the U.S. Department of Health to get people to have access to Medicare and Medicaid:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Access to Benefits Coalition, ensures that people with disabilities have access to Medicare:

http://www.accesstobenefits.org/

Alzheimer’s Association, organization dedicated to help families who have elderly members whom suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease:

http://www.alz.org/index.asp

Administration on Aging, government group which helps deal with health care for the elderly:

http://www.aoa.gov/

National Council on Disability-The Current State of Health Care for Americans With Disabilities

http://www.ncd.gov/research_opportunity/currentstate_04-23-07.htm

• Voting Resources:

Protection and Advocacy, Inc.’s Voting Rights Publications:

http://pai-ca.org/issues/voting_pubs.htm      

Protection and Advocacy, Inc.’s Guide for Voters with Disabilities:

http://pai-ca.org/pubs/541201.htm

ADA Checklist for Polling Places:

http://www.ada.gov/votingchecklist.htm

Voting Rights and People With Disabilities:

http://www.aucd.org/docs/policy/disability

Advocacy, Inc.’s Voting Rights:

http://www.advocacyinc.org/voting.cfm

Voting Rights of People With Disabilities:

http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/archive/2004/10-27-CT.html

• Other Services:

• ARC Website:

  http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1386&srcid=183

  The Library of Congress: Through a national network of cooperating libraries, National Library Service administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.

  http://www.loc.gov/nls/

  Library and Information Services for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals:

  http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/bibliographies/library.html

  http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/resources2004.html

  http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/directories/magazines.html

  http://www.loc.gov/nls/aboutstyle.html

  http://www.loc.gov/nls/other/guidelines.html  

  VSA Arts, helps people with disabilities be able to continue enjoy the arts, in spite of their disabilities:

  http://www.vsarts.org/

  California State Independent Living Council:

  www.calsilc.org   

  Department of Fair Employment and Housing:

  www.dfeh.ca.gov  

  Office of Services to the Blind (OSB):

  www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/PG83.htm

  Deaf Access Program (DAP):

  www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/PG116.htm  

  California Relay Service/Telephone Access Program:

  www.ddtp.org

The Mission of the RespectAbility
Coalition is to implement and carry forward the Goals and Objectives of the Disability Rights Agenda and to ensure that the Disability Rights Agenda continues to represent the needs of the California disability community and to reflect the political, social, and other external factors influencing the California disability community.

Our Primary Responsibilities:

	Identifying strategies to implement the Disability Rights Agenda, appointing members to take responsibility for carrying out those strategies, being responsible and accountable for carrying out those strategies
	Organizing periodic RespectAbility Conferences to bring the California disability community together, to update the goals and objectives of the Disability Rights Agenda, and to promote and strengthen the disability community’s commitment to disability rights
	Developing, articulating, and publicizing agree upon positions, as a coalition, on matters directly affecting the Disability Rights Agenda in legislative, regulatory, policy, media, and community forums
	Communicating with member organizations, interested nonmember organizations, and interested individuals about the RespectAbility Coalition’s activities, positions, and programs.