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Updated
March 12, 2003
Below is a listing of online disability and aging resources we have
compiled. There is a separate section for South Carolina. If you are
looking for services in South Carolina, click on the "Services
Database".
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B C D E
F G H I
J K L M
N O P Q
R S T U
V W X Y
Z
A
AAUAP - American Association of
University Affiliated Programs for each state (now called AUCD)
Administration on
Developmental Disabilities
AUCD - Association of University
Centers on Disabilities in Reseach, Education and Services (formerly
AAUAP)
Abuse
National
Center on Elder Abuse
Accessibility
Architectural Accessibility
Abledata -
informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing
Access for Disabled Americans
Access for
All - detailed information and hands-on examples of how to make
workplaces accessible to everyone
Accessible Housing and Universal Design
Beyond Barriers
- experience in building and remodeling accessible homes; consulting
services; reviewing plans and blueprints for residential homes
Center for Universal
Design
Design Issues
in Children's Environments
National Center on Accessibility
SOAR – Searchable Online
Accommodation Resource - explore various accommodations for people
with disabilities in the work setting
US Dept. of Housing
and Urban Development
Electronic and Information Technology
ATAP
Section 508 Information Technology Access
Electronic
and Information Technology Accessibility Legislation by State
Information Technology Technical
Assistance and Training
National Center for
Accessible Media
Section 508
US Dept. of Justice -
included self evaluation checklist for federal agencies
US Access Board
508 checklist
Hardware, Software and Peripherals
Bavisoft. Software
for the blind and visually impaired
audio games powered purely with cd-quality sound imagery
Blindsoftware.com
premiere screen-reader accessible software
IBM
Checklist for Hardware design
IBM
Checklist - for Software design
IBM
Checklist - for accessible design of closed, self-contained
devices
Making
Educational Software Accessible
PDF Accessible Documents and Text
Conversion Options
Internet/Web Accessibility
Access Board - federal agency dedicated to accessible design;
develops standards for accessible information technology
Accessibility Prompt Toolkit
Adobe - helping people with visual disabilities access information
in Adobe® PDF; tips and tools for optimizing PDF files for
accessibility
American
Foundation for the Blind - fact sheet on creating accessible
computer applications
AWARE Center - accessible
web authoring resources and education
Bobby Accessibility Checker
Center for Accessible Technology
Center for Applied Special Technology
Department of
Justice
Designing More Usable Web
Sites – Trace Center
Digital
Divide
Download HTML Tidy utility
HTML Free
on-line course for web accessibility
JAVA
Accessibility Quick Tips
JAVA
Tutorial - accessibility section
Microsoft's Accessibility
Center
National Center for Accessible Media - making educational software
accessible; approach to multi-media Web design that facilitates
accessibility by viewers with disabilities
PDF Accessible Documents and Text
Conversion Options
Usability.gov
WAVE - helps you check if your page is accessible to people with
disabilities
WebAim - addresses information accessibility needs of students and
faculty in postsecondary settings
WC3’s HTML Validation Service
WC3 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Web
Page Accessibility Checklist
Web
Accessibility Course
Web Accessibility
Resources
Web Site
Accessibility - tips on accessible web pages from JAN
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) -
World Wide Initiative Accessibility Guidelines
Telecommunications
Access
Board Telecommunications Accessibility Guidelines
Access
Board Technical Bulletin
Accessibility
and Emergency Information
Accessible
ITM's
Accessible Pay
Phones
American
Foundation for the Blind
FCC Disabilities Rights Office
FCC Updates
Hearing
Aid Compatibility and Volume Controls
Links to Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act
Mobile
Phone Guidelines
Procedures
for Filing a Complaint
Relay Service
Relay Service -
711 Fact sheet
Section 255
Section
508 Technical Assistance - as it relates to telecommunications
Text
Telephone Problems with voice services
Video Programming
- closed captioning fact sheet
Web Validation Tools
ATRC
Bobby Accessibility Checker
Temple
Accessibility Checker
ADA - see also Laws
ADA Guidelines for Accessible
Recreation
ADA Links
ADA
Mediation
ADA Technical
Assistance Center - ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and
Facilities (ADAAG)
ADA Technical Assistance Agency for SC
Adaptive Center, Inc. - technical assistance for public schools
Buy Accessible
Direct Access - information and services for accommodating employees
and customers with disabilities
DREDF ADA Hotline
US Dept. of
Justice - enforces the ADA requirements in - Title I: Employment
practices by units of State and local government, Title II: Programs,
services and activities of State and local government, and Title III:
Public accommodations and commercial facilities (private businesses and
non-profit service providers).
