Resource Links — INCLUDE
Include — Connect — Transform
Ideas and resources that create natural community experience, relationships and collaborative partnerships. Relationships and goal setting that advance inclusion of all people in the experiences and benefits of community life. Resources that enhance decision-making that support self-determination and community life.
CaliforniaCalifornians for Disability RightsCDR: Advocating for access, justice, equality and independence
California State Council on Developmental DisabilitiesSCDD: Promoting policies and practices so people with developmental disabilities and families receive services
Tarjan Center – Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities – UCLAUCEDD: Providing university-based improvement of knowledge, policies and practices related to persons with disabilities and their families
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities – USC Childrens HospitalUCEDD: Providing university-based improvement of knowledge, policies and practices related to persons with disabilities and their families
Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities – UCD – M.I.N.D. InstituteUCEDD: Providing university-based improvement of knowledge, policies and practices related to persons with disabilities and their families
People First of CaliforniaPFCA: Self/Peer/Service system advocacy by persons with developmental disabilities
California Disability Community Action NetworkCDCAN: Advocacy and connecting people
Comunication Technology Edudcation CenterAugmentative & alternative communication (AAC) services and assistive technology resources
Connections for Information and Resources on Community LivingCIRCL : provide supported living information and training
Disability Rights Education Defense FundDREDF: disability law center for persons with disabilities and their families
Disability Rights CaliforniaDRC: Advancing legal and service rights of persons with disabilities: advocacy, information, training
ABILITY MagazineABILITY Magazine features the latest information for people with disabilities on health, new technologies, the ADA, employment opportunities, human interest stories, travel, leisure, and more.
ABLEDATAYour Source for Assistive Technology Information.
SABE(Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered) Information, resources and news for self-advocates.
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCenter for Development and Learning Project STIR (Steps Toward Independence and Responsibility): Acting for Advocacy (A4A)A web site for students planning life after high school that provides helpful information, resources, and support, as well as practical tools to become strong self-advocates and make their own life choices.
Job Accommodation NetworkJAN: Information related to job accommodations, the ADA and employability of people with disabilities.
Closing the GapClosing The Gap provides objective information about assistive technology products for children and adults with special needs.
People FirstLinks to People First organizations throughout the world. Self-determination resources and information for self-advocates with developmental disabilities.
Axis Disability RightsLinks to disability sites and resources related to inclusive education, employment and relationships, compiled by consultants Norman Kunc and Emma Van der Klift.
Center for Self-DeterminationThe Center for Self-Determination is a working collaboration of individuals and organizations committed to the principles of self-determination and to helping all persons create the lives they want, connected to and with their communities, and pursuing long-term relationships and economic futures.
Learning Opportunities for Your Child Through Alternate AssessmentsThis booklet, published by the US Department of Education, includes a section on accessing grade level content for students wth disabilities.
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education ActInformation and resources related to IDEA.
Inclusion of Students with Special NeedsSite for teachers and parents advocating for an inclusive school environment. Includes information on system change, staff development, teaching and learning in an inclusive environment, collaboration, standards and assessments. Links to related sites.
World Institute on DisabilityInformation related to inclusion, includes links to other sites with disability focus, publications and program information.
United States Access BoardThe Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities and a leading source of information on accessible design for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and electronic and information technology.
Inclusion Daily ExpressOnline newsletter that covers current disability rights, self-determination, and community inclusion issues around the world.
Inclusion PressCentral resource for publications, videos and other information related to community inclusion.
DO-IT Program"Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology."
The Social Security Disability Resource CenterThe goal of this site is to make it easy for individuals and their families to understand their rights, what they are entitled to, and how to qualify for benefits.
Adaptive Environments: Human-Centered DesignEducational non-profit organization committed to advancing the role of design in expanding opportunity and enhancing experience for people of all ages and abilities. Adaptive Environments' work balances expertise in legally required accessibility with promotion of best practices in human centered or universal design.
