Disabilities

Information about Disabilities

1. "How Persons with Disabilities Use the Web," W3C, (http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/Overview.html)

Disability Organizations

General

Blindness and Visual Impairment

• American Council of the Blind general information including recent issues of The Braille Forum (Washington, DC). Go here for a list of ACB Affiliated Organizations.
• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), a U.S. nonprofit organization enabling blind or visually impaired people to achieve equality and access. Provides information and referrals about living with visual impairment. Helen Keller devoted over 40 years of her life to AFB.
• National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the largest organization of the blind in America (Baltimore, MD)

For a comprehensive list of resources for the blind and visually impaired, go to the Blindness Resource Center, New York Institute for Special Education (http://www.nyise.org/orgs.htm)

Cognitive Impairment

Deafness and Auditory Impairment

Physical Impairment