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INTERNATIONAL COALITION ON ABUSE AND DISABILITY
ICAD-L is an electronic mail network on the topic of abuse
& disability. ICAD began in October of 1993. Currently
about 200 people in twelve countries have joined. They include
researchers, clinicians, people with disabilities, parents,
and others interested in this topic.
To belong to the ICAD List a person must have access to an
electronic mailing address with a gateway to the Internet.
This includes users of Internet, America On-Line, Compuserve,
and most other similar networks. Currently invitations are
being sent to researchers, parents, educators, parents, and
others interested in this topic.
There is no charge for belonging to the ICAD List. The service
is provided for free. If you pay a charge to your network
for electronic mail received or sent, those charges will depend
on use.
www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/ICAD/icad.html
DISABLED WOMEN'S NETWORK - ONTARIO
The Disabled Women's Network (DAWN) Ontario is a province-wide
organization for women with all types of disabilities. We
are a feminist organization which supports women in our struggles
to control our own lives.
DAWN Ontario is controlled by women with disabilities. Our
members include women with disabilities and non-disabled women.
We include lesbians, bisexual women, aboriginal women, Franco-Ontarian
women, and women from many ethnic, racial, cultural, and religious
backgrounds. Women of all ages, from teens to seniors, are
active members of DAWN.
Check out their publication, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITH
DISABILITIES: Annotated Bibliography of Available Literature
and Resources & a Statement of Need. It can be found at:
www.sympatico.ca/odell/bibrpt.htm
ABILITY ONLINE SUPPORT NETWORK
Ability OnLine is an electronic mail system that connects
young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled
and non-disabled peers and mentors. This easy-to-use network
gives "wings" to thousands of children and adolescents
by removing the social barriers that can come with having
a disability and illness, and by providing opportunities to
form friendships, build self-confidence, exchange information,
and share hope and encouragement through email messages. Ability
OnLine is also a valuable resource for families and friends
anxious to know more about an illness and help manage it.
The network provides disabled youngsters and their families
with up-to-date information on medical treatments, educational
strategies and employment opportunities through peer support.
Access to the network is available through the use of a computer,
modem and the telephone system, either by dialing directly
into the system or by telnet via the Internet.
www.ablelink.org/public/default.htm
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