News You Can Use
When we find useful information related to assistive technology or disability, we'll post it here.
December 12, 2000: Voice-Recognition Software Featured in The Atlantic Monthly
James Fallows discusses recent advances in voice input software and reviews three of the most recent speech recognition software in the December 2000 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. The article, entitled "From Your Lips to the Printer", can be found currently in the Technology section of www.theatlantic.com
Link to source: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/12/fallows.htm.
December 7, 2000: National Public Radio's Public Interest Airs Show on Multiple Sclerosis
A panel of MS researchers and doctors discuss the latest advances to combat multiple sclerosis. The panel consisted of Dr. John Richert, Georgetown University Hospital; Dr. Henry McFarland, Chief, Neuroimmunology Branch of the National Institutes of Health; Charles Riley, Editor of We Media Magazine; David Lander, an actor afflicted with MS. Public Interest airs from WAMU in Washington, D.C. You can hear a recording of the show over the Internet using RealPlayer.recording of the one-hour show can be accessed from http://www.wamu.org/ram/2000/p2001206.ram.
Link to source: http://www.wamu.org/.
November 15, 2000: Wired on Wheels to Offer Accessiblity Information on Restaurants and other Travel Destinations
Wired on Wheels (WOW!) is a new, not-for-profit Internet organization committed to providing people with disabilities with information on the accessibility of potential travel destinations such as restaurants. WOW! offers people who are disabled â?? and their friends and family â?? an online community where they can rate accessibility, find out what other reviewers think about a destination, and make informed decisions about where to go. The information will be posted with the restaurant reviews found on Digital City.com. WOW! needs your input.
Link to source: http://www.wiredonwheels.org/.
October 31, 2000: Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative (FITAI)
The U.S. Government has launched the Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative (FITAI) to ensure that all Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. This interagency effort is mandated by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities, and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. FITAI will offer information and technical assistance to assist agencies in providing of access to all of their electroninc and information technology for people with disabilities and to provide an informal means of cooperation and sharing of information on the implementation of Section 508.
Link to source: http://www.section508.gov/.
October 27, 2000: Some news for frustrated wheelchair users
Some news for frustrated wheelchair users: A proposed new law in Michigan would make it illegal to block curb cuts, ramps, and access aisles for handicapped parking. Civil penalties of $100 per offense would apply.
October 16, 2000: New Book Provides A Key Resource for Creating Accessible Web Sites
Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities was recently published by CMP Books. Author Mike Paciello, a leading authority on Web accessibility, is the original creator and one of the primary forces behind the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3) Web Accessibility Initiative. Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities reviews the latest standards of this initiative. Moreover, it instructs readers how to evaluate the accessibility of their Web site, and how to build accessible user interfaces, with straightforward lessons and examples on the specific tools, utility references and programming techniques. Readers will learn how to master HTML enhancements for accessibility; implement specialized Web accessibility software; take advantage of special CSS, HTML, Java and XML coding techniques and locate hundreds of disability and Web accessibility initiatives for keeping current on the latest legislation. They will also learn how emerging technologies will affect access to the Web with answers to questions like: -How can I provide highly graphic and visual content to the blind? -How will people with physical disabilities access Internet kiosks? -What will the deaf do when faced with voice output and audio-based multimedia? -How will individuals who cannot speak interact with an information kiosk that is built on a voice-recognition platform? The book is available at many retail outlets, usually for $34.95.
October 12, 2000: Remote Realtime Online Captioning Service
The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities has announced the availability of the Remote Realtime Online Captioning Service. The service offers accommodation for people with a wide variety of learning, language, and hearing disabilities. The remote realtime captioning system needs no third party software, encoders or dual phone lines to work. Everything is transferred over the Internet with specially designed software. The speaker (teacher, lecturer, presenter) uses a wireless lapel microphone which transmits audio to a computer. The computer digitizes the audio and transmits it over the Internet to a remote captionist who transcribes it and sends it back to the presentation location where it is projected on the user's computer screen.
