Disability.gov: Connecting the Disability Community to Information & Opportunities

 

Disability.gov: Connecting the Disability Community to Information & Opportunities

 

What Does Disability.gov Do?

Disability.gov is the federal government website for comprehensive information on disability programs and services in communities nationwide. The site links to more than 14,000 resources from federal, state and local government agencies; academic institutions; and nonprofit organizations. You can find answers to questions about everything from Social Security to employment to affordable and accessible housing.

New information is added daily across 10 main subject areas – Benefits, Civil Rights, Community Life, Education, Emergency Preparedness, Employment, Health, Housing, Technology and Transportation.

Disability.gov is a web portal, which means every time you select a resource, you will be directed to another website. A PDF version of our fact sheet is available in the Newsroom.

How Do I Find Resources?

There are several ways to search for information on Disability.gov. Visit the How to Use this Site section of Disability.gov to watch videos about finding your way around the site or read our text-only guide.

Who Visits Disability.gov?

Many people visit Disability.gov, including individuals with disabilities, their families, Veterans, caregivers, employers, educators and others. Our purpose is to connect people of all abilities to the resources they need to fully participate in their communities.

Who "Owns" the Site?

Disability.gov is managed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), in collaboration with 21 federal agency partners. For a detailed list, please visit our Partners page.

CPSC Home Page | cpsc.gov

 

CPSC Home Page | cpsc.gov

 

About SaferProducts.gov

SaferProducts.gov is the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database website of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products—such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals—contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

Through SaferProducts.gov, consumers, child service providers, health care professionals, government officials and public safety entities can submit reports of harm (Reports) involving consumer products. Manufacturers (including importers) and private labelers identified in Reports will receive a copy of the Report, and have the opportunity to comment on them. Completed Reports and manufacturer comments are published online at www.SaferProducts.gov for anyone to search.
CPSC was required to create a public portal and a publicly accessible, searchable database of consumer product incident reports by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which became law on August 14, 2008.

ThomasNet® - Product Sourcing and Supplier Discovery Platform

 

ThomasNet® - Product Sourcing and Supplier Discovery Platform

 

“usually don’t add items that I know about and aren’t likely to forget, but the product news and guides areas ore new to me having not visited the site recently ….” HSM

 

 

ThomasNet, powered by Thomas Register® and Thomas Regional®, is an industrial search engine that provides one source for finding the exact product, service, or supplier –quickly and efficiently. ThomasNet provides direct access to the detailed information needed to make a purchasing or specifying decision, including line-item product details, CAD drawings, and more.

ThomasNet is brought to you by Thomas Industrial Network^sm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomas Publishing Company. Thomas has been connecting industrial buyers and suppliers for over 100 years

 

ThomasNet Product News Room provides current, reliable industrial news articles which are delivered on a timely basis covering the whole range of products from adhesives through waste handling equipment. This premier news source serves the new product information needs of the industrial marketplace through websites, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, e-marketplaces and online publications.

 

ThomasNet Need-To-Know Guides

• Maybe you're just looking for some ground-level information. Maybe you need to make an informed sourcing decision. Whatever the reason, whatever you're looking for, these primers, briefs, articles and guides serve as your gateway to learning more. Each resource category offers a wealth of information aimed at providing you with the background and facts you need. Whether you're trying to track down the basics on a certain manufacturing process or deciding between various equipment vendors, ThomasNet's Need-to-Know Guides connects you to key industry info.

Green Business News, Resources, and Sustainability Career Tools | Business | GreenBiz.com

 

Green Business News, Resources, and Sustainability Career Tools | Business | GreenBiz.com

 

Our mission is to provide clear, concise, accurate, and balanced information, resources, and learning opportunities to help companies of all sizes and sectors integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that supports profitable business practices.

