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Assistive technology
http://cosmos.ot.buffalo.edu/aztech.htmlHome page of the Atzech Inc. Assistive Technology
http://disability.comEven Kepm & Associates (aids firm)
http://lod.com/~starship/Starship Airlines provides special facilities for disabled people
http://w3.ing.uniroma1.it/~ilitecIndipendent Life Technolgies at the University of Roma
http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/hrp/ot/cat/Center for Assistive Technology at the University at Buffalo
http://www.area.fi.cnr.it/centri/Italian centres dealing with assistive devices
http://www.area.fi.cnr.it/hcap/italy/full/fioreit.htmCentro Informazione Ausilli of the ASL 16, Mondovì, Italy
http://www.asel.udel.edu/at-online/Assistive technology online
http://www.ausilioteca.orgAusilioteca (directory of aids)
http://www.dongnocchi.it/Official site of the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation (especially oriented about aids and assistance)
http://www.nmia.com:80/~riattdev/Assistive technology resource alliance
http://www.siva.it/Aids for disabled (also dealing with more general issues)
http://www.virtualmall.com/Directory of technical aids

Assistive technology - blindness aids
http://www.provvstudi.vi.it/erica/Erica, site of the Provveditoriato agli studi, Vicenza, covers IT applications for visually impaired
http://www.rcdbraille.com/Computer product for blind, and many other blindness and Braille related resources
http://www.sgol.it/voice/Computer products for visually impaired

Assistive technology - communication aids
http://www.microsys.com/handiw/hw_phone.htmVoice communication software
http://www.prentrom.com/Prentke Romich Company (communication devices and computer access products)

Assistive technology - computer based
ftp://ux1.unipd.it/pub/disability/00index.htmFTP site specialized in software for disabled
http://137.108.67.9/dis/disability.htmlMultimedia enabling technologies Group's list
http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/Emacspeak, an eye free interface to most important operating systems
http://excel.net/business/quadjoy~mouse.htmQuadjoy, computer mouse for quadraplegic
http://kanpai.stanford.edu/arch/arch.htmlThe Archimedes Project at the Stanford University provides support for disabled through information technology
http://www.area.fi.cnr.it/hcap/italy/full/auxi/catalogo/catalogo.htmComputer based aids for learning and integration
http://www.asphi.itAssociazione per lo sviluppo di progetti informatici per gli handicappati
http://www.austin.ibm.com/pspinfo/snshome.htmlIBM special needs solutions
http://www.infi.net/~thobbs/acsp.htmlThe Adaptive Computing Software Project collects information about disabilty related software
http://www.sun.com/smli/projects/enabling-tech/index.htmlSun Mircrosystems Enabling Technology site
http://www2.apple.com/disability/welcome.htmlApple disability solutions

Assistive technology - dogs
http://www.dogaid.co.uk/Dog AID is a U.K. based charity wich helps the physically handicapped to train their own dogs.

Assistive technology - hearing aids
http://www.tsi.it/oval/oval.htmlEducational technologies for hearing impaired

Assistive technology - mobility aids
http://www.accessunlimited.comAccess Unlimited is a compiany producing lifts and other similar access related tools
http://www.bruno.com/Bruno Corporation produces a scooter lift for use with vans
http://www.cityscape.co.uk/cgi-bin/dat2html?file=7669Home page of the NATIONAL MOBILITY EQUIPMENT DEALERS ASSC (Tampa, FL, USA), that deals with every accessibility issue related to vehicles and mobility
http://www.galbreathmotorco.com/Galbreath Motorc Co (vans, wheelchair lifts, elevators, hand control and more
http://www.wisent.com/WisEnt, products for physically challenged

Assistive technology - reading aids - braille
http://disserv.stu.umn.eduA site about Braille
http://www.kurz-ai.com/Kurzweil (voice recognition and dictation systems)

Assistive technology - reading aids - electronic texts
http://www.galliano.it/Collection of text in electronic format for blind

