Resources: Working Chemists with Disabilities

This section is intended to provide the reader with resources that may assist the needs of persons with disabilities. It is not intended to be comprehensive, nor is it meant to be an endorsement by the American Chemical Society. Rather, it is a compilation of resources known to the members of the American Chemical Society Committee on Chemists with Disabilities. Readers are invited to send information regarding other organizations and companies that they have found useful to the committee (address below).

PRIMARY RESOURCES
ON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
FOR PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES

1155 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 800-227-5558 (x2120)
TDD: 202-452-2120

The mission of the ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities is to make all programs and activities of ACS available and accessible to persons with disabilities; to assist the removal of existing barriers, both physical and attitudinal, to the education and full employment of persons with disabilities; to facilitate the involvement of persons with disabilities in the chemical profession and in ACS activities; and to help prevent the creation of additional barriers. The committee has published the booklet,Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities (ISBN 0-8412-2734-9), to encourage full participation of students with disabilities in the chemistry classroom.

ACS is committed to making its regional and national meetings and specialty conferences accessible to persons with disabilities. Upon advance request, accommodations will be made for housing and for attendance of technical sessions and meeting special events.

ACS Career Services enhances the economic and professional status of chemistry professionals. Services and products provide direct contact with employers; career assistance; and information on employment data, trends, and issues. Six categories of these services and products are available: publications (including appendix C fromKnock 'Em Dead, specifically for persons with disabilities), workshops and presentations, employment services, individualized career advisement, workforce analysis, and videos. Career Services considers special career-related requests for new programs or amendments to existing programs from special interests groups such as women, younger, disabled, and minority chemists.

Directorate for Education & Human Resources Programs
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel/TDD: 202-326-6672
Fax: 202-371-9849
E-mail:vstern@aaas.org
Contact: Virginia W. Stern, Director

The AAAS Project on Science, Technology and Disability was founded in 1975 to improve the entry and advancement of people with disabilities in science, math, and engineering. Primarily an information center, the project links people with disabilities, their families, professors, teachers, and counselors with scientists, mathematicians, and engineers with disabilities who can share their education and career coping strategies in technical fields. TheAAAS Resource Directory of Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (3rd ed., 1995) lists more than 600 individuals who are available to serve as role models and mentors. The project works with the National Science Teachers Association and other organizations to give technical assistance to classroom teachers and disseminates videos and publications on access to science, education, and career choices.

A series of fourBarrier-Free in Brief booklets (1991) provides technical assistance in planning meetings, classrooms, labs, and out-of-school science activities for people with disabilities. The booklets are:Workshops and Conferences for Scientists and Engineers,Laboratories and Classrooms in Science and Engineering, Access in Word and Deed, andAccess to Science Literacy.

You're In Charge andFind Your Future are two career booklets offering practical advice and experience-based strategies for high school and college students with disabilities and for the advocates, advisors, and family members who work with them in seriously considering careers in science, mathematics, and engineering.

AAAS also has a long-time commitment to making all of its meetings and conferences accessible to people with disabilities. Every AAAS Annual Meeting has a Resource Room for Registrants with Disabilities as well as some events specifically geared to scientists with disabilities.

2540 Olentangy River Road
P.O. Box 3012
Columbus, OH 43210-0012
Tel: 800-753-4227
Fax: 614-447-3751
E-mail:help@cas.org

STN International, operated jointly by Chemical Abstracts Service in North America; FIZ Karlsruhe in Europe; and Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Information Center for Science and Technology (JICST) is a network of more than 130 databases in a broad range of scientific fields. Access through modem and appropriate software to Chemical Abstracts and chemical literature can be obtained at special academic rates.

236 Grand Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
Tel: 304-292-4554, 304-293-5201
Fax: 630-357-0087
Contact: E. C. Keller, Jr., Treasurer

This is an organization of disabled scientists that functions as a resource and advocacy group promoting access to science education and employment for persons with disabilities. It publishes a newsletter and has published a book, Able ScientistsDisabled Persons: Careers in the Sciences, by S. Phyllis Stearner (ISBN 0-916655-00-8).

