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Disability World Links: Accessibility
  • "Libre Acceso, A.C." - Sitio desde donde se promueve la accesibilidad al espacio físico en México.
  • Accesible.com.ar - A website dedicated to inclusive architecture, offering workshops on accessible architecture, the goal of which is to present the challenges of barrier-free living spaces. The site also features updates on the Law of Buildings in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which includes a chapter on barrier-free public spaces.
  • Adaptive Environments - Active international site, housing conference proceedings on Universal Design, a newsletter for Global Universal Design Educators, a cd rom slideshow of examples of universal design and more.
  • ICDRI - The U.S. based International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet, featuring accessibility & technology portals.
  • IMSERSO Discapacidad - Convenio de colaboración entre el Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales de España (IMSERSO) y la Fundación ONCE para desarrollar un programa de accesibilidad global.
  • International Commission on Technology and Accessibility (ICTA) - The ICTA mission is global promotion and implementation of more equitable and accessible environments, technology and information. The site is a best practice accessible website incorporating continuing information technology research and input from Europe and North America.
  • Legislaciones - Toda la normativa legislativa de la construccion en formato electronico con acceso libre y gratuito
  • Nordic Cooperation on Disability - Swedish based website of Nordic Cooperation on Disability, featuring reports in Swedish and English of collaborative projects promoting accessibility of environment and transport and a newsletter, "Society for All."
  • questionnaire on barrier-free in the world - We are Urban and Regional Planning laboratory in Kyoto University, Japan. We are trying to investigate and compare demands on barrier-free environment in different countries. We?think one of the most important points to realize barrier-free is to match a barrier-free strategy with a country’s real conditions and the needs of the local citizens. We welcome all kinds of people to answer our questionnaire and give us their opinions on barrier-free/universal design.
  • SID@R - The website of the Seminar of Initiatives on Disability and Accessibility in the Net (SID@R), of the Real Patronage on Disability, from Spain. Besides providing in Spanish a comprehensive collection of tools and resources on accessibility in the web, SID@R offers a glossary of web terminology in Spanish compiled by Harvey Bingham and translated by a group of members of SID@R.
  • The Rolling Rains Report - A blog/site exploring the application of universal design in the international travel and hospitality industry.
  • Universal Design Network - A coalition of people engaged in universal design education, the site offers information on accessibility and archives of the Global Universal Design Educator's Monthly Online News.
  • WorldEnable - WorldEnable is an Internet accessibility initiative in support of the international goals of equalizing opportunities for, by, and with persons with disabilities. Results and documents of some 2002-2003 UN-sponsored disability meetings and technical seminars are posted on the site.
  • Access Keys - Access Keys is building a directory of accessible websites to help people with disabilities find what they need on the internet quickly and easily. Submit sites you like and comment on the sites already listed.
  • Accessible Rotterdam - This site tells people with a physical disability or who are visually impaired or deaf about the accessibility and reachability of the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

  

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