Our goals are to:

• Be the leading source of news and opinion on business and the environment.
• Serve as an information clearinghouse on green business practices, offering resources from companies, nongovernmental organizations, trade associations, government agencies, academic institutions, and thought leaders.
• Help readers turn information into knowledge and action by providing hands-on tools, expert advice, and case studies.
• Provide access to environmental sources and products.
• Facilitate increased communication, information sharing, and learning among green professionals and other interested parties.
• Promote increased understanding of green business practices to government entities, nongovernmental organizations, news media, investors, students and academics, and the public at large.
• Provide deep, vertical coverage of green business by sector and job function, ranging from product design to facility management, information technology to branding and marketing.

What We Believe

• A revolution is taking place that is leading companies of all sizes and sectors to comprehensively address environmental issues as part of their strategy and operations -- rethinking their policies, processes, and products, and their relationships with a variety of stakeholders and trading partners.
• Environmental concerns have resulted in a confluence of technologies, innovations, and creative thinking being unleashed that is enabling companies to transform such challenges into new business opportunities and competitive advantage.
• Companies address their environmental impacts in a variety of ways and for a variety of reasons -- some voluntarily and others less so -- but all should be welcome and encouraged, regardless of their motivations or levels of commitment.
• Companies that go beyond society's regulations and expectations in addressing their environmental challenges often find that they can create new forms of business value, including both tangible and intangible measures of success.
• Those working inside companies -- from owners and bosses to managers and line employees -- overwhelmingly want their companies to be good corporate citizens, though most individuals lack the time, expertise, or resources to make significant changes.
• No company, even the most committed, will ever be perfect, from an environmental perspective, though they should be encouraged to continually improve their performance, and to make bold commitments and actions.
• Companies can be a powerful force for good, helping to solve the planet's and society's most pressing problems -- and do so in a way that aligns with their business goals and objectives.
• The time for companies to act is short, and the challenges are great -- but so are the opportunities.

About Us

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Earth911.com - Find Recycling Centers and Learn How To Recycle

Earth911.com - Find Recycling Centers and Learn How To Recycle

 

Earth911.com is a privately owned, for-profit company that specializes in providing consumers with accessible and actionable recycling information across the country.

Our online Recycling Directory is the most accurate and comprehensive directory of its kind and contains recycling information for over 300 different consumer products. We have collected over 1 million recycling locations and programs that people can search for to find their nearest recycling options and resources. We also have a toll-free and bilingual hotline (1-800 CLEANUP) and a free mobile application (iRecycle®).

We work with various corporate and industry partners to support this directory, which requires a significant investment to maintain and update on a daily basis. The information we provide through our directory, editorial, and resources maintain a strict neutrality policy and we take the distribution of fact-based, informational and actionable content very seriously.

Featured on popular venues like the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America and The New York Times, and syndicated by cool people like MSN.com, National Geographic and the Huffington Post, we want everyone to know that recycling is easy, and sometimes (dare we say) fun.

Going Green, Fuel Efficiency, Organic Food, and Green Living - The Daily Green

Going Green, Fuel Efficiency, Organic Food, and Green Living - The Daily Green

 

TheDailyGreen.com is a consumer's guide to green living, with daily news, tips, recipes, features and more. In 2007, TheDailyGreen.com was named Best New Site in the annual min Best of the Web awards. In 2010, TheDailyGreen.com was voted "Best Blog" by readers in the annual Best of Green Awards. In 2011, TheDailyGreen.com joined forces with Good Housekeeping and the Green Good Housekeeping Seal on an exciting new content partnership.

The annual Heart of Green Awards honor individuals, businesses and organizations that, like TheDailyGreen.com, are helping to make green go mainstream. In 2009 and 2010, TheDailyGreen.com celebrated its awards with star-studded ceremonies at at the Hearst Tower in Manhattan (see video at right). In 2011, the awards' scope expanded with many more categories, more winners and more audience participation - with the advent of online voting.

Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/about/about-us#ixzz1XIE10F00

Guide to Greener Electronics | Greenpeace International

Guide to Greener Electronics | Greenpeace International

Guide to Greener Electronics

The guide ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change. Last updated: October 2010. A new updated version is due out in November 2011.

Our three goals for this guide are to get companies to:

• Clean up their products by eliminating hazardous substances.
• Take back and recycle their products responsibly once they become obsolete.
• Reduce the climate impacts of their operations and products.

