A website with a well organized list of resources for people living with a disability. The site owner, Jim Lubin, chose the website name makoa which is a Hawaiian word that means courageous....
The MIT Age Lab
Inventing new ideas to improve the quality of life for older adults and those who care for them by translating technology into practical solutions. Satisfy your curiosity about unusual ways they are applying technology to aging and independent living. See their overview on YouTube....
Tags: education, Massachusetts
IDeA, The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access
“IDeA is dedicated to making environments and products more usable, safer and healthier in response to the needs of an increasingly diverse population.” The primary goal is to produce knowledge and tools that will increase social participation of groups who have been marginalized by traditional design practices. Universal Design E-World...
Easter Seals Disability Services
Topics: Disability, Resources
“Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for nearly 90 years. From child development centers to physical rehabilitation and job training for people with disabilities, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life’s challenges and achieve...
DRDF: Disability Research and Design Foundation
Topics: Disability, Resources
“DRDF believes that the society needs to be conductive in order to be inclusive and universal. It is the environment that renders people disabled and not the medical impairments. the traditional and conservative definition if disability is fast changing around the world with the able and disabled securing equal rights...
National Organization on Disability
Topics: Disability, Resources
“The mission of the National Organization on Disability (NOD) is to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. Just over one-third of working-age Americans with disabilities are employed. That’s barely half the employment rate of the general...
Access Living
Topics: Disability, Resources
“Serving Chicago since 1980, Access Living is a nonresidential Center for Independent Living for people with all types of disabilities. Access Living programs and services promote the empowerment, independence and inclusion of people with all types of disabilities in every aspect of community life.”...
Disability Statistics / Cornell University
Topics: Disability, Resources
Find Disability Statistics: Select a statistic below to access the disability statistics interactive search tool....
Disability Statistics Center
Topics: Disability, Resources
“The Disability Statistics Center produces and disseminates policy-relevant statistical information on the demographics and status of people with disabilities in American society. The Center’s work focuses on how that status is changing over time with regard to employment, access to technology, health care, community-based services, and other aspects of independent...
Disability Insurance Statistics Bank
Topics: Disability, Resources
Although this is a private insurance company, the web page presents useful statistics and raises a valid point when considering disability insurance. “Individual Disability Insurance from Principal Life Insurance Company helps clients protect their most valuable asset – their ability to work and earn an income. The following statistics support...