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A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
U.S. Department of Justice outlines disability rights laws (American Disabilities Act, Telecommunications Act, Fair Housing Act, Air Carrier Access Act, Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, National Voter Registration Act, Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, Individual with Disabilities Education Act, Rehabilitation Act, and Architectural Barriers Act).
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Disability Discrimination (Employment)
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) addresses disability discrimination in the workplace.
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Growing together, or drifting apart? Children with disabilities and their parents' relationship
New research review examining how children with disabilities are affected by their parents relationship, and the pressures that these parents face.
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Handling your Psychiatric Disability in Work and School ^{Top Rated}
An interactive and informative web site for people with a psychiatric condition that addresses issues and reasonable accommodations related to work and school. This is the only site designed exclusively to provide information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other employment and education issues for people with psychiatric disabilities.
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How College Students with Learning Disabilities Can Advocate for Themselves
Offers tips on how to present accommodation requests to college professors.
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Moving Beyond the Loss of an Ability
How can a person handle a loss of an ability? It may be something as eyesight, hearing, or it can be such things as walking, talking and others. What happens when a person loses abilities and how can they best help themselves?
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Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: Resource for Employers and Educators
This article offers tips and facts about psychiatric disabilities. What accommodations work on the job or school? How does mental illness interfere with functioning at work or school?
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Special Families Guide
Children with special needs can be endearing, lovable, and extremely challenging. Psychologist, author, and parent Robert Naseef, Ph.D. shares his insights and experiences on family life for parents, siblings, and children with special needs. The site covers autism, developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, learning disorders, special healthcare needs, and many other conditions -- with a focus on the special needs of families and emphasizing the role of fathers.
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The Top Ten Things Caregivers Don't Want to Hear . . . .
Help caregivers by avoiding these top ten typical "unsolicited advice, unwelcome criticism, and undeserved praise" phrases.
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When the New Baby Has Special Needs
Article by Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. (September 2006)
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Work at Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
Allowing an individual with a disability to work at home may be a form of reasonable accommodation where the person's disability prevents successfully performing the job on-site and the job, or parts of the job, can be performed at home without causing significant difficulty or expense.
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