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  • [About.com] Adoption Ability, Not Disability - Article for disabled would-be adoptive parents.
  • The Media Edge - How to write opinion articles that editors will actually use.
  • The Trigger, the Pen and the Switch - Article on the killing of a woman thinking of moving her mother to a care facility.
  • The Way America Treats The Disabled - Tommy Allen Thompson's account of his experience with job discrimination.
  • Almanac of Policy Issues: Disability Issues - News, background information and links on disability issues, including the Americans with Disabilies Act (ADA) and Developmental Disabilities Act (DDA).
  • Disability is Natural - Kathie Snow's official website. Offers a new way of thinking (and talking) about disabled people, learning disabilities and physical and mental handicaps.
  • Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada - An organization representing approximately 125 Canadians born disabled as a consequence of the drug Thalidomide. Site has position paper on the proposal to begin using the drug again.
  • Stigma and Discrimination - Petition opposing NAMI approval of the Lunatix Online game which stereotypes people with mental illness and perpetuates stigma and discrimination.
  • United Family Congress - Group to unite every family with disabled children regardless of disability, diagnosis or personal circumstances, to stand together as one collective voice and to create a significant socio-political force for change.
  • Whispers of Hope - A center to discuss issues, to find resources, and to empower people with disabilities.
  • Mothers from Hell 2 - Grass-roots parent advocacy group, working for the appropriate education, community acceptance, needed services, rights of, and entitlements for individuals with disabilities. Resources, newsletter, membership, and contacts. Based in German Valley.
  • But You Don't Look Sick? - A collection of articles, stories, book and product reviews, with health resources and a message board.
  • Disabilities Awareness Week at Haverford College - A Haverford College event that supports the missions of the College in terms of social justice, diversity, and "educating to lead, educating to serve."
  • Services for Deaf and Hearing Disabled - News, employment, and events for the deaf and hearing disabled.
  • Disability, Culture and Service Issues - Selected bibliography of sources related to serving people with disabilities and disability culture.

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