Assistive technology - speaking aids
http://www.direct.ca/gus/index.htmlGUS communication deals with software for people with speaking impairments

Assistive technology - spinal cords injuried aids
http://www.handiflex.com/Handiflex. aids for spinal cord injuried

Assistive technology - sport
http://www.cco.net/~seesportSeeboard, a tool allowing even disabled and eleder people to go underwater

Assistive technology - typing aids
http://www.esmerel.com/Typing tutor compter game for children with missing hands or fingers

Assistive technology - virtual reality
http://www.comune.roma.it/COMUNE/sperimentali/cam/rv_links.htmlVirtual reality and handicap

Culture - art
http://pulex.med.virginia.edu/mersina_art.htmlArt works of two handicapped turkish artists
http://web.tiscalinet.it/arte_terapia/Art-based therapy for physical and mental impairments

Culture - education
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/specialedA big site about special education
http://www.access.digex.net/~edlawincEDLAW home page. Texts and other items about legal issues in special education
http://www.conductive-education.org.uk/A site about conductive education
http://www.itd.ge.cnr.it/Istituto per le tecnologie didattiche - CNR Genova (Institute for Learnig Technologies, National Research Council, Genova, Italy)
http://www.schoolnet.ca/sneThe Special Needs Education Network

Culture - education - conductive education
http://www.net.reach/netsites/netweb/ontario/County/camp/ablecamp.htmlAbility Camp Center for Conductive Education (method for teaching childrens with motor disorders)

Culture - education - educational toys
http://www.difflearn.comDifferent Learning is a company that markets educational playthings for children with learning delays

Culture - education - higher education
http://www.unipd.it/cdh/testi/dsso.htmlHigher education for disabled in Italy and worldwide

Culture - library services
http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls/National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (a section of the Library of Congress, Whashington, USA)
http://library.uwaterloo.ca/discipline/Disability_Issues/index.htmlUniversity of Waterloo (Canada) Library's Disability Issues

Culture - library services - visually impaired
http://www.dzb.de/Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde, Leipzig, Germany

