Disability Info on the Web

Interesting Web Sites

Federal Government disability information Web site 

Projects working on improving access and learning strategies for students with disabilities:

• EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information)

  The goal of EASI's NSF grant is to distribute information about making science, engineering and mathematics materials accessible to people with disabilities.

• DO-IT Program

  Provides opportunities for high school students to study science, engineering and mathematics through a combination of mentoring, on-line interaction and a brief exposure to living on campus, with the intent of developing self-advocacy skills and using technology to pursue academic interests.

• COMETS, Clearing House on Mathematics, Engineering, Technology and Science

  COMETS is an information dissemination project funded by the National Science Foundation to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

• Science Access Project

  This project is developing new technologies to enhance the ability of people with print disabilities to access science, mathematics, and engineering information.

  General Disability Web Sites

  • ADA & Disability Information
  • ADA Accessibility Guidelines
  • CAMERA OBSCURA

    Index of electronic texts, academic and scholarly resources, virtual libraries, and electronic reference works in a variety of formats from a variety of sources

  • Dyslexia Online

  Vision

  • Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
  • American Foundation for the Blind
  • Texas Talking Book Program

  Free, public domain electronic text

  • Books-on-line
  • 1 Look Dictionaries
  • Electronic Texts and Publishing Resources