Resources
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Amble Living Disability Resources
Assistive Technology
AbilityHub is an Assistive Technology related web site for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. www.abilityhub.com
Abledata is a national database containing descriptive and source information on assistive devices for people with disabilities. www.abledata.com
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a growing national and international network of technology resource centers, community-based organizations, agencies, individuals, and companies.www.ataccess.org
Accessible Housing
Wheelchair accessible housing and homes for people with disabilities. www.barrierfreehome.com
Handicap and Wheelchair Accessible Properties for Sale and Rent. www.accessibleproperties.net
Disability Travel
For mature travelers, slow walkers, wheelchair travelers, their families and their friends. This is a complete travel resource for traveling with a disabled person. www.disabilitytravel.com
Disabled Sports
Disabled Sports USA is a nation-wide network of community-based chapters offering a variety of recreation programs. www.dsusa.org
The official website of the International Paralympic Committee. www.paralympic.org
Founded in 1970, the National Sports Center for the Disabled’s mission is to positively impact the lives of people with any physical or mental challenge through quality adaptive recreation programs in over 20 sports. www.nscd.org
The Official Website of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. www.nwba.org
Disability News
Disability News and Information Service. www.dnis.org
Disability Jobs
DisabilityJobs.net is a job search engine that finds job listings from company career pages, other job boards, newspapers and associations. www.disabilityjobs.net
ABILITYJobs is the Leading Website dedicated to employment of people with disabilities.www.jobaccess.org
Careers & Community for Talented People with Disabilities. www.gettinghired.com
Parental Support
Parents Helping Parents (PHP) strives to improve the quality of life for any child with special needs of any age, through educating, supporting and training their primary caregivers. www.php.com
Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for all children and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities. www.familyvoices.org
Medical Information
The Well Spouse Association advocates for and addresses the needs of individuals caring for a chronically ill and/or disabled spouse/partner. www.wellspouse.org
American Academy of Pediatrics. www.aap.org
Database of resources which can be searched by keywords, through their Multi Agency Consortium. www.nichcy.org
National Library of Medicine. www.nlm.nih.gov
NORD – National Organization of Rare Disorders. www.rarediseases.org
General Information
A Financial Planner can assist you with your financial future in several ways, such as identifying and setting retirement investment goals, creating strategies for investments and securities, developing a tax strategy, and assessing your net worth. www.financialplannernetwork.com
Lazarum Disability Search Engine – Lazarum is a specialized search engine developed to provide an easy access to disability information published on the web. With a single click it will seek in Google, Yahoo, Msn, Altavista and in Our Directory for You.
The world’s largest site for wheelchair user reviews, essays, editorials, and message boards. www.wheelchairjunkie.com
Disability Law, Policy & Advocacy
Americans with Disabilities Act. www.ada.gov
Disabilitylawyers.com is part of our leading online legal network helping consumers find and connect with lawyers in their area. www.disabilitylawyers.com
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, founded in 1979, is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities. www.dredf.org
