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[About.com] Adoption Ability, Not Disability  - http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/aa081099.htm?pid=2803&cob=home  Article for disabled would-be adoptive parents.  The Media Edge  - http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/0599/c599me.htm  How to write opinion articles that editors will actually use.  The Trigger, the Pen and the Switch  - http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/0799/d799ft1.htm  Article on the killing of a woman thinking of moving her mother to a care facility.  The Way America Treats The Disabled  - http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/braker/1160/information/index.html  Tommy Allen Thompson's account of his experience with job discrimination.  Almanac of Policy Issues: Disability Issues  - http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/disability.shtml  News, background information and links on disability issues, including the Americans with Disabilies Act (ADA) and Developmental Disabilities Act (DDA).  Disability is Natural  - http://www.disabilityisnatural.com  Kathie Snow's official website. Offers a new way of thinking (and talking) about disabled people, learning disabilities and physical and mental handicaps.  Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada  - http://www.thalidomide.ca/en/index.html  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 again.  Stigma and Discrimination  - http://www.petitiononline.com/cm120s03/petition.html  Petition opposing NAMI approval of the Lunatix Online game which stereotypes people with mental illness and perpetuates stigma and discrimination.  United Family Congress  - http://www.unitedfamilycongress.com/  Group to unite every family with disabled children regardless of disability, diagnosis or personal circumstances, to stand together as one collective voice and to create a significant socio-political force for change.  Whispers of Hope  - http://www.whispersofhope.com  A center to discuss issues, to find resources, and to empower people with disabilities.  Mothers from Hell 2  - http://www.mothersfromhell2.org/  Grass-roots parent advocacy group, working for the appropriate education, community acceptance, needed services, rights of, and entitlements for individuals with disabilities. Resources, newsletter, membership, and contacts. Based in German Valley.  But You Don't Look Sick?  - http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com  A collection of articles, stories, book and product reviews, with health resources and a message board.  Disabilities Awareness Week at Haverford College  - http://www.cs.haverford.edu/daw/  A Haverford College event that supports the missions of the College in terms of social justice, diversity, and "educating to lead, educating to serve."  Services for Deaf and Hearing Disabled  - http://www.togetherdeaf.com  News, employment, and events for the deaf and hearing disabled.  Disability, Culture and Service Issues  - http://home.earthlink.net/~bldunlap2/disabilities/index.html  Selected bibliography of sources related to serving people with disabilities and disability culture.