ONLINE RESOURCES

Links to Resources

To make it easy to return to this list, any links selected will open a new window. However, only one new window will be created. If you need to open the links in their own individual window, please use your browser options to do so.

Local UM & Ann Arbor Resources

U of M Services for Students with Disabilities.
http://www.umich.edu/~sswd/

U of M Disabilities Resources.
http://www.umich.edu/Disability/

U of M Council for Disability Concerns.
http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/ability/l

U of M Initiative on Disability Studies (UMInDs)
http://www.umich.edu/~uminds/

U of M MWorks Disability Management Services.
http://www.med.umich.edu/mworks/disability.htm

U of M Graduate Library Services for Patrons with Disabilities.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/disabilities.html

Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living.
http://www.aacil.org

Huron Valley Community Network.
http://www.hvcn.org/info/hsvdis.html

Washtenaw County Public Library.
http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/library_for_the_blind_and_physically_disabled/index_html

Top of Page.

General Organizations

The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA).
http://www.ataccess.org.
ATA is a network of community-based resource centers and others who are providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities with the goal of increasing their use of assistive and information technologies.

Apple Computer.
http://www.apple.com/accessibility
Customizing the Apple Mac OS X operating system to make computing easier for people with disabilities. Instructions includes specifics for persons with vision, hearing, mobility or cognitive and language impairments.

Cornucopia Of Disability Information.
http://codi.buffalo.edu/assistiv.htm
Links for assistive technology resources including daily living needs, driving, learning or recreation.

disABILITY Information and Resources.
http://www.makoa.org/
A site listing many various resources. It provides some categorization for the links or offers an alphabetical listing.

IBM
http://www-03.ibm.com/able/
IBM center for accessible software.

EASI
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/
EASI Serves as a resource for information and guidance for access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities whether in school, college, libraries or at work. EASI also provides online training for accessible information technology for persons with disabilities.

Microsoft Accessibility Guidelines.
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/
Customizing the Windows operating system to make computing easier for people with disabilities. Instructions includes specifics for persons with vision, hearing, mobility or cognitive and language impairments.

Microsoft Accessibility Online Tutorials.
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/
Provides tutorials for operating systems, Word & Outlook, and Internet Explorer.

WebABLE Library.
http://www.webable.com/
Links for a variety of resources including papers, articles, online journals and guidelines and standards.

Top of Page.

General Educational Videos

Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/wt_dis.html
Video with captions and different connections speeds.

Access to Technology in the Workplace: In Our Own Words.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/access_tech.html
Great overview of adaptive technology. Video with captions and different connections speeds.

Working Together: Faculty and Students with Disabilities.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/wt_fac.html
Video with captions and different connections speeds.

The Winning Equation: Access + Attitude = Success in Math and Science
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/winequ.html
Video with captions and different connections speeds.

Disability Specific Organizations

A-Z Deaf blindness.
http://www.deafblind.com/
This site offers links and information for Blind or deaf people, and especially deafblind people, and those who provide specialized services for those who are deafblind.

The New York Institute for Special Education(NYISE) Blindness Resource Center.
http://www.nyise.org/blind.htm
Provides information and resources on blindness, deaf-blindness, low vision, University disability programs, and online information.

Typing Injury FAQ.
http://www.tifaq.org/
An educational site containing information about repetitive strain injury prevention and resources for coping with the ailment.

Top of Page.

Web site Design

w3 Web Accessibility Initiative -- References on Web Accessibility.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/
A list of links for guidelines and information on designing accessible web pages.

The Access Board -- 508 Compliance
http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/
A list of links for guidelines and information on designing accessible web pages.

World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/www.html

Applying the ADA to the Internet.
http://www.rit.edu/%7Eeasi/law/weblaw1.htm
An article by article by Cynthia D. Waddell, JD (written June 1998).

Bobby World Wide - URL analysis page.
http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp
Bobby WorldWide is a tool to help Web page authors identify changes that will make their pages more easily accessible to users with disabilities. This link will take you to the page that will check a specific page or URL.

TRACE: Designing More Usable Web Sites.
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/web/index.html
Links for accessible Web guidelines, Web access tools, discussion groups, and lots more.

WebAIM.
http://webaim.org/
A comprehensive site that provides information about accessibility issues. Also included are some simulations for non-disabled web designers to demonstrate what it might be like for a person with a disability to browse a site that is not accessible.

Top of Page.

Other University Adaptive Technology Sites

CSUN.
http://www.csun.edu/cod/

UCLA.
http://www.dcp.ucla.edu/

University of Missouri-Columbia.
http://iatservices.missouri.edu/adaptive/

University of Washington.
http://www.cac.washington.edu/computing/atl/index.html

Top of Page.