Link to source: http://ndcpd.misu.nodak.edu/abstracts/.
October 5, 2000: IDEAS 2000 Conference to Highlight Methods to Increase Employment for People with Disabilities
The annual Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS) 2000 conference will take place on October 17 and 18 2000 at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters at 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 1006-S, Washington, D.C. IDEAS 2000 will feature workshops, discussions and exhibits highlighting methods to increase employment for people with disabilities. Hosted by the Department of Agriculture and cosponsored by the General Services Administration and the Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, there are two central themes for the conference: Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Presidential Executive Order of hiring 100,000 new federal employees with disabilities. Attorney General Janet Reno has been invited as the keynote speaker.
Link to source: http://www.usda.gov/oo/ideas.htm.
September 21, 2000: Dentistry, Managed Care, and Your Special Child
On September 27 at 1:30 p.m. (Central Time) the Maternal and Child Health Bureau will sponsor a webcast entitled "Dentistry, Managed Care, and Your Special Child." This month's webcast features: -Faye Eldar, M.Ed., Family Liaison, Quality Community Managed Care Project: Phase II, located at the Center for the Advancement of Distance Education (CADE), School of Public Health (SPH), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). -Fred Margolis, D.D.S., a pediatric dentist in private practice, and an Assistant Professor of Dentistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. -Scott Miller, D.D.S., a general dentist with a family practice, and President of the Chicago area of the Academy of General Dentistry. -Alyce Selman, the mother of three children, including one child with special healthcare needs. The KCMO Webcast Series is produced by the staff of the Quality Community Managed Care: Phase II (QCMC-II) project, which is funded by the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB). This project supports the development of partnerships between the state children with special health care needs program, managed care organizations, and families. It also works to bridge gaps in the service system through the provision of information and training.
Link to source: http://www.uic.edu/sph/cade/kidsmco/techreq.htm.
August 23, 2000: Captioned Media Program
The Captioned Media Program is a FREE video lending program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and administered by the NAD (National Association of the Deaf). The program provides videos which are "open-captioned," meaning they will display the English text of the soundtrack with any TV/VCR. No special decoder-device is necessary. These videos are available to deaf or hard of hearing Americans, their parents, families, teachers, counselors, interpreters or others whose use of the collection would benefit a deaf or hard of hearing person. The captioned videos are delivered right to the user's door and may be kept up to one week before being returned. The program pays the postage both ways. Approximately 4,000 videos are available through the program's catalog touching on a wide variety of topics. Included are educational, special-interest, sign language videos - even classic movies!
Link to source: http://www.cfv.org/.
July 27, 2000: "Access America for People with Disabilities" Website Opens
In keeping with President Clinton's vision of using information technology to increase and improve customer service, the President announced a new website, Access America for People with Disabilities - www.disAbility.gov - that will serve as a "one-stop" electronic link to an enormous range of useful information to people with disabilities and their families. The website contains information relating to children and youth; employment, self employment, and entrepreneurship; transportation; health care and long term services and supports; choice and self-determination; recreation and travel; civil rights and protections; college, adult and vocational education; housing; technology; income supports; tax credits and deductions; disability statistics; and emergency preparedness.
Link to source: http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/.
July 26, 2000: Blazie Engineering and Henter Joyce have merged to create a new company called Freedom Scientific
This new company has also recently acquired Arkenstone. For product information and orders for any of the three companies' products go to the web site.
Link to source: http://www.freedomscientific.com/.
July 18, 2000: The Disability Rights Movement
The National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. opened an exhibit entitled "The Disability Rights Movement" on July 6, 2000. Marking the tenth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the exhibit examines the history of grass roots activism by people with disabilities, their friends, and families to secure the civil rights guaranteed to all Americans. The exhibit will consist of four showcases and is innovative in its design and aims for maximum accessibility. Web-based kiosks will provide visitors with alternative formats to experience the exhibit. The kiosks are prototypes for versions that will eventually be available to museums and other cultural institutions.
