Related Links for Resources or Articles for People with Disabilities

  • - Information and technical assistance on the American For Disabilities Act
    www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
  • - Causes of blindness are cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy with information about each, physical and audible assistance and many helpful links to other related resources. ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
    know-the-ada.com/t5/ada-living-blindness.html
  • - Services in fb88 for those who need assistance using technology such as JAWS or Braille notetakers.
    www.alltech-tsi.org/services_a/blind.htm
  • - National council with 71 affiliates throughout the United States. " . . . strives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people . . ."
    www.acb.org/
  • - Not-for-profit resource and referral organization and publisher.
    www.afb.org/
  • - APH manufactures braille, large type, recorded, computer disk, and tactile graphic publications, and educational and daily living products.
    www.aph.org/
  • - A subscription-based service that provides scanned, member-contributed books to members in NISO/DAISY digital book format or grade 2 digital Braille. Students on the Talking Books program are eligible for free services from Bookshare.
    www.bookshare.org
  • - Offers Braille and a wide variety of services and programs to the blind.
    https://www.brailleinstitute.org/
  • - A not-for-profit fb88 organization helping the state's blind and visually impaired populations.
    www.theiris.org/
  • (Accessible Instructional Materials for fb88 Students with Print Disabilities) - ccessible Instructional Materials All students learn best when information is presented in a way that matches their individual learning styles.
    www.maine-aim.org/
  • - State agency which "strives to bring about full access to employment, independence and community integration for people with disabilities."
    www.state.me.us/rehab/
  • Statewide project dedicated to supporting availability of assistive and universally designed technology.
    www.mainecite.org/
  • - This organization is a good resource for low-vision aids. "Recognized by the American Medical Association, our dream is to make everyone aware of the differences between vision impairment and blindness."
    lighthouse.org/navh
  • - provides information about Jobline and Newsline (newspaper-by-phone service).
    www.nfb.org/
  • - Administers Talking Books program, has searchable online catalog of materials.
    www.loc.gov/nls/
  • - A not-for-profit educational publications resource for people with print disabilities.
    www.rfbd.org/index.htm
  • - Information about Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
    www.access-board.gov/508.htm
  • - Recommendations from WC3 on standards for web access.
    www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/