Links to Disability Resources on the Web

Assistive Technology

• Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library
  
• Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology - PIAT
• Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation
• The Job Accommodation Network
  
• National Rehabilitation Information Center
• Project EASI-Easy Access to Software & Information
  
• Audio Information Services (IAAIS)
• Tech Connections - Assistive Technology Information
  

Business Resources

• Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR)
• National Employment Team (VR NET)
  
• U.S. Dept. of Labor guidance on disability disclosure for job candidates considering employment with federal contractors. The Disability Inclusion Starts With You video is available online for viewing or download, and can also be accessed from either the OFCCP home page or the OFCCP Section 503 Web page.
  
• Resources to help employers recruit, hire, retain and advance individuals with disabilities

Employment / Careers

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Employment
  
• PA CareerLink®
• CareerOneStop
  
• USAJOBS
  
• The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
• The Small Business Administration
  
• The Small Business Administration - Hiring People with Disabilities
  

Advocacy

• Cerebral Palsy Guide
• Arc of PA
• Disability Rights Network
• Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
  
• National Rehabilitation Association
• Office of Disability Employment Policy - ODEP
• The Campaign for Disability Employment
• The Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council
• Center for Disability Law and Policy - CAP
• Parent Education Network
  
• Pennsylvania Department of Aging
• Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
• Governor's Cabinet and Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities
  
• Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Association
  

Legislation

• A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
• U.S. Department of Justice ADA Home Page
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  
• The Pennsylvania House of Representatives
  
• The Pennsylvania Senate
• Library of Congress
  
• U.S. Government Publishing Office
  
• State VR Act (Act 167 of 1988)
• State Independent Living Act (Act 139 of 1994)
  
• Americans With Disabilities Act
  

Education / Training

• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
  
• Commonwealth Technical Institute (CTI) at HGAC
  
• National Center for College Students with Disabilities
  
• National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
  

Diversity

• Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)
  
• The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
  

Other / Miscellaneous

• A to Z List of Disabilities and Accommodations
• Cents and Sensibility Money Management Guide
• Cents & Sensibility Guide PATF publications order web page
• FEMA IwD Disaster Preparedness links and kits and Ready.gov
• Library for the Blind and Physically disAbled Free Library of Philadelphia
• National Institutes of Health
• National Organization of Disability
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association
• PA Rehabilitation Council PaRC
• Rehabilitation Services Administration
• Social Security Online