Link to source: http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/index.html.
July 14, 2000: Redesigned ADA Home Page
The Home Page improvements make it easier for users to navigate the ADA Website and to search on ADA issues or find specific settlement agreements, publications, or press releases. A new Tenth Anniversary Section of the Home Page was added to highlight the Section's Special Tenth Anniversary Status Report, its 10 Regional Press Reports, and provide links to a new page for Tenth Anniversary Stories and Pictures. On this page, the Department will post a new ADA Story and Picture each day during the later two weeks of July.
Link to source: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm.
July 11, 2000: Assistive Technology Solutions
If you have great ideas for new products for people with disabilities but just don't know how to get them from the drawing board to consumers, you might find it helpful to contact Assistive Technology Solutions. Its primary focus is to enhance the availability of assistive technology by making the "creative process" a little easier.
Link to source: http://www.atsolutions.org/.
July 7, 2000: NIDRR Director Katherine D. Seelman Receives Award from American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Katherine D. Seelman will be awarded the Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), http://www.aapmr.org/. Dr. Seelman's award will be presented during the 33rd Walter J. Zeiter Luncheon and Lecture on Friday, November 3. The award ceremony occurs during the 62nd American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly, November 2-5 2000 in San Francisco. The AAPM&R established the Distinguished Public Service Award in 1981. The award honors individuals who have made significant public service contributions to the development of educational, research and service activities that concern physical medicine and rehabilitation. These contributions directly impact and benefit disabled citizens. U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye from Hawaii will also receive an award from AAPM&R at the luncheon. Dr. Seelman joins a distinguished group of former AAPM&R awardees including: U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy; Marcus J. Fuhrer, Ph.D.; U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen; Jerry Lewis; and Richard S. Materson, MD.
Link to source: http://www.aapmr.org/.
July 5, 2000: Exceptional Parent Library announces the addition of online shopping at their website
EP Library, a division of Exceptional Parent magazine, is one of the largest sources of books, videos, CD's, and software for the disability community. This new feature makes it easier for parents, educators, and professionals around the world to obtain any of the products in the library by simply clicking a mouse. Eplibrary.com currently lists and details books, videos, CD's, and software in almost fifty specific as well as general categories. A search feature is provided on the site to help simplify things. Along with the addition of the online shopping feature, eplibrary.com provides reviews on many of the titles, providing even more in-depth information.
Link to source: http://www.eplibrary.com/.
June 5, 2000: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Adds Parents Section to Website
The Parents' section offers new fact sheets for parents on several important topics that affect young children. Each fact sheet includes a listing of organizations where parents may find additional information. Topics include the following:
- Communication Options for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
- Speech and Language: Developmental Milestones.
- Otitis Media: Facts for Parents.
Link to source: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/.
May 3, 2000: Maryland Offers TTYs, Other Assistive Telephone Equipment to Residents in Need
The State of Maryland and Maryland Accessible Telecommunications (MAT), allow SSI, SSDI, AFDC/TCA, or TEN4HA recipients who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, speech disabled or those having functional difficulty using the telephone to receive specialized telephone equipment and service they might otherwise be unable to afford. MAT provides free TTYs, amplified handsets, and other assistive devices to qualified applicants. This specialized equipment will permit customers to use the Maryland Relay to make telephone calls to family, friends, and businesses, or to call from one TTY to another TTY. Recipients of these equipment items will retain ownership of the devices so long as they continue to reside in Maryland. Highly specialized equipment items, such as Tele-Braille machines, will also be provided, based on evaluation of the recipient's unique needs by the Maryland Technology Assistance Program (MD TAP). In cooperation with the Bell Atlantic Tel-Life program, and the Department of Human Resources, MAT will also assist program recipients who cannot afford basic telephone installation costs to obtain telephone service.
