The following websites are for informational purposes only. These sites are not affiliated with IDVR Extended Employment Services nor do they endorse our site. Be aware that some of the information on the Internet may not be accurate or completely researched. Please use good judgment and err on the side of caution when obtaining information from the Internet.
General Disability
- APSE
- APSE, formerly the Association for Persons in Supported Employment, provides technical assistance and education to people involved in supported employment (SE), encourages service delivery based on sound values and ethics, and is actively involved in legislative and policy change for SE.
- Disability History Museum
- A virtual museum whose mission is to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories. Their goal is to help foster a deeper understanding of disability and to dispel lingering myths, assumptions, and stereotypes by examining these cultural legacies.
- Disability Resources on the Internet
- Disability Resources, Inc. is an organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability, and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work, and play independently. The group's Internet site has a searchable database that has links to hundreds of websites and resources.
- Health on the Net Foundation (HON)
- HON seeks to guide healthcare consumers and providers on the World Wide Web to sound, reliable medical information and expertise. Its goal is to contribute to better, more accessible and cost-effective health care.
- Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
- IOS Press publishes the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. Electronic article copies are available for download by first searching for the journal and then selecting the desired article.
- National Organization on Disability
- The mission of the National Organization on Disability is to expand the participation and contribution of America?s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. The organization seeks to raise disability awareness through programs and information and thereby close the participation gaps.
- Untangling the Web
- Created by a research assistant professor at West Virginia University?s International Center for Disability Information, ?Untangling the Web? offers links to hundreds of disability-related websites.
- WebABLE
- A website designed to stimulate education, research, and development of technologies that will ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to advanced information systems and emerging technologies. Links to informational resources on accessible design and on compliance with the Rehabilitation Act Section 508 are included.
If you know of an informative or helpful website which is not on the resource list, please e-mail it to us. If the site meets the needs of people participating in the Extended Employment program, we will add it to our list.
