Government Agencies
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Disability.gov |
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Link: |
http://www.disability.gov |
Description: |
Disability.gov
(formerly DisabilityInfo.gov) is an award-winning federal Web site that
contains disability-related resources on programs, services, laws and
regulations to help people with disabilities lead full, independent
lives. With just a few clicks, visitors can find critical information on
a variety of topics, including benefits, civil rights, community life,
education, emergency preparedness, employment, housing, health,
technology and transportation.
The Web site was updated in July 2009. The updated site contains new
social media tools and is now easier to navigate and search.
The TARGET Center has a captioned video tour of the updated
disability.gov Web site:
https://admin.na3.acrobat.com/_a774694537/p58038819/ |
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Title: |
ETA DisAbility Online |
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Link: |
http://www.doleta.gov/disability |
Description: |
The
Employment & Training Administration (ETA) Disabilities Program
develops and implements workforce disability policy and program
initiatives to address structural, programmatic, and systemic employment
barriers for people with disabilities. The ETA Disabilities Program Web
site provides links to employment and training resources and other
employment-related information. |
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Title: |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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Link: |
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home |
Description: |
U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs'
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Web site provides
information related IDEA and Individualized Education Programs (IEP's). |
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Social Security Administration |
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Link: |
http://www.ssa.gov |
Description: |
The
SSA Web site contains information on all programs, online services,
benefits information, research and data, applications online, and
gateways to information for special populations. |
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Title: |
United We Ride |
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Link: |
http://www.unitedweride.gov |
Description: |
United
We Ride is an interagency federal national initiative that supports
states and their localities in developing coordinated human service
delivery systems. In addition to state coordination grants, United We
Ride provides state and local agencies a transportation-coordination and
planning self-assessment tool, help along the way, technical
assistance, and other resources to help their communities succeed.
View the United We Ride Conferences, Events & Training Calendar at: http://www.unitedweride.gov/1_1298_ENG_HTML.htm. |
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Title: |
GovBenefits: Your Benefits Connection |
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Link: |
http://www.govbenefits.gov |
Description: |
GovBenefits.gov
is a partnership of Federal agencies with a shared vision - to provide
improved, personalized access to government assistance programs.
- Use the Internet to connect citizens to government benefit program eligibility information
- Increase access to information, particularly for people with disabilities
- Reduce expense and difficulty of doing business with the government
- Continue to add programs to become the single source for Federal, state, and local government benefit programs
Are there government benefit programs available to help you?
GovBenefits.gov will help you answer that question. This online
screening tool is free, easy-to-use, and completely confidential. They
do not require your name, phone number, Social Security number, or any
other information that could be used to identify you. You answer a
series of questions about yourself, and then GovBenefits.gov returns a
list of government benefit programs you may be eligible to receive along
with information about how you can apply.
Whether it's a direct payment, loan, insurance, training, or other
services - there may be government benefit programs available to help
you. To get started, go to the Web site listed above, choose either
Locate Federal or State Benefits, Browse by Category, or Get Results by
Questionnaire. |
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Title: |
Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity |
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Link: |
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/pwd.cfm |
Description: |
Housing
and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity (FHEO) administers and enforces federal laws and creates
policies that make sure all Americans have equal access to the housing
of their choice.
The FHEO Web site contains information on the rights of people with disabilities. |
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