West Virginia University
918 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 1
Morgantown, WV 26506
Tel/TDD: 800-526-7234
Fax: 304-293-5407
E-mail:jan@jan.icdi.wvu.edu
Contact: Barbara Judy

JAN is a federally funded agency that provides information to employers about adaptations for work environments. Be prepared to explain the specific details of your situation.

Directorate for Education and Human Resources
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Tel: 703-306-1636

The Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities program offers awardees of NSF grants and contracts the possibility of obtaining supplemental funds to provide research staff with disabilities with equipment or services needed to be fully productive in NSF-supported activities. Applicants should contact their primary program officer.

RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ON ADA

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
DOCUMENT CENTER

West Virginia University
918 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 1
Morgantown, WV 26506
Tel/TDD: 800-526-7234
Fax: 304-293-5407

The ADA Document Center resides on the JAN server. It contains copies of the ADA, ADA regulations, technical assistance manuals, and links to other sources of information concerning disability, employment, safety, and legal issues.

AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT HANDBOOK

1801 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20507
Tel: 800-669-EEOC (for publications orders),
800-669-4000 (for investigation queries)
Fax: 513-489-8692
TDD: 800-800-3302

Develops regulations (available in a variety of formats) and enforces the employment section of the ADA.

REGULATIONS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT
FOR TITLES II AND III

U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 66118
Washington, DC 20035-6118
Tel: 800-514-0301, 202-514-0301
TDD: 202-514-0383

ADA ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES

1331 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-1111
Tel: 202-272-5434
Fax: 202-272-5447
TDD: 202-272-5449
Technical assistance: 800-USA-ABLE,
800-993-2822 (TDD)

Federal agency that was created under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Primary mission of agency is accessibility for people with disabilities under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Offers training and technical assistance to individuals and organizations throughout the country on removing architectural, transportation, and communication barriers.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TRANSPORTATION

OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1050
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: 202-272-2004
Fax: 202-272-2022
TDD: 202-272-2074

An independent federal agency charged with addressing, analyzing, and making recommendations on issues of public policy that affect people with disabilities. Publishes theNCD Bulletin.

Department of Education
Switzer Building, Room 3132
Washington, DC 20202-2524
Tel/TDD: 202-205-8241
Fax: 202-401-2608

Answers questions about services and programs for individuals of all ages with disabilities.

1331 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: 202-376-6200
Fax: 202-376-6219
TTD: 202-376-6206

UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETY PROGRAMS

American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-1193
Tel/TTY: 202-939-9320, 800-544-3284
Fax: 202-833-4760
E-mail:heath@ace.nche.edu
Contact: Rhona C. Hartman, Director

HEATH is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for persons with disabilities. This is a program of the American Council on Education with funding from the U.S. Department of Education and it operates under Congressional legislative mandate to collect and disseminate nationally information about disability issues in postsecondary education. HEATH can provide information and referral on a wide range of topics involving students with disabilities. Single free copies of the following can be obtained from the Resource Center: a resource directory,How to Choose a College: Guide for the Student with a Disability (4th ed., 1993);Career Planning and Employment Strategies for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities (1993);Barrier-Free in Brief (1992);Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities (1997).

Making technology a regular part of the lives of people with disabilities is the goal of the Alliance for Technology Access. It works to increase the awareness, understanding, and implementation of assistive technologies. Forty community-based technology resource centers and 70 technical designers and developers comprise the Alliance for Technology Access. Based on a spirit of collaboration and partnership, the Alliance is run by children and adults with disabilities, their families and friends, teachers, service providers, and employers. The Alliance partners with industry, such as IBM and the Mattel Foundation, to expand the possibilities of integrating students with disabilities into educational settings where they can use computers and other technology to learn.

