Please review these resources and verify the  information on these sites as Native American Disability Law Center does not maintain these sites.

Assistive Technology

AbilityHub Assistive Techology Solutions - a site for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult or nearly impossible. http://www.abilityhub.com/

ABLEDATA ABLEDATA provides objective information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment.
http://www.abledata.com

Alliance for Technology Access National network of community-based resource centers, product developers, vendors, service providers, and individuals. Provides information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and work to increase their use of technology. http://www.ataccess.org

Assistive Technology List of AT links. http://www.disabilityresources.org/AT.html

UCP Assistive Technology Page Contains extensive list of links to information on AT, including AT funding. http://www.ucp.org/ucp_channelsub.cfm/1/14/86

Infinitec.org - Infinite Potential Through Assistive Technology Helps people with disabilities find and get access to information, technology services, traning, assistive equipment and specialists.http://www.infinitec.org/

National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project Supports the advocacy efforts of attorneys, advocates, service agencies, persons with disabilities and their families as they seek funding for AT services and devices. http://www.nls.org/natmain.htm

Disability Law

ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law Includes Disability Lawyers Directory and links to disability resources and organizations. http://www.abanet.org/disability/home.html

Cornell University Legal Information Institute. Overview of United States disability law with links to key sources. http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/disability_law

Law, Health Policy & Disability Center of the University of Iowa Leader in law, technology, education and research. Focuses on public policy and its impact on persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on employment, self-determination and self-sufficiency. http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/

U.S. Department of Justice, Guide to Disability Rights Laws. September 2005. http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm

National and state protection and advocacy organizations

A list of federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.

Disability Rights Organizations

American Paraplegia Society Dedicated to improving the quality of medical care delivered to persons with spinal cord impairment (SCI). http://www.apssci.org

American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Educates members, healthcare professionals, patients and their families on all aspects of spinal cord injury and its consequences. Goals are to prevent injury, improve care, increase availability of services and maximize the injured individual's potential for full participation in all areas of community life. http://www.asia-spinalinjury.org

The ARC Devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Includes over 140,000 members affiliated through more than 850 state and local chapters across the nation. http://www.thearc.org/

Autism National Committee (AUTCOM) Protects and advances the human rights and civil rights of all persons with autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and related differences of communication and behavior. http://www.autcom.org/

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law National legal advocacy organization for people with mental disabilities. http://www.bazelon.org

Brain Injury Association of America Provides information, education and support to assist the 5.3 million Americans currently living with traumatic brain injury and their families. http://www.biausa.org

The Center for Public Representation Nonprofit law firm providing mental health law and disability law services. http://www.centerforpublicrep.org

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) Dedicated to enhancing availibility and quality of legal representation for parents of children and youth with disabilities, particularly in the field of special education. http://www.copaa.net

Disability Business & Technical Assistance Center

National Network of ADA Centers comprised of 10 regional centers that provide information, training and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Maintains a national toll free information line, (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY).http://www.adata.org/index.html

Disabled American Veterans Advises veterans of their rights, and employers of their obligations under current laws. Provides information on recruiting sources, removing architectural barriers, providing reasonable accommodations, and locating assistive devices. http://www.dav.org

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) Advances the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, technical assistance and public policy and legislative development. http://www.dredf.org

Disability Rights Legal Center (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles CA) Promotes the rights of people with disabilities and the public interest in and awareness of those rights by providing legal and related services.http://www.disabilityrightslegalcenter.org/

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Nation's largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Provides support, education, and advocacy. http://www.nami.org

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Resource and technical assistance center for national network of community-based service providers and government agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for homeless veterans. http://www.nchv.org/index.cfm

National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers Educational foundation and advocacy organization serving mental health consumers and professionals.http://www.nomanagedcare.org/

National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Provides advocacy at the national level for the rights of children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges and their families. Provides leadership and technical assistance to a nation-wide network of family run organizations. http://www.ffcmh.org/index.htm

National Health Law Program (NHeLP) National public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities. http://www.healthlaw.org/

National Organization on Disability Mobilizes, supports, and involves citizens and groups in working partnerships at local, state, and national levels. Publishes list of liaisons employed by state organizations on disability. http://www.nod.org

National Veterans Legal Services Program Trains advocates in veterans law so that they can efficiently help veterans secure benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.nvlsp.org/AdvocateTraining/

Paralyzed Veterans of America Works to maximize the quality of life for its mem bers and all people with Spinal Cord Injury/Diseases. PVA is a leading advocate for health care, SCI/D research and education, veterans' benefits and rights, accessibility and the removal of architectural barriers, sports programs, and disability rights. http://www.pva.org

Treatment Advocacy Center Dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illnesses. Information and resources for families, advocates and law enforcement. http://www.psychlaws.org

United Cerebral Palsy Provides information on cerebral palsy and advocates for the rights of persons with any disability. http://www.ucp.org/

Veteran to Veteran Veterans helping veterans through the Veterans Administration maze. Guides veterans through the Veterans Affairs process for filing a claim for service connected disability compensation. http://www.hadit.com/

Information/Disability Resources

ADA.gov Department of Justice's ADA webpage - provides information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act. ADA Information Hotline: 800-514-0301 (voice) 800-514-0383 (TTY). www.ada.gov

American Foundation for the Blind Priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for those who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss. http://www.afb.org

The Autistics.org Information and resources by and for persons on the autistic spectrum. http://www.autistics.org/

Brain Injury Resource Center Provides information, creative solutions and leadership on issues related to brain injury. Hotline: 206-621-8558 http://www.headinjury.com

Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI) Directory of Disability Information and electronic disability documents. http://codi.buffalo.edu

Disability Advocacy Work With Networking (DAWWN) List of links to information in areas related to disability advocacy, assistance, education and more. http://home.earthlink.net/~dawwn/

DisabilityInfo.gov Comprehensive information about disability programs, services, laws and benefits. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/

Disability Resources Monthly Guide to disability resources on the Internet http://www.disabilityresources.org/index.html List of disability-related events and conferences http://www.disabilityresources.org/CONFERENCE.html

Disability Travel and Recreation Resources Information on travel planning, destinations, transportation, air travel, and children's camps. http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled/travel.htm

Family & Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) Helps parents and advocates improve educational results for children with disabilities. http://www.fape.org

Family Village Library Information about disabilities, includes general information and information on specific diagnoses.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/library.htm

Handling your Psychiatric Disability at Work and School Information for people with a psychiatric condition that addresses issues and reasonable accommodations related to work and school. Provides information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other employment and education issues for people with psychiatric disabilities. http://www.bu.edu/sarpsych/jobschool

International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet http://www.icdri.org/index.html

Internet Special Education Resources (ISER) Directory of professionals, organizations, and schools that serve the learning disabilities and special education communities. Helps parents find local special education professionals for learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, critical teen issues, and other special needs. http://www.iser.com

Job Accomodation Network (JAN) 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://www.jan.wvu.edu/

Kidneeds.com Provides children with special needs, families and other caregivers with access to comprehensive information and resources. http://www.kidneeds.com/

LD OnLine Leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD. http://www.ldonline.org

L D Resources Collection of resources on various aspects of learning disabilities with comments from community members. http://www.ldresources.org/

Mental Health America Dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives. http://www.nmha.org/

National Center for Learning Disabilies, Inc. (NCLD) Online resources for parents, educators, and individuals with learning disabilities. http://www.ncld.org

National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPD) Information center concerned with physical activity and disability. Provides information to help you pursue whatever kind of activity you think you would enjoy. http://www.ncpad.org/

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse Connects people to self-help and advocacy resources and offers expertise to and about peer-run groups and organizations that serve people who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses.
http://www.mhselfhelp.org

National Mental Health Information Center US Dept. of Health and Human Services. Includes links to publications, events and services locator. http://www.mentalhealth.org

Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) Expands opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. http://www.pacer.org

The Resource for Disability Legal Issues Provides common sense legal "do's and don'ts" to employees who have become or are about to become disabled. Topics addressed include "obtaining disability benefits," "overturning a denial of disability benefits," "saving your job," "leaving your job," "maximizing your pension," and "retaining your health care benefits." http://www.disabilityclaims.com/

Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) Collection of Special Education information resources. http://www.seriweb.com/

Special Education Web Resources Internet resources about special education and disability. http://special.edschool.virginia.edu/resources/

Spinal Cord Injury Network International Facilitates access to quality health care by providing information and referral services to spinal-cord-injured individuals and their families. http://www.sonic.net/~spinal

Sprout (Travel and Recreation) Helps individuals with developmental disabilities and mental retardation grow through challenging and safe travel experiences. Based in New York City, but programs are available to people with MR/DD and the agencies that serve them throughout the United States. http://www.gosprout.org/

Veteran's Rights This page of the Ilinois Attorney General's website provides information on veteran's rights in the areas of employment, services and benefits. http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights/veterans.html

WheelchairNet Resources for wheelchair users and those interested in wheelchair mobility. http://www.wheelchairnet.org

Woodbine House Source of books on disabilities for parents, chldren, teachers and professionals. http://www.woodbinehouse.com

Native American Rights Organizations/Resources

American Indian Disability Technical Assistance Center National center that provides information, training, and technical assistance Native Americans with disabilities. Addresses issues of employment, vocational rehabilitation, transportation, health, independent living, voter participation, and education. http://aidtac.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/

Indian Law Resource Center Provides legal assistance to Indian and Alaska Native nations who are working to protect their lands, resources, human rights, environment and cultural heritage. http://www.indianlaw.org/

Intertribal Deaf Council Provides education, information & referral, and training about Native Americans with hearing impairments to tribal councils, family members and other interested parties http://www.deafnative.com/Deaf_Native/Home.html

National Native American AIDS Prevention Center Helps organizations that serve Native communities to plan, develop and manage HIV/AIDS prevention, intervention, care and treatment programs. http://www.nnaapc.org/

Native American Advocacy Program South Dakota non-profit, grassroots organization for persons residing on and near tribal lands in South Dakota. Assists Native Americans with disabilities and Native American Youth by promoting a healthy lifestyle, providing prevention, education, training, advocacy, support, independent living skills, and referrals. http://www.sdnaap.org/

Native American Rights Fund Nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide. http://narf.org/index.htm

National Associaton of Indian Legal Services (NAILS) Legal Services Corporation-funded legal services organizations that serve Native American clients. http://www.judicare.org/nails.html

National Indian Child Welfare Association Works to address the issues of child abuse and neglect through training, research, public policy, and grassroots community development. Also works to support compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), which seeks to keep American Indian children with American Indian families. http://www.nicwa.org/

National Indian Parent Information Center National program that provides information on disability issues to Native chldren with disabilities, their family members, and the professionals who work with them. http://www.nipic.org/

National Native American Veterans Association Educates and assists Native American Veterans in areas including veteran rights, entitlements, and benefits. Assists Tribal Entities to develop veteran groups, and provides a resource center for information on veteran rights, entitlements, and benefits which can be used to augment current tribal programs. http://www.nnava.org/