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• Mayor’s Summer Youth Work Program
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Other Resources Links

This page provides a long list of links to other Web pages that contain useful information about various disabilities. This list will change as other sites come and go! If you have a favorite site, please suggest it for inclusion on our page!

Use your scroll bar to move up and down this page, or click on one of the links below to jump to the information desired.

General Resources

• President's Commission on Employment of People with Disabilities: excellent resource on employment issues, job accommodation.
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Document Center
• Information for Employers on ADA

Mobility Impaired Blindness

• BRL: Braille through Remote Learning: online course in reading and writing braille
• New York Institute for Special Education Blindness Resource Center
• Prevent Blindness America
• National Federation of the Blind: Questions kids ask

Deafness
Deaf-Blind
Communication Disorders

Developmental Disorders

• Son-Rise Program: Resources and Programs for autism and other developmental disorders
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders Support Page: Resources and information
• American Hyperlexia Association: Information, links and other resources

Learning Disabilities

• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Schwab Foundation for Learning: Resources about learning differences for parents and educators
• The Mental Health Foundation

Dwarfism
Spinal Cord Injuries
Stuttering/Stammering
Others