The Alliance publishesComputer Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Exploring Today's Assistive Technology, which is available in bookstores. For further information, contact Hunter House, Inc., P.O. Box 2914, Alameda, CA 94501.

APPA Publications, Dept. CAT
P.O. Box 1201
Alexandria, VA 22313-1201
Tel: 703-684-1446
Fax: 703-549-2772
E-mail:infor@appa.org

APPA publishesRemoving the Barriers: Accessibility Guidelines and Specifications (1991) to help colleges and universities comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The book offers detailed information on the requirements for facilities to conform with the act.

AHEAD is an international association of disability support service offices (DSSOs) from more than 600 institutions of higher learning. AHEAD promotes information sharing through a bimonthly newsletter, a national database, conferences, and special interest task forces. It provides information on laws and testing accommodations for students with disabilities and publishes a newsletter, ALERT.

AHEAD publishes theADA Response Handbook, A Practical Guide for Service Providers to help service providers gather up-to-date information about the Americans with Disabilities Act. The handbook may be obtained at the above address.

College of Engineering/FH-10
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Tel: 206-543-0622
Contact: Sheryl Burgstahler

The DO-IT Program, funded by the National Science Foundation and located at the University of Washington College of Engineering, introduces high school students with disabilities to college and careers in engineering and science. Students spend two weeks on campus participating in labs in different disciplines and learning how to access information via the Internet. Following the summer program, students communicate with one another and an international network of volunteer mentors via e-mail. A larger discussion group, "doitsem," shares information on assistive technology and adapted hardware and software of special value to students with disabilities in precollege and postsecondary settings.

NSTA is a national association that subscribes to the importance of equal access to science education for students with disabilities. NSTA has a standing committee to address issues in this area, a strong position statement regarding science for persons with disabilities, and numerous articles on persons with disabilities in four journals.

Applied Science and Engineering Laboratories
A.I. Dupont Institute
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19899
Tel: 302-651-6830
Fax: 302-651-6895

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research is the primary sponsor of this program, which conducts research for devices to aid persons with mobility impairments.

Waisman Center & Industrial Engineering Department
University of WisconsinMadison
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
Tel: 608-262-6966
Fax: 608-262-8848
TDD: 608-263-5408
E-mail:info@trace.wisc.edu

Trace works on making information technologies like computers and kiosks accessible to as diverse a population as possible. By working with the computer industry, Trace has successfully transferred research on computer accessibility into the mainstream; most major operating systems on computers have features from the Trace Center built into them, which make them more versatile and accessible to a wider range of users.

Information on subjects like universal design, computer access and assistive technology include theTrace Resourcebook: Assistive Technologies for Communication, Control and Computer Access (199697 ed.) by P.A. Borden, J.L. Lubich, and G.C. Vanderheiden and the Co-Net CD ROM (10th ed.), which contains a variety of accessible databases, including Abledata and Rehabdata, which can be run on either a Mac or PC platform. It also includes a second CD calledA Taste of the Web, which includes Web sites with interesting and accessible disability-related information and links.

COMPUTERS AND
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-626-7300
Fax: 202-626-7365

AIA will make referrals for architects who can design living and work environments for persons with disabilities.

P.O. Box 11246
Oakland, CA 94611
Tel: 510-268-8310
Fax: 510-832-6456
E-mail:bdarch@dnai.com

The Workplace Workbook, a guide that illustrates various job accommodations and assistive technology, can be ordered by contacting HRD Press, 22 Amherst Road, Amherst, MA 01002, by calling 800-822-2801, or faxing your order to 413-253-3490.

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

1447 East Main Street
Spartansburg, SC 29307
Tel: 800-237-6213
Fax: 800-538-5636
TDD: 800-237-6819

The center produces and distributes captioned films. Educational and theatrical films are catalogued, the majority of which are for primary and secondary schools on nonscientific subjects. There are a few films that have a sound track synchronized with captions, some of which deal with basic chemistry concepts.

The Caption Center pioneered captioning in 1972 and is the most experienced and versatile agency in the field today.

