Education

Accessibility and E-Learning Useful links from the CETIS-TechDis Accessibility SIG
AbleNet products and solutions for teaching children with disabilities
accesselearning A free, online 10-module tutorial that offers information, instructional techniques, and practice labs on how to make the most common needs in distance education accessible for individuals with disabilities, and enhance the usability of online materials for all students.
All Kinds of Minds understanding differences in learning
Archimedes Project studies barriers to accessing and using information, computers, and information appliances and identifies and designs innovative solutions, including accessors, that advance universal access to and use of information and control of one’s environment. Stanford University
Bentley College Design and Usability Center Accessibility designs for and conducts research with persons who have cognitive or physical disabilities, use assistive technologies, are aged, or who have low literacy skills.
Center for American Indian Rehabilitation (CAIR) San Diego State University
Check & Connect: A Model to Engage Students in School and Prevent Dropout provides information about current field studies to reduce dropout rates and increase school completion for youth with and without disabilities in grades K-12 in urban and suburban communities
Closing the Gap computer technology in education and rehabilitation
College: You Can DO IT! College students with disabilities and staff share advice for success in college. University of Washington
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) for the U.S. and Canada
Computer Accommodations Program (CAP) a program to assist university students, staff, and faculty with disabilities in accessing computers and information through the use of adaptive technology. University of Minnesota
Computer / Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) CAP provides assistive technology and services to people with disabilities; Federal managers; supervisors; IT professionals; and support to returning wounded service members in their recovery, rehabilitation, transition and employment phases.
Connecting to Success: Mentoring Through Technology to Promote Student Achievement an electronic mentoring program, begun in 1999, designed to promote successful transition of youth with disabilities to adult life
CSUN Center On Disabilities California State University Northridge
Department of Special Education of the College of Education University of Maryland College Park
Disability History Museum
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) TV Series People with disabilities suggest how educators, adapted environments, and technology can ensure equal access to education and employment for individuals with disabilities. University of Washington
DO-IT Faculty Room DO-IT video presentations from the University of Washington
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Legal Issues Resource Center University of Washington School of Law together with the Fetal Alcohol And Drug Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine
Helen Hamlyn Research Centre Centre for inclusive design. Royal College of Art postgraduate art and design. [United Kingdom]
IMS Accessibility Learner Information Package (LIP)
Independent Living Institute full-text virtual library on Independent Living and related subjects [Sweden]
International Center for Disability Information (ICDI) West Virginia University
International Webmasters Association online Web training programs
Institute on Community Integration (UCEDD), University of Minnesota. The Institute on Community Integration is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) whose mission is to improve the quality and community orientation of professional services and social supports available to individuals with disabilities and their families.
Learning differently group to support parents of gifted kids
National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) provides support to all states and territories in the delivery of quality education to children and youth with disabilities.
National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) monitors and promotes electronically-mediated distance education policies and practices that enhance the lives of people with disabilities and their families.
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) "Creating opportunities for youth with disabilities to achieve successful futures"
NCSET Technical Assistance (TA) Communities of Practice TA providers who share their expertise, issues, and solutions to improve outcomes for children and youth with disabilities and their families
National Center for the Study of Postsecondary Educational Supports (NCSPES), Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa NCSPES is a Rehabilitation Research & Training Center (RRTC) within the Center on Disability Studies (UCEDD) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) researches, provides technical assistance, and engages in extensive dissemination activities on the participation of youth with disabilities in national, state, and district assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD/Youth) assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve youth with disabilities
National Educational Association of Disabled Students in English and French [Canada]
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) Anne Ford Scholarship. The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability (LD) who is pursuing an undergraduate degree.
National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ)
National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute (NRLI) San Diego State University
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.
Open University distance education Learner’s Guide Services for Disabled Students resources for students, including good guidance on thinking about their needs, legal advice, course materials in alternate formats, and more. [United Kingdom]
PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) is a nonprofit statewide parenting center located in Minnesota. The majority of PACER’s staff and board members are parents of children with disabilities.
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) assists the families of children with disabilities through education, information and training
Penn State Hershey College of Medicine Rehabilitation Penn State Rehabilitation is committed to providing the region with accessible, high quality and efficient care in a professional and compassionate environment.
Rapid LMS - free service for qualified Vignettes For Training member organizations. Rapid LMS enables rapid e-Learning content and systems development.
Rehabilitation Sciences and Technology University of Pittsburg, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Resources for Faculty Teaching Students with Disabilities Brown University
Sociology Government Documents Library University of Maryland College Park
The Access Group provides customized training and learning materials and speeches
The National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice University of Maryland College Park
Temple University Institute on Disabilities, Philadelphia, PA The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University is one of the sixty-seven University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
TransCen, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving educational and employment outcomes for people with disabilities
Universal Design Education Online
University of Leeds Disability Studies Centre [United Kingdom]
University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics undergraduate and graduate studies
University of Maryland School of Medicine Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science develops physical therapist practitioners and scholars to restore physical function and performance, prevent physical injury and disease and promote physical wellness.
U.S. Department of Education (ED): Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
U.S. Department of Education (ED): OSERS: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)