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Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada
An organization representing approximately 125 Canadians born disabled as a consequence of the drug Thalidomide. Site has position paper on the proposal to begin using the drug aga in.
http://www.thalidomide.ca/en/index.html

The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities
Characteristics of victims and abusers, risk factors, and prevention strategies.
http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/prevenres/focus.cfm

Support Coalition International's MindFreedom.org
For the past 30 years, a very special social change movement has been quietly building internationally despite enormous hurdles: the movement led by survivors of human rights violations in the psychiatric system.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/

Disabled Personal Classifieds Ads
Online dating and matchmaking service for people with disabilities, and amputees, seeking relationships with disabled and non-disabled men and women.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~pacetrav

Disability Etiquette Handbook
From the City of San Antonio, Texas.
http://www.sanantonio.gov/planning/disability_handbook/disab ility_handbook.asp

Lin's Accessibility Research Page
Research into accessibility issues in the travel and tourism industry not only as being a concern for disabled people but a concern for everyone.
http://www.linsaccesspage.mcmail.com/