WGBH Educational Foundation
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
Tel/TDD: 617-492-9258
Fax: 617-782-2155
E-mail:ncam@wgbh.org
Contact: Larry Goldberg, Director

The center is a research facility that makes media accessible to persons with disabilities.

8630 Fenton Street, Suite 324
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel/TDD: 301-608-0050
Fax: 301-608-0508
E-mail:info@rid.org

Promotes professional, qualified, and competent interpreters for both deaf and hearing consumers by administering the National Testing System.

This organization provides cassette tapes of educational textbooks (from kindergarten to postsecondary levels). 78,000 titles are currently available; other titles are recorded upon request. Electronic text versions of some technical books, including computer manuals, are available for a nominal fee. After paying a $50 registration fee and a $25 membership fee, this service is free for blind and visually impaired persons and for those with a documented learning disability; the materials are on loan. There is a free E-Kit diskette issued quarterly that explains RFB&D services and updates its catalog of tapes and diskettes.

Computerized Books for the Blind (CBFB) merged with RFB&D in 1991, and E-Text floppy diskettes are available. The cost varies depending on the number of diskettes required for the book. These diskettes can be used on IBM and IBM-compatible, Apple, and Macintosh computers for large-print screen viewing, for Braille output, and with a speech synthesizer. For further information on available titles, call the RFB&D reference library at 609-452-0606.

8630 Fenton Street, Suite 406
Silver Spring, MD 20190
Tel/TDD: 301-588-7591
Fax: 301-588-3021
E-mail:sla@signlanguage.com
Contact: Veronica Himes, Interpreting Services Director

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

1 Infinite Loop M/S 38-DS
Cupertino, CA 95014
Tel: 800-600-7808
TTD: 800-755-0601

Apple provides a comprehensive database of its available computer products called MAC Access Passport-- available for free-- for those with physical, visual, learning, and speaking disabilities.

Box 68
Henderson, MN 56044
Tel: 507-248-3294
Fax: 507-248-3810
E-mail:info@closingthegap.com

Publishes a bimonthly newspaper and yearly resource directory on software, hardware, and adaptive technology for persons with disabilities and sponsors annual conferences.

1601 Northeast Braille Place
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
Phone toll-free in USA: (800) 777 3687 or Phone: (561) 225 3687
Fax toll-free in USA: (800) 950 3687 or Fax: (561) 225 3299
Web: www.brailler.com
E-mail:enabling@brailler.com

Provides an IBM-based Braille graphics package, ET Graphics, which can import images from paint programs using formats like PCX and TIF. Manufactures a complete line of Braille embossers, from personal embossers to high-production machines.

6245 King Road
Loomis, CA 95650
Tel: 800-722-3393, 916-652-7253
Fax: 916-652-7296
E-mail:info@humanware.com

Provides systems integration for blind and visually impaired computer users, with screen access systems, refreshable Braille displays, Braille embossers, Braille translation software, Braille note takers, screen magnification software, and closed-circuit TV (electronic magnifiers for people with low vision).

Building 904, Internal Zip 9448
11400 Burnett Road
Austin, TX 78758
Tel: 800-426-4832
Fax: 512-838-6937
TDD: 800-426-4833

Provides free information and guides on the use of personal computers and a series of IBM products for persons with vision, hearing, mobility, speech, or language and learning impairments, including a screen reader, screen magnifier, and products that enhance keyboard access (phone option 1); voice type dictation (phone option 2); the Speech Viewer III (phone option 3); and information regarding the newsletter,Speech Viewer Times (phone option 4).

230 W. Monroe, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: 800-221-6827, 312-726-6200
Fax: 312-726-1494
E-mail:nessinfo@seals.com

This organization provides information and referral services related to assistive technology and will direct persons to appropriate Easter Seal Society affiliates.

Duxbury Systems, Inc.
270 Littleton Road, Unit 6,
Westford, MA 01886, USA
Tel: 978-692-3000
Fax: 978-692-7912
E-mail: megadots@duxsys.com

Primary product is a Braille translator/word processor for the PC called MegaDots. Also sells Beginner Braille, a system to custom teach Braille.

