Disability Rights, Disability Studies, and Independent Living Resources

Articles and Journals on-line

1. Disability Studies Quarterly
   · http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/DSQ/
2. Society for Disability Studies
   · http://www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/

Independent Living

1. Independent Living: From Social Movement to Analytic Paradigm
   DeJong, Gerben, MPA, MSW
   Arch Phys Med Rehabil 60: 435-446, 1979.
   · http://www.impactcil.org/phil_history/dejong.htm
2. History of Independent Living
   Gina McDonald and Mike Oxford
   · http://www.acils.com/acil/ilhistory.html
3. Ragged Edge
   · http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/
4. Mouth Magazine
   · http://www.mouthmag.com/
5. The Social Model of Disability
   · http://www.merseyworld.com/iim/socialmo.htm
6. Bibliography of Resources on the New Paradigm of Disability
   · http://www.aboutdisability.com/graphics/NewParadigm.pdf
7. About Disability
   · http://www.aboutdisability.com
8. Center for an Accessible Society
   · http://www.accessiblesociety.org/

Independent Living Organization websites

1. National Council on Independent Living
   · http://www.ncil.org
2. CCD of Washington State
   · http://www.wccd.org/
3. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Adminstration Information on Centers for Independent Living
   · http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/Programs/Discretionary/cil.html
4. National Independent Living Links
   · http://www.abledata.com/text2/ind_lvng.htm
5. CCD in Illinois
   · http://www.ccdionline.org/
6. On-Line Module on the Social vs. Medical Model of Disability
   Disability Awareness Training
   · http://www.selfdirection.org/dat/training?cmd=guest&p=%Fcourse01%2Fwelcome.html

International Independent Living Sites

1. Disability World
   · http://www.disabilityworld.org
2. Independent Living Institute
   · http://www.independentliving.org/
3. Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres
   · http://www.cailc.ca/
4. Accessibility in Japan
   (requires translation program that is installed when you click on page)
   · http://member.nifty.ne.jp/shojin/Access.html
   · http://member.nifty.ne.jp/shojin/
5. Independent Living - Asian Perspective
   · http://www.dinf.ne.jp/japanese/conf/z20/z20001/z2001042.html
6. Independent Living Radio
   (An archive of audio stories on Disability Radio accessible on this site using Real Audio)
   · http://www.independentliving.org/radio/

Social Development Internationally and Independent Living

1. United Nations
   · http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/m-disabl.htm
2. Independent Living Institute
   · http://www.independentliving.org/links/links-international-development-and-disability.html