David L. Jaffe, MS
Lathrop Library Classroom 282
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50pm PST

Disability Resource Guide

Stanford

• Kids with Dreams (dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with special needs)
• Law Students for Disability Rights (LSDR)
• Power2Act - Stanford's disability student group
• Power2Act's Facebook page
• Stanford Disability website
• Office of Accessible Education (OAE)
• OAE's Facebook page
• SenseConnect (advocated for the hearing impaired community at Stanford)
• Stanford Association of Law Students for Disability Rights (SALSDR)
• Stanford Disability Initiative
• Stanford Medical Abilities Coalition (SMAC)

Disability-Related Courses at Stanford

• AmStud 260 / FemGen 260 / FemGen 360 - Disability, Gender, and Identity: Women's Personal Experiences
• Chem Eng 90Q - Dare to Care: Compassionate Design
• CS 377Q - Designing for Accessibility
• English 108 / HumBio 177 - Disability Literature
• English 108A / HumBio 178A - Introduction to Disability Studies and Technology
• FamMed 216 - Caring for Individuals with Disabilities
• Law 7018 - Disability Law
• Peds 246 - Developmental Disabilities: From Biology to Policy
• Peds 246SI - Diverse Perspectives on Disabilities
• PWR 1GLD - Writing & Rhetoric 1: The Cyborg Body: The Rhetoric of Disability
• PWR 1LF - Writing & Rhetoric 1: The New Normal: The Rhetoric of Disability

Older Adults

• AnewVista
• Avenindas
• Senior Planet

Miscellaneous

• Abilities Expo - San Mateo
• Abilities United
• Centers for Independent Living Directory
• Challenged Athlete Foundation
• Magical Bridge Playground (MBP)
• Magical Bridge Playground's Facebook page
• RESNA - Professional rehabilitation engineering society
• Silicon Valley Independent Living Center

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

• VA Palo Alto Health Care System
• Recreational Therapy
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Western Blind Rehabilitation Center

Vision & Blindness

• Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
• Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

Amputees

• Berke Prosthetics & Orthotics

Deafness & Hard of Hearing

• Hearing Loss Association of America

  Zina Jawadi - Stanford student

  Sally Edwards - 650/365-4848

  Robert Hall - 650/867-5256

Photos of Persons with Disabilities

• Disability Collection
• Unsplash

Books

• A Handbook of Assistive Technology for People with Visual Disability
• Free or Low Cost Assistive Technology for Everyone

Updated 09/07/2023