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Link	Type	Summary
California Division of Occupational Safety & Health	Government Services	Cal/OSHA protects workers and the public from safety hazards through its Occupational Safety and Health, elevator, amusement ride, aerial tramway, ski lift and pressure vessel inspection programs, and also provides consultative assistance to employers.
Disability.gov	Disability Resources	Disability.gov is an award-winning federal Web site that contains disability-related resources on programs, services, laws and regulations to help people with disabilities lead full, independent lives.
Disability Rights California	Advocacy Organizations	Mission: Advance the rights of Californians with disabilities.
Easter Seals	Disability Resources	Easter Seals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our communities.
Hesperian	Disability Resources	Hesperian is a publisher of health Handbooks for Women with Disabilities. The handbooks are intended to help women with disabilities overcome these barriers and improve their general health, self-esteem, and abilities to care for themselves and participate in their communities. This handbook is available in both English and Spanish.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities	Disability Resources	NICHCY provides information on: disabilities in children and youth; programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities; IDEA, the nation's special education law; No Child Left Behind, the nation's general education law; and research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities.
Quality Mall	Disability Resources	The Quality Mall is a place where you can find lots of free information about person-centered supports for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
Open Shelter Locator Map from the American Red Cross	Health & Safety Resources	The American Red Cross (ARC) has launched their new online locator for open shelters. This is a Google map that is automatically updated every 30 minutes with open shelter locations and population information from ARC chapters around the country. This means you can search for the nearest open shelter at any time. ARC has thousands of possible shelter locations around the country and this map will now allow anyone to find shelters that are currently OPEN because of an emergency situation.
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities	Government Services	The State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) is established by state and federal law as an independent state agency to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families receive the services and supports they need.
Supported Life Institute	Disability Resources	The mission of the Supported Life Institute is to offer educational and training opportunities to assist individuals and organizations in the work of improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.

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