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WEBSITES RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT ABLEDATA ABLEDATA is a federally funded project whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States.
ADA Disability and Business Technical
Assistance Centers The ADA Technical Assistance Program is a federally funded network of grantees that provides information, training, and technical assistance to businesses and agencies with duties and responsibilities under the ADA and to people with disabilities with rights under the ADA. Call 800-949-4232 to reach the center nearest you. Association of Persons in Supported
Employment (APSE) APSE is a membership organization formed to improve and expand integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for persons experiencing disabilities. Bobby Bobby is a web-based program that reviews existing web pages for accessibility. Sites approved by Bobby may display the "Bobby Approved" icon. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) The mission of EEOC, as set forth in its strategic plan, is to promote equal opportunity in employment through administrative and judicial enforcement of the federal civil rights laws and through education and technical assistance. The Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
JAN is an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accom-modations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information on the ADA. The JAN "Points of Interest" page contains over 250 links to useful information. O*NET, The Occupational Information
Network The comprehensive information in O*NET is organized in a relational database, available on CD-ROM, diskettes, and Internet download. This first public release of O*NET, known as O*NET 98, is being officially produced and distributed by the Government Printing Office. Some of the features of O*NET 98 include data describing over 1,100 occupations that connect to the OES; capability to locate occupations through skill requirements or key words; electronic linkages that crosswalk O*NET occupational titles to eight other classification systems (DOT, MOS, OPM, etc.); labor market information from BLS on employment levels, occupational outlook, and wages; and "occupational profiles" giving a short overview of the most important data descriptions on each occupation. President’s Committee on Employment
of People with Disabilities (PCEPD) The mission of PCEPD is to facilitate the communication, coordination, and promotion of public and private efforts to enhance the employment of people with disabilities. The committee provides information, training, and technical assistance to America’s business leaders, organized labor, rehabilitation and service providers, advocacy organizations, families, and individuals with disabilities. The president’s committee reports to the president on the progress and problems of maximizing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Rehabilitation Recruitment Center
(RRC) RRC is a unique resource of job listings in the public rehabilitation program. For those seeking internship opportunities, many of the jobs listed in the databases meet the payback criteria for RSA. Unlike other job banks, RRC is designed specifically for rehabilitation professionals and public rehabilitation programs in the United States and U.S. territories.
WEBSITES RELATED TO GENERAL INFORMATION ON DEAFNESS
About.com A dynamic website on deafness and hearing loss, with an active forum, subject pages, feature articles, and more.
American Sign Language
This page is designed to provide information about ASL, along with resources available for learning more about this unique visual language. For specific information on American Deaf culture or ASL-English interpretation, see the Sign Media home page. Council on Education of the Deaf
This site provides a variety of information and links to other sites related to deafness. Deaf Nation
This website provides an online version of a deaf newspaper. Deaf Resource Library
The Deaf Resource Library is an online collection
of reference material and links intended to educate and inform people
about Deaf cultures in Japan and the United States as well as other deaf-
and hard-of-hearing-related topics.
Deaf Encyclopedic Resources
Deafness from the Mining Company
The website from the Mining
Company includes weekly features, "net finds," resource pages, and
more. It provides discussions on cued speech, hearing ear dogs and
tinnitus, and access publications, from academic research journals
to magazines for teens who are deaf.
Interpreter’s Network
This website is the Internet
resource for interpreters whose working languages include a signed
language.
Deaf Education Website
This site provides announcements
of various activities within the deaf community. And various issues
related to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing are discussed.
Harris Communication One-stop source for products
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.
National Information Center on Deafness
(NICD) NICD is a centralized source of accurate, up-to-date, objective information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss. NICD responds to a wide range of questions received from the general public, people who are deaf and hard of hearing, their families, and professionals who work with them. NICD collects, develops, and disseminates information on deafness, hearing loss, and services and programs related to people with hearing loss. Tips for Hard of Hearing Travelers
Travel is a very important aspect of our lives. Whether traveling for business, pleasure, or education, the traveler strives to be as relaxed and comfortable as possible. The 20 million people in the United States with hearing impairments are faced with numerous obstacles that can make traveling a difficult and frustrating event. TRIPOD Captioned Films (TCF)
TCF is a nonprofit, community outreach project of the TRIPOD Model School Program in Burbank, California. A program for children who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families, TRIPOD has received support from the entertainment industry since its inception in 1982. As a result, TCF has proven to be a natural partner, bringing together the studios, movie theaters, and the captioned film audience.
