Additional Resources about Disabilities

Disability Related Information and Links

General Support Information

• American Council on Education – National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
• Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
• DO-IT  A comprehensive on-line resource for faculty and administrators in postsecondary institutions.
• Self-Advocacy Skills and Self-Determination: Keys to Postsecondary Success

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

• NINDS Asperger Syndrome Information Page

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Children and Adults with ADD (CHADD)
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Learning Disabilities

• International Dyslexia Association
• LD Online
• LD Resources

Mental Health

• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Mental Health Association

Chronic Health Concerns

    Diabetes

• Diabetes.org

    Graves’ Disease

• National Graves' Disease Foundation

    Seizure Disorders

• Epilepsy Foundation

Physical Conditions

    Cerebral Palsy

• UCP

    Muscular Dystrophy

• Muscular Dystrophy Association

    Mobility/Movement Disorders

• Parkinson's Institute

    Multiple Sclerosis

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Healthline.com's Multiple Sclerosis page

Sensory Conditions

    Blindness

• National Federation of the Blind

    Low Vision

• The Low Vision Gateway
• National Eye Institute

    Deafness

• National Deaf Center
• HandSpeak

    Deaf-Blind

• Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

    Hearing

• ALDA

Traumatic Brain Injuries

• CDC - Information about TBIs
• National Aphasia Association
• College Students and TBIs

Technology/Access

• Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) Universal Design for Learning
• Closing the Gap
• EASI – Equal Access to Software and Technology
• National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
• National Library Service for Blind and Physically Handicapped
• Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology: PIAT
• Learning Ally (formally Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic)
• Section 508 (Standards of the Access Board)
• Trace Research and Development Center
• Web Accessibility Initiative 
• Collection of articles on computer accessibility for individuals with disabilities