Disability Ministries | Resources4Missions

Braithwaite, D. O. (1991). Viewing Persons With Disabilities As A Culture. In L. Samovar & R. Porter (Eds.), Intercultural Communication: A Reader (6th Ed., Pp. 136-142). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Shearer, A. (1984). Disability: Whose Handicap? Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
Wiseman, R. L., Emry, R., & Morgan, D. (1987). A Normative Analysis Of The Intercultural Communication Between Nondisabled And Disabled Persons. World Communication Journal, 16, 137-155.

National Institutions

U.S.

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
Federal Transit Administration – ADA Act
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
U.S. Department of Labor – Disability Research Resources
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
United States Access Board
US- National Council on Disability

Europe

Europa Bookshop – Research and Reports on Europe’s treatment of various subjects

Germany

Academic Network of European Disability experts

Great Britain

Churches for ALL – British Based outreach to the disabled
Independent Living Institute – A great resource for most disability questions

Ireland

National Disability Authority

Outreach Strategies

Art with the Disabled

Art Therapy.org
Mouth & Foot Painting Artists
National Institute of Art & Disabilities

Camps

Christian Agencies

Camp Barnabas.org – Missouri
Camp Daniel.org – Wisconsin
Children’s Bible Fellowship of New York – camps
www.christianberets.org
www.hvmi.org
Joni and Friends.org
kmminc.org
Christian Record.org
Shepherd Scamp.org
Special Touch.org
Spring Hill Camps.com
Summit Adventure.com
Upwardbound Camp.org

Other Agencies

Christian Camp and Conference Association
My Summer Camps.com

Job Training

Christian Employment Resources

Christian Career Center.com
Christian Employment.com
Intercristo.com

Additional Employment Resources

Job Accommodation Network
www.doleta.gov
www.jobaccess.org
www.jan.wvu.edu
www.Return2Work.org

Computer Technology and Training

Computer Training (Chicago based computer training for individuals with disabilities)
Computer Ministry in TN (Computer refurbishing, training, learning centers, and acquisition)
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children.org (Helps assist individuals with Disabilities in GA.)

Specialized Resources

Amputees

American Amputee Foundation
hoperises.org
Agra Ability.org
Limbs for Life.org
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America
Amputee Coalition of America
Odd Shoe.org
The Global Resource for Orthotics & Prosthetics Information

Ataxia

Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance
National Ataxia Foundation
International Network of Ataxia Friends

Autism

Association for Science in Autism Treatment
Autism Society of America
Families for Early Autism Treatment.org

Brain Injury

Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured
Brain Injury Association of America
Brain Train.com – Brain Injury website
Hope Network Rehab.org – Has a number of reference sites
The Traumatic Brain Injury National Data and Statistics Center
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
TBI Resource Guide – Traumatic Brain Injury

Deaf Resources

www.agbell.org –Alexander Graham Bell Association for The Deaf and Hard of Hearing
www.gallaudet.edu
Harriscomm.com
www.nad.org
About.com – deafness – Links to other resources
Deaf Nation.com

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