Middlesex Community College

Helpful Links to Additional Resources

Learning Disabilities

https://ldaamerica.org/ - Learning Disabilities Association of America

http://www.ncld.org/- National Center on Learning Disabilities

http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning Disabilities Online

http://www.ldresources.com/ - Resources for the Learning Disability Community

ADD/ADHD

http://www.chadd.org/ - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

https://add.org/ - Attention-Deficit Disorder Association

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/ - Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder from the CDC

 

Mental Health

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ - National Institute of Mental Health

http://www.mentalhealth.org-/ - US Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.psych.org/ - American Psychiatric Association

Autism Spectrum Disorder

http://www.aane.org/ - Asperger/Autism Network

Physical Access

http://www.ablenetinc.com/ - Able Net, Inc. practical products and solutions

http://www.dot.gov/accessibility - Equal Access to transportation

http://www.resna.org/ - Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America

https://www.access-board.gov/ Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design

 

Website Access

https://abledata.acl.gov/ - ABLEDATA

http://www.ablenetinc.com/ - Able Net, Inc.

http://www.w3.org/ - W3C - World Wide Web Consortium

http://nide.snow.idrc.ocad.ca/ - Network for Inclusive Distance Education

http://www.cast.org/ - Center for Applied Special Technology

Vision

https://abledata.acl.gov/  - ABLEDATA

http://www.aem.cast.org/ - National Center of Accessible Educational Materials

https://www.massalternativefinance.org/ - Massachusetts Assistive Technology Program

http://www.learningally.org/ - Learning Ally

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/mcb/ - Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

http://www.digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ - Online Books Page

Hearing

http://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/ - National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/mcdhh/ - Massachusetts Commissions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

http://apps.fcc.gov/accessibilityclearinghouse/ - Federal Communications Commission

Neurological

http://www.neuroskills.com/ - Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide

http://www.tbinrc.com/ - National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury

http://www.biausa.org/- Brain Injury Association of America

 

Diseases and Chronic Illness

http://www.rarediseases.org/ - National Organization for Rare Disorders

http://www.arthritis.org/ - Arthritis Foundation

http://www.lupus.org/ - Lupus Foundation of America

https://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

https://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/fibromyalgia/ - Fibromyalgia

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus - US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health

http://www.lungusa.org/ - American Lung Association

http://www.aa.org/ - Alcoholics Anonymous

http://www.hhs.gov/ - Health and Human Services

 

Laws

https://www.justice.gov/ - Department of Justice

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html - Office of Civil Rights

http://www.section508.gov/ - Law providing for web access

http://www.ada.gov/ - Americans with Disabilities Act

http://www.doe.mass.edu/ - Massachusetts Department of Education

 

Career

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/ - Job Accommodation Network

http://www.eeoc.gov/ - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

http://www.opm.gov/ - Federal Employment of People with Disabilities

 

General Information and Resources

http://www.ahead.org/ - Association for Higher Education and Disabilities

http://www.heath.gwu.edu/ - Heath - National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities

http://www.janejarrow.com/ - Disability Access Information and Support

http://www.washington.edu/doit/ - Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology

http://www.finaid.org/educators/otherresources.phtml - Easy Access for Students and Institutions

http://www.disabilityinfo.org/ - New England Index: a free information and referral service for people with disabilities.