Helpful Links
ADA Watch – a project of the National Coalition for Disability Rights, provides information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADAPT – information about community living options and resources
Brain Injury Resource Foundation – resources for individuals with brain injuries and their families
Center for Applied Special Technology – universal design for learning (and home of the “Bobby” automated web-site evaluation tool)
Center on Human Policy – resources for supporting community living
Children’s Freedom Initiative – resources in Georgia that can help families find services for their children to stay out of facilities
Employment First Georgia – resources for customized employment
Equal Say – Citizen Advocacy in Scotland
Finding the Path to Equal Justice: A Handbook for Adult Defendants with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Families – A publication of the Georgia Appleseed Foundation which provides information on how to access the judicial system (how to get an attorney and how to get help when you are in trouble with the law). tNOTE: this handbook is not intended to provide legal advice.
Georgia ADA Coordinator – technical information on the ADA and the State of Georgia
Georgia General Assembly – information on local legislators and the current session
Georgia Legal Services/Atlanta Legal Aid – free legal information and community resources
Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program – information about quality of long-term care facilities
Georgia State Univeristy College of Law – PEACH SHEETS – legislative history
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities – information on legislation, budget, and public policy
Inclusion Press – person centered planning and resource material
Institute on Human Development and Disability – University Center for Excellence
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) – issue papers, public policy, legislative affairs
Olmstead: Community Integration for Everyone – find out what the Department of Justice is doing in your state
Parent to Parent of Georgia – support and information for parents
People First Of Georgia – advocacy education materials and resources
Project Vote – voter education materials created by People First of Georgia
Social Security Administration – information on Ticket to Work program and SSDI
Tools for Life: Increasing Access to Assistive Technology – resources on accessing to Assistive Technology
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Admin. on Developmental Disabilities – federal agency, information on federalyy funded services
U.S. House of Representatives – legislative information
U.S. Senate – legislative information
Americans with Disabilities Act
IDEA 2004 and a brief overview of changes