9 Centennial Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
Tel: 800-248-6550 (x1), 508-977-2000
Fax: 508-977-2148
Contact: Linda Doiron

Provider of the Kurzweil reading machine for people with visual impairments. The Reading Edge is a portable bookedge reader that provides access to most printed material by converting text to speech using DECtalk speech. Bookwise system software complements both this reader and the BookEdge scanner. Outlook is a reading and writing aid.

OTHER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

2 Charles Street
Rochester, NY 14608-1717
Tel: 716-235-7270
Fax: 716-235-0922
E-mail:RVanEtte@aol.com
Contact: Robert VanEtten

Adaptive Living assists individuals with disabilities to achieve independence at home, school, on the job, in commercial facilities and places of public accommodation, and when using public or private transportation, through the use of technology. The technology includes computer hardware and software, environmental controls, augmentative communication aids, seating and mobility aids, transportation vehicles, and lifts and elevators.

1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206-6085
Tel: 800-223-1839, 502-895-2405
Fax: 502-895-1509
E-mail:info@aph.org

This organization offers text books for students in grades K12 in Braille and enlarged print, preschool packets, and other educational products.

555 Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tel: 800-444-4443, 408-328-8484
E-mail:info@arkenston.org
Contact: Lisa Chan

This nonprofit organization is a provider of a range of reading machines for blind and visually impaired persons as well as those with reading impairments.

109 East Jarrettsville Road, Unit D
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Tel: 410-893-9333
Fax: 410-836-5040

Provides Braille note-taking devices, Braille printers, and speech synthesizers.

1316 18th Street, Box 137
Two Rivers, WI 54241
Tel: 414-793-1121
Fax: 414-794-6409
Contact: Jim Thiel, Marketing Manager

Fisher Hamilton manufactures laboratory furniture that provides wheelchair access, including a special adjustable fume hood and a lab station that meets the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In addition, Fisher Hamilton offers a complete line of height-adjustable laboratory tables and workstations.

P.O. Box 673
Northbrook, IL 60065
Tel: 800-468-4789
Fax: 847-498-1482
TDD: 800-317-8544
E-mail:LSSGRP@aol.com
Contact: Lyle S. Sugerman

Provides a catalog for instruments and devices for those with visual, hearing, and communication impairments.

This association serves as a clearinghouse for the exchange of ideas and suggestions for the improvement of Braille transcribing techniques. NBA publishes guidelines for standards of print to Braille formats; offers continuing education seminars; and conducts workshops for Braille transcribers, tactile illustrators, production workers, and others who prepare reading matter for the visually impaired. The association maintains the Braille Book Bank of college-level textbooks, technical materials, music, and items of a more general nature. The Braille Technical Tables Bank is a collection of standard tables used in math, computer science, statistics, chemistry, physics, and finance.

1022 Heyl Road
Wooster, OH 44691
Tel: 800-262-1984
Fax: 330-263-4829
E-mail:info@prentrom.com

Company offers speech-output communication devices for those who cannot speak; computer access products for those who cannot use a standard keyboard; and environmental control systems to operate electrical items such as lights, TVs, VCRs, or telephones.

1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 1540
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel: 703-524-6686
Fax: 703-524-6630
TDD: 703-524-6630
E-mail:info@resna.org

RESNA is a professional association for persons with disabilities. RESNA produces several publications, theAssistive Technology journal,RESNA News, and Technical Assistance Project pubs; works on wheelchairs and new products; publishes conference proceedings; and produces videos on wheelchairs and state TA project programs. RESNA has an annual conference in June that covers a wide range of assistive technologies, products, research, and policy.

