Services for Students with Disabilities
Web Resources
- DISBAILITIES COMMONLY INVISIBLE
- DISBAILITIES THAT ARE VISIBLE & INVISIBLE
- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT DISCRIPTIONS
- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY - DETERMINING WHAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL
- TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- ACCESS ABROAD FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
- GENERAL DISABILITES RESOURCES
- POLICY & LEGAL RESOURCES
- EMPLOYMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Disabilities That Are Commonly Invisible
| 1. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) |
- Maryland Psychological Association Directory of Referrals (ADHD Testing)
- Attention Deficit Disorder in College
- ADHD Association
- Children and Adults with ADHD
- An Online ADD/ADHD Support Group
- ADD Resources for Women
- ADDult Support of Washington for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (Many articles under "Reading Material")
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
- Internet Mental Health (Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder)
- National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- ONE A.D.D. Place
- ADD Warehouse: (Site that sells ADD related books, videos, etc.)
- ADD Links
| 2. Learning Disabilities (LD): |
- Maryland Psychological Association Directory of Referrals(LD Testing)
- LD Online - Guide To Post-Secondary Education
- LD Online - LD Documentation Guidelines for Post Secondary Education
- LD Online - College Planning
- Learning Disabilities Association
- The interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children
- The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) This site was formerly The Orton Dyslexia Society.
- LD Resources
- LD Advocates Guide
- Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities
- What are Some Good Resources?
- Where Can I Call or Write for Information?
- Assessing Students with Learning Disabilities under No Child Left Behind
- Word Finding Difficulties
- Assistive Technology Assessment - Cognitive Impairments
| 3. Acquired Brain Injury |
- Brain Injury Association
- National Resource for Traumatic Brain Injury
- Missouri Traumatic Brain Injury Demonstration Project
- Assistive Technology Assessment - Cognitive Impairments
| 4. Psychological Resources |
- Maryland Psychological Association
- Mental Health Infosource
- National Mental Health Association
- Mental Health Net
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- American Anxiety Association of America
- Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
- The Psychiatric Disabilities in The Workplace
| 5. Developmental Disabilities |
- Maryland Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene
- Developmental Disabilities Administration
- Maryland Developmental Disabilities Counsel
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page)
Disabilities that are Visible and Invisible
| 1. Sensory Impairments |
Sight Impairments:
- American Council of the Blind
- American Foundation for the Blind
- National Federation of the Blind
- Guide Dogs & Talking Signs
- Blindness and Visual Impairment Website Guide
- Technology - American Foundation for the Blind
- Assistive Technology Assessment - Blindness and Low Vision
- National Association of the Deaf
- SHHH--Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.
- Deafness/Hard or Hearing About.com
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Assistive Technology Assessment - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Impairments
| 2. Mobility Impairments |
- Information About Mobility Impairments
- Working Together: Computers and People With Mobility Impairments
- Mobility Impairments- Disabilities, Opportunity, Internetworking and Technology
- Accommodating Mobility Impaired Users On Web
- Usability Glossary: Motor Impairment
- Wheelchairs - Mobility
- Wheeled Mobility and Research Center
- Kids Quest On Disability and Health
| 3. Health Issues (Chronic) |
- Health Topics A-Z
- Major Chronic Diseases
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- JAMA HIV/AIDS Information
- The CFIDS Association of America (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome)
- Fibromyalgia Network
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Assistive Technology & Equipment Discriptions
- Maryland Technology Assistance Program
- West Virginia Disabilities and Business Technical Assistance Center
- University Legal Services Assistive Technology Program for the District of Columbia
- National Center on Accessible Information Technology Education
- ADA & IT Information Center - State Affilliates
- American Counsel for the Blind - Assistive Technology
- ADA and Technical Assistance Centers
- Assistive Technology for Post-Secondary students with Learning Disabilities
- The Computer Electronics Accommodation Program
Assistive Technology - Determining what might be helpful
- Assistive Technology Assessment - Blindness and Low Vision
- Assistive Technology Assessment - Cognitive Impairments
- Assistive Technology Assessment - Communication Impairments
- Assistive Technology Assessment - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Impairments
- Assistive Technology Training Online (ATTO) Project, AT Decision Making Module
- AT Assessment forms from Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative(WATI)
- Georgia Project for Assistive Technology AT Consideration Checklist
- Hey! Can I try that? A Workbook for Teens to identify Assistive Technology
- Texas Assistive Technology Network, Considering AT in the IEP Process
- ConnSENSE Bulletin
- Minnesota Assistive Technology Manual(2003 edition)
Transportation Information For Persons With Disabilities - Web Resources
- Public Transit in Frederick County for Persons with Disabilities - Transit IT-plus
- Public Transit in Frederick County for Persons with Disabilities Accessibility Features
- U.S. Department of Transportation and Accessibility - Equal Access to Transportation
- Adaptive Driving Association
- Automotive Safety Issues for Persons with Disabilities
Access Abroad for Students with Disabilities
- Tools for International Education and Disabilities Professionals
- Disabled Travel Network
- Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality
General Disabilities Resources
- Kennedy Kreiger Institute - Patient Care, School Programs, Research and Professional Training
- Personal Attendant Services
- US Department of EducationNational Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
- US Department of Justice -ADA-Service Animals
- Job Accommodation Network - ADA Hotlinks
Policy & Legal Resources
- Students with Disabilities Preparing for Post Secondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
- ADA Information Line
- National Counsel on Disabilities
- ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region
- Americans with Disabilities (ADA Job Accommodation Network)
- U.S. Department of Justice ADA Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials
- New Freedom Initiative - The White House