Disability Research: Web Resources

A cross-disability site with numerous resources.

The IDA is the network of global and regional organizations of persons with disabilities promoting the effective implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Encourages, educates and connects people and organizations touched by illness, pain and injury around the globe.

SDS is an international non-profit organization that promotes the study of disability in social, cultural, and political contexts.

From the U.S. Department of Justice. With links to the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

Consumer site from the federal government website that provides an interactive, community-driven information network of disability-related programs, services, laws and benefits.

Maintained by the Center for Assistive Technology, New York University at Buffalo CODI serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas.

From the American Association on Health and Disability, publisher of the peer-reviewed Disability and Health Journal.

From the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Focuses on knowledge translation of NIDRR-sponsored research and development results into evidence-based instruments and systematic reviews.

Seeks to increase the education, career and lifetime choices for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, by building capacity of individuals, institutions and agencies to effectively serve this diverse population.

A database of resources covering mental health, substance abuse, disability, general health, human rights and development.