1. Disability KaR e-forum discussion group
This programme's discussion forum designed to support the programme activities and generate and communicate disability research. For more information see the e-forum section on this website. To join go to:

www.dgroups.org/groups/
disabilityKaR/index

2. Disability Research Discussion List
www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/discuss.htm
Administered by the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) at the University of Leeds, UK. The list (started in December 1994) is reputed to be the largest of its kind in the world with 700 members from over 20 countries. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and news, particularly among researchers, students and disabled people working within a social model. This is a very active list. Contributions include disability issues in 'developed countries' and international issues.

To join the list send the following message to JISCmail@JISCmail.ac.uk: "join disability-research [your name]". You can also join the list or look through past messages at the CDS website at www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/discuss.htm

3. Disability Information Dissemination Network
This e-mail network is currently being sponsored by ActionAid Bangladesh. To join the network, send a message to csid@bdonline.com with the word "join" in the subject line. You can send anonymous postings by adding the word "anon" to the subject line.

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Websites listing e-mail discussion groups

There are numerous disability-focused websites giving links to chat rooms and e-mail discussion forums. However, the majority are consumer focused, with the content being localised to the country of origin and in most cases to a particular issue. Below are a number of sites listing e-mail discussion groups that relate to disability issues.

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4. Family Village - a global community of disability-related resources
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Click on 'Library', then 'Specific Diagnoses', then whichever impairment or issue you are interested in. Provides information on relevant discussion lists and newsgroup.

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5. Google Groups
www.groups.google.com
Google is a powerful Internet search engine that also allows users to search, using keywords, for messages posted in newsgroups and discussion forums on the Internet. When searching for topics in newsgroups, the advanced search facility allows users to select options such as dates or newsgroups. Under a general search using keywords such as 'community-based rehabilitation', users can access all messages posted on that topic, any 'thread' (replies or messages on a similar theme), details of the discussion group the message originated from and links to relevant websites.

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6. National Academic Mailing List Service
www.jiscmail.ac.uk
Search for newsgroups and discussion groups by subject. Also lists and gives details of all new newsgroups created in the UK academic community over the last few months.

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7. Tile.net
www.tile.net/lists
Search for discussion lists by keyword. However, no description of individual lists is given.

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8. Topica
www.liszt.com
Search for 'disability' to find details of many disability-related discussion groups listed by subject - such as assistive technology, blindness, deafness, learning difficulties, support groups - and how to join them.
(This site also includes advertising banners, which can slow it down.)

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9. Women With Disabilities Australia
www.wwda.org.au
Includes a section on electronic mailing lists with details and a brief description of lists under the headings specific to women with disabilities: disability (general), disability (specific), and women (general).