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• American Association for Mental Retardation (AAMR) (www.aamr.org ) - access information about the mental retardation and disabilities field

• American Association of People with Disabilities ( www.aapd-dc.org ) - the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan, cross-disability organization in the United States

• Association for Retarded Citizens of the USA ( www.thearc.org ) - a national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families

• Center on Disability and Employment, the University of Tennessee ( www.cde.tennessee.edu ) - advancing universal access for people with disabilities in employment, education, and life

• Chamber of Commerce ( www.uschamber.org/default.htm )

• Community Exchange Online Network (CEON) ( www.myceon.com ) - a communication tool for the Southeast's Continuing Education Program for Community Rehabilitation Providers (CRP-RCEP IV)

• Disability Resources ( www.disabilityresources.org ) - the Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ( www.eeoc.gov ) - the government agency that oversees the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act

• Job Accommodation Network (JAN) ( http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu ) - a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities

• National Program Office on Self-Determination ( www.self-determination.org )

• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services in the U.S. Department of Education ( www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/ )

• People First Language
  People First Language Commentary: (www.state.sd.us/dhs/ddc/kathysnow.htm)
  Examples of People First Language: (www.dmh.missouri.gov/sikeston/examples.htm)
  Guidelines for using People First Language: (www.publicimagesnetwork.org/first.html)
  Ten Commandments of Etiquette: (www.in.gov/gpcpd/publications/InteractingBrochure.pdf)

• Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) ( www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/ )

• Social Security Online ( www.ssa.gov ) - the official website of the Social Security Administration

• Tennessee Information ( www.tennesseeanytime.org )

• Ticket to Work Summary ( www.spiconnect.org/summary.htm ) - a resource compiled by the State Partnership Systems Change Initiative

• Training Resource Network, Inc. (www.trninc.com) offering resources on the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in their communities

• WorkSupport ( www.worksupport.com ) - information, resources and research about work & disability issues, hosted by the University of Virginia

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