Disability Resources - Accessibility & Universal Design
Links in this category: 29. Newest link in this category: 2023-10-16
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| The Center for Universal Design The Center for Universal Design is a national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products. https://design.ncsu.edu/research/center-.. | International interest, United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Adaptive Environments Center Promotes accessibility through education programs, technical assistance, training, consulting, publications and design advocacy. http://www.adaptiveenvironments.org/ | International interest, United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Citizens for Accessible Neighbourhoods - Lower Mainland, Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada C.A.N is a non-profit society promoting universal access to infomation, buildings, public spaces and adapted sports. Accessibility issues, spotlights, info on local events and contact details. https://www.canbc.org/ | International interest, Canada, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| WAVE 3.0 - Web Accessibility Versatile Evaluator Online tool checks page accessibility, displays page with tags to show good and bad points. https://wave.webaim.org/ | International interest, United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Accessibility Guidelines Implementation Project The AGI project is designed as a way of "beta testing", in actual use on the "front lines" of web design, the WAI page author recommendations from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). http://hwg.org/opcenter/projects/agi/ | International interest, United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| European Commission e-Accessibility Efforts and activities done at the Commission level to overcome accessibility barriers. http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/i.. | International interest, Belgium, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Microsoft Accessibility and Disabilities "We hope you'll find here information about what we're doing and the tools that can help you remove barriers and make the world more accessible." http://microsoft.com/enable/ | International interest, United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| U.S. Access Board The U.S. Access Board, also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, created in 1973, has served the nation as the only independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities. https://www.access-board.gov/ | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Certec Certec is a division of the Department of Design Sciences at the Lund Institute of Technology, the engineering faculty of Lund University. The aim of our research and courses is to contribute to improved opportunities for people with disabilities by developing more usable technical devices, new design concepts, and new individual methods of learning and searching. https://www.certec.lth.se/english/ | Sweden, Swedish language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Shaw Trust At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility. Having grown from humble beginnings in 1982 in the village of Shaw in Wiltshire, finding jobs for disabled people, today we are a complex and diverse charity committed to employment as the core pathway to a better life. https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/ | United Kingdom, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Access Appraisals We offer advise on disability issues relating to accessibility. We also offer products to overcome access problems including wheelchair ramps and lifts https://www.wheelchair-ramps.co.uk/ | United Kingdom, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Adaptive Access Handicapped remodeling and wheelchair accessible construction for Houston area homes and businesses. Features services and contact information. http://www.adaptiveaccess.com | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Adaptive Access complete home renovation and accessible modifications. ADA and Tas compliance for business. http://www.adaptiveaccess.com/ | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Adaptive Environments Center to promote,facilitate, and advocate for international adoption of policies,programs and designs that enable every individua, regardless of age or ability to participate fully in all aspects of society. Adaptive Environments developed and manages the Universal design Education Project (see web site) and is also the New England Center for Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA) technical assistance. Also works on the ADA in public schools. http://www.adaptenv.org/ | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Centre for Accessible Environments The Centre for Accessible Environments is committed to the provision of buildings and places which are accessible to all users, including disabled and older people, and to the enhancement of quality in design. It is a technical information training and consultancy resource for the construction industry, providers of goods and services, the care professions and disabled people. https://cae.org.uk/ | United Kingdom, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Danish Centre for Accessibility / Dansk Center for Tilgængelighed The Danish Centre for Accessibility (DCFT) is a national, self-governing centre, established in 1996. The background was the government’s signing of the UN Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. http://www.sbi.dk/tilgaengelighed | Denmark, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| HITEC Group Our mission is to provide accessibility to the consumer, in the home, in the workplace and in all public facilities. https://www.hitec.com/ | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Information on Disability-Equipment Access Services (IDEAS INC) IDEAS INC provides information on disability - services, accessible accommodation, equipment available in NSW and Australia. Our focus is on rural services. https://www.ideas.org.au/ | Australia, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Kompetenscentrum för ett barriärfritt Hamburg https://kompetent-barrierefrei.de/ | Germany, German language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| League of Human Dignity We represent disabled people in all kinds of activities. https://leagueofhumandignity.com/ | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification We aim to promote aging in place for frail elderly and persons aging with a disability through applied research, evaluation and policy analysis; training and education; technical assistance; and we serve as an information clearinghouse. https://homemods.org/ | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Open the windows Vision: Building a world where technology enables everyone to fully use her/his abilities. Mission: To promote and facilitate the use of assistive technologies for persons with disabilities to enhance equal opportunities. Activities: To enable access to information technology (e-access) for persons with severe disabilities, i.e., those who have complex requirements for adaptation. To assist different groups in the disability field build capacity by transferring skills and knowledge on the use of assistive technologies; To offer Open the windows as a regional resource center to disability organizations throughout Southeast Europe (SEE); http://www.openthewindows.org | Macedonia, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| section 508 The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Access Board published regulations (Section 508) that require any web site built or procured by the Federal government must be accessible to those with disabilities. Section 508 addresses accessibility for people who have visual, hearing, and motor disabilities using assistive technology (AT) devices. https://www.section508.gov/ | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| Sentinel Construction Sentinel Construction specializes in new and remodelling projects designed to make living, work and recreational spaces "access friendly" for yourself, family and friends. We offer a wide range of design and building solutions for individuals of all ages and most types of physical disabilities for independent living in Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson & Clallam Counties in Washington State. http://www.SentinelConstruction.com/ | United States, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
| SPH Planning & Consulting Ltd. https://www.sphassociates.ca/ | Canada, English language, Link checked 2024-11 |
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