LINKS: Online Resources/Related Sites  

Government Sites:

The following links are a sampling of sites related to digital divide issues. The listing is in alphabetical order, by title of site. If you have any recommendations for listing, please contact us.

• Access America, e-gov e-zine, guide to government services

• disAbility.gov, bringing information and U.S. federal programs, services, and resources to employers, Americans with disabilities, and their families

• Disabilities Rights Office (DRO), at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• FCW, Your Government IT Resource

• Federal IT Accessibility Initiative, Section 508, The Road to Accessibility

• Information Technology and People with Disabilities: The Current State of Federal Accessibility

• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, (NIDRR)

• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress

• Office of Government wide Policy (OGP), U.S. General Services Administration

• Office of Information Technology Roadmap, Strategic Direction (July 1999)

• San Francisco Public Library Patrons with Disabilities Demonstrate Digital Inclusion Technology for Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, Media Advisory from U.S. Department of Commerce (19 October 2000)

• Section 508 Resource Guide

• Technology Grant Programs, U.S. Department of Education, related contents include digital divide and assistive technology

• U.S. Census Bureau, Disability 1990 Census Table 3

• U.S. Access Board, A federal agency committed to accessible design

  • Board Issues Standards for Electronic and Information Technology

  • Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (EITAAC)

  • Final Standards, published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2000

  • Recommendations for Accessibility Standards: Electronic and Information Technology, Electronic and Information Technology Access Committee (May 1999)

• Usability.gov