The U.S. Department of Labor has relaunched DisabilityInfo.gov as Disability.gov, available at http://www.disability.gov. Disability.gov contains information from 22 federal agencies in 10 subject areas including civil rights, education, housing, and technology. It offers RSS feeds, email notification of news, twitter, and email receipt of the quarterly newsletter Disability Connection. Across the upper right hand side are adaptive tools to utilize when viewing the page that can increase text size and provide high contrast display.
Disability.gov is designed to provide people with disabilities, their family members, employers, service providers, educators and others with quick and easy access to the information they need. The site offers a number of ways to find this information, including:
- Search & Advanced Search
- Information by Topic
- Information by State
- “I want to”
The Information by State option enables users to list resources and programs unique to their location. I Want To allows you to locate information based on a particular action, for example “Find a job” or “Apply for scholarships.” There are ten “I Want To” actions on the home page that cover the most frequently asked about topics. If you click on “More Options” at the bottom right of the “I Want To” section, you will find additional choices. The News & Events tab at the bottom of the page includes up-to-date information on topics of particular interest to disabled individuals.
