Diversity and Inclusion

Accessibility and Disability reference books on the 1st floor.

The ACLU strives for an America free of discrimination against people with disabilities; where people with disabilities are valued, integrated members of society who have full access to education, homes, health care, jobs, families, voting, and civic engagement. We are also committed to ensuring that people with disabilities are no longer segregated into, and overrepresented in, civil and criminal institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, jails, and prisons.

The Administration for Community Living was created around the fundamental principle that older adults and people of all ages with disabilities should be able to live where they choose, with the people they choose, and with the ability to participate fully in their communities.

Since 1977, AHEAD has offered an unparalleled member experience to disability resource professionals, student affairs personnel, ADA coordinators, diversity officers, AT/IT staff, faculty and other instructional personnel, and colleagues who are invested in creating welcoming higher education experiences for disabled individuals.

The ADA statute, ADA title II and III regulations, technical assistance materials, enforcement information, and general ADA information is available at www.ada.gov.

Neurodiversity is a relatively new aspect of overall workplace diversity. It refers to the diversity of human brains, and considers differences of how our brains are "wired" as simply another natural variation in humans.
Neurodiversity can make a particularly important contribution to overall diversity of thought. Neurodivergent brains are wired differently and hence by definition think differently. From an organisational point of view, these differences in cognitive functioning can provide easy access to often sought-after skills: people with ‘a different mindset’, who ‘look at things in a different way’, who ‘challenge established ways of thinking’.

The purpose of this language guide is to provide you with some information on the different types of language that are used frequently when communicating about disability.

List of Government, NGO's and disability organizations that provide help, support, and assistance for persons with disabilities.

Welcome to the only federally-funded
national center in the U.S.
for college and graduate students with any type of disability,
chronic health condition, or mental or emotional illness.

The National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation and contributions of America’s 57 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life.

f you are looking for information to promote an inclusive workforce and increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities, please visit the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) homepage. To find additional disability information, we recommend using publicly available search engines and visiting the following links.

All journals on accessibility.

Selected journals on disability.

All journals on disability.