Resource List

Resource List Livable Communities and People with

Functional Limitations (e.g., Disabilities)

Federal Resources

► CDC Healthy Places Website Disability Section http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/healthtopics/accessibility.htm ► CDC Healthy Homes Website Disability Section http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyHomes/ByAudience/Disablilities.html ► CDC Healthy Places Website Aging Section http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/healthtopics/healthyaging.htm ► CDC Healthy Homes Website Aging Section http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyHomes/ByAudience/OlderAdults.html ► CDC Healthy Aging Program Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Network Environmental Audit Tool & Protocol http://depts.washington.edu/harn/tools/29nov05_final_audit_tool.pdf ► CDC Healthy Aging Program Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Network Promoting Environmental and Policy Change to Support Healthy Aging http://prc-hanconferences.com/2009-conference ► HHS Office on Disability Housing-Related Resources http://www.hhs.gov/od/topics/housing/housing.html ► HHS Office on Disability Transportation-Related Resources http://www.hhs.gov/od/topics/transportation/transportation.html ► HHS Office of Minority Health’s Federal Collaboration on Research Efforts to Eliminate Health Disparities (including built environments) http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=5826 ► National Council on Disabilities Report: Issues in Creating Livable Communities for People with Disabilities: Proceedings of the Panel http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2007/pdf/livable_communities_10-01-07.pdf ► National Council on Disabilities Report: Creating Livable Communities http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2006/pdf/livable_communities.pdf ► National Council on Disabilities Report: Livable Communities for Adults with Disabilities http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2004/pdf/livablecommunities.pdf ► National Council on Disabilities Report: The Current State of Transportation for People with Disabilities in the U.S. http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2005/pdf/current_state.pdf ► U.S. Access Board http://www.access-board.gov/ ► EPA’s Aging Initiative Website http://www.epa.gov/aging/ ► Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Persons with a Disability: A Look Back and Remaining Challenges http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2006/hurricanes_impact.htm ► Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Improve the Health & Wellness of Persons with Disabilities (2005) http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/disabilities/calltoaction/calltoaction.pdf Department of Health and Human Services • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

► White House Conference on Aging http://www.whcoa.gov/press/05_Report_1.pdf ► White House Announcement of “Year of Community Living” http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Commemorates-Anniversary-ofOlmstead-and-Announces-New-Initiatives-to-Assist-Americans-with-Disabilities/ ► Statement by Kathleen G. Sebelius Secretary of Health and Human Services On U.S. Signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/07/20090730a.html ► Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Olmstead v. L.C. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/06/20090622a.html

Non-Federal Resources ► Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/training/icfbeginnersguide.pdf ► Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) http://www.craighospital.org/Research/CHIEF%20Manual.pdf ► Removing Barriers to Health Care: A Guide for Health Professionals http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncodh/pdfs/rbhealthcare.pdf ► Removing Barriers to Health Clubs and Fitness Facilities: A Guide for Accommodating All Members, Including People with Disabilities and Older Adults (2008 Edition) http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncodh/pdfs/rbfitness.pdf ► University of Illinois at Chicago Health Empowerment Zone http://uic-chp.org/CHP_A5_HEZ_01.html ► University of Illinois at Chicago Universal Design and Health Promotion (UDHP) http://uic-chp.org/CHP_A9_UDHP_01.html ► Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/training/icfbeginnersguide.pdf ► Issues in Creating Livable Communities for People with Disabilities: Proceedings of the Panel http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2007/pdf/livable_communities_10-01-07.pdf ► Creating Livable Communities http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2006/pdf/livable_communities.pdf ► Livable Communities for Adults with Disabilities http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2004/pdf/livablecommunities.pdf ► Current State of Transportation for People with Disabilities in the U.S. http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2005/pdf/current_state.pdf ► Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) http://www.craighospital.org/Research/CHIEF%20Manual.pdf ► Removing Barriers to Health Care: A Guide for Health Professionals http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncodh/pdfs/rbhealthcare.pdf ► Removing Barriers to Health Clubs and Fitness Facilities: A Guide for Accommodating All Members, Including People with Disabilities and Older Adults (2008 Edition) http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncodh/pdfs/rbfitness.pdf Department of Health and Human Services • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention