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A project of Exploding Myths, Inc., a media enterprise company, this website is designed to focus public attention on disability and independent living issues. For disseminating information, it offers a variety of news articles, resources, and opinions about important disability issues.
This website is promoted by The Society for Accessible Travel
& Hospitality (SATH).
SATH's mission is to promote Awareness, Respect and Accessibility for travellers
with disabilities and educate the travel, tourism and hospitality industry on
becoming more accessible for persons with disabilities. SATH works vigorously
for the creation of a barrier-free environment (architectural and attitudinal)
throughout all segments of the travel and tourism industry, in the United States
and abroad. The Society's efforts bore fruit in the access section of the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 and in the Air Carriers Access Act.
Read an article on travel and disabled persons by Laurel Van Horn, Executive Director, S.A.T.H.
Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Centers (R.E.R.C.s), which are sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, (N.I.D.R.R.), are centers for the intensive study of specific issues. Each R.E.R.C. has several project categories for its activities, including research, product development, education and dissemination.
The RERC on Universal Design at Buffalo represents a five year, three million dollar partnership between UB's Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access (IDEA Center) and representatives of Design and Disability communities nationwide.
Seeks to promote equal access to information for individuals with disabilities by influencing the early design stages of tomorrow's computer-based technology.
National research, information, and technical assistance centre that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products.
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