Resources

We encourage our readers and potential applicants to visit the sites listed below, and we welcome additions. E-mail your suggestions to bff<at>bff.org.

Links

• AbilityHub (assistive technology solutions)
• Access Technologies, Inc./Technology Access for Life Needs (Oregon)
• Administration on Developmental Disabilities (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
• American Association of People With Disabilities
• Center for Applied Special Technology
• Brain Injury Association of Oregon
• Closing the Gap
• Disability, Health and Wellness
• disABILITY Information and Resources
• Disability Rights Advocates
• Employment Support for People with Disabilities (Social Security Administration; includes links to Ticket to Work sites)
• Guidestar (a national database of nonprofit organizations - excellent general resource)
• History of Working Adults with Disabilities
• Impact of the Welfare Reform Legislation on Legal Immigrants with Disabilities (analysis by the National Council on Disability)
• Job Accommodation Network (service of the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy)
• National Center for Accessible Media
• National Council on Disability
• National Crime Prevention Council — Crime Prevention for People with Physical Disabilities
• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) (Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education)
• National Study of Women with Physical Disabilities
• OHSU Center on Self-Determination
• Oregon Department of Human Services
• Portland Community College: Career and Employment Guide for Job Seekers and Employees with Disabilities and Guide for Employers: How to Recruit, Interview, Hire and Accommodate People with Disabilities Seeking Work
• RTC Rural: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People in Oregon (SHHHOR)
• Technology Access Program at Oregon State University
• United Cerebral Palsy Association
• U.S. Department of Justice ADA Home Page
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Publications

• ADA: A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
  (a joint publication of the Social Security Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Council and U.S. Department of Justice)
• Disability Grantseekers Guide to Foundations and Corporate Funding
  (comprehensive information on the different types of foundations and corporate funding organizations, who they fund and how, together with how to research and write proposals)
• A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
  (U.S. Department of Justice