General
ftp://disability.olivetti.comFTP site managed by Billy McGarry, editor of "The Handicap Digest"
http://chat.carleton.ca/~tscholbe/psych.htmlList of support newsgroups, many of which are handicap-related
http://fohnix.metronet.com/~thearc/welcome.htmlThe Arc (Association for Retarder citizens), Arlington, Texas, USA
http://grfn.org/~telerian/disability/einet.htmlVarious handicap related material
http://it.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/clubculturasolidarietaClub Cultura Solidarieta, inititives in favour of disabled and other disadvataged people
http://members.aol.com/criptrip/mailing-list/welcome.htmHome page of the Berkeley Area Disability Mailing List
http://members.xoom.it/_XOOM/pratofiorito/index.htmlIl Prato Fiorito, Italian association for disabled
http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/inval/Finland's National Association of Disabled
http://ssv1.union.utah.edu/For students of the University of Utah and disabled people in general
http://www.abaton.it/anthai/Associazione Nationale Tutela Handicappati e Invalidi, Italy
http://www.adelante.it/Includes a section with links, news and various disability related informatin
http://www.affarisocialihandicap.it/Handicap related site of the Ministero per gli Affari Sociali (Dept for Social Affairs)
http://www.agemont.it/rinascitaComunità Rinascita (Rebirth Community), a community for disabled in Tolmezzo, Italy
http://www.albany.net/~dswDisability Solution Page
http://www.alihandicap.org/Disability in Piemonte (Italy)
http://www.angelfire.com/bc/lapis/pomme3.comResources for people with disabilities. families, professionals
http://www.area.fi.cnr.it/hcap/first.htmDisability Information Point of the CNR in Florence, Italy
http://www.arpnet.it/~areaAssociazione Regionale Amici degli Handicappati
http://www.cmf.orgCrotched Mountain Foundation (general site about disability care)
http://www.cnca.it/progetto_sud/Disability aid in South Italy
http://www.comune.roma.it/COMUNE/sperimentali/cam/h-page.htmlDisability and other social problems
http://www.dais.is.tohoku.ac.jp/~iwan/index_eng.htmlIwan's Japanese disability info
http://www.defnet.org.br/Defnet, general disability related Brazilian site
http://www.disabili.com/General Italian site on disability
http://www.disabilityworld.com/Disability World, based in Scotland, covers all disabilities
http://www.dpi.org/Disabled People's International
http://www.enableme2.co.uk/Products, services and information for disabled
http://www.escape.ca/~ccds/Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS)
http://www.fanti.it/Fanti.st is a general handicap site (with a links section)
http://www.fivol.it/Federazione Italiana per il Volontariato
http://www.fullrulle.no/fullrulle/Norwegian service for people with disabilities (many general interest links and info)
http://www.globalnet.co.uk/~pmatthews/DisabilityNet/Disability Net (UK)
http://www.icdi.wvu.ed/Access to ABLENews, a disability information service
http://www.idg.fi.cnr.it/disabili/disabili.htmSeveral disability infos
http://www.ivanhoe.comMedical information, some of which is disability related
http://www.mclink.it/mclink/handicap/Handicap information
http://www.newmobility.com/New Mobility, general interest disability online magazine
http://www.otenet.gr/dodGreek association of disabled people
http://www.pavilion.co.uk/daccessVarious disability related information
http://www.peacelink.it/Peacelink: organisations dealing with peace, development, social problems, disability and more
http://www.primenet.com/~ladyIchabod's Head Disability Newsletter
http://www.racine.ra.it/cervia/centrorisorse/default.htmCentro Risorse Cervese (Cervia, Italy)
http://www.rhodes.aegean.gr/ANEA/int1.htmA Greek association of disabled people
http://www.sasquatch.com/ableinfoThe Able Informer is an electronic magazine devoted to the problems of disabled (editor Rosemary Musachio)
http://www.unipd.it/cdh/Coordinamento disabilità e handicap at the University of Padova, Italy
http://www.usfca.edu/usf/westfort/westfort.htmlDisability related info - Westfort
http://www.vicnet.net.au/vicnet/Adrian/disab.htmAustralian disability page
http://www.vol.it/ANDI_ITAssociazione Nazionale Disabili Italiani (National Association of Italian Disabled)
http://www.webable.com/aadp.htmlAmerican Association of Disabled Persons
telnet://bbs.ablelink.orgAbility Online, Canadian disability related BBS

Integration
http//sonic.net/nilpNational Institute for Life Planning (life planning for disabled)
http://avitoscana.org/A site about independent life
http://sonic.net/nilpNational Instituite for Life Planning
http://space.tin.it/scienza/mattman/aiod/index.htmAssociation for disabled integration and job
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~doit/DO-IT Program home page
http://www.intercol.org.ar/redespecial/Red de Integracion Special (Argentina)
http://www.nstn.ca/abilityAbility Network is a magazie about disability and inclusion

Integration - accessibility
http://users.aol.com/dsmdesign/dsmdc.htmlDSM Design Concepts, interior design of retirement facilities in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
http://www.access-by-design.comInformation for people with disabilities, with special bias towards ADA implementation
http://www.comune.modena.it/~debby/barriereComments and testimonials about architecturals barriers

Integration - accessibility - architectural barriers
http://home.vicnet.au/~wheelies/Directory of wheelchair accessible facilities in Australia
http://www.uniteddesign.com/accessible_plans.htmlAn architectural library of accessible plans

Integration - accessibility - information technology
http://www.alva-bv.nl/Computer accessibility for the visually handicapped
http://www.gsa.gov/coca/cocamain.htmCenter on Information Technology Accommodation, IT for persons with disabilities
http://www.ibm.it/disabili/inshome.htmCentro Nazionale Supporto Disabili (National Center for Disabled Support at the IBM Italia)
http://www.maptel.es/practic/Production of technical aids for access to a computer for disabled persons with motion impairments
http://www.missouri.edu/~ccact/Adaptative computing technology center
http://www.rit.edu/~easiIT solutions accessible to disabled