US Dept. of
Housing and Urban Development
Whitehouse
- Freedom Initiative
ADA - General Information
JAN
SEDBTAC
US Dept. Of Justice
ADA Title I - Employment
JAN
US Dept. Of Justice
EEOC
SEDBTAC
ADA Title II - State & Local Government/Public Transportation
US Dept. Of Justice
SEDBTAC
DREDF
Federal
Transit Administration ADA Home Page
ADA Title III - Public Accommodations
Access Board
US Dept. Of Justice
DREDF
SEDBTAC
ADA Title IV - Telecommunications
US Dept. Of Justice
SEDBTAC
Federal Communications
Commission - enforces ADA telecommunications provisions
ADA and Accessibility in Public schools
ADA National Access for
Public Schools Project
ADA Technical Assistance Centers
for each state
Disability Resources Directory – Americans with Disabilities Act
National Council on Disability
US Dept. Of Justice
ADA Homepage
US Dept. Of Justice Disabilities Page
Advocacy
Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy
Services
Active Voices in Disabilities
Advocacy Center
Arc of the U.S
Council of
Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
Disability Advocates Wordwide – TASH
Disability Rights Advocates
Protection and Advocacy
DREDF
National Health Law
Program
National
Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
Aging
AARP
AARP Health Options
Access America For Seniors
Administration on Aging -
provides information about links related to aging academic research,
international sites, and directories related to aging
Administration on Aging - more limited directory of aging related
links in key areas
Administration on Aging Fact Sheets
Administration
on Aging Center
for Communication and Consumer Services
Administration on Aging – Statistics
Aging
and Alzheimer’s Disease
Aging Process
- numerous links to other age related web sites
AgeNet
Agewell
Aging
Resource Centre (ARC)
Alliance
for Aging Research
American
Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
American Geriatric Society
American Society on Aging
Association
for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
Benefits Check-up
Center for Carolina
Living
Census
Information for Older Adults
Center
for Aging Research and Education
Eldercare Locator
Friendly 4 Seniors -
housing, recreation, community resources for seniors
Foundation
for Health in Aging (FHA)
Generations
on Line
Gerontological Society of America
Health
and Age
Journal of Anti-Aging Research
National
Adult Day Services Association – NADSA
National
Association of Area Agencies on Aging (NAAAA)
National
Council on the Aging
National Hispanic Council On Aging
National Indian Council on Aging
National Institute on Aging
National
Resource Center for Rural Elderly
National Resource
Center on Supportive Housing & Home Modifications
National Senior Citizens Law Center
New Lifestyles Online
- Lists all state licensed senior housing communities and care agencies
nationwide. View online tours, services and amenities or contact the
facilities directly with your questions.
