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~ Disabilities ~

 

This PATHFINDER is a guide to print and non-print resources within and beyond the Adelaide High School Resource Centre. 

This Pathfinder was created in 2002

SUBJECT HEADINGS BROWSE THE SHELVES

Australian Disability Discrimination Act

Physically Disabled

Deafness

Disabled

Deaf

Intellectually Disabled

Down Syndrome

Issues for the Nineties

Guide Dogs

Disabled Children

Visually Disabled

Autism

 

371.912  students with physical handicaps

362.42  Hearing impairments

616.85  intellectual disabilities

371.911  visual impairments

362.2  mental illnesses

305.908  mental retardation

REFERENCE COLLECTION INTRANET
R030 ENC Encyclopedia Britannica
R030 WOR World Book Encyclopedia
R032 GRO Grolier Academic Encyclopedia

R503 WOR  The Human Body

R610.3 NIN  Medical and Health Annual

R610.3 ENC  Encyclopedia of Family Health  

 
VERTICAL FILES VIDEOS

Alzheimers Disease

Arthritis

Autism

Deafness

Diabetes

Disabled

Down Syndrome

Intellectually Disabled

Physically Disabled

Psychiatric Illness

VC HE   Health

VC SH   Social History

VC PE   Physical Education

VC E     English

NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES OTHER
Online newspapers & magazines
Check Newstext folder on school  network
 KT 344.9404324 FAI  Disability Discrimination Act
INTERNET

Australian Disability Information[website]

Vicnet has provided a hotlist of Web sites related to disabilities. The site includes links to the Australian Association of the Deaf, Blind Citizens Australia, Disability Discrimination Act, Easy Access Australia and other related organisations.

http://www.vicnet.net.au/disability/aus.htm

 

Disability Information and Resources

This page was created by a disabled person and provides links to disability related sites dealing with products and services for the disabled.

http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled/index.html

 

WebABLE![website]

WebABLE provides information about Internet related technology suitable for people with disabilities. The site includes information about new technology that improves accessibility, browser features, web-page guidelines and standards, screen readers and magnifiers and information about operating systems.

http://www.webable.com/

 

Guide Dogs

http://www.guidedogs.com.au/

 

Autism Society of America Home Page[website

The Autism Society of America aims provides information about the nature of Autism.

http://www.autism-society.org/

 

Center for the Study of Autism[website]

The Center for the Study of Autism (CSA) is located in Oregon, USA. The Center provides information about autism for parents and professionals, and conducts research on the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions. Research is often in collaboration with the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, California.

http://www.autism.org/

 

Down Syndrome Title Page[website]

This site is composed of contributions from professionals and parents who are subscribers to the Down Syndrome listserv and newsgroup. Medical articles, frequently asked questions and educational resources are included.

http://www.nas.com/downsyn/

 

Disability Statistics Center  
A national center of research and training in disability statistics, the Center has ongoing research projects on the cost of disability, employment and earnings, access to health and long-term care se...
http://www.dsc.ucsf.edu/UCSF/spl.taf?_from=default 

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website: Disability Rights  
Welcome to the home page of Disability Rights unit of the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. This page contains project updates, reports and speeches from Disability Discriminat...
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/ 

Disability Rights Unit  
The Disability Rights section of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's site provides information on current disability rights projects and activities. Also available is the text of the D...
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/index.html 

Association for Children with a Disability  

A non-profit organisation, providing information, support and advocacy for children with a disability and their families, in Victoria, Australia. Some of the services include parent support, community...
http://www.acd.org.au/ 

VICNET Disability Page  
This page is concerned with the many issues surrounding disability in today's world. It provides links off to Victorian, Australian and world sites carrying information on a whole range of disability ...
http://www.vicnet.net.au/disability/ 
 

 Disability Subject Springboards  
A guide to online information sources on disability for students, teachers and professionals, compiled by LEARN - the network of South Australian TAFE Learning Resource Centres and libraries.  http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au/lsrsc/learn/springboards/community/disab.html 
 

Disability Net  
Disability Net is a general disability information and advice service run by disabled people. It contains a large amount of information on a wide variety of issues affecting disabled people.
http://www.disabilitynet.co.uk/ 
 

accessibility.com.au 
The site provides a wealth of information for the use of people with disabilities, their families, carers, seniors, health and design professionals and international visitors. Information about a rang...

http://www.accessibility.com.au/ 


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Last updated 17 June, 2008