Center for an Accessible SocietyThe Center for an Accessible Society's goal is to focus public attention on disability and independent living issues.
Center for Housing and New Community EconomicsCHANCE: The Center for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE) was established in March of 2001 to improve and increase access to integrated, affordable, and accessible housing coordinated with, but separate from, personal assistance and supportive services. CHANCE's purpose is to create alternatives to approaches that segregate, congregate, and control people with disabilities. It works in partnership with ADAPT, a national organization that promotes services in the community for people with disabilities.
Center for Neighborhood TechnologyInformation, resources and programs related to urban community development.
Center for Universal DesignA national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes accessible and universal design in housing, buildings, outdoor and urban environments and related products according to the belief that all new environments and products, to the greatest extent possible, should be usable by everyone regardless of their age, ability, or circumstance.
Circles NetworkUK-based organization that provides unique support and new possibilities for disabled people who have been excluded from, or isolated within, our society. We offer them the opportunity to become full and equal members of society, to develop their talents and potential and to enrich the lives of others as well as their own. This is done primarily through the setting up of circles of support, and we also run specific projects for particular areas of need.
Community for All Toolkit/August 2004Joint effort between AAMR, The Arc, Center on Human Policy, Council on Quality and Leadership, University of Minnesota Research and Training Center on Community Living, TASH. This tool kit provides general information to strengthen community inclusion, background information for advocates involved in campaigns to close institutions, general information on community services, and resources for more information, material to counter arguments commonly used by pro-institution advocates, ideas for organizing and advocacy, and information about policy and governmental action.
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHUD: This web site provides information on buying, owning and selling a home and your rights as a renter, as well as a variety of tools and resources.
Disability Is NaturalA resource of articles promoting inclusion, self-determination and a common sense to raising children with disabilities.
National – InternationalInclusion PressPerson-Centered planning information
National Association of Parents with Children in Special EducationParent advocacy and special education information
Academy for Educational DevelopmentAED: Partnering with programs serving people most at risk for being infected with HIV
Inclusion Daily ExpressDisability rights news service
Human Services Research InstitituteHSRI: Expanding use of research and evaluation to guide policy and practice,improve capacities and increase participation of people with disabilities
The ArcAdvocacy, information, services to people with developmental disabilities
The ArcLink.orgWeb-based source of disability information and resources in accessible formats
Ability HubAssistive technology resources, adaptive equipment and alternative methods for accessing computers
The Alliance for Technology AccessConnecting children and adults with disabilities to technology tools
Family VillageGlobal disability-related resources
Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent CentersTraining and information to parents with children with disabilities
World Institute on DisabilityPromoting federal policies that support self determination
Self Advocates Becoming EmpoweredSABE: Self/Peer/System advocacy by persons with developmental disabilities
National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for YouthYouth-led information, training and resource center
US Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative ServicesSupporting states, schools: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, technical assistance, training
Center for Self-DeterminationTraining and technical assistance on Self-Determination
Transition Research InstitutePromoting inclusion of youth with disabilities in the national school-to-work efforts
National Disability Rights NetworkOrganization for federally mandated Protection and Advocacy systems for individuals with disabilities
National Organization on DisabilityPromoting participation and contributions of indviduals with disabilities
Ticket to Work ProgramInformation on Ticket to Work to support people with disabilities obtaining employment
US Office of Disability Employment PolicyAdvancing employment opportunities with resources and technical assistance
Burton Blatt InstituteAdvancing civic, economic and social participation of persons with disabilities a global society
American Association of People with DisabilitiesCross disability advocacy to further goals of ADA
Circles Network - Building Inclusive CommunitiesPerson-Centered Planning to facilitate inclusion
Institute on DisabilityImprovement of knowledge, policies and practices for persons with disabilities and their families
Advocating Change TogetherACT: Self/Peer Advocacy, community organizing and training with and for persons with disabilities |