Preventing
Falls Among Seniors
Primer
on Aging
Resource
Directory for Older People
Senior Com - seniors "Chat room" and "Senior News
Network”
Senior Corps
Senior
Link
Senior Law Home Page - helps older persons, families, attorneys and
financial planners to access information about "elder Law"
Senior Net - computers and
internet education for seniors and older adults
Senior Sites
United
States Senate Special Committee on Aging
ALS
(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
ALS Association
Alzheimer’s Disease
ADEAR
AoA
Alzheimer's Resource Room
Aging
and Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer's
Association (State) - SC
Alzheimer's Association (Upstate)
- SC
Alzheimer's
Association (Midstate) - SC
Alzheimer’s Web
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – see ALS
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation
Assistive Living
Assisted Living Federation of America
Assistive
Technology
ABLEDATA - assistive technology equipment database
Alliance for Technology Access - network of community-based
resource centers
Assistivetech.net
Assistive Technology Projects -
Assistive Technology projects for each state
Assistive Technology Software - free demonstrations and time-limited
downloads of software for assistive technology
Assistive Technology Solutions - provides plans for Do-It-Yourself
devices
Family Center on Technology
and Disability
RESNA – Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation and
Assistive Technology
SC Assistive Technology
Project
Tech
Connections
TechKnowledge
Trace Center - information about research, development, and
resources on technology and disability
University of Buffalo's A to Z Center of Assistive Technology
Attendant
Programs
ADAPT
Autism
Autism Treatment Center of America
Top Ten Autism Resources -
type in Autism and get the results; the list changes as readers provide
input
B
Back Pain – see Chronic Pain, Scoliosis and Spine
Behavioral Supports
AAMR
Psychology Division Page
American
Association on Mental Retardation
- select “divisions”, then “Psychology”
American Board of
Professional Psychology - go to “member
boards”
American
Psychological Association
APA
MR/DD
Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy
Association
for Behavior Analysis
Cambridge
Center for Behavioral Studies
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
The Earlier
the Better
Biomedical
National Library of Medicine - access to world's largest biomedical
library, includes consumer health information
Birth Defects
Birth Defect Research for Children
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
National Birth Defects Prevention Network
Blind - see also Visually Impaired
AFB
CareerConnect
American Blind Skiing
Foundation non-profit
totally volunteer organization that provides blind children and adults
opportunities to build confidence and independence through skiing
American Council of the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind
American Printing House for the Blind
Bavisoft. Software for
the blind and visually impaired
audio games
Blind Babies Foundation
Blind Children’s Center
blindsoftware.com
premiere screen-reader accessible software
Braille Through Remote Learning
Dotless Braille an
introduction to braille for sighted persons and includes new ideas and
tools for learning and using braille
International Organization for the Blind
free braille and large print books to the Blind and severely
visually impaired. Informative site covering various topics on blindness
Large Print Reviews
publishes reviews of large print and audio books and other items
of interest to individuals with low vision, such as screen readers,
talking web browsers, and magnifying devices. This site also includes
articles related to low vision, eye disorders, and how to adapt to
vision loss
National Braille Press Inc. publisher,
self-help and computer access braille books and children's braille books
National Federation of the Blind
National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
The 6 Step Method helps VI
children learn orientation skills using a cognitive based approach
method of teaching orientation and mobility teaches travelers to use
attention directing tools to pay attention to the environment, thereby
ensuring competent mobility and helping to reduce the anxiety associated
with mobility tasks
Vision of Children
works toward the eradication of hereditary childhood blindness,
ocular albinism and other blindness
Vision World Wide
information, education, guidance and support, not only to the blind and
visually impaired, but to the many professionals (medical, social and
technical) who serve them
V. I. Guide
provides a comprehensive set of Internet resources for parents
and teachers of children with visual impairments
Visual Basic
Tutorial For Blind Programmers designed for beginners who want to
learn how to program in the Visual Basic Integrated Development
Environment (IDE)
.
