Disability Organizations

• Ability Friends -- A disability penpal forum for people with disabilities and their friends.
• ALS Division - Muscular Dystrophy Association -- information on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease
• American Association of University-Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
• American Pain Foundation -- a nonprofit information resource and patient advocacy organization serving people with pain
• Assistance Animal Access Consulting Services
• Brain Injury Association of America -- includes information on the rehabilitation process, choosing a rehabilitation program, federal programs to help people with disabilities, prevention information, how to become involved in legislation affecting people with brain injury, and a Helpline to answer questions about brain injury.
• Brain Injury Resource Foundation -- where people affected by brain injury will find answers to questions, resources, and a caring community.
• Centers for Independent Living
• Consortium of Developmental Disabilities Councils (CDDC)
• Dating for the Disabled - Free dating site to join for meeting disabled people
• DisABoom -- Connecting the millions touched by disability
• DeafBlindInfo.Org -- showcases a vast collection of deafblindness information and resources from around the world.
• DiabetesBB -- DiabetesBB is a site designed to give out information on Diabetes support, treatments, cures, Type 1 & 2 Diabetes and more.
• Disabled In Action
• disAbled Singles -- An online meeting place for Disabled & Amputee relationships.
• Gazette International Networking Institute
• Global Representation: job board for independent sales representatives and manufacturer reps
• Head Injury Hotline -- information, discussion group, build advocacy and self-care skills, or assess their own clinical situation.
• HUGS -- for near drowning & brain injury survivors
• Independent Life Resources -- resources for Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, and those who might be homebound due to chronic illness or injury.
• Infinitec -- "helps people with disabilities and their families access life-enhancing technology"
• Institute on Independent Living
• International Paralympic Committee - Sports organization representing disabled athletes and providing athletic opportunities
• Muscular Dystrophy Association -- offers an amazing program of services to those affected by 43 Neuromuscular Diseases, including ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
• National Agrability Project -- federally funded program that works with farmers, ranchers and farmworkers with disabilities. The program helps them continue farming through several resources/services.
• National Center for Assistive Living
• National Organization on Disability
• National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
• Northeast Independent Living Center (Massachusetts)
• OASIS -- Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
• Perspectives Network
• PlanetAmber.com -- International health, medical and disability resources database for people with disabilities or health impairments, their families and those providing services and support.
• Re-Focus - Human service agency in Rhode Island supporting adults with developmental disabilities
• Rest Ministries, Inc. -- Chronic Ilness/Pain Support
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Rocky Mountain Marketing -- company that manufacturers assistive devices and distributes through sales reps
• Society for Disability Studies
• Tardive Dyskinesia Center
• WAPD -- World Association of Persons with Disabilities -- advances the interests of persons with disAbilities at national, state, local and home levels.
• West Coast Disability Advocacy Center -- advocacy services

Professional Organizations

• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• American Occupational Therapy Association
• American Paralysis Association
• AHEAD -- Association on Higher Education and Disability
• Pan American Health Organization
• RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)

Disability Projects and Networking

• Disability Information for Students and Professionals (Abilityinfo.com) -- A website for students that are studying in the field of disability, as well as professionals working within it.
• Disabled Love Disabled Love is a disabled dating website for disabled singles. Offering Disabled Personals, Disabled Dating, Disabled Matchmaking and Disabled Chat.
• ICDRI -- International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
• I'm Adapting dot com -- A directory to individual stateDisability services and programs as well as Advocacy & Protection assistance. It also features an art gallery focusing on creativity for people with disabilities.
• JSWSN (Jewish Singles with Special Needs) -- facilitates connections among Jewish people with disabilities.
• L.A.F.F. -- personal ads, information, support groups, message boards, social groups, and more for disabled singles & health challenged singles.
• NE Ability -- U.K.-based source of information on disability related issues.
• On A Roll Radio Program -- Talk Radio on Life & Disability, Sundays 6-8 PM Eastern Time
• Parents with Disabilities Online -- directory site aimed at promoting independent or effective parenting by adults with disabilities. Site includes Books and periodicals, adaptive parenting aids, organizations, feature articles, and an e-mail listserver for parents with disabilities and their partners.