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Disability Studies

Research on the history, culture, activities, education, and living conditions of people with disabilities.

Sites in Disability Studies

Institute on Disability / UAP - Durham, NH
Provides information to improve knowledge, policy, and practice related to including people with disabilities.
Disability Information for Students
International disability news, jobs, discussion, resources. A site designed for students and professionals supporting individuals with disabilities.
Society for Disability Studies
A nonprofit scientific and educational organization established to promote interdisciplinary research on humanistic and social scientific aspects of disability and chronic illness.
Disability Challenge
Studies of disability in India.
National Communication Association's Caucus on Disability Issues
Encourages quality scholarship on issues concerning disability and communication.
A Bibliography for Parents and Students
Bibliography on residential care, community integration, and leisure for developmentally disabled persons. A resource for parents, students, and researchers.
Institute on Disability Culture
Promoting pride in the history, activities, and cultural identity of individuals with disabilities throughout the world.
Disability Studies Concentration
Applies social, cultural, historical, and philosophical perspectives to the study of disability in society. Syracuse University, New York.
Center for Disability Studies
A Hawaii University program to promote improved quality of life for persons with disabilities through core functions of interdisciplinary training, research, service, and dissemination of products and promising practices.
Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission (CDMSC)
Disability management as defined by the Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission is the practice of providing preventive and remedial services to minimize the impact and cost of disability and to enhance the client's productivity.
Disability Social History Project
Disability civil rights movement, other important events and people with disabilities in history, and the representation of disabled people in the mass media throughout time.
Barbara Robertson's Disability Research Resources
On-line resources for disability research from a socio-political perspective, and the emerging interdisciplinary field of Disability Studies.
Dept. of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dedicated to the scholarly, interdisciplinary study of disability and related aspects of human development. It critically examines current and prospective disability policies, conceptual models, and intervention strategies.
Disability Studies Online Magazine
Online magazine publishing topics relating to the field of disability studies.
Developmental Disability and Mental Retardation Research
Laboratory aims at medical,sociological and educational research of developmental disabilities-mental retardation with chromosomal abnormality,autistic disorders,physical developmental disorders,intoxication.
Research Alliance for Children with Special Needs
RACSN is a community-university alliance researching ways to enhance the quality of life of school-aged children with special mobility, communication, and fine motor skill needs. (Ontario)
National Rehabilitation Information Center
Collects and disseminates the results of federally funded research projects to anyone who is interested in disability and rehabilitation.
Centre for Disability Studies
An interdisciplinary centre for teaching and research in the field of disability studies at the University of Leeds. (England)
Disability Studies in the Humanities
Syllabi and links from Georgetown University at Washington, D.C.
New Paradigm of Disability Bibliography
An annotated resource introducing and explaining the social and civil rights perspective of disability.
Center for Disabilities
Focuses on academic and community training, technical assistance, research, and information dissemination as they relate to people with developmental disabilites. University of South Dakota.
Disability History Museum
Promotes understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories.
A. J. Pappanikou Center on Disability Studies
Works with others to create opportunities that improve the lives of persons with disabilities and their families through training, services and information.
Research and Training Center on Rural Rehabilitation Services
RTC:Rural strives to improve the ability of rural Americans with disabilities to live independently in their own communities. Researchers focus on employment, independent living, health, accessible transportation and telecommunications. (Montana)
Canadian Centre on Disability Studies
A consumer-directed, university-affiliated centre involved in research and education on disability issues. Committed to fostering a spirit of collaboration between the disability and academic communities and other interested parties on initiatives of mutual interest and benefit nationally and internationally.
Disability Research Institute
A national resource fostering high quality research, dissemination of information, and training and education related to disability policy. (Illinois)

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