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association -
Brain Injury Associations for each state
Brain Injury Information Network
Brain Injury Information Page
Head Injury Hotline
National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
Recovery Awareness Foundation - assists the primary caregiver of
people who have suffered a Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury Organization - chat room
Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide - brain functions and map
Brain Tumor – see also Cancer and Clinical Trials
American Brain Tumor Association
Cerebellar
Mutism
Meningioma Support and
Information
Skull
Base Tumors Public Guestbook
C
Cancer - see also Brain Tumor and Clinical Trials
CancerCare - free professional
help to people with all cancers through counseling, education,
information and referral and direct financial assistance
Cancer
Clinical Trials
Cancer Fatigue
Cancer Guide
CancerNet
Cancerpage
CancerSource
Make a Wish Foundation
National Childhood Cancer Foundation (NCCF)
National Children's Cancer Society
National Coalition for Cancer
Survivorship
National Institute for
Cancer - information on clinical trials for cancer
Pancreatica.org
Texas
Cancer Center - brings up-to-date information and medical research
to your kitchen table and explains treatment options in terms you can
understand
Captioning
Captioned Media
Program
National Captioning Institute
Video
Programming
Captioning for Multimedia
Audio
descriptions for web-based multimedia
Microsoft SAMI
National Center for
Accessible Media
Quicktime
Quicktime, SMIL or
SAMI using WGBH MAGpie
Caregivers/Caregiving
Caregiver Magazine
Full
Circle of Love - Information for Caregivers
Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
National Association of Home Care
National
Caregiving Alliance
National Family Caregiver Alliance
National Family Caregiver Association
National
Family Caregiver Support Center
National Federation of Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
National Respite Locator
Nursing Home Compare
Today's Caregiver
Well Spouse Foundation
Care Managers
National
Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Children - see also Disability and specific disability
Administration for
Children and Families
Birth
Defect Research for Children
Children with Special
Health Care Needs – Title V Programs (state contacts
Children's
Dentists in South Carolina
Children's Health
Children's Organ Transplant
Association
Children
with Disabilities
Design
Issues in Children's Environments
Dolphin Swim Therapy
Emergency
Information Form - for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Exceptional Parent Magazine
Family
Resource Center
Family Support and Children's
Mental Health - Research & Training Center
Family
Village - family-friendly disability resources
KidsClick! - under
"Health and Family"
Kids Quest
MUSC Children's Hospital -
ask pediatric health questions online
Parent Training and
Information Center - in each state (SC)
United Parents Syndicate on
Disabilities
Clinical Trials
Cancer
Care
Cancer
Clinical Trials
CancerNet
Graft-versus-Host Disease
Huntington
Study Group
National
Institute for Cancer - information on clinical trials for cancer
National Institutes of Health
Pancreatica.org
Southwest Oncology Group
Virtual Trials
Closed Captioning - see Captioning
Clothing - Accessible
Accessible Threads
Adaptive Clothing
Adaptive Design Apparel
Adrian’s Closet
E.Z. Fit Pattern - for starters who want to try making clothes from
patterns
Fashion Ease
Forde’s Functional Fashions
MjDesigns
Personal Touch Health Care Apparel, Inc.
Professional Fit Clothing
Rolli-Modern
Special Clothes for Special Children
Specially for You
Wardrobe Wagon, Inc.
Cockayne
Syndrome
Medical College
of Wisconsin
Cockayne's
Syndrome Handbook
National
Center for Biotechnology
Collaboration - see Group Development
Complaints
Complaints Online - federal trade commission providing consumer
protection information
Communication Disorders
National Institute on
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Community
- see Group Development
Consumer Information
Consumer
World
Federal Consumer Information Center
U.S. Consumer Gateway
Continence
National Association for Continence
Cornelia de Lange
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
Cystic Fibrosis
National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
D
Developmental Disabilities
Councils - Developmental Disabilities Councils in each state
Deaf
Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
American Society for Deaf Children
Association of Late Deafened Adults
Better Hearing Institute
Captioned Media Program
Council on the Education of the Deaf
Federal Relay Service
Gallaudet University
National Association of the Deaf
National Center for Law and the Deaf
National Deaf Academy
National Deaf Education
Center
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Deaf-Blind
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
A-Z to Deafblindness
DB Link
Deaf
Blind Information
Deaf Blind Manual Alphabet
Deaf Blindness Web Resources
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC)
National Family Association for
Deaf-Blind
National Federation for the Blind,
Deaf-Blind Division
National Information
Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind
NTAC - National Technical
Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind
Sense
Developmental Disabilities – see also Disabilities or the specific
condition/disease
Developmental Disabilities Councils in each state
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
SC Developmental
Disabilities Council
Women with Developmental Disabilities
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International (JDF)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
Disability - see also the specific disability
Active Voices in Disabilities
Administration for
Children and Families
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Alpha One - run for and by people with disabilities to establish
living situations; related links
American Association for People With Disabilities
ArcLink
Cornucopia
of Disability Information
Developmental Disabilities Councils in each state
disAbility - one-stop
online access to resources, services, and information available
throughout the Federal government
Disability Information and Resources
Disability Link Barn
Disability Resource
Disability Resources on the Internet
Disability Mall
DREDF - Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Easter Seals
ERIC
Equal Access to Software and Information
Family Support
America
Family Village - family-friendly disability resources
HalfthePlanet
HealthLink
Independent Living
Resources
Institute on Disability Culture
Institute for Disabilities Research and Training, Inc
Justice For All
National Alliance of the DisAbled, Inc.
