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Access Board: "Independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology."
Added 12282005
Adaptive
Environments Center: "A
non-profit organization, AE was founded in 1978 to address
the environmental issues that confront people with disabilities
and elderly people."
Added 01032002
Access
Center: "National technical assistance (TA) center
funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office
of Special Education Programs to improve educational outcomes
for elementary and middle school students with disabilities.
We are dedicated to building the capacity of State educators,
TA systems, districts, and schools, to help students with
disabilities learn from the general education curriculum."
Added
03132004
Architects
/ Designers / Planners for Social Responsiblity: "ADPSR
has a sixteen year history of educating design professionals
and the public about critical social and environmental
issues. Although established with a disarmament focus,
during the last nine years ADPSR has expanded its concerns
to include the protection of the natural and built environment,
and the promotion of ecologically and socially responsible
development."
Added 02092003
CAST: "A
not-for-profit education research and development organization
that uses technology to make education more flexible and
accessible for all students, especially those with disabilities."
Added
03132004
Centre
for Accessible Environments: "CAE is an information
provider and a forum for collaborative dialogue between
providers and users on how the built environment can best
be made or modified to achieve inclusion by design."
Added
03132004 Center
for Universal Design: "A
national research, information, and technical assistance
center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal
design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and
related products."
Added 09182001
Center to Bridge the Digital Divide: "CBDD facilitates collaborative partnerships, provide educational outreach, research and policy guidance resulting in expanded access to necessary telecommunications infrastructure and critical information technologies among underserved populations."
Added 12252005
CPB/WGBH
National Center for Accessible Media: "NCAM is
a research and development facility dedicated to the issues
of media and information technology for people with disabilities
in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities."
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03132004
Design Corps: "Community Design Opportunities has been created in an effort to link students, architects, and designers, or for that matter, anyone who is interested in the development and design of their community, with local community-based efforts. This site was posted by Design Corps, a non-profit group whose mission is to find ways to offer quality, affordable design service to the many who don't currently have it available."
Added 12282005
Design for Future Needs: "Research project that discovered how their methods can help policy makers do the same. The project, run for the EC by a group of European design organisations, researched how design techniques for envisioning the future can benefit EC decision-makers’ foresight planning and policy work. It’s aim is to help them respond to emerging issues and trends from environmental pressures to technological change."
Added 12282005
Enable Age Project: "To examine, in a European perspective, the home environment as a determinant for autonomy, participation, well-being and health in old age and by this create recommendations for healthy housing solutions across Europe."
Added 12282005
European
Institute for Design and Disability: "EIDD was
founded in Dublin in 1993 with the aim of promoting better
design for people with disabilities. The founding philosophy
of the Institute has always been embedded in design-for-all,
a philosophy which aims to improve the life of everyone
through design. This website is intended for any professional
with an interest in design for all. The site contains information
on product, graphics, transport, interior and access design
and will soon have information on standards and other data.
There is a Forum Section and you are invited to enlarge
the discussion on design for all."
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03132004
Helen
Hamlyn Research Centre: "Set up at the Royal College
of Art in January 1999 to alert designers and industry
to the far-reaching implications of a rapidly changing
society. A society in which there are growing numbers of
older and disabled people, radical shifts in working patterns,
and mounting pressure on mobility and other public services."
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03132004
Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society: "HFES's
mission is to promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge
concerning the characteristics of human beings that are
applicable to the design of systems and devices of all
kinds."
Added 08242001
Independent
Living Institute: "Resources for persons with
extensive disabilities and develops consumer-driven policies
for self-determination, self-respect and dignity."
Added
03132004
Information
Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center: "Charged
with providing accessibility training and technical assistance
related to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section
255 of the Telecommunications Act. We want to help our
audiences - industry, state officials, trainers, and consumers
- to understand the requirements of Sections 508 and 255
and to achieve success in their efforts to develop, market,
and buy accessible electronic and information technology."
Added
03132004
International
Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication: "ISAAC
works to improve the life of every child and adult with
speech difficulties."
Added
12042005
Museums & Galleries
Disability Association: "Not-for-profit organisation
promoting the rights of people with a disability to enjoy
museums, galleries and heritage sites. It encourages these
organisations to achieve access for all, facilitates collaboration
between them and those working to improve disabled access
and advocates good practice in access for all disabled
people."
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03132004
National Center for Accessible Transportation: "At Oregon State University, the NCAT is working to provide basic research on accessibility issues and to develop practical, cost-effective improvements in the transportation technologies with the goal of making transportation more accessible for everyone."
Added 12282005
National
Center on Accessibility: "Collaborative program
of Indiana University and the National Park Service, NCA
is the nation’s premiere resource promoting access
for people with disabilities in recreation. Over the last
decade, NCA has played a critical role in increasing awareness
of inclusion of people with disabilities in parks, recreation
and tourism while advancing the spirit and intent of the
Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act and
other disability legislation."
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03132004
National Council on the Aging: "Founded in 1950, NCOA is a national network of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the health and independence of older persons and increasing their continuing contributions to communities, society and future generations."
Added 12282005
Natural
Learning Initiative: "Promote the importance of
the natural environment in the daily experience of all children,
through environmental design, action research, education,
and dissemination of information."
Added 12282005
National
Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification:
"University-based, non-profit organization dedicated
to promote aging in place and independent living for persons
of all ages and abilities."
Added
03132004
Sacred World Foundation: "State of the art research and design think tank whose projects are exploring innovation created by building bridges between techno and traditional cultures."
Added 12252005
Society
for Applied Learning Technology: "Founded
in 1972, membership in the SALT is oriented to professionals
whose work requires knowledge and communication in the
field of instructional technology."
Added 11192002
Tourism for All: "Centre of expertise on accessible tourism, working for
a world-class tourism experience for everyone."
Added 12282005
Transgenerational Design Matters: "Non-profit education and research organization that helps companies, businesses and individuals design and promote products and environments that respond to the changing needs of America's 50-million aging Baby Boomers, their children, and their aging parents."
Added 12282005
Universal
Design Institute: "UDI
is recognized as one of the research centresof the Faculty
of Architecture at the University of Manitoba."
Added 03132004
Usability
Professionals' Association: "UPA
was formed to provide a network and opportunities through
which usability professionals can communicate and share
information about skills and skill development, methodology
used and/or proposed in the profession, tools, technology,
and organizational issues."
Added 08242001
Web
Accessibility In Mind: "WebAIM's
goal is to improve accessibility to online learning opportunities
for all people; in particular to improve accessibility
for individuals with disabilities who currently may have
a difficult time getting access to postsecondary online
learning opportunities."
Added
03132004
Web
Accessibility Initiative: "The World Wide Web Consortium's
(W3C) commitment to lead the Web to its full potential includes
promoting a high degree of usability for people with disabilities.
WAI, in coordination with organizations around the world,
pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas
of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach,
and research and development."
Added
03132004
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