State and Federal Resources:

Michigan Department of Career Development (MDCD)  www.michigan.gov/mdcd

Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) www.michigan.gov/mdch

Oakland County Community Mental Health (OCCMH) www.occmha.org/

Macomb County Community Mental Health (MCCMH) www.co.macomb.mi.us/communitymentalhealth/menhealth.html

Family Independence Agency (FIA) www.michigan.gov/fia

Social Security Administration (SSA) www.ssa.gov/

Michigan Government:

Michigan Legislature www.michiganlegislature.org/

Michigan Senate www.senate.state.mi.us/

Michigan House of Representatives www.house.michigan.gov/index.asp

ADA:

Guide to Disability Rights and Laws http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm

Information and Technical Assistance on the ADA http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html

Housing:

Community Housing Network (CHN) http://www.communityhousingnetwork.org/

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) http://www.hud.gov/

Fair Housing Amendments of 1988 http://www.hud.gov/library/bookshelf09/fhefhag.cfm

Concrete Change http://www.concretechange.org/

Resource for Code/Information http://www.iccsafe.org/index.html

National Fair Housing Advocate http://www.fairhousing.com/

Transportation:

Accessible Transit Coalition (Chaired by the OMCIL) http://www.pop.match.org:8080/atc2/

Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) http://www.smartbus.org/

Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/ddot/

Amtrak http://www.amtrak.com/trains/michiganservices.html

MapQuest http://www.mapquest.com/

Michigan Department of Transportation http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/

Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments http://www.semcog.org/

Transportation Riders United http://www.detroittransit.com/index.html

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

Assistive Technology:

Handitel Directory http://www.socialnet.lu/handitel/searchresults.msql?i_name=&i_domain=assistive%20technology

Enable Mart http://www.enablemart.com/default.asp

Wright and Filippis http://www.firsttoserve.com/

Amigo http://www.myamigo.com

Paws with a Cause http://www.pawswithacause.org/

Independent Living Aids

Michigan Assistive Technology Clearing House (MATCH)

Other Resources:

I Can http://www.ican.com/

Michigan Commission for the Blind http://www.michigan.gov/fia/0,1607,7-124-5460_7258-14762--,00.html

Michigan Disability Rights Coalition http://www.copower.org/

Oakland Help Link http://www.oaklandhelplink.org/home.asp

National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Michigan http://www.nmss.org/

American Disabled For Attendant Programs Today http://www.adapt.org

Detroit Chamber of Commerce http://www.detroitchamber.com/main/index.asp

Other Disability Related Directories:

Disability Resource Directory http://www.d-r-d.com

Government Legislative Resources http://www.makoa.org/gov.htm

Other Michigan Centers for Independent Living:

Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living (AACIL) http://www.aacil.org/

Capital Area Center for Independent Living (CACIL) http://www.cacil.org/

Disability Advocates of Kent County (DAKC) http://www.disabilityadvocates.us/

The Disability Network http://www.disnetwork.org/

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) http://www.drccil.org/

Lakeshore Center for Independent Living (LCIL) http://www.lcil.org/

Community News, Events and Entertainment:

Disabilities Today http://www.disabilitiestoday.com/

Oakland Press http://www.zwire.com/site/news.asp?brd=982

Macomb Daily http://www.zwire.com/site/news.asp?brd=988

Metro Times http://www.metrotimes.com

Wayne State University WDET 101.9 FM http://www.wdetfm.org/

Detroit News - Entertainment http://www.detnews.com/entertainment/rail/calendars.htm

Detroit Free Press - Entertainment http://www.freep.com/index/entertainment.htm

Olympia Entertainment http://olympiaentertainment.com/

Sports and Recreation:

Oakland County Parks and Recreation http://www.co.oakland.mi.us/parksrec/

Macomb County Events http://www.co.macomb.mi.us/index.htm

Beaumont Hospital Community Activities http://www.beaumonthospitals.com/pls/portal30/cportal30.webpage?l_recent=community_home

Wheelchair Hockey League http://www.wchl-michigan.com/

Special Olympics of Michigan http://www.somi.org/