We've compiled some valuable links:

• Associations, Organizations & Resource Centers
• Deaf Culture/American Sign Language
• Disability Rights Laws
• Government
• Internet Disability Job Boards
• Learning Resources
• Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

Webmasters: Link to NBDA!

Associations, Organizations & Resource Centers

• Access-Able Travel Source
• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA)
• American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
• Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA)
• Captioned Media Program
• Chicagoland Black Deaf Advocates
• Children of Deaf Adults (CODA)
• Christian Mission for the Deaf
• Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD)
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Disability Resources on the Internet
• Half the Planet Foundation
• Invisible Hands, Inc.
• Legal Network for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Lexington School and Center for the Deaf
• National Association for Advancement of Colored People
• National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
• National Association of Black Interpreters
• National Council of Negro Women
• National Organization on Disability
• National Urban League
• New York Society for the Deaf (NYSD)
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC)
• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)
• Smithsonian Institution Accessibility Program
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
• Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. (TDI)
• World Congress and Exposition on Disability Foundation
• World Federation of the Deaf
• University of Arkansas Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF)

Deaf Culture/American Sign Language

• What Is The Difference Between a Deaf and a Hard of Hearing Person?
• What is Wrong with the Use of these Terms: "Deaf-mute", "Deaf and dumb", or "Hearing-impaired"?
• American Sign Language and Interpreting

Disability Rights Laws

• Guide to Disability Civil Rights Laws

Government

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Contacting your U.S. Representative
• Contacting your U.S. Senator
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Government (DHHIG)
• Disability-related government resources
• Government Benefits (Your Benefits Connection)
• Housing for People with Disabilities
• If you are homeless...
• Independent Living Centers
• Social Security Disability Benefits Information
• State Mental Health Agencies
• State Protection and Advocacy Agencies
• State Resources

Internet Disability Job Boards

• http://www.jobaccess.org
• http://jobs.hiredisability.com

Learning Resources

• Camden County College Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
• Gallaudet University
• A Guide to the Individualized Education Program
• Information on Individualized Family Service Plans and Individualized Education Plans
• National Center on Deafness (NCOD) at California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
• Northeast Technical Assistance Center (NETAC)
• Parent Training and Information Centers
• Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• South West Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
• State Vocational and Rehabilitation Agencies
• Student Financial Assistance

Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

• National Organization on Disability:provides links and information about disaster information and people with disabilities
• PrepareNow.org: California site that provides general links on disaster and special needs
• Easter Seals: s.a.f.e.t.y first evacuation program
• Job Accommodation Network: emergency evacuation for employees
• National Business and Disability Council: Emergency evacuation checklist for people with disabilities in the workplace (search bar on left of homepage; type emergency evacuation checklist.)
• The American Red Cross
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)

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