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General Resource Guide
Note to Infinitec Visitors:
Please also see our recommended
reading list: and alternative
text formats for persons with blindness or vision loss
Able TV
http://www.abletv.net
Web TV Network for people with disabilities
Blindness Resource Center
www.nyise.org/blind.htm#index
Sponsored by the NY Institute for Special Ed, this site offers a
vast resource for people with visual impairments, including assistive
technology and links to companies which produce equipment.
Disability World
http://www.disabilityworld.org
The international webzine of news and views, contains reports of
progress in technology, accessibility, employment and others areas
affecting people with disabilities in 25 countries. The magazine,
published in English and Spanish, is available only on the web.
Low Vision Web Site
www.lowvision.org
Resources and information on visual aids, alternative format books,
rehabilitation, and coping methods.
National Arts and Disability
Center
http://nadc.ucla.edu
The national information dissemination, technical assistance and
referral center specializing in the field of arts and disability.
The NADC is dedicated
to promoting the full inclusion of children and adults with disabilities
into the visual-, performing-, media, and literary-arts communities.
National Center for Accessible
Media
http://ncam.wgbh.org/aboutncam.html
Based at WGBH—a public broadcasting station in Boston, NCAM's
mission
is to expand access to present and future media for people with
disabilities;
to explore how existing access technologies may benefit other populations,
etc.
National Library Service
for the Blind and Handicapped
freenet.buffalo.edu/~wnydf/library/aboutnls.text
A comprehensive look at NLS services, with order forms.
lcweb.loc.gov/nls
The Library of Congress NLS page.
New Mobility
www.newmobility.com
The site of a lifestyle publication for people with disabilities.
Recording for the Blind
and Dyslexic
www.rfbd.org
Information about products and services and technology updates.
Washington Post—Wheels
around Washington
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/socialpolicy/ada
Interesting news site about current disability-related events.
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