Guide to Greener Electronics | Greenpeace International

Home – Electronics TakeBack Coalition

 

Home – Electronics TakeBack Coalition

 

The Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) promotes green design and responsible recycling in the electronics industry. Our goal is to protect the health and well being of electronics users, workers, and the communities where electronics are produced and discarded by requiring consumer electronics manufacturers and brand owners to take full responsibility for the life cycle of their products, through effective public policy requirements or enforceable agreements.

We will accomplish this goal in part by establishing extended producer responsibility (EPR) as the policy tool to promote sustainable production and consumption of consumer electronics (all products with a circuit board).  EPR will improve the next generation of solid waste and toxic materials policy, promote the manufacture of cleaner computers and curb the flow of toxic electronic waste by pushing manufacturers to take responsibility for their waste, internalizing its cost in corporate bottom lines, and phasing out the use of hazardous substances.

The Electronics Recycling Superguide | PCMag.com

The Electronics Recycling Superguide | PCMag.com

The Electronics Recycling Superguide

We show you how to recycle your used electronics through manufacturers, your local electronics stores, and online trade-in programs that offer you cash or gift cards.

The Electronics Recycling Superguide | PCMag.com

eCycling | Common Wastes & Materials | US EPA

eCycling | Common Wastes & Materials | US EPA

eCycling

Highlights

• Interagency Task Force on Electronics Stewardship
• Where Can I Donate or Recycle My Old Computer and Other Electronics?
• Recycle Your Cell Phone. It’s an Easy Call.
• eCycling Certification Programs
• TV Recycling Challenge Results

The use of electronic products has grown substantially over the past two decades, changing the way and the speed in which we communicate and how we get information and entertainment. According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Americans now own approximately 24 electronic products per household.¹

Donating used electronics for reuse extends the lives of valuable products. Recycling electronics prevents valuable materials from going into the waste stream.  Consumers now have many options to recycle or donate for reuse their used electronics.  Many computer, TV, and cell phone manufacturers, as well as electronics retailers offer some kind of take back program or sponsor recycling events.   About half of the states currently have laws on disposal and recycling of electronics and several other states are considering passing similar laws.

Unfortunately not every electronic recycler follows environmentally sound recycling practices; however, responsible electronics recyclers and refurbishers can now become certified by demonstrating to an accredited, independent third party that they meet available standards on responsible recycling practices. EPA encourages all electronics recyclers to become certified and all customers to choose certified recyclers. Visit the eCycling Certification page for more information.

Reference to specific websites or organizations above is for informational purposes only and is not a reflection of EPA endorsement.

This site offers:

• Basic Information about reducing and recycling electronics
• Where You Live provides information about regional and State eCycling programs
• Where Can I Donate or Recycle My Old Computer and Other Electronics? lists organizations and retailers with donation and recycling programs
• Statistics on the Management of Used and End-of-Life Electronics
• Regulations/Standards for handling electronic equipment
• Frequent Questions and answers about electronic waste
• Resources publications and links that offer additional information on the management of electronics

¹ Consumer Electronics Association. Market Research Report: Trends in CE Reuse, Recycle and Removal. April 2008.

Reference to specific websites above is for informational purposes only and is not a reflection of EPA endorsement.

eCycling | Common Wastes & Materials | US EPA

Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity — Home

 

Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity — Home

The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity is a non-profit research and public policy organization devoted to improving the world’s diet, preventing obesity, and reducing weight stigma. The Rudd Center serves as a leader in building broad-based consensus to change diet and activity patterns, while holding industry and government agencies responsible for safeguarding public health. The Center serves as a leading research institution and clearinghouse for resources that add to our understanding of the complex forces affecting how we eat, how we stigmatize overweight and obese people, and how we can change.

What We Do

Our charge is to reverse the global spread of obesity; to reduce weight bias; and to galvanize community members, public officials, and advocacy groups to achieve positive, lasting change.

How We Do It

The Rudd Center pursues our bold goals through: strategic science; interaction with key players in media, industry, and government; and mobilization of grassroots efforts. The Center stands at the intersection of science and public policy to develop innovative and effective measures to combat obesity and improve global health.

