LongTermCare.gov
Tools, resources, links to provide information on resources and services on long-term care. Extensive information to help anyone needing information on long-term care for themselves or family members.
FCA : Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp
“Founded in 1977, Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and
friends providing long-term care at home. Long recognized as a pioneer in health services, FCA now offers programs at national, state and local levels to support
and sustain caregivers.”–From the website. Information about resources and services to help families caring for their loved ones at home is found here.
Free eBooks From Smashwords
http://www.smashwords.com/books/category/1/newest/0/any/any
Smashwords is a site where you can find ebooks from indie authors and publishers. It is a commercial site, but for Price, you can click on “Free” and can get a large number of free ebooks available for download from the site.
U.S.A. Learns
“U.S.A. Learns is an outgrowth of a project that was conceived by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL). DAEL promotes programs that help American adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. The major areas of support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Language Acquisition. These programs emphasize basic skills such as reading, writing, math, English language competency and problem-solving.”–From the website.
America’s Literacy Directory
“America’s Literacy Directory (ALD) is a web site that allows users to find local literacy providers in all 50 states and the U.S. territories. The ALD includes literacy programs for adults looking for adult basic education, adult secondary education, computer literacy and English as a Second Language.
By entering an address or a ZIP code, you can find detailed information about area literacy programs and the services they offer. You can also generate a map and driving directions for all programs listed in the ALD.”–From FAQ https://literacydirectory.org/?op=doc&doc=faq
eldercare locator
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Index.aspx
“Welcome to the Eldercare Locator, a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families.You can also reach us at 1-800-677-1116.”–From the website.
The Encyclopedia of Earth
“The Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The EoE is a free, expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholars, professionals, educators, practitioners and other experts who collaborate and review each other’s work. The content is presented in a style intended to be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public.”–From the website.
The Big Cartoon Database
“The Big Cartoon DataBase Is The Largest Animation Resource On The Internet,
See Your Favorite Classic Cartoons, TV Series Episode Guides & Animated Films.”–From the website,
printfriendly : Save Money and the Environment
This website allows you to delete unnecessary frames, text, ads, images, etc. from webpages. It also creates a PDF version. It could be helpful for difficult to print webpages or just parsing down a page to just the necessary portions. Thanks to Alex Peyton at Cordova for the information on this site.
The Same Sex Marriage Cases : Deep Dive Oyez, U. S. Supreme Court Media
Information on same sex marriage cases. Same sex marriage is an issue soon to be considered by the United States Supreme Court.
Oyez : U. S. Supreme Court Media
“The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality Tour of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.”–from the website.
PLoL : The Public Library of Law
http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx
“PLoL is one of the largest free law libraries in the world, because we assemble law available for free scattered across many different sites — all in one place.”–From the website. A PLoL User Guide and other tutorials are included to help anyone researching the law.
Forvo : All the words in the world. Pronounced
“Forvo is the largest pronunciation guide in the world. Ever wondered how a word is pronounced? Ask for that word or name, and another user will pronounce it for you. You can also help others by recording your pronunciations in your own language.”–From the website. Currently: 1,666,145 words 1,754,562 pronunciations 299 languages.
Common Sense Media
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Includes a database by the non-profit organization Common Sense Media of reviews on all types of media (movies, books, games, websites, apps, music, and TV) that parents and their children can use to find trustworthy information about all of these kinds of media.
Art Project
http://www.googleartproject.com/
Links to more than 1000 works of art from 17 major art museums from around the world are found on this site.
