Disability Links
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/PREPAREDNESS IN NORTHWEST OHIO
Lucas County Emergency Management Agency
County Directors of EMAs – (pdf updated 08/25/09)
FEMA Are You Ready
LOCAL TRAVEL OPTIONS
TARTA – local bus provider
TARPS – local paratransit provider
INDEPENDENT LIVING
National List of Independent Living Centers
National List of Statewide Independent Living Councils
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
Independent Living Institute – Stockholm
Independent Living USA
The Center for Independent Living – Berkeley
Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU)
INDEPENDENT LIVING – RURAL ISSUES
Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, The University of Montana Rural Institute
ADVOCACY
Center for Human Policy
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
ADAPT
Not Dead Yet
Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Dept. of Transportation – Federal Transit Agency
Federal Communications Commission – Civil Rights Offices
United States Department of Education—Office of Civil Rights
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
The Government’s ADA Site
The Government’s Guide to Civil Rights Laws
Assistance for Businesses wanting to Accommodate
Disability.gov
EDUCATION AND INCLUSION
Peak Parent Center
Inclusion Times
The Peal Center
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
United States Department of Education—Office of Civil Rights
HOUSING
Center for Universal Design (NCSU)
Visitability.org
Concrete Change
Universally Designed Smart Home Book
YOUTH
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
Disability, Youth And Culture: Perspectives On Inclusion
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
LIVING LIFE
The Wheel Life – A Social Network for People who use Chairs and the Wider Disability Community
RECREATION
The National Alliance for Accessible Golf
Wilderness Inquiry
The National Center on Accessibility
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
EMPLOYMENT
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Disability Section
Think Beyond the Label – A website that challenges old myths and current stereotypes
EMPOWERMENT
National Organization on Disability (NOD)
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
Committee on Disability Power and Pride
Ohio Disability Vote Coalition
2010 Census: Toolkit for Reaching People with Disabilities
DISABILITY STUDIES/ACADEMIA
Society for Disability Studies (SDS)
University of Toledo Disability Studies Program
DISABILITY-RELATED SUPPORT – NATIONAL
Disability.gov
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
DISABILITY-RELATED SUPPORT – LOCAL
The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio
Toledo Hearing and Speech Center
Toledo Deaf Club
The Northwest Ohio National Spinal Cord Injury Association
TRAVEL AND SAFETY
Ride Safe - University of Michigan’s Information page for traveling safely in motorized vehicles from a wheelchair.