Accessibility

The Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities oversees activities in advocacy, capacity building, and systems change. These initiatives contribute to a coordinated comprehensive system of community services that are directed by people with developmental disabilities and/or their families. The Council is a membership organization. Check out the website for more specific information.

This 2-part presentation series provides basic information about housing opportunities, including options for affordable, accessible and integrated housing. This program is intended to educate people about the process of the money flow from the Federal Government down to the local communities and how one can access some of those funds. The presenters discuss the private and public sectors in simple language that is easy to understand.

User-run personal assistance requires awareness, knowledge and skills on the part of persons with extensive disabilities. For this reason the Personal Assistance Network was started for compiling an internet-based library with legal texts, training manuals for assistance users, international examples of assistance delivery schemes, etc and developed interactive services, like this Registry Link.

In Executive Order 13217, President Bush affirmed his commitment to eliminate barriersto equality for people with disabilities and ordered federal assistance to states to swiftly implement the Olmstead holding. This Policy Brief reflects on Olmstead and describes the New Freedom Initiative.

Looking for a which communities are inclusive. This paper list the names and websites for inclusive communities around the country.

This a guide for Services & Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators and leaders working to strengthen their communities and create whole communities. A fascinating mix of vision, inspiration, how-to's, references and stories, especially targetted for people working with disadvantaged communities.

The Connecticut Accessible Housing Registry is a program that matches people with disabilities with vacant, accessible housing. The Registry catalogs accessible and adaptable units throughout the state of Connecticut and tracks their availability.

This working document provides strategies for making meetings and conferences truly accessible. It includes guidelines for ensuring that appropriate accommodations are identified and provided with respect to meeting spaces and materials, communication, room and board, and transportation. The document also provides suggestions for responding to specific functional issues, as well as sample documents and a list of additional resources.