WorkAbility III is an interagency program established to provide services to clients of the California Department of Rehabilitation who are attending classes within specific California Community Colleges that offer WorkAbility III services. To access WorkAbility III’s services in San Diego, an individual must be a client of the Department of Rehabilitation and a student attending classes within the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD).
This web site "provides essential, accessible benefit information is significant to helping Californians understand their options for employment and making the critical decisions that will allow them to live as independently as possible,” says Catherine Campisi, Director of the California Department of Rehabilitation, one of the partners and grantors in the DB101 project. “Information is power and employment is independence for people with disabilities.”
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
RFB&D's library contains more than 93,000 titles in a broad variety of subjects, from literature and history to math and the sciences, at all academic levels, from kindergarten through post-graduate and professional. Anyone with a documented disability-including a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability which makes reading standard print difficult or impossible-is eligible to use RFB&D's audio textbooks but in order to access this library, you need to become a member
Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. Using this web site, Federal employees and the public can learn more about the history, requirements, and goals of section 508.
Emergency Preparedness and Individuals With Disabilities
This website "contains basic information on emergency preparedness, transportation accessibility, and evacuation methodsfor certain modes of transportation, such as transit and railsystems ... for individuals with disabilities, their familymembers, and care givers." Provides links to related resources,information about relevant legal obligations, and descriptions of specific types of planned and natural disasters. From the U.S.Department of Transportation (DOT).
Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
US Department of Education Web page
Office of Civil Rights
Washington, D.C. 20202
This site provides information about accommodations frequently used by students who are deaf or hard of hearing in postsecondary settings. The target audience centers on Disabled Student Services (DSS) Coordinators. Students, families and faculty may find the information useful as well.
The mission of the SD Autism Society is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism. The At-Large Representitive is Lars Perner.