Links to Resources and Information

Disability Rights

• DOJ Business Connection Page
• Modification Specifications (ADA)
• National Center on Accessibility
• Transportation Regulations
• Your Rights Under 504 (PDF)

General Interest

• Destination: Accessible
• CBS News Article and Video: "New Robots Giving the Disabled Independence"
• National Council for Disability
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • 20 Years of ADA Enforcement, 20 Significant Cases
  • Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Governmental Resources for People with Disabilities

• American Association of People with Disabilities
• Department of Civil Service-Workers with Disabilities Interested in Local Government Employment
• Educational Occupational and Training Facility
• Long Island Housing Partnership-Rehabilitation Emergency Assistance Program
• National Low Income Housing Coalition
• NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
• New York State Government Officials
• Online Resource for American's with Disabilities -
• Department of Labor website
• Vocational Educational Services for Individual's with Disabilities

Not for Profit Organizations for People with Disabilities

• American Foundation for the Blind
• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• Long Island Center for Independent Living
• National Association of the Deaf
• National Federation for the Blind
• National Multiple Sclerosis
• National Organization on Disability
• Rebuilding Together Long Island
• Service Dogs
  
• Service Dogs America
• Technical Assistance Collaborative
• United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County
• United Spinal Association
• Helen Keller
• Lighthouse International
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Helping Hands

Other Resources

• Most Frequently Asked Questions About Able-Ride
• Nassau Inter-County Express
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Student Online College Guide
  

Opportunities or Technology Advances to Foster Independence

• Free Directory Assistance for Disabled - Verizon and other related services - Ph: 800-974-6006
• Ultimate Reading Machine - Make your computer into a reading machine
• "Visual Perception for the Blind: The BrainPort Vision Device" Article
  • Video

Private Industry Employment Assistance

• Employment Opportunities for Disabled Veterans
• Getting Hired matches qualified disabled individuals with major corporations on all levels
• Goodwill International Industries