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Disability Housing Grants for Veterans

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs summarizes the grants available to veterans with service-related disabilities for buying or modifying a home to live independently.  

Disability Health for Health Care Providers

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services offers two online trainings and other miscellaneous information for healthcare providers who want to improve services to people with disabilities.  

What Can YOU Do Campaign

The What Can YOU Do Campaign offers a multitude of resources for employers, including information about recruiting and hiring people with disabilities, tax incentives, and workplace accommodations. The site also includes resources for job seekers and employees. 

FEMA Emergency Planning Video with ASL

Emergency preparedness information (YouTube) for people with disabilities. 

Emergency Preparedness for Families of Children with Disabilities

This page from Navigate Life Texas has a video and a series of tips for emergency planning for families with children with disabilities. 

Personal Emergency Preparedness Planning Workbook

From the Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), the Personal Emergency Planning Workbook (PDF) is a useful checklist of considerations for anyone who wants to make an emergency preparedness plan. 

SAIL Disability Network of the Upper Peninsula: Education and IL Skills Training

An Independent Living Skills Training for people with disabilities in the Upper Peninsula area of Michigan. 

Supports for Community Living: A Case Study

This case study from the Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University, describes formal and informal supports and explores the importance of informal social networks to people with developmental disabilities. 

CICIL: Independent Living Skills Training

From the Central Iowa Center for Independent Living, an Independent Living Skills Training for people with a variety of backgrounds and disabilities. Topics include assistive technology, social skills, health care, housing, and more. 

Independent Living Skills Program--JFCS

An Independent Living Skills Program for people with developmental disabilities offered by Jewish Family and Children's Services, a nonprofit organization located in the San Francisco, CA area.