Integration - accessibility - information technology - computer games
http://www.levelgames.com/Accessible arcade games

Integration - accessibility - information technology - operating systems - Linux
http://leb.net/blinux/index.htmlBlinux, Linux for blind people

Integration - accessibility - information technology - Web browsers
http://www.prodworks.com/pwwinfo.htmA WWW browser desiged to be accessible to everyone

Integration - accessibility - vans
http://www.primenet.com/~nationalAccessible vans

Integration - accessibility - web sites
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/world.htmlWeb accessibility
http://www.boston.com/wgbh/pages/ncam/symbolsites.htmlWWW accessibility page
http://www.cast.org/bobby/Service of testing Web pages for accessibility
http://www.deafvision.com/DeafVision Web Design is a Deaf people owned and operated company oriented to designing sites effective and non-discriminating for deaf people
http://www.frontend.com/User centered web designa that also tries to promote accessibility for people with disabilities
http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/guidelines.text.htmlDesign of accessible Web pages
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/text/guidelns/htmlgide/htmlgide.htmHow to make WWW pages accessible to everyone, including disabled
http://www.unipd.it/cdh/infobar/index.htmlAccessibility of WWW pages
http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Disabilities/Web accessibility initiatives of the W3 Consortium
http://www.wgbh.org/Technology to make the Web more accesible to disabled people

Integration - civil rights
http://web.syr.edu/~thechpCenter for Human Policy is a movement to insure the rights of people with disabilities
http://www.teleport.com/~abarhydt/The Disability Rights activists

Integration - employment
http://pursuit.rehab.uiuc.eduProject Pursuit is researching the underrepresentation of people with disabilities in the careers of science, engineering, and mathematics
http://www.acs.org/memgen/workchem/start.htmEducational and professional opportunities for disabled in the field of chemistry
http://www.oocities.org/WallStreet/Floor/4092/verlata.htmAbout job opportunities for disabled
http://www.handimpresa.it/A service to help disabled finding a job (Italy)
http://www.legge68.it/Disabled access to the job
http://www.mcor.org.hk/Employment opportunities in Hong Kong

Integration - independent living
http://www.iinet.com.au/~ilcwa/ilc.htmlIndipendent Living Center of Western Australia
http://www.independentliving.org/Serves self-help organizations who work for equal opportunities

Integration - mobility
http://chelsea.ios.com/~mscca19/Site especially focusing on wheelers
http://www.dsg.cs.tcd.ie/dsg_people/sloubtin/IWA.htmlInternational Wheelchairs Aviators
http://www.inch.com/~dog666/hub/Designed especially for persons on wheelchair

Integration - parish activities
http://www.intels.com/free/grest/grest.htmThe activity of a disabled person within a parish community

Integration - rehabilitation
http://members.aol.com/usedvar/inde8.htmlThesis on Physical Disability Adjustment

Integration - sport
http://www.interplanet.it/h81/Welcome.htmlSport association for disabled

Integration - travels and holidays
http://home1.gte.net/ability/index.htmVacation for disabled
http://user.AOL.com/skyranch1Syranch, barrier free non profit campground
http://www.futurenet.co.uk/charity/freecare/Freecare is an organisation with the purpose of assisting for free disabled persons with limited income on their holidays
http://www.oocities.org/Paris/1502/Network for disabled traveler
http://www.larosablu.com/Holidays for disabled by Association La Rosa Blu (The Blue Rose), Padova, Italy)

Law - Italy
http://andi.casaccia.enea.it/andi/normativa/HL/000lex.htmComprehensive collection of Italian legislation concerning disability
http://www.handylex.org/Italian disability legislation