 

Includes publications, podcasts, policy statements, image gallery and seminar series.

eXtension - Objective. Research-based. Credible.

 

eXtension - Objective. Research-based. Credible.

 

eXtension is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America. eXtension connects knowledge consumers with knowledge providers - experts who know their subject matter inside out.

eXtension offers:

• Credible expertise
• Reliable answers based upon sound research
• Connections to the best minds in American universities
• Creative solutions to today's complex challenges
• Customized answers to your specific needs
• Trustworthy, field-tested data
• Dynamic, relevant and timely answers

eXtension is unlike any other search engine or information-based website. It's a space where university content providers can gather and produce new educational and information resources on wide-ranging topics. Because it's available to students, researchers, clinicians, professors, as well as the general public, at any time from any Internet connection, eXtension helps solve real-life problems in real time.

eXtension Foundation: The eXtension Foundation is a non-profit entity that exists to support the work of eXtension. Learn more about how you can support or sponsor this work at our eXtension Foundation.

Advertising Collections - Duke Libraries

 

Advertising Collections - Duke Libraries

This is a portal to search and explore all of the digitized advertisements from Duke University Libraries' digital collections. The Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History in Duke's Special Collection Library acquires and preserves printed material and collections of textual and multimedia resources and makes them available to researchers around the world. Through these collections and related programming, the Center promotes understanding of the social, cultural, and historical impact of advertising, marketing, and sales.

 

Had hoped to feed my Mad Men obsession, but most of the works in the Ad Access collection end in the 1950’s….

 

http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/

 

The Ad*Access Project, funded by the Duke Endowment "Library 2000" Fund, presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a coherent view of a number of major campaigns and companies through images preserved in one particular advertising collection available at Duke University. The advertisements are from the J. Walter Thompson Company Competitive Advertisements Collection of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History in Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.

City & County Information, Town & Community Information - ePodunk

 

City & County Information, Town & Community Information - ePodunk

ePodunk provides in-depth information about more than 46,000 communities around the country, from Manhattan to Los Angeles, Pottstown to Podunk. Our listings also include geocoded information about thousands of parks, museums, historic sites, colleges, schools and other places across America.

ePodunk was launched in 1999 in Ithaca, NY, just east of the real Podunk, a community so small it doesn't appear on the U.S. Census Bureau's list of places. ePodunk was founded by journalists with years of experience in newspapers, online publishing and demographics.

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands acquired ePodunk in July of 2007. Internet Brands' sites deliver superior content, consumer insight and have received dozens of "best-in-class" awards.

Internet Brands’ home category websites span the lifecycle of home-related activities including housing selection, financing, purchasing, leasing and home improvement. With the acquisition of ePodunk, Internet Brands also provides valuable, traditionally hard-to-find information about individual neighborhoods to help people choose the best community for a vacation or a relocation.

American Hospital Directory - information about hospitals from public and private data sources including MedPAR, OPPS, hospital cost reports, and other CMS files.

http://ahd.com/

The American Hospital Directory® provides data and statistics about more than 6,000 hospitals nationwide.

AHD.com® hospital information includes both public and private sources such as Medicare claims data, hospital cost reports, and commercial licensors.

AHD® is not affiliated with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and is not a source for AHA Data.  Our data are evidence-based and derived from the most authoritative sources.

Free hospital profiles

Use versatile search tools to explore our database of hospital information.  Create a list or a map of hospitals that match your interests.  View free hospital profiles that include key characteristics, services provided, utilization statistics, accreditation status, financial information, and more.  No registration is required. 

Free state & national stats

View key statistics summarized by hospital, state, and the nation.  Statistics include bed size, discharges, patient days, and gross patient revenue. 

American Hospital Directory - information about hospitals from public and private data sources including MedPAR, OPPS, hospital cost reports, and other CMS files.

Tax Policy Center home

Tax Policy Center home

The Tax Policy Center is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution. The Center is made up of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget, and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.

What We Do

TPC provides timely, accessible analysis and facts about tax policy to policymakers, journalists, citizens, and researchers. Its major products are

Model estimates: The TPC Microsimulation Model produces revenue and distribution estimates for the latest tax proposals and bills. More information about the tax model is available in the overview and FAQ.

