Resources for Persons with Disabilities

Accessibility | Adaptive Resources | Children and Families | Disabilities | Organizations | Vocational

Check out our travel page for traveling resources for persons with disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act - the ideal source for a person with disabilites to find out their rights
ADA Accessibility Guidelines

AbilityHub: Assistive Technology Solutions - "Assistive Technology for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. This web site will direct you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers."
ABLEDATA - disability related products
Disabled Sports USA - search for a program by region or by sport

Child Development Center
Children's Rehabilitation Engineeering Team of Mobile - this group assists local area disabled citizens get wheelchairs, ramps, aids to daily living, adaptive technologies for the phone, computer, etc.
Council for Exceptional Children
Dreamms for Kids - Adaptive technology for disabled children
Family Education Network - click on "Site Map" and then on Pre-school, Elementary, Middle or High-School Topics to find Info on Learning Disabilties and Special Needs

Blindness
- Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - Recorded books on discs and cassettes and special equipment on which to play them are available on free loan to eligible individuals and institutions
- Alabama Print Information Center and WHIL-Radio Reading Service - "Broadcast and Internet newspaper readings for blind and visually impaired persons at their convenience."
- Blindness Resource Center
Cerebral Palsy
- United Cerebral Palsy - resources and facts
Learning Disabilities
Mental Illness
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - a great source for the mentally ill and their families and caregivers

Achievement Center - Easter Seals employment and vocational development center for East Central Alabama
Disability Resources WebWatcher - Employment - links to sites geared for individuals with disabilites seeking employment and employers who want to hire the disabled
Disability Resources WebWatcher - Vocational Rehabilitation - links to sites to help individuals with disabilites find training and services in order to pursue careers commensurate with their abilities
Vocational Rehab Services - links to state agencies