National Arts and Disability Center
National Association of
Developmental Disability Councils (NADDC)
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
National Council on Disability
National Institute of Disability Management and Research
National Organization on Disability
National Rehabilitation Information Center
Online – Disabilities Information Resources
PACER Center
Parent Training and
Information Center - in each state
Rural Institute on Disabilities
Solutions
State Councils on Developmental Disabilities
The ARC - of the United States
United Nations
Disability Program
Untangling the Web - Where do I go to get Disability information?
WebABLE
World Association of Person’s with disAbilities
World Institute on Disability
World Wide Web Disability Links and Resources
Down Syndrome
National Down Syndrome Society
Drug Assistance - see Medication Assistance
Dwarfism - see Short Stature, Growth Disorder
Dyslexia
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -
CHADD
Dyslexia the Gift
International Dyslexia Association
Orton Society
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
Dystonia
Dystonia Bulletin Board
Support Group
Dystonia
Foundation
International Dystonia
On-Line Support Group
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association
E
National Easter Seal Society
Early Childhood
National Center
for Early Development and Learning
Early Intervention
BabyNet
South Carolina’s early intervention program
Family Village
Early Intervention Site
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council - resources for Infants and
Preschoolers with Disabilities
Zero to Three
Education - see also Gifted and Higher Education
American Council on Education -
Information for students with Disabilities
Barrier Free
Education
BigChalk - learning Resources on Web.
For parents and teachers; access to Central location providing
10,000 pages dedicated to learning. Each site has been evaluated by
scholars, then categorized by subject area and grade level
Center
for Aging Research and Education
ERIC
FAPE
Federal Education Agency
Gateway to Educational
Materials - teachers, parents,
and students can access
Homeschooling
Children with Special Needs
Internet -
an inclusive magnet for teaching all students
Making
Educational Software Accessible
National Access for Public
Schools projects
National Association for the
Education of Young Children - NAEYC
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
National Center on
Accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC)
National Center to Improve
the Tools of Educators - for individuals with disabilities
National
Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education
National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY - clearinghouse of
information on special education and disability
PACER
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
School Grants: K-12
South Carolina Department of Education
Special Education Resources on the Internet
Special Needs Web Links - for the special education teacher and
student
US Department of Education - agencies from across the Federal
government joined forces to provide Federal Resources for Academic
Excellence, which makes hundreds of education resources available on the
web for teachers, students, or parents.
Wright’s Law - articles,
cases, newsletters, and other information about special education law
and advocacy
Employment - see also Veteran
Able to Work
Access for All - detailed information and hands-on examples of how
to make workplaces accessible to everyone
AFB
CareerConnect
American Association for People With Disabilities
America's Job Bank
Cornell University’s
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Program on Employment and
Disability
disability Online -
Dept. of Labor - Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Job Accommodation Network
Job Seekers
Key Materials for the
ONE STOP Centers
National Center on
Workforce and Disability/Adult (NCWD)
Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates
Office
of Disability Employment Policy Publications
Office of Personnel Management - people with disabilities in the
Federal Government
Presidential
Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
SC Jobs Now - South Carolina's
Statewide Job Market (SC)
SOAR – Searchable Online Accommodation Resource - explore various
accommodations for people with disabilities in the work setting
Social Security Administration Work Site - Office of Employment
Support Programs
U.S. Dept. of Justice
U.S. Dept. of Labor
U.S. Work Force
Veterans'
Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Veteran Employment Assistance
End of Life - see also Hospice
Innovations
in End-of-Life Care
Last Acts Campaign
Environmental Illnesses