April 28, 2000: New Publication Available on Assistive Technology Recycling
If you are interested in learning more about the recycling, refurbishing, and redistribution of assistive technology, you might want to check out Discovering Hidden Resources. The RESNA Technical Assistance Project produced this publication in the hopes of bolstering existing programs and fostering the creation of new ones. It presents a concise but thorough overview of ongoing efforts in the field of assistive technology recycling, refurbishment, and redistribution all around the world.
Link to source: http://www.resna.org/taproject/index.html.
April 27, 2000: American Social Health Association Announces a New Web Site for TTY Users
The American Social Health Association (ASHA), which operates the CDC National STD & AIDS Hotlines (CDC NSTDAH), is pleased to announce a new Web site for TTY users. The web site allows individuals to view videotaped answers to the hotline's most frequently asked questions about HIV/AIDS in American Sign Language (ASL). "In health education we often talk about the importance of 'speaking the individual's language.' That is exactly what this web site does" asserts Chad Ludwig, NSTDAH TTY Supervisor. "ASL is the first language of the majority of Deaf Americans. English, which has different syntax and grammatical rules, is most often a secondary language and therefore is not the most effective means of communicating important messages," says Ludwig. Books, brochures and pamphlets written in English often miss the mark when it comes to providing clear and accurate HIV prevention information to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HOH).
Link to source: http://www.ashastd.org/nah/tty.html.
April 14, 2000: People with Disabilities Press Opens
Many individuals with disabilities, parents, family members, organizations and professionals have produced fine books but cannot get the attention of traditional publishers. Now, you can publish that book(s) and/or bring back your out-of-print books. Have you and/or your organization published monographs or reports that deserve a worldwide audience? Such materials can now be books! And you/organization will receive royalties. Once accepted, your book will be available in two months-with no up-front costs! And, you will be able to make revisions in the future! Stanley Klein, fomerly of Exceptional Parent, is the Series Editor for the People with Disabilities Press. In collaboration with iUniverse.com, he screens manuscripts and assists in marketing.
Link to source: http://www.iuniverse.com/jahia/jsp/index.jsp.
April 12, 2000: Freedom Scientific Inc.
Henter-Joyce, the leading U.S. software company specializing in products for blind people, has merged with Blazie Engineering, the leading U.S. manufacturer of Braille hardware devices, to form Freedom Scientific Inc., a new company dedicated to offering a broad line of assistive technology products for people with sensory impairmentsand learning disabilities. Henter-Joyce and Blazie Engineering will continue to design, develop and manufacture their respective product lines in separate business development units, but their sales, marketing, order entry and administrative functions will be combined at the Freedom Scientific Blind/Low Vision Group, to be located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Freedom Scientific's corporate headquarters will be in Carlsbad, California.
April 7, 2000: Better Speech and Hearing Month
May 2000 is Better Speech and Hearing Month. For general information, please contact: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Phone: 1-800-638-8255 (General Information); 1-800-950-7701 EXT. 40 (Promotional Materials).
April 5, 2000: National Stuttering Awareness Week
May 8-14, 2000 is National Stuttering Awareness Week. For general information, please contact: Stuttering Foundation of America (SFA) Phone: (901) 452-7343; (901) 452-0995; 1-800-992-9392 Fax: (901) 452-3931 E-mail: stuttersfa@aol.com
Link to source: http://www.stuttersfa.org/.
March 10, 2000: Updated Contact Information for the RRTC in Community Integration for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Pam Cornell Baylor College of Medicine TIRR, D-112 1333 Moursund Ave. Houston, TX 77030-3405. Phone: 713/797-5947. Fax: 713/797-5982. Email: pcornell@bcm.tmc.edu.
