- 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)
- Disabled
Dating - Dating4Disabled.com - online community for disabled designed
to allow people to connect, chat, blog, and date
- 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
- Ideal
Lives -- resources for challenges of parents & professionals
supporting someone with special needs
- 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
Association of Assistance Dog Partners
- International Paralympic
Committee - Sports organization representing disabled athletes
and providing athletic opportunities
- Manzil: Manzil
is a highly professional non-profit center based in Sharjah, UAE which
focuses on individuals with mental difficulties.
- 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
- Society
for Disability Studies
- United
People With Dis"abilities" -- dedicated to serving people
with disabilities and their families. Conceived by, and managed by
people with disabilities. Free membership.
- 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
Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
- American
Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- American
Occupational Therapy Association
- American
Paralysis Association
- Pan
American Health Organization
- RESNA
(Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North
America)
- 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.
- 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.
- Ties That
Bind -- helps families and people with disabilities find the opportunities
for living independent, fulfilling lives, inclusively
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