Birth Defect Research for
Children
HEAL (Human
Ecology Action League) - for persons with environmental illnesses
Epilepsy
American Epilepsy Society
Epilepsy Canada
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Estate Planning
Estate Planning for Persons with Disabilities - NICHCY
MedSupport – Disability and Estate Planning
Trusts,
Wills and Estate Planning – Rare Genetic Diseases in Children
Exceptional Children - see Gifted Children
F
Facial
Reconstruction
National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction
Faith Based Initiatives
Center
for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Family - see also Caregiver
Administration for
Children and Families
Beach
Center on Families and Disability
Families USA
Family Caregiver Alliance
Family
Resource Center
Family Support America
Family
Village - family-friendly disability resources
Family
Voices
Institute for
Family-Centered Care
MUMS: National Parent to Parent Network
National Center
for Family Support
National Parent Network on Disabilities
Parent Training
and Information Center - in each state
United Parents Syndicate on
Disabilities
Family Centered Care
Answers 4
Families
Family Centered Care
Family
Centered Care - USC
Family Reunion
National Family Caregiver
Fathers
Fathers Network
National Center for Fathering
FatherNet
Federal
Government
Access America For Seniors
Access Board
Administration for Children and
Families
Census Bureau
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare
Services - CMS (formally Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
- information about Medicaid, Medicare and State Children’s Health
Insurance Plan
disAbility
- one-stop online access to resources, services, and information
available throughout the Federal government
Disability Direct
Federal Agencies
Federal Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
Federal and State Benefits
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC)
Federal Consumer Information Center
Federal Government - First
Gov - all online resources offered by the Federal Government
Federal
Government on the Web - how to easily access
Federal Government TTY Directory
Federal Internet Sites
Federal Statistics - provides the public a single point of entry to
40 Federal statistical programs
First
Gov for Seniors
Forms from the
Feds - Uncle Sam
Government
Benefits
Government Publications on
Disabilities
Health Care Financing Administration
- now CMS (Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services)
Health Finder
Health Finder in
Spanish
Medicare
National Institutes of Health
Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates
Poverty
Guidelines
Small Business Administration - start
your own business. Offers
everything from loans to outreach initiatives for women and
minority-owned businesses. The site also provides e-mail counseling and
mentoring, online educational courses, and a database of federal, state
and private contracts available to small firms.
Social Security Administration
Transit
US Congress
US Dept. of Education
US Dept. of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) - comprehensive homebuyer's kit, complete with
searchable databases of HUD homes for sale, condominiums and
developments approved for FHA financing, and HUD approved lenders
US Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs
- find the Veterans' Medical Center nearest you; find out what benefits
you may qualify for, with help from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
US House of Representatives
US Senate
US
Senate Special Committee on Aging
Vocational
Rehabilitation Programs listed for each state
Whitehouse
- Freedom Initiative
White House Website
Fetal Alcohol
Alcohol Related Birth Injury
(FAS/FAE) Resource Site
FASlink
Fetal Alcohol and Drug
Unit
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome Family Resource Institute
Fragile X
National Fragile X Foundation
Fibrodysplasia
Fibrodysplasia - Guidebook for Children
International
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association
Functional Electrical Stimulation - FES
FES Information Center
G
Gaucher Disease
Albany Medical Center -
online screening questionnaire to determine eligibility for free
Gaucher disease testing; links to other Gaucher disease web sites
Gaucher Disease: Current Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment – NIH
Gaucher
Disease Treatment Program
National Gaucher Disease
Foundation
Genetics
Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
Johns Hopkins Genetics Research
National Society of Genetic Counselors
Rare Genetic Diseases in Children
Trusts, Wills and Estate Planning – Rare Genetic Diseases in Children
Geriatrics - see Aging
Gifted Children
Educators
of Gifted, Talented, and Creative Children in B.C.
