Resource Centre

Liberated Learning Links

• Organizations
• Legislation
• Literature
• Accessibility Standards & Guidelines
• Technology
• Downloads & Tools

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ORGANIZATIONS

Canada

National Disability Organizations

• Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
• Canadian Hearing Society
• Canadian National Institute for the Blind
• Canadian Paraplegic Association
• Easter Seals Canada
• Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
• National Educational Association of Disabled Students
• Neil Squire Society

Government

• Government of Canada Persons with Disabilities related links
• Industry Canada: Assistive Technology Links
• Social Development Canada: The Office for Disability Issues
• [PDF] Public Works and Government Services Canada, Translation Bureau: Glossary of Terms Pertaining to Disabled Persons

International

• American Association of People with Disabilities (US)
• Applied Voice Input/Output Society (AVIOS)
• Royal National Institute for the Blind (UK)
• Royal National Institute for the Deaf (UK)
• Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults (Mencap) (UK)
• Physical Disability Council of Australia
• Australian Federation of Disability Organizations
• Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Disability Rights
• Accessibility and Disability Resources in Japan
• Disability Resources in China
• The New Zealand Disability Strategy

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LEGISLATION

North America

Canada (Federal)

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Canada (Provincial)

• BC: Human Rights Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 210 and applicable sections of the Administrative Tribunals Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 45
• Alberta: Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
• Saskatchewan: [PDF] The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code
• Manitoba: The Human Rights Code
• Ontario: Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001
• Québec: [PDF] The Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
• New Brunswick: Human Rights Act
• Nova Scotia: Human Rights Act
• Prince Edward Island: [PDF] Human Rights Act
• Newfoundland and Labrador: Human Rights Code

United States

• Electronic & Information Technology (Section 508) Home Page

Asia

• Japan: The Basic Law for Persons with Disabilities, 1970, amended June 2004

Australasia

• Australia: Disability Discrimination Act, 1992
• New Zealand: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000

Europe

UK

• Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c.50)
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
• Disability Discrimination Act 2005

Italy

• Law No. 104: Framework Law on the care, social integration and rights of disabled people

European Union

• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities: Anti-Discrimination and relations with Civil Society

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LITERATURE

• Computer Speech and Language
• eJournal of Instructional Science and Technology (eJIST)
• IBM Systems Journal
• Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
• Speech Technology Magazine

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ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS & GUIDELINES

• MIT Web Accessibility Guidelines
• W3C HTML 4.01 Specification
• W3C Working Draft 27 April 2006 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0

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TECHNOLOGY

• Public Service Commission of Canada: Glossary of Terms Related to Adaptive Technology and Services

DOWNLOADS & TOOLS

• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Bobby Accessibility tool from Watchfire Webxact
• Quick Time
• Real Player
• Windows Media Player

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