Language Guidelines

• Guidelines for Non-Handicapping Language from the American Psychological Association (APA)
• Style Guide from the National Center on Disability and Journalism

Useful Information for Journalists

• Covering Disabilities: Untold Stories for Any Beat from Poynter Online
• Diversity Checklist from Committee of Concerned Journalists
• Reporting on Disability from Media Alliance
• News Coverage of Disability Issues from Center for an Accessible Society
• Covering Disability Issues, Diversity Toolbox, from Society of Professional Journalists

Disability Statistics and other Background

• Census 2000 analysis from Center for Accessible Society
• Cornell University Disability Statistics Online Resource for US Disability Statistics
• The Employment and Disability Institute at Cornell University
• The Disability Statistics Center at the University of California at San Francisco
• Institute for Community Inclusion from State Data Online
• National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)