Resources Directory

Below are some helpful resources listed by area of interest. We recommend checking www.helpscc.org for local resources first then refer to the links below.

Activism- Links provided here are to promote continued dialogue on issues relating to disability. Views expressed there do not neceesarily reflect the views of the Commission on Disabilities or the County of Santa Cruz.

• The Ragged Edge
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)
• Wikibility Rights
• Disablity Grapevine
• Report Handicapped Parking Abuse
• National Organization on Disability
• Disapedia.com
• Crip Trip Scruz Blog
• Diversity Inc. - Best Words for Disability
• Disability Rights California
• Adapt

Access/ADA

• Americans with Disabilities Home Page
• The United States Access Board
• Pacific ADA and IT Center 1-800-949-4232
• The Home Wheelchair Ramp Project
• Designing Accessible Communities
• AT Network (Assistive Techonology)

Advocacy/Referral

• Administration on Aging
• Access Santa Cruz
• Central Coast Center for Independent Living (831) 462-8720
• In-Home Support Services (IHSS)
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)
• The Evercare Compnay
• National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership (NATTAP)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness- Santa Cruz County
• Disability.gov
• Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency

Education

• Cabrillo College
• University of California Santa Cruz
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)

Emergency Preparedness

• National Center on Energency Planning for People with Disabilites
• Disability Preparedness Resource Center
• Ready America

Employment

• Workforce Investment Board in Santa Cruz County
• County of Santa Cruz Human Resources Agemncy (Careerworks)
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)
• Job Accomodation Network

Financial

• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)

Health/Medical

• Central California Alliance for Health
• Health Access of California
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)
• California Advanced Health Care Directive
• Santa Cruz Network of Care for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities
• Santa Cruz Network of Care - Mental/Behavioral Health
• Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• MediCare Interactive
• WebMD on Pain Managment
• Brain Injury Connection

Housing/Food

• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)
• The National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
• Rebuilding Together Home Page
• Housing Choices Coalition

Internet Screen Reader

• Webanywhere

Internet Testing Tools for Disability Access for websites

• Webaim.org
• Total Validator
• Website Accesibility Initiative

Innovations

• Leveraged Freedom Chair
• Rough Rider Wheelchair Project

Legal

• Official California Legislative Information
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)

Miscellaneous

• People Who Should Home Page
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)
• Skip's List - Information Exchange for Persons with Disabilities
• Yahoo groups for information on Social Security and SSI benefits and Medicare

Parenting

• Parenting Resources on the Web
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)
• Autism Santa Cruz-Parent Support Group

Travel/Recreation

• Shared Adventures
• The International Center for Disability Resources (ICDRI)