RESOURCES
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The following guides can help students with different types of disabilities research and understand the tools and resources available to them as they venture toward their academic goals.

• College & Career Guide for Students with Disabilities
• Guide to Online College with a Learning Disability
• College Guide for Students with Learning Differences

• Disability Resource Library 
• WVATS Assistive Technology Loan and Exchange System 
• Nutrition Resources
  • Nutrition Services for Kids
  • Nutrition Information for Adults
• Teen Support Group 
• CED Autism Resources
• Web Accessibility Overview (PPTX)

WV Disability Resources

• West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services   
• WV Aging and Disability Resource Center Resource Directory 
• West Virginia Birth to Three 
• WV Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 
• West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council 
• WV Family Resource Networks 
• Parent Educator Resource Centers 
• WV Parent Training & Information 
• WV Senior Centers       
• WV SenseAbilities' Deafblind Resources
• West Virginia's Aging Population: 1950 to 2013
• Pathways to the Future
• Senior Guidance: Assisted Living in West Virginia

Centers for Independent Living

• West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)   
• Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living (NWVCIL)   
• Mountain State Centers for Independent Living

Disability Organizations By Type of DisabilityBlind / Low Vision

• Guiding Eyes for the Blind   
• Heritage for the Blind
• Mountain State Council of the Blind   
• National Federation of the Blind West Virginia 
• WV Department of Education VI Resources   
• WV Schools for the Deaf and the Blind   
• WV DRS Services for the blind and visually impaired
• National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped
• Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Cognitive

• Brain Injury Association of West Virginia 
• West Virginia Alzheimer's Association
• West Virginia Autism Training Center

WV Autism Resources

• WVU Children’s Neurodevelopmental Center
• Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Center
• Mountaineer Autism Project (MAP)
• The West Virginia Guide to Accessing Services for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Hearing / Speech

• Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Easter Seals
• West Virginia Association for the Deaf, Inc. (WVAD)
• West Virginia Speech-Hearing Language Association

Mobility

• Cerebral Palsy Foundation
• Cerebral Palsy Group
• Physical Developmental Delays: What to Look for Tool
• WV Osteoporosis and Arthritis Program

​Education Resources

• WV Department of Education
• Exceptional News Newsletter
• Instructional Support   
• Parent Advocacy Guide
• Transition Resources
• A Guide to Educational Acronyms: What's in the Alphabet Soup?
• BestColleges.com - College Resources for Students with Disabilities
• A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities
• Maryville University Disabilities Guide

WV Employment Resources

• WV Medicaid Work Incentive
• West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services
• Workforce WV
• WV Department of Health and Human Resources
• WV One Stop Career Centers
• WV Small Business Development Center
• Job Accomodation Network (JAN)

Transportation

• Division of Public Transit Transportation Plans
• WV Transportation Providers
• WV Division of Public Transit Transportation Providers Directory
• Disabled Dealer

National Disability Resources

• ADA Network Service Animal Resource Hub
• Administration for Community Living
• Association of University Centers on Developmental Disabilities
• Arthritis Foundation   
• Cerebral Palsy Guide   
• Cerebral Palsy Symptoms Guide   
• Directory of Employment Networks
• Disability.gov
• Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Help Center
• Mid Atlantic ADA Center
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• The Arc (National)
• People First (International)   
• Social Security and Disability Resource Center   
• Ticket to Work   
• Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Programs - National Employment Network Association (NENA)
• National Council for Independent Living
• Emergency Management
• Disability and Abuse Project
• National Council on Disability
• PACER'S National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
• IDEA
• Understood for learning and attention issues
• National Resource Center for Patient/Family Centered Medical Home

Disability Statistics   

• CDC Disability and Health Data System (DHDS)
• CDC Disability and Health State Profile for West Virginia
• 2015 West Virginia Report for County-level Data: Prevalence (Annual Disability Statistics Compendium)
• 2017 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium PDF 

Advocacy

• Types of Advocacy
• Bill of Rights
• Self-Determination
• National Guide to Self-Determination
• WV State American's with Disabilities Act Office
• VOTE!
• Communicating with People Who have Intellectual Disabilities
• Olmstead Decision
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Job Accommodations Network
• Americans with Disabilities Act Fact Sheet (PDF)
• 2010 Standards for Accessible Design Fact Sheet
• Fair Housing Act Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Olmstead U.S. Supreme Court Decision Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Affordable Care Act Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Help America Vote Act Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Social Support and Networking Fact Sheet (PDF)

Laws and Legislation

• How a Bill Becomes a Law
• American's with Disabilities Act
• Disability Law
• State Lawmakers

Disability Etiquette

• Etiquette Tips
• Disability Etiquette for Reporters and Writers
• Person-First Language

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• CED News
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• CED Intranet for Staff

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