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According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, "The term 'disability' means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual" for an extended period of time, or permanently. Disabilities recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act include learning disabilities such as dyslexia or dyscalculia, psychiatric disabilities such as depression or PTSD, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, chronic health impairments, a mobility impairment, a seriously injured hand, knee, head, etc., a severe visual impairment, a hearing impairment. However, there can be very different interpretations by the courts, for instance: the courts have ruled that a condition is not necessarily a disability. Thus, if you have a visual impairment, but contact lenses solve the problem, then you do not have a disability, however, it is not always that simple.

Americans with Disabilities Act homepage http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

What Disabilities entitle a Child to Special Education? Includes definitions. http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-4/ideas.htm

National Disability Rights Network   http://www.ndrn.org/

Learning Disabilities Association of California.  http://www.ldaca.org/

LD Online. Learning Disabilities Information. http://www.ldonline.org/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities  http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/Home.aspx

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities. Publications. http://www.nichcy.org/pubs1.htm

National Down Syndrome Society. http://www.ndss.org/

The Autism Society of America. http://www.autism-society.org/

Autism Collaboration   http://www.autism.org/

American Foundation for the Blind. http://www.afb.org/

American Society for Deaf Children. http://www.deafchildren.org/

United Cerebral Palsy Association  http://www.ucpa.org/

Deafness/Hard of Hearing.  http://deafness.about.com/mbody.htm

ADD Attention Deficit Disorder.  http://add.about.com/mbody.htm

Yahoo! Health. Birth Defects. http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Birth_Defects/

The ARC of America. Mental retardation & developmental disorders   http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=183

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities  http://www.aamr.org/

Special Needs Children   http://specialchildren.about.com/

Disabled Women on the Web http://www.disabledwomen.net/

Disability Social History Project www.disabilityhistory.org

Disability History Museum http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/lib

Children's Disabilities Information. http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/

Council for Exceptional Children. Journals, Books & Media. http://www.cec.sped.org/bk/

Special Child   http://www.specialchild.com/index.html

American Sign Language Fingerspelling Tool      http://asl.ms/

Disability Info.Gov            http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities  http://www.supportforfamilies.org/

Learning Disability Fact sheet     http://www.ada.gov/learnfac.htm

Common Disabilities Fact Sheet Samples  http://www.pecentral.org/adapted/adapteddisabilities1.html

National Center for Learning Disabilities Fact Sheets http://www.ld.org/LDInfoZone/InfoZone_FactSheetIndex.cfm

Fact Sheets on National Legislative Issues facing People with Disabilities  http://www.ucp.org/ucp_generalsub.cfm/1/8/11904?PrintFriendly=Yes

Special Education Law: What Every Parent needs to Know   http://www.healthyplace.com/adhd/transcripts/special-education-law-what-every-parent-needs-to-know/menu-id-53/

Medline Plus: Genetics/Birth Defects Topics  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticsbirthdefects.html

Medline Plus: Mental Health & Behavior Topics   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

Also try search tools like :

Google            http://www.google.com/

Ixquick           http://www.ixquick.com/

Clusty             http://www.clusty.com/

For magazine/journal articles and related information see our general databases: EbscoHost, ProQuest, and our Health databases: Health Reference Center, Health & Wellness Resource Center and the like.

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