March 1, 2000: The American Social Health Association Announces Enhanced STD and AIDS Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The American Social Health Association, (ASHA), announces enhanced STD and AIDS service for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. ASHA which for years has operated the National AIDS Hotline (CDC NAH) and the National STD Hotline (CDC NSTDH) separately under contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleased to have this opportunity to provide both bodies of information in one call. While the CDC NAH has had a dedicated TTY (teletype) service for the Deaf and hard-of- hearing since 1988 STD information has not been available via a national hotline service. "The lack of available information for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing has been a major hurdle in slowing infection rates within these communities," says Chad Ludwig, Senior Supervisor of the newly integrated TTY service at the CDC National STD & AIDS Hotlines. As a member of the Deaf community I am thrilled about this enhancement!" The CDC National AIDS Hotline provides service in English, Spanish and via TTY, and the CDC National STD Hotline offers information in English. This integration is part of a four-phased project which began in November of 1999 when the CDC NAH Spanish service integrated STD information and referrals into their scope of service. According to Lourdes Suarez, Manager of the CDC NAH Spanish and TTY services, as well as Interim Manager of the CDC NSTDH this dual approach affords callers a higher level of service. "The integration of information and referrals allows our Health Communication Specialists to provide more complete information to callers, by addressing sexual health in a more well-rounded fashion. HIV is an STD. Other STDs can impact the likelihood of becoming infected with HIV. Providing this information in a more holistic format just makes sense!" The last phases of the Hotline integration will take place in April and August of this year with enhancements to the Hotlines' e-mail system and integration of the two English Services. The CDC National STD and AIDS Hotlines provide free, confidential and anonymous information, education and referrals to callers with STD & AIDS related questions. The hotline's TTY service is staffed by Health Communication Specialists who are skilled in American Sigh Language, English and Spanish. The TTY service is available 10:00AM - 10:00PM (Eastern Time), Monday - Friday, including holidays. A taped message provides information about HIV and AIDS at all other times. ASHA operates the CDC National AIDS Hotline, the CDC National STD Hotline, and the CDC National Immunization Information Hotline under contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Founded in 1914, ASHA is a nonprofit organization dedicated solely to the prevention and control of all sexually transmitted diseases. Its mission is to stop STDs and their harmful consequences to individuals, families and communities. CDC National STD and AIDS Hotlines 1-800-243-7889 - TTY Service (10:00AM - 10:00PM, Monday - Friday) 1-800-344-7432 - Spanish Service (8:00AM - 2:00AM, 7 Days a Week) 1-800-227-8922 - English Service (8:00 AM - 11:00PM, Monday - Friday) 1-800-342-AIDS(2437) - English Service (24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week). For more information, contact: Tracey A. Adams Community Outreach & Promotions Manager Phone: (919) 361-8439 TTY: (919) 361-8484 Fax: (919) 361-4855 E-mail: traada@ashastd.org.
February 18, 2000: How to Select a Health Plan for Your Family & Child with Special Healthcare Needs
The second in a series of webcasts sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau through a grant, Quality Community Managed Care-2, will be broadcast February 23, 2000 at 1:30 PM CST. The session, How to Select a Health Plan for Your Family & Child with Special Healthcare Needs, will feature: Faye Eldar, Moderator, University of Illinois at Chicago; Robin Speaks, Team Leader for Admitting & Business Associates and Patient Financial Services, Children's Memorial Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Kathy McCarthy, an Illinois parent of a seven-year old child with spinal muscular atrophy. Please register online for this broadcast at: http://www.uic.edu/sph/cade/kidsmco/. You will need a RealPlayer 5.0 or higher to listen to the broadcast. (You can download a free copy of the Player and test it prior to the webcast by going to the Technical Requirements page of the host website.) Can't listen to the live webcast? Checkout the webcast archives and listen to this session, as well as previous sessions, at your convenience. A full- text transcript of each session is also available in the archives. Quality Community Managed Care-2 is funded by a grant from the Maternal and Child Health Care Bureau. http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Link to source: http://www.uic.edu/sph/cade/kidsmco/.
