Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Disability Rights Legal Advocacy

Intro: On this page you will find resources pertaining to accessible information and technology, accessible pedestrian signals, architectural experts, Braille vendors, disability rights laws, disability rights organizations, and web accessibility. The platform- and hosting-related links for this website are included at the end of these resources.

This list is for informational purposes only and inclusion does not imply endorsement by Lainey Feingold or the Law Office of Lainey Feingold. Links on this page will take you to web sites that may not have the same privacy or accessibility policies as this site. Please contact us if you know of a resource that you think should be added to this list.

Accessible Information and Technology

• Trace Research and Development Center
• National Center for Accessible Media
• Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
• Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (resources for the accessibility of evolving high speed broadband, wireless and other Internet Protocol (IP) technologies.)
• International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
• Design Science (Math Accessibility Information and Resources)
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals

• Accessible Design for the Blind (website of pedestrian safety experts Billie Louise (”Beezy”) Bentzen and Janet Barlow
• LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired (San Francisco) (one of the organizations implementing the San Francisco APS agreement)
• California Council of the Blind (one of the organizations implementing the San Francisco APS agreement; Gene Lozano, APS Contact)
• Polara Engineering, Inc (manufacturer of accessible pedestrian signals)
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Architectural Accessibility Experts

• Evan Terry Associates
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Braille Vendors

The following vendors provide alternative formats for financial institutions who have signed settlement agreements as a result of the Structured Negotiations process. These agreements are available in the Alternative Format Settlements category.

• T-Base, Inc.
• Braille Works
• Horizons for the Blind
• Metrolina Association of the Blind
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U.S. Disability Rights Laws

There is a wealth of disability rights legal information on the Internet. Here is a sampling.

• United States Department of Justice ADA Page
• Unites States Access Board
• United States Government Section 508 Resource Page
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Disability Rights Organizations

United States

• American Association of People with Disabilities
• American Council of the Blind (With affiliates in 50 states)
• American Foundation for the Blind
• Disability Rights Advocates
• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
• National Disability Rights Network (With offices and lawyers in 50 states)
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International

• Royal National Institute of the Blind

Web Accessibility

• Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Editor’s Draft December 2007 - February 2008
• Accessites.org (Founded by Mike Cherim, LFLegal.com’s creator)
• Jim Thatcher, Accessibility Consulting Services
• Ramp Web (Accessibility Consulting)
• Knowbility (web accessibility training and consulting)
• American Bar Association’s web accessibility resources
• Colour Contrast Analyser Firefox Extension
• GrayBit Grayscale Converter (tests visual contrast)
• Accessible Web Design Blog (Mike Cherim’s Beast-Blog)
• Accessibility Toolbar (web developer tool)
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Platform and Hosting

• WordPress.org (content publishing platform)
• GBHXonline.com (web hosting)
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