Library: Research by TPC staff is disseminated in a variety of publications, including two TPC series - Issues and Options briefs and Discussion papers. The TPC also has regular columns in Tax Notes magazine.

Tax Facts: The Tax Facts database compiles facts and figures from government agencies and other sources.

The Tax Policy Briefing Book: A Citizens' Guide for the 2008 Election and Beyond A handy primer on how the tax system works."— Tom Herman, WSJ. A compendium of information on a host of questions likely to be addressed during the 2008 presidential election debate and beyond. This briefing book is intended as a resource for the public, the press, and even the presidential campaigns-in short, for anyone who wants to be well informed about current tax and budget matters.

TaxVox The Tax Policy Center's tax and budget policy blog. Join the discussion on tax legislation, administration, and more.

College Admissions, Search, and Financial Aid Help from College Confidential

 

Welcome to the leading college-bound community on the Web!
Here you'll find hundreds of pages of articles about choosing a college, getting into the college you want, how to pay for it, and much more. You'll also find the Web's busiest discussion community related to college admissions, and our CampusVibe section!

College Admissions, Search, and Financial Aid Help from College Confidential

Fastweb : Scholarships, Financial Aid, Student Loans and Colleges

 

Fastweb : Scholarships, Financial Aid, Student Loans and Colleges

Fastweb is the premier online resource for paying and preparing for college.

For fifteen years, we have excelled in providing students with the resources to realize their educational pursuits, from the time they begin their college search in high school to the day they land their first job after graduation.

Fastweb members are matched to relevant scholarship opportunities completely free of charge. With roughly 1.5 million scholarships worth over $3.4 billion, there are scholarships for every student’s educational goals, activities and interests. Additionally, Fastweb members can depend on us for insider financial aid tips and job and internship matches in their area.

Our success stems from our commitment to empower students lives through information and innovation, creating an environment in which the scholarship and financial aid industry is better defined and more attainable.

College Majors 101 - Within Every Major A Universe

 

College Majors 101 - Within Every Major A Universe

College Majors 101: Is an education resource dedicated to one purpose and one purpose only. To teach students about different college majors in depth so that they can make more informed college and career choices. College Majors 101 has a goal of becoming a long lasting institution in the college landscape as its work in helping students find the right college major is revolutionary. Our company and website will be a place where students can openly research the greater world around each college major in order to better understand each major as a whole universe, rather than random, unconnected objects in the landscape.

College Majors 101: Helps students understand the greater world around each college major
Through our partnerships with Universities, Professional Associations, Future Employers and Business media in each major, College Majors101 helps students better understand the greater world around each career as told by the people who are in that industry currently at all levels. Students all too often will look for colleges programs having no idea what the actual industry is like. Students who use CM101 will make more mature and informed decisions about their future. They will go into the right programs, at the right schools, for the right reasons.

College Majors 101: Is where Admissions and Career Services come together
Admissions is where students enter college, career services is where they exit. Through CM101, Students will come to understand the relationship between the two. The goal is to have each student enter college knowing that in 4-5 years they will seek employment in their chosen field, and prepare themselves from the onset to craft their college experience to achieve the best outcome.

CollegeInsight

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College InSight, an initiative of the Institute for College Access & Success, makes data on college affordability, diversity, and student success easy to find, compare, and analyze. College InSight is the successor to EconomicDiversity.org and provides data for almost 5,000 U.S. colleges and universities. In addition to college-level data, it features totals and averages for states, sectors, and other groupings of colleges. College InSight is both an easy-to-use consumer resource and a sophisticated research tool designed to help shed light on important trends and issues.

There are three interconnected ways to tap into College InSight’s wide range of data:

1. Spotlight - Start by selecting a college, state, or type of school to see a snapshot of key data and a relevant comparison.

2. Topics - Start with a topic, then dig deeper to see how specific colleges, states, or school types compare.

3. Explore All Data - Build your own table with any combination of colleges, variables, or years in the College InSight database.

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