Disability Studies
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The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) is a library and information center focusing on disability and rehabilitation research. Use the NARIC site to search for documents, research projects, and organizations for a wide array of disability and rehabilitation issues. NARIC is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of ...
http://www.naric.com/
The Pac Rim conference joins persons with disabilities, family members, researchers, and service providers to learn from each other and to share resources for communities to fully accept and support persons with disabilities.
http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/
The Rural Institute is part of the national network of programs
funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)
committed to assisting in the provision of interdisciplinary training,
research, service demonstration programs, leverage of funds, and
information dissemination which increases and supports the independence,
...
http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/
The Center on Disability Studies (CDS) is a University of Hawaii Board of Regents recognized Center focused upon development and conduct of interdisciplinary education/training, research/demonstration and evaluation, and university and community service.
http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/
The Centre for Disability Studies is an international centre of excellence, located at the University of Leeds, UK
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/
Yokohama National Univ.Matsuishi laboratory presents medical,sociological and educational research results on developmental disabilities,focusing on mental retardation with chromosomal abnormality,autistic disorders,physical developmental disorders,speech disorders,intoxication etc.
http://www.matsuishi-lab.org
Disability civil rights movement, other
important events and people with disabilities in history, and the
representation of disabled people in the mass media throughout time at
the Disability Social History Project.
http://www.disabilityhistory.org/
Find out everything your doctor would tell you - if only he had the time - Information from Healthlibrary.com - the world's largest consumer health library
http://www.healthlibrary.com/reading/disability/index.htm
The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire advances policies and systems changes, promising practices, education, and research that strengthen communities and ensure full access, equal opportunities, and participation for all persons.
http://iod.unh.edu/
This site is the Ties That Bind. A Internet Documentary and Community Engagement Project. This site allows you to participate in the discourse around independent living and people with disabilities.
http://www.nfb.ca/tiesthatbind
The Research Alliance for Children with Special Needs is a community-university research alliance investigating the quality of life of school-aged children with special needs in London, Ontario, Canada
http://www.racsn.ca
A site designed for students studying to work with individuals with a disability, and professionals working for people with a disability.
http://www.abilityinfo.com/
Barbara's Disability Studies Resources
http://members.tripod.com/~Barbara_Robertson/DisabRes.html
http://www.AboutDisability.com/bib.html
The Disability History Museum
http://disabilitymuseum.org
Cornerstone House is a 24-hour, long-term residential care facility for developmentally disabled young adults in Carpinteria, California Cornerstone House also operates the Happy Adventure Summer Camp
http://www.cornerstonehouse.org/biblio.html
ADA consultants define and create strategies for accessible designs and concepts to complete the Utilitarian Design Theory, Designs that create home ergonomics, Adapting conditions to people to better improve living conditions, Accessibility for Americans Act - kids, humans, people come in all sizes, Hygiene within the workplace deals with accessibility issues making better working environments
http://www.ssblueprints.com/
http://isc.temple.edu/neighbor/ds/dsprograms.htm
http://www.uconnucedd.org/
http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/disstud.htm
http://www.uic.edu/depts/idhd
Institute on Disability Culture NEXT RENAISSANCE Newsgroup Archive
http://www.dimenet.com/disculture/
http://www.rds.hawaii.edu/
http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/interests/ds-hum/
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Wikipedia-Article "Disability Studies"
Disability studies is an interdisciplinary field of study, which is focused on the contributions, experiences, history, and culture of people with disabilities. The field of teaching and research in the area of disability studies is growing worldwide.
Disability studies is based on the premise that the disadvantage typically experienced by those who are disabled reflects primarily the way society defines and responds to certain types of 'difference'.[1]
In 1993 an official definition of disability studies was adopted by the Society for Disability Studies, a professional organization of academics from around the world.
The Society for Disability Studies offers the following working guidelines for any program that describes itself as 'Disability Studies':[2]
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- It should be interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary. Disability sits at the center of many overlapping disciplines in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Programs in Disability Studies should encourage a curriculum that allows students, activists, teachers, artists, practitioners, and researchers to engage the subject matter from various disciplinary perspectives.
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- It should challenge the view of disability as an individual deficit or defect that can be remedied solely through medical intervention or rehabilitation by "experts" and other service providers. Rather, a program in disability studies should explore models and theories that examine social, political, cultural, and economic factors that define disability and help determine personal and collective responses to difference. At the same time, Disability Studies should work to de-stigmatize disease, illness, and impairment, including those that cannot be measured or explained by biological science. Finally, while acknowledging that medical research and intervention can be useful, Disability Studies should interrogate the connections between medical practice and stigmatizing disability.
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- It should study national and international perspectives, policies, literature, culture, and history with an aim of placing current ideas of disability within their broadest possible context. Since attitudes toward disability have not been the same across times and places, much can be gained by learning from these other experiences.
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- It should actively encourage participation by disabled students and faculty, and should ensure physical and intellectual access.
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- It should make it a priority to have leadership positions held by disabled people; at the same time it is important to create an environment where contributions from anyone who shares the above goals are welcome.
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