Western Reserve Independent Living Center    

We will add to these as time goes on. If you have any suggestions, please contact us.

Useful Web Sites

33. www.specialneedsvehicles.com

34.www.specialmuse.com

Helping those with special needs

locate reliable help in their

community.

35. www.wrightslaw.com

Special education law and advocacy

36. www.ada.gov

Medical care for individuals with mobility

disabilities

37. www.diabilityhistory.org

Women with disabilities on the web

38. www.accessiblesociety.org

Voting

39. www.atohio.org

Assistive Technology

40. http:// iris.peabody.vanderbuilt.edu/bs/chalcycle.htm

Accessible Materials for Students with Print Disabilities

41. http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sl.html

ASL video library for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

42. www.autismininternetmodules.org

Comprehensive up-to-date, and usable material on autism

43. www.naric.com

Disability and rehab-oriented information

44.www.voicesofseptember11.org

9-11 memorial in Austintown, Ohio

45.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx99MxcsESI

One of our consumers, Snoopi Botten, composed

this song for the ADA celebration.

46. http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/mark-mellman/112503-ada-voters-are-a-key-constituency

An interesting article!

47. http://strengthofus.org

An online community designed to empoweradults throughresource sharing and peer support and to build connections for those navigating the unique challenges and opportunities in the transition-age years.

48. MyEmploymentOptions.com

Job searching

49. http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-service-animal-law-and-discrimination-facts.aspx).

Info about service animals.

50. www.savethedream.ohio.gov

Helps homeowners struggling with house payments or alreadybehind due to financial hardships that are at risk for foreclosure.

51. www.ncoa.org

Improving the lives of older Americans

52. www.afb.org/helenkeller

Interesting information on Helen Keller

53. www.GettingHired.com

Jobs for people with disabilities and organizations that hire them.

54. www.SpectrumKeys.com

Video lessons and tips for children with autism composed by a teacher of the autistic. They seems very easy to use and stimulating for the child. Check it out. You can join in several different ways if you wish.

55. www.onestopohio.org.

There are dozens of organizations, services and programs in the tri-county area that help job-seekers and employers. One-Stop is a collaborative partnership that brings all of these resources together in one place. Now, employers and job-seekers need make only one stop to take advantage of all the help available to them. We provide this help by tapping into a wide array of employment services, training programs and informational resources on the state and federal level.

56. http://www.disaboom.com/

Living with a disability is easier when youve got the right information and resources. Disaboom provides people with disabilities the answers, solutions, and connections you need for living your life to the fullest.

57. http://cilyouthtransitionblog.newcommunityopportunities.org/

Articles by Jefferson Sheen writes the CIL Youth Transition Blog for centers for independent living. The blog is a resource for centers as they implement and strengthen programs that help young adults with disabilities transition to adulthood, become involved in the independent living movement, develop leadership skills, and achieve greater independence. The blog highlights best practices in involving youth in their own transition process as well as engaging them in community advocacy to improve the transition process and supports for their peers.

58. www.disabilitysocialnetwork.com

Handicapped Vans and Mobility Products for people with disabilities. MC offers a full line of mobility vans and other mobility products in Ohio.

60. www.myemploymentoptions.com

If you are disabled and on SSI or SSDI you can automatically qualify for free job search.

61. www.ohiojobnetwork.com

Lists available jobs by area, category, etc.

62. http://www.payingforseniorcare.com/

Help find financial assistance for seniors.

63. http://www.know-the-ada.com/t1/parent-teacher-guide.html

A guide with info and resources about learning disabilities

64. www.disabled-world.com

News from around the disability world.

65. www.maketheconnection.net

Connecting Veterans with information, resources, and solutions to issues affecting their health, well-being, and everyday lives.

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude
~William James

Wheelchair technology and services.