Resources on the Web

General information resources:

• A Guide to Disability Rights Law - a general overview of all the federal law protecting people with disabilities: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm
• U.S. Department of Justice's ADA.gov. A "clearinghouse" on general information and publications on the Americans with Disabilities Act: http://www.ada.gov/
• U.S. Department of Justice - Disability Rights Section: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/drs/drshome.htm
• U.S. Department of Transportation:
• • Accessibility information: http://www.dot.gov/citizen_services/disability/disability.html
  • Information on ADA by transportation type and on filing discrimination complaints: http://www.dot.gov/citizen_services/disability/complaints.html
  • Aviation Consumer Protection Division, providing guidance on the rights of air travelers with disabilities, the Air Carrier Access Act, and filing complaints of discrimination: http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/hotline.htm

Disability law and policy research resources:

• Cornell Law School Disability Law Overview: http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Disability_law
• • Supreme Court Decisions on disability-related issues: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/search.html?query=disability
• Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center @ University of Iowa: http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/index.htm
• MegaLaw.com - Disability Law - resources for attorneys: http://www.megalaw.com/top/disabilities.php
• American Bar Association on Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law: http://www.abanet.org/disability/
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.  A leading legal advocate for people with mental disabilities, and legal resource for researchers, and attorneys.: http://www.bazelon.org/
• Disability, Business and Technical Assistance Center on the ADA (f/k/a DLRP).  A leading resource, training, and technical assistance center on the Americans with Disabilities Act, and related laws.: http://www.swdbtac.org
• Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.  This website provides resources and information on disabilities including committee members and law, publications, ADA, key laws, disability history, disability policy, parking, and statistics.: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities
• • Key disability related state laws: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/disabilities/resources/keylaws
• Protection and Advocacy in Texas - Advocacy Inc.: http://www.advocacyinc.org/index.cfm
• Nationwide Protection and Advocacy - NAPAS/National Disability Rights Network: http://napas.org/index.htm
• National Council on Disability (an independent federal agency making disability law and policy recommendations to the President and Congress): http://www.ncd.gov/
• • Publications section: http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2006/publications.htm
• National Organization on Disability: http://www.nod.org/
• • Publications and resources on disability section: http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=27
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (national civil rights law and policy center): http://www.dredf.org/index.shtml

Employment resources:

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Disability Discrimination resources: http://eeoc.gov/types/ada.html
• Job Accommodation Network. A free consulting service funded by the Department of Labor that is designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation, and educating callers about self-employment options.: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/
• US Department of Labor's compliance guide for Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: (USERRA), including provisions on eligible extended disability leave: http://www.dol.gov/dol/compliance/comp-userra.htm
• Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services. Comprises the programs and functions of the following legacy agencies: Texas Rehabilitation Commission Texas Commission for the Blind, Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention: http://www.dars.state.tx.us/
• Texas Workforce Commission - Civil Rights. The Commission's goal is to reduce discrimination (including on the basis of disability) in employment and housing through education and outreach programs and the enforce of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act and Texas Fair Housing Act.: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/rpm/rpmsubcrd.html

Accessibility and architectural compliance resources (including housing):

• U.S. Access Board -- Develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology.: http://www.access-board.gov/
• • Information on filing a complaint of discrimination regarding access to a federal facility: http://www.access-board.gov/enforcement/form-email.htm
• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Architectural Barriers division. Regulates the Texas Architectural Barriers Act (TABA) which mandates design and construction requirements that promote essential accessibility for Texans with disabilities: http://www.license.state.tx.us/ab/ab.htm
• Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST. An initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to promote compliance with the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements.: http://www.fairhousingfirst.org/

Education resources:

• U.S. Department of Education:
• • Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) resources: http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html
  • Information on how to file a discrimination complaint with the Office for Civil Rights: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html
• PACER Center.  Information regarding law, policy and education practices affecting children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.: http://www.pacer.org/
• PACER Center's Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) -- http://www.fape.org/
• Job Accommodation Network - educational setting accommodations information.  Providing information on accommodating students with disabilities, specific disabilities information, legal issues in education, and types of educational settings: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/portals/ed.htm

Housing:

• Housing and Urban Development - Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/
• • Information on filing a complaint of discrimination: http://www.hud.gov/complaints/housediscrim.cfm

Child and youth related resources:

• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - Texas resources page: http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/tx.htm
• LD OnLine.  This site offers hundreds of expert-reviewed articles and resources for educators, parents, and others concerned about children with learning disabilities and ADHD.  Includes good, basic analysis of the rights of students in K-12 and in postsecondary educational settings: http://www.ldonline.org/
• The Family Village is a web site for children and adults with disabilities, their families, and their friends and allies. Family Village brings together thousands of online resources in an organized, easy-to-use directory.  The centerpiece of Family Village is the library, where visitors can find information on over 300 diagnoses.: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - Children and mental health: http://www.bazelon.org/issues/children/index.htm

Social Security benefits for people with disabilities:

• Social Security Disability Programs information: http://www.ssa.gov/disability/
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives FAQ: http://www.nosscr.org/faqind.html

Employment opportunities in disability rights for law students and attorneys:

• AAPD: variety of private and public employment settings, many for attorney and executive level placements in disability law fields: http://www.aapd-dc.org/News/employment/indexemploy.php
• NDRN/NAPAS: employment opportunities at state protection and advocacy organizations, and university affiliate disability and law organizations http://napas.org/aboutus/jobs.htm
• ILRU: employment opportunities at disability-related state and federal agencies, and Independent Living Centers. http://ilru.org/html/whatsnew/jobs/index.html