WEBSITES
RELATED TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION College and Career Programs for
Deaf Students
This is a guide to most U.S. and Canadian
colleges that offer special programs or services for students who are
deaf and hard of hearing. It describes many of the programs available,
listing career areas of study and special services. It is jointly produced
by Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University is the
world’s only university for undergraduate students who are deaf
and hard of hearing. Graduate-degree programs and continuing education
courses are available to students who are deaf, hard of hearing, and
hearing. A variety of information about individuals who are deaf or
hard of hearing is also available through the university.
Midwest Center for Postsecondary
Outreach (MCPO) MCPO serves the following
twelve midwestern states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota,
Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
National Technical Institute for
the Deaf (NTID) NTID, one of the seven colleges
of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), is the world’s first
and largest technological college for students who are deaf. NTID represents
the first concerted effort to educate large numbers of students who
are deaf within a college campus planned princi-pally for hearing students.
Among RIT’s 13,000 full- and part-time students are nearly 1,100
students who are deaf from the United States and other countries. In
addition to information on the school and its programs, this site includes
access to current research and other deafness-related information.
The Northeast Technical Assistance
Center (NETAC) NETAC serves the states and
territories of Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Postsecondary Education Consortium
(PEC) The southern region served
by PEC is composed of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Virgin Islands. Postsecondary Education Programs
Network PEPNet is the national collaboration
of the four regional postsecondary education centers for individuals
who are deaf and hard of hearing. The centers are supported by contracts
with OSERS. The goal of PEPNet is to assist postsecondary institutions
across the nation in attracting and effectively serving individuals
who are deaf and hard of hearing.
http://wrocc.csun.edu/ WROCC serves the diverse western region of the United States, which includes the states and territories of Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
WEBSITES RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL AND Alexander Graham Bell Association
for the Deaf, Inc. The Alexander Graham Bell
Association for the Deaf is a nonprofit membership organization that
was established in 1890 to empower persons who are hearing impaired
to function independently by promoting universal rights and optimal
opportunities to learn to use, maintain, and improve all aspects of
their verbal communications, including their abilities to speak, speech
read, use residual hearing, and process both spoken and written language.
This page provides information on the organization. American Speech and Hearing Association
(ASHA) ASHA is the professional,
scientific, and credentialing association for more than 96,000 audio-logists,
speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
This site is a resource for ASHA members, persons interested in information
about communication disorders, and those wanting career and membership
information. Association of Late Deafened Adults
(ALDA) ALDA supports the empowerment
of people who are deafened, provides resources and information, and
promotes advocacy and awareness of the needs of adults who have been
deafened. International Federation of Hard
of Hearing People (IFHOH) IFHOH consists of national
associations of and for people who are hard of hearing and late deafened,
as well as for parents and professional organizations. IFHOH board members
carry out their work on a voluntary basis. IFHOH is working to help
nonmember countries develop consumer-based organizations that can provide
leadership for their people with hearing loss. League for the Hard of Hearing
League for the Hard of Hearing
was founded in 1910 and is a not-for-profit rehabilitation agency for
people who are hard of hearing and deaf, adn their families, regardless
of age or mode of communication. Hearing conservation and public education
about hearing are two major focus areas. The web site includes information
on services and activities as well as links to related sites.
National Association of the Deaf
(NAD) NAD is a membership organization
for persons who are deaf. In addition to providing information on NAD
such as membership and publications, this site includes links to state
associations and schools for the deaf. Professionals Networking for Excellence
in Service Delivery with Individuals ADARA promotes and participates
in quality human service delivery to people who are deaf and hard of
hearing through agencies and individuals. ADARA is a partnership of
national organizations, local affiliates, professional sections, and
individual members working together to support social services and rehabilitation
delivery for those who are deaf and hard of hearing. Registry of Interpreters for the
Deaf, Inc. (RID) The philosophy of RID is
that excellence in the delivery of interpretation and transliteration
services among people who are deaf or hard of hearing and people who
are hearing will ensure effective communication. As the professional
association for interpreters and transliterators, RID serves as an essential
arena for its members in their pursuit of excellence. It is the mission
of RID to provide international, national, regional, state, and local
forums and an organizational structure for the continued growth and
development of the professions of interpretation and transliteration
of ASL and English. Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
(SHHH) SHHH is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to the well-being of people of all ages and communication styles who do not hear well. This site includes information about the organization, its membership, publications, convention, and local affiliates. There are several links to related resources on the web including technology and medical research.