February 4, 2000: Info to Go
In case you haven't noticed, the National Information Center on Deafness (NICD) closed business on October 1, 1999. But don't despair, Info to Go has taken over the information aspect of the NICD at the same web address, http://www.gallaudet.edu/~nicd/. Info to Go is a service of the National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse at Gallaudet University.
Link to source: http://www.gallaudet.edu/~nicd/.
January 19, 2000: Webcast KMCO
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau, through the grant Quality Community Managed Care-2, is sponsoring Webcast KMCO, a series of monthly online audio shows on topics relevant to children with special health needs and managed care organizations. Each webcast focuses on a particular aspect of managed care issues for the special needs population and features a professional, a parent, and a moderator, who is a member of the Quality Community Managed Care-2 project staff. The first webcast, Basics of Managed Care, will be broadcast January 26, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time and will feature: Faye Eldar, moderator Karen Gugliuzza, Midland Management Company LLC Lynn Doolittle, the parent of a child with a disability To register online for this broadcast, visit http://www.uic.edu/sph/cade/kidsmco. The webcasts are broadcast the fourth Wednesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. In addition, each session is archived on the website to enable interested individuals to tune in and listen at their convenience. Upcoming shows are: February 23, 2000: How to Select a Managed Care Plan for Your Family and Special Needs Child March 22, 2000: Understanding, Accessing, and Appealing Your Benefits April 26, 2000: Health Care and the Law Tune in to learn more about children with special health needs and managed care options. Quality Community Managed Care-2 is funded by a grant from the Maternal and Child Health Care Bureau. http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Link to source: http://www.uic.edu/sph/cade/kidsmco/.
January 11, 2000: the open-captioned presentation of The Sixth Sense
Tripod Captioned Films is pleased to announce the open-captioned presentation of The Sixth Sense starring Bruce Willis on January 25 and 26, 2000 at the Loews Foundry in Washington, DC. For more information, please contact: Loews Foundry 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street Washington, DC 20007 Phone: 202/333-8643.
Link to source: http://www.tripod.org/.
January 10, 2000: Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)
The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE) is in the process of developing a free international research database that will be operational by May 2000. Users will be able to locate research in their field by country through the CIRRIE website (http://cirrie.buffalo.edu). This database will provide valuable assistance to U.S. rehabilitation research conference organizers, funded by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), who are trying to establish an international component within domestic conferences by involving eminent colleagues from other countries. Similarly, CIRRIE will assist research organizations in other countries to sponsor rehabilitation experts from the U.S. to speak at their conferences. In both cases, CIRRIE will provide airfare, while the hosting institution will be responsible for meals, lodging, and other travel expenses. CIRRIE also supports the use of tele-conferencing to enable researchers in the U.S. to present at conferences in other conferences, and vice versa. CIRRIE support is available for visits related to planning, conducting, or preparing research, lecturing, providing technical assistance, and similar forms of collaboration. The CIRRIE website will provide an electronic bulletin board and discussion groups (Rehab Talk) on the various areas of rehabilitation research, providing a forum for researchers from the U.S. to remain engaged with researchers in other countries on a regular basis. Further information on all of CIRRIE programs, including the Travel Grant Application Form, can be found on CIRRE's website. Hard copies of CIRRIE materials or materials in alternate formats are available upon request. If you are interested in an application, or further information about any CIRRIE programs, please contact: CIRRIE State University of New York at Buffalo Center for Assistive Technology 515 Kimball Tower Buffalo, New York 14214-3079 Phone 716/829-3141 ext. 149. Fax: 716/829-3217. E-mail: pipitone@acsu.buffalo.edu
Link to source: http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/.
January 5, 2000: The Rehab and Therapy Mall Online
If your New Year resolution was to get the most out of each stop your web surfing journey, two sites may be just the places for you. The Rehab and Therapy Mall Online and Rehab Central both offer a wide range of information, resources, and links on topics related to disability, assistive technology, and health.
Link to source: http://www.medgroup.com/rehab/index.html.
