American with Disabilities Act: Consultant
List
www.istal.com/smoke/smoke5.htm
This site contains a national ADA consultant
list.
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Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF): Publications
www.carf.org/
This is the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities' bookstore, where you can order
A Resource Guide to Understanding the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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HR Tools
www.HRTools.com
HRTools.com, a virtual human resources department
on the Web, is a product of KnowledgePoint. KnowledgePoint
has created software applications that standardize
and control processes vital to human resource
development and documentation.
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Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program
www.nish.org/
Formerly the National Industries for the Severely
Handicapped, NISH is the national nonprofit agency
designated by the Committee for Purchase From
People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled to provide
technical assistance to Community Rehabilitation
Programs (CRPs) interested in obtaining Federal
contracts under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD)
Program.
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National Business and Disability Council
(NBDC)
www.nbdc.com/
The National Business and Disability Council
(NBDC) is the leading national corporate resource
for hiring, working with, and marketing to people
with disabilities.
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National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html?src=mr
Created in 1978, the National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is a national
leader in sponsoring research. Located in Washington,
D.C., NIDRR is one of three components of the
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services (OSERS) at the U.S. Department of Education.
NIDRR operates in concert with the Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) and the Office of
Special Education Programs (OSEP). NIDRR's mission
is to generate, disseminate, and promote new knowledge
to improve the options available to disabled persons.
Its ultimate goal is to allow these individuals
to perform their regular activities in the community
and to bolster society's ability to provide full
opportunities and appropriate supports for its
disabled citizens. Toward this end, NIDRR conducts
comprehensive, coordinated programs of research
and related activities to maximize the full inclusion,
social integration, employment, and independent
living of disabled individuals of all ages. NIDRR's
focus includes research in areas such as employment,
health and function, technology for access and
function, independent living and community integration,
and other associated disability research areas.
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U.S. Department of Justice: American
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
This is the Federal Government's home
page for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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U.S. Department of Justice: American
with Disabilities Act: Barrier Removal Checklist
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/checkweb.htm
This site contains the ADA Checklist for Readily
Achievable Barrier Removal.
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Virginia Department of Health Professions
www.dhp.state.va.us/
This site is an example of a state's online
licensure look-up capability.
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