WEBSITE
RELATED TO REHABILITATION California School
of Professional Psychology at San Diego Rehabilitation Research and
The California School of
Professional Psychology-San Diego (CSPP-SD) was awarded a grant from
the U.S. Department of Education, NIDRR, to establish a rehabilitation
research and training center (RTC) for persons who are hard of hearing
or late-deafened. CSPP’s RTC is composed of a multidisciplinary
team of professionals with a history of commitment to improving the
quality and accessibility of mental health services to this underserved
population. Helen Keller National Center for
Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults (HKNC) The mission of HKNC is to
enable each person who is deaf-blind to live and work in his or her
community of choice. This site includes links to state-level services.
The Minnesota Chemical Dependency
Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals (MCDPDHHI), Fairview
Riverside Medical Center MCDPDHHI is a specialized
program designed to meet the communication and cultural needs of persons
who are deaf and hard of hearing in chemical dependency treatment.
National Center for the Dissemination
of Disability Research (NCDDR) NCDDR is a pilot project
designed to help NIDRR-funded researchers publicize the results of their
research. It includes listings of NIDRR-funded projects and activities
and information on the Interagency Committee on Disability Research
(ICDR), which promotes cooperation among federal agencies and compiles
statistics and other information concerning disability and rehabilita-tion
research. It includes Department of Education announcements and online
foundation and corporate grant listings. National Clearinghouse on Rehabilitation
Training Materials (NCRTM) NCRTM provides a variety
of disability-related training resources to those who serve persons
with disabilities. The clearinghouse is funded by an RSA grant and is
its sole clearinghouse. The National Institute on Deafness
and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) NIDCD is one of the institutes
that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the federal government’s
focal point for the support of biomedical research. Simply described,
the goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent,
detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability. NIH is part of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) NIDRR, a component of the
U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Rehabili-tation
Services, provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program
of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.
NIDRR-funded projects include rehabilitation research and training centers,
rehabilitation engineering research centers, research and demonstration
projects, field-initiated research projects, and ADA technical assistance
programs. The National Rehabilitation Information
Center (NARIC) NARIC is a library and information
center on disability and rehabilitation. Funded since 1979 by NIDRR,
NARIC collects and disseminates the results of federally funded research
projects. NARIC’s document collection, which also includes commercially
published books, journal articles, and audiovisuals, grows at a rate
of 250 items per month. This site also contains links to over 600 rehabilitation-related
resources on the web as well as the 1995 and 1996 NIDRR Program Directories.
REHABDATA REHABDATA is a
database that contains bibliographic records with abstracts (summaries)
of the materials in the NARIC library. REHABDATA covers all aspects
of disability and rehabilitation, and includes research reports, books,
journal articles, and audiovisual materials. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive
Technology Society of North America (RESNA) RESNA is an interdisciplinary
association of people with a common interest in technology and disability.
Their purpose is to help people with disabilities achieve their goals
through the use of technology. RESNA serves that purpose by promoting
research, development, education, advocacy, and the provision of technology,
and by supporting the people engaged in these activities. Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Center (RERC) The RERC on Hearing Enhancement
and Assistive Devices is a national project funded by the U.S. Department
of Education, NIDRR, and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Services (OSERS). The project conducts research programs that promote
technological solutions to problems confronting people who are deaf
or hard of hearing. RERC on Information Technology Access
Trace is a nonprofit research
center that focuses on making off-the-shelf technologies and systems
like computers, the Internet, and information kiosks more accessible
for everyone through the process known as universal or accessible design.
RERC on Universal Telecommunications
Access The expansion and growth
of telecommunications technology is designed to make communicating over
the telephone easier, faster, and more efficient. But this is not always
the case for people with disabilities. Voice mail is inaccessible to
people who are deaf. Fax is inaccessible to people who are blind. Interactive
voice systems are inaccessible to people who cannot use their arms.
This RERC was funded to promote accessible telecommunications access.
West Virginia Rehabilitation Research
and Training Center A NIDRR funded national center
conducting research and training to assist persons with disabilities
into employment, the community, and independence through information
technology.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/index.html The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is established by Congress as the principal Federal agency authorized to carry out Titles I, III, VI, VII, and VIII, as well as specified portions of Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the entirety of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended, and the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults Act. RSA provides national leadership for, and administration of, basic State and formula grant programs, service projects and rehabilitation training discretionary grant programs, the Randolph-Sheppard vending facilities and Helen Keller National Center programs, and evaluates all authorized programs to improve management and effectiveness. These programs develop and implement comprehensive and coordinated programs of vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, and independent living, for individuals with disabilities, through services, training, research and economic opportunities, in order to maximize their employability, independence, and integration into the workplace and the community. RSA is responsible for the formulation, development, and implementation of regulations, policies, and guidelines for the three statutes as described in the prior paragraph. You are visitor # 39,762 Please report any incorrect or broken links to the webmaster at the email address listed below. Your effort will be greatly appreciated!
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