P.O. Box 5229
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-5229
Tel: 800-727-4368 (Voice Mail #510),
847-465-7510
Fax: 800-676-2540
E-mail:sarwel@sargentwelch.com
Contact: Ray Kufledt, Bids and Quotes Manager

Sargent-Welch Corporation is a dealer handling many instruments with binary code decimal (BCD) digital output. Some of these instruments are spectrophotometers, pH meters, Mettler balances, Ohaus balances, and electronic counters. Instruments such as the Port-O-Gram Electronic Ohaus Balance can be made to "talk" with a voice box.

Manufactures special products such as calculators and various meters with talking output for visually impaired persons and has a variety of magnifiers. Staff experience in the fields of digital voice technology and equipment adaptation is extensive.

2232 Webster Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: 415-561-1677
Fax: 415-561-1610
Contact: William Gerrey

Provides consultation on modification of equipment to aid persons with visual impairments in the laboratory.

1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 1540
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel/TDD: 703-524-6686
Fax: 703-524-6630
E-mail:resnata@resna.org

This is the national network of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals and Disabilities Act of 1988 (known as the Tech Act). The legislation gives grants to states to develop and implement a statewide program to assist persons with disabilities to understand and use assistive technology. This technology can be anything from a page turner to a wheelchair to a computer. The center will refer you to the program closest to you.

RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH
A FOCUS ON DISABILITY

1819 H Street, NW, Suite 340
Washington, DC 20006-3603
Tel/TDD: 202-457-0318
Fax: 202-457-0473
E-mail:njargoff@aol.com
Contact: Jeanne Argoff, Vice President

Provides grants to promote employment of people with disabilities through job training and placement. Special emphasis on programs for minorities or women, rural populations, older workers, people with chronic or multiple disabilities, and those that recognize innovative uses for assistive technology. The foundation also publishesThe Workplace Workbook, a guide that illustrates various job accommodations and assistive technology. To order, contact HRD Press, 22 Amherst Road, Amherst, MA 01002, call 800-822-2801, or fax your order to 413-253-3490.

910 16th Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-293-5950
Fax: 202-293-7999
TDD: 202-293-5968
Contact: Alan A. Reich, President

NOD promotes the full and equal participation of America's 49 million men, women, and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. NOD was founded as an outgrowth of the United Nations Year of Disabled Persons. NOD is the only national network organization concerned with all disabilities, all age groups, and all disability issues. NOD's seven major programs are Community Partnership Program, National Organization Partnership Program, CEO Council, Start on Success Student Internship Program, Religion and Disability Program, Attitudinal Surveying Program, and World Committee on Disability.

33 Bedford Street, Suite 19A
Lexington, MA 02173
Tel: 617-862-6455
Fax: 617-861-7517
Contact: Susan Greenblatt

Publishes resource guides that enable individuals with disabilities and those who work with them to locate organizations, assistive technology, and publications that contribute to independence in the workplace and home. Publications cover the most prevalent disabilities and conditions, including visual impairment, hearing impairment, back pain, spinal cord injury, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, and epilepsy. Titles includeMeeting the Needs of Employees with Disabilities andResources for People with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions. A multidisciplinary faculty is available to conduct custom-designed training programs, research projects, and evaluations.

510 16th Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel/TDD: 510-763-4100
Fax: 510-763-4109

This institute is a public policy center that conducts research, public education, and training; it also develops model programs related to disability. It deals with issues such as public transportation, employment, and health care.

BLINDNESS/VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Tel: 410-659-9314
Fax: 410-685-5653
E-mail:nfb@access.digex.net
Contact: Marc Maurer, President; Lorraine Rovig, Director, Job Opportunities for the Blind (JOB)

This nation's largest self-help organization for blind Americans offers scientists who lose their sight free consultation and networking on any problem related to blindness through its professional Science and Engineering Division and educational materials (Web page, print, alternative formats). Data are available on procedures for laboratories; researching and writing; getting texts located or transcribed; adaptive equipment for scientific specialties; management techniques for office, classroom, or professional conferences; and assistance in job searching through its JOB program.

