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Web Resources: Development, Access to and Use of Emerging Technologies
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Medicaid Reference Desk
Information about Medicaid for people with developmental disabilities. Covers one state in each of the ten federal regions, plus Colorado. OK, NH, SC, OR, MD, IA and CA are launched now. NY, WI, MT and CO will be launched by 2/1/03.
This is an ADD Project of National Significance, and is a collaboration between The Arc of the United States, TheArcLink, OHSU Center on Self-Determination, and AIMMM.
Research Summary Page from AbleLink WebSite
This page provides access to research summaries regarding a number of projects focused specifically on technology for individuals with mental retardation conducted by AbleLink Technologies in collaboration with agencies such as the Beach Center on Disability at the University of Kansas, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, Assistive Technology Partners at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, the Westchester Institute for Human Development, and some others.
Web Trek Visual Search Site
This site is a picture-based search engine which allows individuals who have difficulty using text-based search engines to click on a heirarchy of pictures to conduct a search for a topic using www.google.com. This search engine works in concert with the Web Trek browser, which is a browser designed specifically for individuals with mental retardation. The search engine is a work in progress.
Family Village
The Family Village site is described as " ... a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
Our community includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology,adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature ..."
TheArcLink
TheArcLink lists every approved provider of services to people with developmental disabilities, in the 14 states it has launched, with another ten in the pipeline. It also explains the service system in everyday language, and gives access information so people will know the closest application offices to them. TheArcLink also has opinion and commentary about issues that matter to people with developmental disabilities and their families.
The New Freedom Initiative
President Bush announced the New Freedom Initiative on February 1, 2001, as part of a nationwide effort to remove barriers to community living for people with disabilities. Today, there are more than 54 million Americans living with a disability, representing a full 20 percent of the U.S. population. Almost half of these individuals have a severe disability affecting their ability to see, hear, walk or perform other basic functions of life. In addition, there are more than 25 million family caregivers and millions more who provide aid and assistance to people with disabilities.
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