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Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center - developed a comprehensive disability site on the World Wide Web. http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/mitbc
AgrAbility Unlimited: Disability Services for Farm Families in Illinois http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/agsafety/disable.html
Documents by Topic:  Farming with Disabilities - http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/menu/topic/farming_disabilities.html
Health Farming With Arthritis? Farmability Can Help:  Cornell University Cooperative Extension - http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000901-d001000/d000968/d000968.html
Rural Institute:  The Montanta University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities - http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/
Disability Resources on the Internet http://www.metronet.lib.mi.us/ROCH/SpecialServices.html
The Library of Congress: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls/
Blindness Resource Center http://www.nyise.org/text/disable.htm

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Last updated 6/25/02
     

Suggested Reading Material           

Lishner DM, Richardson M, Levine P, Patrick D. "Access to Primary Health Care Among Persons With Disabilities in Rural Areas: A Summary of the Literature" The Journal of Rural Health; Vol. 12, No. 1; 45-53; Winter 1996.
Breaking New Ground Resource Center; Purdue University; 1146 Agricultural & Biological Engineering Building; West Lafayette, Inidana 47907-1146; (317) 494-5088 (Voice/TT); (317) 496-1356 (FAX); 1-800-825-4264 (Voice/TT)
AgrAbility Unlimited; Illinois Easter Seal Society; 2715 South Fourth Street; P.O. Box 1767; Springfield, IL 62705; 1-800-525-0067. Offers the edition of Illinois Agriculture Disability Resource guide which has been assembled with the intent of complementing the many other service directories currently in use throughout the state.
Focus on Disabilities in Agriculture: Identifying resources from crisis to resolution. Offered by: AgrAbility Unlimited; Illinois Easter Seal Society; 2715 South Fourth Street; Springfield, Illinois 62703; 1-800-525-0067.