385 Sherman Avenue, Suite 2
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Tel: 415-329-0430
Fax: 415-323-1062
TDD: 415-329-0433
E-mail:saf@gbx.org
Contact: Diana L. Drews, Executive Director

Assists individuals who are blind or visually impaired in obtaining suitable employment or maintaining an existing job that is at risk because of visual problems affecting an employee's ability to do the job. SAF provides workplace accommodations (specialized hardware and software) that allow employees to do their jobs. SAF's employment services include job preparation and placement, access technology evaluations, employer/employee education, ADA consultation, equipment loan for on the job, individualized access technology training, installation and configuration of systems, and the work incentive program.

DEAFNESS/HEARING IMPAIRMENTS

3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Tel/TDD: 202-337-5220
Fax: 202-337-8314
E-mail:agbell2@aol.com
Contact: Susan Coffman

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Recruitment and Admissions Department
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
Tel/TDD: 716-475-6700
Fax: 716-475-2696
E-mail:NTIDOH@rit.edu

NTID, one of seven RIT colleges, is the world's first and largest technological college for deaf students. NTID represents the first concentrated effort to educate large numbers of deaf students within a college campus planned principally for hearing students. Students can benefit from nearly 200 technical and professional courses of study offered by NTID and RIT's colleges of Applied Science and Technology, Business, Engineering, Imaging Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Science.

7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301-657-2248
Fax: 301-913-9413
TDD: 301-657-2249

LEARNING DISABILITIES

Michigan State University
405 Computer Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1042
Tel: 517-353-5399
Fax: 517-353-4766
E-mail:john@all.cps.msu.edu
Contact: Dr. John Eulenberg

PublishesCommunication Outlook, an international quarterly for individuals interested in the application of technology to the needs of persons with communication impairments due to neurological, sensory, or neuromuscular conditions.

381 Park Avenue South
Suite 1420
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-545-7510,
202-789-1505 (in Washington, DC)

8600 LaSalle Road
Chester Building, #382
Baltimore, MD 21284
Tel: 800-222-3123, 410-296-0232
Fax: 410-321-5069
E-mail:info@ods.org
Contact: Helen McFadden, Director of Information & Referral

The society is committed to sharing up-to-date information about advances in the field of dyslexia through an extensive list of reprints and other readings, including college and career selections, and about workplace accommodations.

MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS

2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, MD 21207
Tel: 800-526-3456
Fax: 410-448-6627
E-mail:scihotline@aol.com
Contact: Julie Hammond

The Spinal Cord Injury Hotline is an information and referral service for people with spinal cord injuries.

USEFUL READING

Able Office Catalog. A mail-order catalog of simple gadgets and accessories for a more accessible desktop and workplace. To order, contact Center for Rehabilitation Technology, Inc., Georgia Institute of Technology, 490 10th Street, Suite 118, Atlanta, GA 30318 (Tel: 800-457-9555).

Job-Hunting Tips for the So-Called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities. (1991) by Richard Nelson Bolles. It is a supplement to the popular job-hunting handbookWhat Color is Your Parachute? To order, contact Ten Speed Press, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707.

Job Strategies for People with Disabilities(1992) by Melanie Astaire Witt. It gives advice for job hunting, résumé preparation, the job interview, career planning, your rights in the workplace under the ADA, when to disclose your disability to a potential employer, and other topics. To order, callPeterson's Guides at 800-338-3282 (x660).

Journal of Chemical Education [1981,58(3)]. March issue was dedicated to scientists with disabilities. Ten articles (see below) addressed issues regarding chemical education and persons with disabilities. Copies of this issue can be obtained from theJournal of Chemical Education, Subscription Fulfillment Department, 1991 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042.

Lagowski, J. J."Chemistry and the Disabled Student(an editorial)," p. 203.

Crosby, G. A."Attitudinal Barriers for the Physically Handicapped," p 205.

Blumenkopf, T. A. et al."Mobility-Handicapped Individuals in the College Chemistry Curriculum: Students, Teachers and Researchers," p. 213.

