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We've included links to site that may be of interest to our consumers, providers and the community-at-large.

• ACCSES New Jersey, formerly the New Jersey Association of Rehabilitation Facilities is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing leadership and support to members who advocate for and serve persons with disabilities through community based programs located throughout New Jersey.

• Disability Employment 101, US Department of Education. Updates on advantages of hiring people with disabilities, data about disabilities in employment. August 2007

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities - poster

• DisabilityInfo.gov - information for people with disabilities, online resources, United States government site

• DRM Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet

• John Heldrich Center for Workforce Development

• Center for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) - the Abilities Center of Southern New Jersey meets the high standards of this nonprofit, independent accrediting organization.

• Disability Funders Network Evolved from Funding Partnership for People with Disabilities, a grantmakers collaborative created in 1990 to assist implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• American Association for People with Disabilities

• Cornell University, online resource for U.S. disability statistics

• University of Southern California at San Francisco, disability statistics

• JAN - the job accommodation network, US Department of Labor

• Social Security Online - US Office of Social Security Administration

• New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities

• New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Disabilities

• Americans with Disabilities Home Page Information about the ADA

• ADA signing ceremony, 1991 (video)

• National Organization for People with Disabilities

• Kids' Quiz Page: Famous People with Disabilities See how much you know about people with disabilities.

• ABILITY - national magazine for and about people with disabilities

• National Youth Employment Coalition (resources for youth and their families)

• Exercise for People with Disabilities (*.pdf file) with weekly activity log (US Center for Disease Control)

• NEW! AOL Ability blog for people with disabilities, their families, friends and the community-at-large. Includes captioned CNN news videos. (Note: this is not a product of the Abilities Center.)

• Serving People with Disabilities in One-Stop Career Centers (video)(State of Illinois, with national focus on disability issues)

• Emmanuel's Gift (film trailer) Inspiring film about an orphaned boy with disabilities in Ghana, West Africa, who shows that people with disabilities are valuable, contributing members of society.

• US Department of Labor, Diverse Perspectives: People with Disabilities Fulfilling Your Business Goals

• People with Disabilities - How Crime Affects People with Disabilities (US Justice Department funded project)