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Society & Culture
Advocacy, Cultural, Historical, Ethnic, Nations, and Special Interest Groups.
African American Interest
- Diverse collection of links to sites with African American focus, ranging from the arts, history and various types of publications, to education, research, business and professional directories.
Amnesty International
- Collection of press releases and reports (some in multiple languages) on the organization's human rights advocacy around the world. Includes links to other human rights and related sites.
Australian Communications Futures Project (CFP)
- Contains ASCII text versions of recent CFP papers. The CFP is a research team within the Commonwealth Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics.
Blind Links
- Copious links to resources for the blind and visually impaired, from information on adaptive technologies to advocacy, training, publications, commercial and government contacts and more.
Bosnia Home Page at CalTech
- Current news, articles, interviews, letters and information on the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Includes historical and cultural background and the opportunity to send email to a public forum accessible in regions of the former Yugoslavia.
Collection of Deaf Resources
- Paper discussing children acquiring American Sign Language Skills highlights list of selected links with other publications and resources for hearing impaired individuals.
Deaf World Web
- `Virtual deaf community on the Internet' keeps hearing impaired visitors informed of conferences, resources, organizations, services, schools and more around the world. Includes bulletin board for electronic pen pals.
Disabililty Resources
- Varied types of resources - legal, medical, discussions and more - on a wide range of diseases and disabilities, including visual and hearing impairments, chronic fatigue syndrome, and so on.
Disabilities Access
- Disability-related publications, shopping/product directory, links to other sites, jobs and courses, and more.
Distant Caravans
- Shopping for belly dancing accessories and ethnic jewelry, coupled with links to information on the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Middle Eastern dance.
EASI (Equal Access To Software and Information)
- Dedicated to disseminating up-to-date information about access to computing and information technology for persons with disabilities.
Eldercare Web
- Wide-ranging, thoughtful collection of resources on aging, retirement, and care and support of the elderly. Includes links to numerous support groups.
Ethnic Studies at USC
- Copiously cross referenced collection of links on a variety of ethnic studies areas, from specific groups to general topics, such as minorities and the media, and racial discrimination and prejudice.
Information for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Access to resources, including Recordings for the Blind and catalogs for large type and Braille books.
Mennonite Connections on the World-Wide Web
- Surprisingly extensive collection of links on information about a faith, tradition and culture that opts for simplicity of life.
MenWeb - M.E.N. Magazine
- Forum for stories, poems, articles, and interviews, focusing on male perspectives.
Prison Awareness Project
- Washington State Reformatory presents online version of their unique, university-level class, `Prisons - A View From The Inside.'
Royal National Institute for the Blind
- Access to Braille True Type font rounds out thorough list of Institute services and publications, access to sites with additional information for the blind, and more.
The Human Rights Web
- Archive and research center for exploring and promoting human rights.
The National Federation of the Blind
- Fostering better understanding of what it is like to live with vision impairment. Includes information on legislation, research, technology and more.
The Swedish Page
- Broad resources on Sweden, in a mix of English and Swedish. Includes Nobel information, art, economics, travel and tourism, libraries, universities, news and media and so on.
United Ways on the Internet
- Links to United Way Gopher and Web sites across the U.S. and Canada.
Women's Wire
- Savvy online magazine explores such issues as women in technology, business, health, the arts, and sports.
Yahoo - Society and Culture
- Catalogues links to a wide range of social and cultural topics, ranging from abortion issues, animal rights and cyberculture to homelessness, relationships and veterans, amongst others.
Yahoo - Society and Culture:Cyberculture
- Eclectic list of links includes electronic freedom interest groups, Internet cafes, `Net legends' and more.
Yoga Paths
- Thorough coverage of the practice of yoga, with information on different spiritual traditions and teachings. Includes links to yoga and meditation chat sessions and newsgroups.
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