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Fight Censorship

Censoring & Filtering Software Examining the cases of China and Cuba, Carnegie's Shanthi Kalathil and Taylor C. Boas show that authoritarian regimes can actually maintain control over the Internet's political impact and benefit from the technology.

International Journal of Educational Technology

Assistive Technology

"Americans with Disabilities Act of Cyberspace." "For disabled college students, professors' increased use of the Web for instruction can create obstacles rather than clear them away. Many disabled students find that new technology cuts them off from the learning process. To prevent that, colleges are -- among other things -- designing Web sites and buying computer workstations that meet the needs of disabled students." In "Making Web Sites Work for People With Disabilities" (by Andrea L. Foster, THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION,February 2, 2001, p. A30) read how colleges and universities are coping with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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FREE BIRD FLUE AND YELLOW FEVER SHOTS

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's Flu Shot Finder, site is a simple zip code search. Enter a zip code and you'll get a table of places to get flu shots, including place name, address (and phone number), date, and times.

Pennsylvania Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinics

TOY DRIVE - Find all the local locations in the US

Study of Homelessness and Poverty
Online catalog of over 5,000 publications, Web sites, and other data sources related to homelessness and poverty.

MENTAL HEALTH - Ethnic Issues in Psychotherapy
APA Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations


General Principles
To help psychologists in their work with ethnic,linguistic, and culturally diverse populations.

Cultural Factors in Psychiatric Syndromes

NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE 1-800-422-4453
The Childhelp USA® National Child Abuse Hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico. The hotline is staffed with professional counselors who utilize a database of more than 55,000 emergency, social service and support resources. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, literature and referrals. State-of-the-art technology provides translators in approximately 140 languages.