DIVERSITY
LINKS
Below
are selected World Wide Web resources on various diversity-related topics..
General Resources | African
American Resources | Area Studies/International Resources
| Disabilities Resources | Diversity
in Education | Gay and Lesbian Resources |
Native American Resources | Women's
Studies
General Resources
Diversity
Links
This site introduces you to the resources on the
Web concerning multicultural education and diversity.
It lists: Bibliographies, Country Resources, Discussion Groups,
Electronic Journals and Holidays, Calendars, and Celebrations.
Race and Ethnicity
The Race and Ethnicity collection consists of reference material, essays,
and other works addressing issues of race and ethnicity in the United States.
See Also: Diversity
in Art, Families
in a Diversity Society, Hispanic
Americans: A Statistical Portrait, Minority
Health, Multicultural
Young Adult and Children's Literature and Music
and Diversity
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African-American Resources
The African-American
Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History
and Culture
This on-line exhibit contains select resources from the print version
of The African-American Mosaic. Areas covered are Colonization,
Abolition, Migrations, and the WPA.
African American Odyssey
This exhibit showcases the African American collections in the Library
of Congress including rare books, government documents, maps, films, and
recordings.
African-American
Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection 1818-1907
From the Library of Congress, African-American Perspectives
includes a timeline of African-American History, and the full-text of 351
titles including sermons, college catalogs, biographies, legal documents,
and poetry.
Afro-American Almanac
The AFRO-American Almanac ® is an on-line presentation of
the African in America. A historical perspective of a nation, its people,
and its cultural evolution. From the beginning of the slave trade through
the Civil Rights movement, to the present. This site includes biographies,
full-text documents, historical information, and more.
AFRO-Americ@
This award winning site sponsored by the Afro-American Newspaper Company
of Baltimore has links to culture, history, news, etc.
Black Quest Power Links
This rich resource of links covering a multitude of topics is based
on the CD game Black Quest, the brainchild of C. Arthur Blair who conceived
and created the game.
This game is a result of Mr. Blair's approximate twenty (20) years
of interest, research and
collecting of Black American artifacts.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African
American History
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit
Michigan, the world's largest Black historical and cultural museum,
is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of African and African
American history and culture.
Harlem 1900-1940:
An African-American Community
Harlem 1900-1940: An African-American Community , is a history education
portfolio that has been produced by the Educational Programs unit of the
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the New York Public Library.
Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center is a national research library which collects,
preserves, and provides access to resources documenting the experiences
of peoples of African descent throughout the world. The Schomburg web site
offers information about the Center, as well as on-line exhibits and links
to select Internet resources.
Voices from the Gaps:
Women Writers of Color
A World Wide Web project that focuses on the lives and works of women
writers of color in North America.
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Area Studies/International Resources
Country Studies
From the Library of Congress, this site currently offers on-line versions
of studies of 71 countries. Studies are prepared by the Federal Research
Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Are Handbook
Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
Specific Ethnic Groups and Regions
This site introduces you to the resources on the
Web concerning multicultural education and diversity.
It lists: Bibliographies, Country Resources, Discussion Groups,
Electronic Journals and Holidays, Calendars, and Celebrations.
This site also has links to regional diversity resources.
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Disabilities Resources
ADA Home Page
This searchable web site from the U.S. Department of Justice contains
a myriad of information regarding the ADA including status reports, settlement
information, and technical assistance materials.
Americans with
Disabilities Act Document Center
This website contains copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 documents, as well as links to information concerning disability
issues and legal issues concerning occupational health and safety and Total
Quality Management.
Blindness Resource Center
A major collection of disability links from the New York Institute
for Special Education.
Disability Statistics Center
From the University of California, San Fransisco, the DSC web site contains
statistical information on disability and the status of people with
disabilities.
Family Village
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication
opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities,
for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
This site includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication
connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities,
education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature,
and much more.
National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind is the largest organization of
the blind in America. Interested sighted persons also join.
Founded in 1940, the Federation has grown to include more than ten percent
of the nation's blind (over 50,000 members).
Special Olympics
Special Olympics is a nonprofit program of sports training and competition
for individuals with mental retardation. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy
Shriver, Special Olympics provides year-round training and athletic competition
for more than one million athletes in nearly 150 countries and all 50 states
in the United States.
See Also: Learning
Disabilities Resources, Attention-Deficit
Disorders, and Recreation
for the Disabled
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Diversity in Education
DiversityWeb
DiversityWeb offers a compendium of Recommended Resources designed
for campus practitioners, from faculty members and administrators to student
leaders and graduate students. The Recommended Resources include syllabi,
models for faculty development and other materials to help campus practitioners
create an environment where diversity is considered part of an on-going
commitment to excellence.
Multicultural
Pavilion
This site provides resources for educators to explore and discuss multicultural
education; to
facilitate opportunities for educators to work toward self-awareness
and development; and to provide forums for educators to interact and collaborate
toward a critical, transformative approach to multicultural education.
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Gay and Lesbian Resources
Bi.org
The goal of this site is to serve the worldwide bisexual community by
providing a free Internet presence for bisexual individuals, groups
and non-profit organizations. The site also contains a large set of
pages detailing resources including groups, organizations, magazines,
and Internet newsgroups.
Bisexual.org
This web page links to Internet resources, grants, newsgroups and mailing
lists, books, biographies, chat rooms, conferences and other information.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD)
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated
to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of
individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia
and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
GayZoo
Modeled after Yahoo, Gayzoo is a search engine for the gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender Internet community.
Lesbian.org
A selective list of lesbian web sites related to politics and activism, arts and culture, and other issues.
LGBT/Queer Studies Resources
Compiled by the National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education, this guide
site is a good starting point for social sciences scholars who are interested in finding out more more information about queer
studies.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Health
A part of the
Seattle & King County's Public Health site, these webpages address the health concerns of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, in other words, "sexual minorities." This government website also has links to important information on such issues related to GLBT health as alcoholism, tobacco and smoking, drugs, domestic violence, depression, safety and hate crimes, and psychotherapy.
See Also: Gays
and Lesbians in Sports
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Native American Resources
Index of Native American
Resources on the Internet
Extensive links to resources on Native Americans with emphasis upon
Native American art.
Native American
Resources
Links to locally hosted URLs, tribal home pages, Native American organizations,
education and colleges, government resources, and art and culture.
Native Americans in Michigan:
A Bibliography of Materials in the Clarke Historical Library
The Clarke Historical Library holdings are particularly rich in materials
on the Native Americans in Michigan. Included in this bibliography are
books, manuscripts, and graphics on the subject in the collection.
Native Links Sources
Annotated list of Native American links available on the Web.
Native Search
Native American owned search engine, dedicated to cataloging the finest
American
Indian web sites and resources.
See Also: American
Indian & Alaska Native Populations and Native
Americans
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Women's Studies
Women Come
to the Front: Journalist, Photographers, and Broadcasters
An online exhibit from the Library of Congress.
Women's
Studies Database
The University of Maryland women's studies database, begun in September
1992, serves those people interested in the women's studies profession
and in general women's issues.
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