Law - USA
http://www.igc.apc.org/MedADA/Studies about the American with Disabilities Act managed by the Key Bridge Foundation

Law - USA - disability claims
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Reference
http://bucky.aa.uic.edu/Mosaic access page (resources for disabled)
http://codi.buffalo.eduCornucopia of disability information at University at Buffalo (wide collection of resources)
http://ucunix.san.uc.edu/~hertweck/bld.htmlInfo, links and products for disabled
http://www.accaparlante.it/CDH, Bologna, Italy (documentation center on disability)
http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/ellens/non.htmlNon profit organisations on the Internet
http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled.htmlDisability resources on the Internet
http://www.idg.fi.cnr.it/disabili/siti.htmList of disability related sites
http://www.volontariato.it/Volounteers' organisations in Italy
http://www.webable.com/Webable
http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/DisabilitiesDisabilities at Yahoo

Reference - bibliography and documentation
http://www.comune.bologna.it/iperbole/asshp1Centro Documentazione Handicap (Handicap Documentation Center, Bologna, Italy)
http://www.pan.it/cedocarCeDoCAR, documentation center abou aids and rehabilitation

Rehabilitation
http://www.cs.wright.edu/bhe/rehabengrRehabilitation site at the Wright State University
http://www.nchrtm.okstate.edu/index_3.htmNational Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials

Specific - abuse
http://www.oocities.org/HotSprings/2891/abusedis.htmlAddresses the issue surrounding physical, sexual and emotional abuse against the disabled

Specific - Alzheimer disease
http://alzheimer.area.fi.cnr.it/pfinv/welcome.htmItalian Alzheimer Web site
http://www.alzheimer.org/Alzheimer disease
http://www.oocities.org/HotSprings/1420/index.htmlFederation of Italian Alzheimer associations

Specific - ataxic syndromes
http://hosting.iol.it/aisa/index.htmlItalian Association for Ataxic Syndromes

Specific - autism
http://www.oocities.org/EnchantedForest/Cottage/8396/A site on autism
http://www.gli-argonauti.org/Gli Argonauti (The Argonauts), Roma, Italy, is an association dealing with autism
http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~bordner/ani.htmlAutism Network International

Specific - blindness
http://www.cavazza.it/Istituto Cavazza, important insitute for blind in Bologna, Italy (also contains electronic books for blind people)
http://www.oocities.org/SiliconValley/Park/5067The Italian Blind Homepage
http://www.rnib.org.uk/Royal National Institure for the Blind (UK)

Specific - brain injuries
http://www.montreal.com.br/defnet/Database about cerebral injuries (Brazil)
http://www.tbi.org/The Perspectives Network is an association of brain injuried persons

Specific - children brain injuries
http://www.club.it/letizia/Children brain injuries

Specific - chronich illness
http://www.restministries.org/Rest Ministries is a christian organization for people with chronic illness and pain

Specific - cognitive disabilities
http://www.venus.it/neuropsi/index.htmlWorks about cognitive disability

Specific - communication disorders
http://vax1.mankato.msus.edu/~kuster/Welcome.htmlPage about communication disorders
http://www.lib.umich.edu/chouse/inter/114.htmlI-Guide Net connections for Communications Disorders

Specific - cure paralysis
http://www.infowest.com/cpn/index.htmlCure paralysis home page

Specific - deafness
http://www.deaf-magazine.orgHome page of the Deaf Magazine
http://www.gallaudet.edu/~cadsweb/colleges.htmlElectronic edition of the College and Career Programs for Deaf Students (covers programs in USA and Canada)
http://www.mclink.it/com/airs/AIRS (Italina Association for research on deafness)
http://www.tsi.it/contrib/audies/deafnet.htmAssociazione nazionale per la lotta alla sordità e la tutela degli audiolesi (National association against deafness and for the care of the hearing impaired, Italy)

Specific - depression
http://www.depressione-ansia.it/Association for research on depression (Torino, Italy)

Specific - developmental disabilities
http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~ddc/INDEX.htmlDevelopmental Disability Center at the University of Alberta, Canada

Specific - Down syndrome
http://www.microweb.com/ddutton/dutton3.htmlDusty Dutton is a young person with Down syndrome
http://www.urp.unibo.it/down/Job integration for people with Down syndrome

Specific - dystonia
http://www.webzone.it/distonia/Italian association for research on Dystonia

Specific - food related disorders
http://www.vol.it/IT/IT/ASSOC/ABA/index.htmAssociazione per lo studio e la ricerca sull'anoressia, la bulimia e i disordini alimentari (Association for the study of anorexy, bulimy and food related disordes, Italy)

Specific - Friedrichs ataxia
http://www.faavictoria.org.au/Friedrichs Ataxia Association of Victoria (Australia)

Specific - gay and bisexual disabled
http://www.well.com/user/blaine/abletog.htmlAble-together, a newsletter for gay/bisexual men with disabilities

Specific - head injuries
http://mother.stat.unipd.it/brain/homepage.htmlAssociazione per il recupero e la riabilitazione dei traumi cranici (Association for rehabilitation of head injuried, Italy)

Specific - hemophilia
http://www.oocities.org/WallStreet/1450/Hemophilia links and info

Specific - judicial psychiatry
http://www.opgaversa.it/Site of the Judicial Psychiatric Hospital at Aversa, Italy

Specific - liver transplanted
http://www2.comune.bologna.it/bologna/asstfgg/Association of liver transplanted

Specific - mental illness
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~vmiac/home.htmThe VMIAC, Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council is a consumer-run organisation for people with mental health problems and/or a psychiatric disability.

Specific - mental retardation
http://www.icom.it/freeweb/anffas/A site of ANFFAS (Associazione Nazionale Famiglie Fanciulli Adulti Subnormali)
http://www.net4u.it/assoc/anffas/intro.htmA site of ANFFAS (Associazione Nazionale Famiglie Fanciulli Adulti Subnormali)

Specific - mind illness
http://www.circe.it/soffio/Associazione Ligure Famiglie Pazienti Psichiatrici (Ligurian Associations of Families of Psychiatric Patients), Genova, Italy

Specific - motion impairments
http://www.ieway.com/~ssweeney/A site for motion impairments

Specific - multiple sclerosis
http://boozers.fortunecity.com/vines/663Multiple Sclerosis Central
http://www.diel.it/aismItalian Association for multiple sclerosis (AISM)
http://www.medsupport.org/A site providing information about Multiple Sclerosis
http://www.worldserver.pipex.com/nc/ms_penpals_uk/Multiple Sclerosis Penpals
http://www2.comune.bologna.it/bologna/aism/Italian Association for Multiple Sclerosis (AISM)

Specific - muscular distrophy
http://www.alter.it/parent/A site about muscular distrophy
http://www.uildm.org/Unione Italiana per la lotta alla Distrofia Muscolare (Italian Union for fight against muscular distrophy)

Specific - older people
http://www.newmedia.it/centromaderna/Centro Maderna (Maderna Center), Verbania, Italy, deals with research on conditions of older people

Specific - paraplegics
http://link.alpcom.it/cp/default.htmlParaplegics and tetraplegics of Piemonte (Italy)

Specific - polio
http://www.eskimo.com/~dempt/polio.htmlA site about polio survivors

Specific - post trauma syringomyelia
http://www.dataprompt.com/syringo.htmlPost Trauma Syringomyelia

Specific - psychology
http://www.psychomedia.it/Electronic magazine about psichology, with specific disability-related areas

Specific - spinal muscular atrophy
http://www.abacus96.com/fsma/Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Specific - stroke
http://members.aol.com/scmmlm/main.htmStroke related site

Specific - Williams syndrome
http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/g/c/gcmindel/A site about parenting childs with the Williams Syndrome



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