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Deaf Children Links Parents & Educators Free Newsletter Assistive technology website celebrates second anniversary Civil Rights Update Bibliomania Ready Reference Guide New Government Websites Employment Support Programs
http://www.deafchildren.org/
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The American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC) is an organization of parents and families that advocates for deaf or hard of hearing children's total quality participation in education, the family and the community.
ASDC supports competent use of signing and recognizes and respects Deaf culture as critical for enhancing and broadening the social, personal and educational aspects of deaf and hard of hearing children's lives.
ASDC will support flexible, innovative and effective strategies for facilitating deaf and hard of hearing children's participation in education, the family and the community.
Mission Statement/Core Values
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American Society for Deaf Children
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(800) 942-ASDC (Parent Hotline)
A tax exempt organization furthering the Services of the International Association of Parents of the Deaf.
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Assistive technology Web site celebrates second anniversary
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHICAGO
Infinitec
the assistive technology project of UCPA ChicagoFor Immediate Release
October 6, 1999For more information contact:
Candace Bennett, Web Site Managing Editor
312-368-0380, ext. 269www.infinitec.org a key resource for people with disabilities
CHICAGO - Infinitec Inc.'s Web site, www.infinitec.org, celebrates its second anniversary at the height of a technological revolution. Now more than ever, resources in assistive technology abound, and Infinitec Inc. reviews and simplifies them for site visitors.
Infinitec Inc., sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago (UCP Chicago), has gained a reputation as a reliable resource for people with disabilities. The Web site was launched in October 1997 with a grant from Ameritech. Since then, the Infinitec site has received more than one million hits, with an average of 3,300 hits per week from Internet surfers in the United States, as well as Canada, Australia, Denmark, Israel, the United Kingdom, Mexico, the Netherlands, Japan and Sweden - to name a few.
Infinitec Inc. educates viewers on how assistive devices can compensate for varying disabilities: from screen-reading or speech software for the blind, to heightadjustable cabinets or modified vehicles for people with limited mobility. Infinitec Inc. also serves as a liaison for laypersons to become familiar with technological solutions.
As a salute to the latest advancements in technology, Infinitec Inc. has donned a new look: The site's recent re-design expresses Infinitec's vital role in bringing technology resources to people with disabilities. The site's animated spokeswoman, Nancy Knowsbest, who is disabled, reaches out to visitors on a peer-to-peer level. She locates resources about adaptive dentistry, accessible voting options and adapted toys for children with special needs.
Infinitec.org also compares multiple uses of the same device and illustrates how assistive technology can make mainstream living more convenient through such devices as dictating software or large-print formats.
The most recent addition to the site explores accessible entertainment venues in motion pictures, theater and television. Next, Infinitec Inc. will review new modifications in telecommunication devices mandated by the Federal Communication Commission in July to make telephones, telephone features such as caller identification, and pagers accessible to people with visual, hearing and fine-motor impairments.
Infinitec Inc. aims to create access to assistive technology that allows people with disabilities to live, work and recreate independently. UCP Chicago is a nonprofit, human services organization dedicated to enriching and improving the lives of people with disabilities in Cook, Lake, Kane and DuPage counties.
Civil Rights Update
Responding to a recommendation in NCD's 1999 report Enforcing the Civil Rights of air Travelers with Disabilities (http://www.ncd.gov/publications/acaa.html) to provide better information to air travelers with disabilities to assist them in making their air travel decisions, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is now publishing a tabulation of the disability-related complaints received by DOT against individual airlines. This information can be found in the Air Travel Consumer Report at DOT's Web site http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/indexl.htm Consumers with disabilities may file complaints in writing with the Aviation Consumer Protection Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, C-75, 400 7th Street, SW, Room 4107, Washington, DC 20590; by e-mail at airconsumer@ost.dot.gov or by voice mail at 202-366-2220.
Bibliomania
... and for our patrons online...
BibliomaniaBibliomania is a collection of approximately 150 full-text works of literature and reference books on the Internet. Most are nineteenth-century British and American works.
The site is divided into four main sections: fiction; nonfiction; poetry; and reference works. All texts are fully searchable.
You can find Bibliomania at:
http://vvww.bibliomania.com.(per LBPH Library Line)
Ready Reference Guide on the Internet
Maintained by librarians at The Winsor School in Boston, this large guide to ready reference on the Internet is arranged alphabetically by topic from "Abortion, U.S." to "ZIP codes." It includes links to primary sites in more than 650 subject areas.
You can find Ready Reference Guide: Using the Internet at:
http://www.winsor.edu/library/rref.htm
New Government Website
On August 2, surgeon general David Satcher, MD, announced that the Office of Women's Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has opened its new resource center for women with as part of its expanding National Women's Health Information Center. The center will offer summaries about critical health issues for a variety of disabilities, including physical, neurological, hearing, speech, and visual impairment. The Web site http://www.4woman.gov will also provide information on mental, learning, and developmental disabilities. There is also a toll-free information 1-800-994-9662 or 1-800-220-5446 TTY).
Employment Support Programs
Kenneth S. Apfel, commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), and Susan Daniels, deputy Commissioner for Disability Income and Security Programs, announced the establishment of the Employment Support Programs (OESP), which will improve SSA's service to people with disabilities who want to work. Current information about various employment support issues can be found at SSA's Web page http://www.ssa.gov/work or by writing to OESP at SSA, Office of Employment Support Programs, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.
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