Mississippi Postsecondary Training and Technical Assistance Project
MPTTAP Link Resources

www.ahead.org
The Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. The Association is a vital resource, promoting excellence through education, communication and training. The Association's numerous training programs, workshops, publications, and conferences are planned and developed by its elected officials and governing board and carried out by the full-time Executive Director and staff.

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (www.rfbd.org)
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is celebrating their 50th Anniversary as the nation's educational library for people with print disabilities. They have a 77,000-title library, with an online catalog, of taped textbooks, reference and professional materials for people who cannot read standard print because of a disability. In addition they have a great links page filled with disability resources for students with blindness or learning disabilities.

www.viguide.com/
This site contains information on many topics pertaining to parenting and teaching a child with visual impairments. Run by Betsy Walker, whose daughter Katie is blind due to ROP. This site contains links to Assistive Technology, Legal and Medical information, Research, and even humour.

www.webable.com
WebABLE!'s accessibility database lists hundreds of internet based resources on accessibility. The WebABLE! site goal is to stimulate education, research, and development of technologies that will ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to advanced information systems and emerging technologies.

rehabtool.com
The mission at rehabtool.com is to help persons with communication, access or learning disabilities regain independence and control, thrive and become more productive, and ultimately live better lives, through leading edge assistive and adaptive technology.

www.chadd.org
Founded in 1987 by a group of concerned parents, CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder) works to improve the lives of people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through education, advocacy and support.

O.A.S.I.S. Web Page - ONLINE ASPERGER SYNDROME INFORMATION AND SUPPORT


Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - provides links to C-F resources, listservs, support groups, research information, an online community page, publications, conferences and fundraisers are all posted here.

www.caninterpreters.com
Communication Access Network, Inc. provides communications services to its customers. Through a network of interpreters, captioners and independent consultants they assist your organization in achieving full compliance with existing laws.

www.pepnet.org
PEPNet, the Postsecondary Education Programs Network, is the national collaboration of the four Regional Postsecondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

www.ldpride.net
Developed as an interactive community resource for youth and adults with learning disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). If you have a reading disability, you can download a FREE program which reads web pages and text files out loud.

www.futurenet.co.uk/charity/ado/adomenu/adomenu.htm
The Adult Dyslexia Organisation, British charity No. 1022854, was founded in 1991 and is run by dyslexics on a full time basis. The aims of the organisation are to enable and support men and women who have dyslexia.

www.acpa.nche.edu
ACPA's mission is to serve all levels of higher education student affairs professionals through educational and developmental programs, publications and networking opportunities in order to enable these educators to excel in their positions, to achieve career growth, and to contribute to the profession.

www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Links to all thing ADA and DOJ: Technical Assistance, Training Materials and Publications, 10th Anniversary Status Report, Enforcement, Certification. . .

www.ed.gov/ocr
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights - The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.