Moore, John T.; Blair, Waymon."Rolling Platform for the Mobility Handicapped," p. 221.

Smith, Deborah."Teaching Aids for Visually Handicapped Students in Introductory Chemistry Courses," p. 226.

Lunney, David; Morrison, Robert C."High Technology Laboratory Aids for Visually Handicapped Chemistry Students," p. 228.

Brindle, Ian D. et al."Laboratory Instruction for the Motor Impaired," p. 232.

Swanson, Anne Barrett; Steere, Norman V."Safety Considerations for Physically Handicapped Individuals in the Chemistry Laboratories." p. 234.

"Resources the Disabled Can Use to Acquire and Fund Computers." A report compiled by Helen Hecker. Available for $5 from the Disability Bookshop, Twin Peaks Press, P.O. Box 129, Vancouver, WA 98666-0129 (Tel: 800-637-2556).

Successful Job Search Strategies for the Disabled: Understanding the ADA. (1994) by Jeffrey Allen. To order, contact John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158.

Take Charge: A Strategic Guide for Blind Job Seekers.(1989) by Rami Rabby and Diane Croft (1989). It's available in print, braille, or IBM diskette format. To order, contact National Braille Press, Inc., 88 Street Stephen Street, Boston, MA 02115.

The Workplace Workbook. A guide that illustrates various job accommodations and assistive technology. To order, contact HRD Press, 22 Amherst Road, Amherst, MA 01002 (Tel: 800-822-2801, Fax: 413-253-3490).

Work Stations, Inc., Catalog. A catalog of office furniture (desks, bookcases, files, etc.) designed for easy access. To order, contact Work Stations, Inc., 165 Front Street, Chicopee, MA 01073-1615 (Tel: 413-598-8394).

TRAVEL RESOURCES

Offers both U.S. and international travel information for persons with disabilities.

For a copy of this booklet, contact the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590 or call 800-659-6428.

Travel for the Disabled: A Handbook of Travel Resources and 500 Worldwide Access Guides by Helen Hecker.

To order, contact Twin Peaks Press, P.O. Box 129, Vancouver, WA 98666 (Tel: 800-637-2556).

Appendix

Robert J. Alaimo
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
Manager, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals, Norwich, NY

Todd A. Blumenkopf
Senior Research Investigator
Central Research Division, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT

James Bohr
Michigan Consortium on Enabling Technology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Ian D. Brindle
Professor of Chemistry
Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada

Thomas D. Doyle
Center for Drug Evaluation Research
Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC

Daniel P. Dozer
Laboratory Design Specialist
McLellan and Copenhagen, Cupertino, CA

William A. Gerrey
Rehabilitation Engineering Center
SmithKettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA

Barbara Judy
Director, Job Accommodation Network
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Lewis J. Klunk
Director, Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT

James Landis
Research Chemist, Analytical Chemistry
Parker Amchem, division of Henkel of America, Madison Heights, MI

David C. Lunney
Professor of Chemistry
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Dennis A. Mitchell
Program Manager, Special Needs Systems
IBM Corporation, Boca Raton, FL

Virginia Stern
Director, Project on Science, Technology and Disability
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington,DC

Anne Barrett Swanson
Dean, School of Natural Sciences
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park,CA

H. David Wohlers
Professor of Chemistry
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

Pamela Ayre

Janet Boese

Robin Giroux

Michael Heylin

Corinne Marasco

Terrence Russell

1996 ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities

Members

H. David Wohlers, Chair
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

Todd A. Blumenkopf
Pfizer Inc.
Groton, CT

Karl S. Booksh
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Thomas Doyle
Food and Drug Administration
Washington, DC

Mark Dubnick
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Thomas Kucera
Consultant
Evanston, IL

Dorothy L. Miner
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Michael Moore
Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

Virginia Stern
American Association for the
Advancement of Science
Washington, DC

Anne Barrett Swanson
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA

Staff Liaison

Allison Edmondson
American Chemical Society
Washington, DC

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