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A Deafblindness Web Resources Page
This is an extensive resource of international links to sites that contain information pertinent to deaf-blindness.
www.deafblind.co.uk

A-Z to Deafblindness
www.deafblind.com

Adaptive Computer Products
Provides extensive collection of resource links for adaptive computer products for people with disabilities.
www.makoa.org/computers.htm

Adapted Physical Education
This web site is an adapted physical education resource site that describes a number of disabilities and how to teach those with disabilities in the gymnasium and the pool.
www.twu.edu/INSPIRE

American Council of the Blind
The Council strives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people by: serving as a representative national organization of blind people; elevating the social, economic and cultural levels of blind people; improving educational and rehabilitation facilities and opportunities; cooperating with the public and private institutions and organizations concerned with blind services; encouraging and assisting all blind persons to develop their abilities; and conducting a public education program to promote greater understanding of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.
www.acb.org

American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the blind provides a variety of printed, taped, and adapted material of interest to those with blindness. This site furnishes individuals with vision and other related disabilities.
www.afb.org

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
This is the web site for the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), the world's largest source for adapted educational and daily living products.
www.aph.org

Anchorage School District Adapted PE Page
Contains information about adapted physical education.
Listing of common disabilities, teaching strategies, photos of equipment for adapted physical education settings, and a nice list of resources.
www.asd.k12.ak.us/Depts/ape/

Assessment for Adapted Physical Education
(a-ape Computer Assisted Software)
MS Excel workbook containing separate worksheets for more than 20 of the most commonly used adapted physical education assessment tools.
http://a-ape.com

Blind and Visually Impaired
www.awesomelibrary.org

Camp Abilities
This is the web site to Camp Abilities, a developmental sports camp for children who are visually impaired and deaf-blind. It also has a link to a teaching web site for children with visual impairments and deaf-blindness.
www.campabilities.org

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
The Council for Exceptional Children is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for people with disabilities, exceptionalities, and the gifted. It sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, and helps professionals obtain resources and conditions necessary for effective professional practice.
www.cec.sped.org/ab/

Deafblind Children Home Page
This page is set up as a resource for parents of deafblind children.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5939/

DeafblindInfo.org
Deafblindinfo is an online directory of worldwide resources for and about people with combined vision and hearing loss. The site is sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division.
www.deafblindinfo.org

Disability Resources
This is a resource on adaptive clothing and shoes.
www.disabilityresources.org/CLOTHING.html

Lists a complete index of adaptive sites (A-Z)
www.disabilityresources.org/DRMwwwINDEX.html

Disability Sports
Michigan State University (Kinesiology Department), resource on disability sports.
edweb6.educ.msu.edu/kin866/

Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation-Changing the face of disability on the planet
The foundation was founded by Margaret Staton in 1994. It promotes through grants and scholarships the inclusion of people with disabilities in the arts, advocacy, and education. It supports organizations led by women with disabilities. Motto: "Total inclusion of people with disabilities in every aspect of society can and will happen as all of us embrace this vision together. Anything less than this is just not acceptable."
www.ela.org

HOPE Publications
Hope, Publishing Incorporated
HOPE Publications is proud to distribute quality state-of-the-art materials for children with special needs, their families, and the service providers who work with them. Many of the materials are for use in early family-centered, home-based intervention programs including materials for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, visually impaired, deaf-blind, and multi-disabled sensory impaired, and materials for children with any special needs. The materials have also been used enthusiastically and successfully in settings other than the home, including day care, preschool, school, hospital, and clinic settings.
www.hopepubl.com

Independent Living Institute
Resource is a global network that supports organizations working for self determination, equal opportunity, and respect for disabled people.
www.independentliving.org

Inter-American Institute on Disability
This non-profit entity was founded and is managed by individuals with disabilities and their allies. They empower people with disabilities and their families in the Inter-American region, Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Europe and Africa.
www.iidisability.org

Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
Dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with disabilities on a global basis Includes a wealth of information on specific disabilities, laws, adaptive equipment and technologies, recreation and sports, and schooling.
www.irc.org

Katlyn's Hope, Inc.
This non-profit organization was established to assist in the education of deaf-blind children from around the world. Of particular interest to many people are the materials dealing with fundraising and financial assistance for families with deaf-blind children.
www.idir.net/~khope/

National Center for Accessible Media
Conducts research and development of facility dedicated to the issues of media and information technology for individuals with disabilities in homes, schools, workplaces, etc.
Trains public broadcasters on program captioning (Closed Captioning University)-Boston Conducted surveys with Gallaudet University on media and technology use with students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
www.ncam.wgbh.org/aboutncam.html

National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
Resource highlights:

www.special-ed-careers.com/career_choices/ profiles/professions/physical.html

The National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities
This is a resource on advocates for the educational and recreational rights of children and youth with disabilities. It promotes research, service delivery, and professional development.
www.uwlax.edu/sah/ncperid/

The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind
This is a partial listing from the DB-LINK database. This site will provide various resources from the National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind.
www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/erlybib2.htm

National Library for the Blind
This website provides an electronic library resource for the visually impaired community. The site includes, contact details, discussion list, links to other organizations and electronic texts, membership information, news, information about books, and the opportunity to browse books allowing readers to make their own choices. They provide electronic file download for instant access or hardcopy, next day delivery.
www.nlbuk.org

NCPAD Resource Directory
Virtual Library Resources:

www.ncpad.org

PE Central
Resource provides information on the following:

www.pecentral.org/adapted/adaptedmenu.html

Physical Education, Recreation and Games for Students with a Vision Impairment
This site addresses physical education and sport classes, some considerations, activity concerns, and possible solutions. It lists information on camps, clubs, courses, speakers, videos, PE and sport equipment suppliers, and references web sites.
www.svrc.vic.edu.au/PE.html

SUNY Cortland
Resource on adapted physical education national standards
Historical background
Methodology
Site sponsored by the National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities
15 standards
www.cortland.edu/apens/

Texas School for the Visually Impaired
The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired web site lists links to recreational resources.
www.tsbvi.org

Untangling the Web
This resource provides information on multiple disabilities and disability issues.
Topics to be found include:

www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm

Visually Impaired Resources-Parentpals
www.parentpals.com/gossamer/ pages/Visually_Impaired/index.html

WWW Resource for Advocates of Individuals with Disabilities
Resource is designed to provide means of easily accessing specific types of information
Sources useful to advocates for individuals with disabilities
12 main links can be found.
www.geocites.com/Heartland/Garden/1583/

The World Institute on Disability
Resources on World Institute on Disability
Non-profit research, training, and public policy center that promotes civil rights and the full societal inclusion of people with disabilities
California-based
www.wid.org


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