Contents:

• Selected Publications & Journals
• Policies & Initiatives
• Statistics and Data
• Dept. of Education
• Private Foundation and Corporation Websites
• Grant Writing
• Disability Links
• Disability Advocacy Organizations
• American Indians
• Funding Sources websites

Selected Publications & Journals:

• The Distance Learning Funding Sourcebook
• Chronicle of Higher Ed
• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• World Bank
• Philanthropy News Network-Articles
• United Way of New York City Publications
• Distance Educator
• Eric Digests
• Non-Profit Guides

Policies & Initiatives:

• ADA as Amended 2008
• ADA Restoration Act of 2007
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Demonstrating Results: An Introduction to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
• Library of Congress Legislative Information: THOMAS
• Office of the White House Initiatives-
  • Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
  • White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
  • White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islander
  • President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  • White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education
• President Obama's Executive Order on Employment in Federal Government for Individuals with Disabilities
• U.S. Department Education, Office of Postsecondary Education,Programs and Initiatives
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Post Secondary Education, Black College Initiatives
• Disability Information
• IDEA Practices
• National Archives & Record Administration
• National Association Of Multicultural Rehab Concerns (NAMRC)
• National Council on Disability

Grant Writing:

• Business 101: Writing a Business Grant Proposal
• Short Course on Proposal Writing
• Grantseeker Orientation
• Free Management Library
• Free Management Library - Evaluation
• U.S. Department of Education - Application Process and Review
• California Department of Education- Writing Effective Proposals
• Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families
• Grant Writing Tips from BT Group Office Resouce Library
• Grant Writing Tips From The National Institutes of Health
• Non-Profit Guides

Statistics and Data:

• American Fact Finder
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
  NCES' Publication Search
• Office of Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Justice Facts and Figures
• Online Resource for Disability Statistics
• San Diego Associations of Governments Resource Center
• U.S. Department of Education Research and Statistics
• U.S. Department of Justice Organizations and Information
• Office of Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Justice Research, Facts and Figures

Major Federal Surveys On Disability

• Current Population Survey
• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• National Health Interview Survey on Disability
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Survey of Income and Program Participation
• US Census Bureau
• US Census Bureau Disability Portal
• American FactFinder
  

Federal Information Sources On Disability And Chronic Conditions

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• DisabilityInfo.Gov.
• National Council on Disability
• National Institutes of Health
• US Department of Education

• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• Rehabilitation Services Administration
• Office of Special Education Services
• US Department of Health and Human Services
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Medicaid Statistics and Data
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development: Homes & Communities
• US Department of Labor
• US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Office of Disability Employment Policy
  

Other Data And Information Sources

• National Rehabilitation Hospital
• National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• Independent Living Research Utilization (Research Information on Independent Living)
• TBI National Data Center
• Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System
• National Academy of Social Insurance
• Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
• United Nations Statistics Division
• United Nations Statistics Division - Disability Statistics
• WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
• Rehabilitation International

U.S. Disability Data

• Decennial Census and Supplementary Surveys
• 2000 CENSUS
• American Fact Finder
  This is a portal to the Summary Files that allow users to conduct data searches down to the block group level. Summary File 3 includes disability data collected through the "long form" questionnaires
• Census Bureau Disability Publications, Reports and Briefs
  This is the gateway to on-line Census publications relevant to disability, including step-by-step instructions for using Summary File 3.
• Disability Status: 2000 (PDF) - donwload Adobe Reader
• Census 2000 Disability Status Brief
  This is a Census 2000 brief summarizes characteristics of the civilian non-institutionalized population over the age of 5 with disabilities.
• Public Use Microdata (PUMS) for the 2000 Census
  It includes data for a sample of long-form data for each state.
• 5-percent Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files
  PUMS files include state-level Census 2000 data containing individual records of the characteristics for a 5 percent sample of people and housing units.
• SUPPLEMENTARY SURVEYS
• Summary Tables for the 2000 and 2001 Supplementary Surveys
  - Select "Data Sets". Surveys provide estimates for areas with a population of 250,000 or more. For disability data, see tables P058, PO59, P060.
• Public Use Microdata (PUMS) for the 2000 and 2001 Supplementary Surveys
  - It includes data for individual states.

American Community Survey

• Summary Tables click on "Data Sets," then click on the "American Community Survey" tab) include estimates based on data from the surveys done in 2000, 2001, and 2002, as well as surveys done in prior years.

Info Use: Access to Disability Data

• http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/home/index.php
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
• Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
• N.O.D./Harris Survey of Americans with Disabilities
• International Center for Disability Data

International Disability Data

• United Nations Statistics Division - Disability Statistics
• This site provides a statistical reference and guide to national sources of disability, basic disability prevalence rates, and questions used in each national survey to identify persons   with disabilities. The data available on this site are in the United Nations Disability Statistics Database, version 2 (DISTAT-2).
  

Disability Links:

• Adaptive Computer Empowerment Services
• ADA Center- Region 10 North West National Network
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Website Index
• Disability Resources
• Disability World
• Drug Rehabilitation Guide-The Hills Treatment Center
• Enabled Online
• Half the Planet
• Institute on Disability Culture
• National Center on Educational Outcomes
• World Institute on Disability
• You’re Able

Disability Advocacy Organizations

• American Association of People with Disabilities

• San Diego Brain Injury Foundation
• American Foundation for the Blind
• The Arc of the United States
• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
• Disability Rights Advocates
• National Association of the Deaf
• NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
• National Mental Health Consumer Self-Help Clearinghouse
• National Organization on Disability
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• TASH
• UCP
• World Institute on Disability

American Indians:

• American Indian College Fund
• American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (AIRRTC)
• Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation (CANAR)
• Native American Vocational Rehabilitation
• Oyate` VR Project

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