ERIC - Clearinghouse on Disability
& Gifted Education
Gifted-Children.com - (GCC)
is an on-line parents' newsletter with networking and information
dedicated to making a difference in the education of children with
special talents and abilities
Gifted
Children - Parenting K-6
GT
World - on-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented
children
Highly Gifted
Children in Full Inclusion Classrooms
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
Joy
and Loss:The Emotional Lives of Gifted Children
Mis-Diagnosis and
Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children
Parent
Resources for Gifted Children
Schools
and Programs For Gifted, Talented and Motivated Children
State Gifted
Education Associations
Supporting Emotional
Needs of the Gifted (SENG) focuses primarily on the adults in the
lives of gifted children
Teacher
Resources for Teaching the Gifted Child
The Association for the Gifted (TAG) - a division of The Council for
Exceptional Children organized to help both professionals and parents
deal more effectively with the gifted child
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
The Gifted Development Center
serves parents, schools, and advocacy groups with information about
identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs,
presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults
The Gifted Resources
Home Page
The National Association for Gifted
Children (NAGC)
The National Parent Information Network (NPIN)
Glaucoma
Glaucoma Research Foundation
Government - see Federal Government
Graft-versus-Host Disease
Graft-versus-Host Disease – discussion group
Graft-versus-Host Disease
– clinical trials
Grandparents
AARP
Grandparent Information Center
Child Welfare League of America
Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren: Where
to Find Help
Kinship Care of
Abused, Neglected, and Abandoned Children
National Center on
Grandparents and other Relatives Raising Children
Nurturing
Grandparent
State
Polices for Assessing and Supporting Kinship Foster Families
Statistics
on Grandparent Caregivers
Tax
Information for those raising
grandchildren
Grass
Roots - see Group Development
Group Development
American Network of Community
Options and Resources (ANCOR)
Teambuilding,
Inc.
GRASS-ROOTS.ORG
The Center for
Community Change
The Citizen's
Handbook
Paper on Community Organizing:People Power from the Grassroots
Growth Disorders - see also Short Stature
Dwarfism
Human Growth Foundation
Magic Foundation
H
Health
AARP Health Options
American Academy of Family
Practice
American Medical Association
America's Doctor - free, private chats with online Doctors, 24 hours
a day
Ask Dr.
Weil
Association
for the Care of Children's Health (ACCH)
Black Health
Network
Centers
for Disease Control
Dr. Koop
- health and medical information from former Surgeon General Dr. C.
Everett Koop
Federal
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Find a Doctor
- AMA physician select on-line doctor finder
Foundation
for Health in Aging (FHA)
Harvard
Medical School Family Health Guide
Health A
to Z
Health
and Age
Health and Well Being - a
well-being site aimed primarily at women
Health Answers
Health Care Financing Administration (now called Center for Medicaid
& Medicare Services - CMS)
Health Finder - tips on choosing a health plan, a doctor, a course
of treatment, or a long-term care facility.
Also provides information on the latest health research on
different illnesses
Health Information
for Spanish Speaking Consumers
HealthGate
HealthLink
Health Scout
Kids Health
Lookup Medical
Information - Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
Mayo Clinic - health headlines; also allows users to e-mail
questions to physicians
Medhunt - U.S. government- sponsored site with 14,000 links to
health sites
MedicineNet
MedLine
Medscape - for reports and
journal articles
Medscape Health
Merck Manuals
Minority Health
MUSC Children's Hospital -
ask pediatric health questions online (SC)
National Health Information Center
National Health Law
Program
National Institutes of Health - gateway to resources of US agencies,
including diseases being studied by institutes
National Library of Medicine - MedLine access to world's largest
biomedical library, includes consumer health information
National Women’s Health Information Center - includes links to
specialty sites
New England Journal of Medicine
Quackwatch - the truth
behind the latest health scares, legends, rumors and hoaxes
RealAge
Thrive
on Line
Web M.D. - health news and
information, physicians Directory, and support groups
Wellness Web
Hearing - see also Deaf
Better Hearing Institute,
Hearing Helpline
Hard of
Hearing/Deafened Forum
Hearing
Industries
Hear-It
Search
Wave - audiology search engine
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People - information about hearing
loss and hearing impairment
Heart
American
Heart Association - information about heart health
Heart Health
Higher Education
Association
for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
Association on Higher Education and Disabilities
HEATH - national clearinghouse on post secondary education for
people with disabilities
Information Access Technologies, Opportunities, Education
National Association for College Admission Counseling - for students
with learning disabilities interested in college
National Center for the Study of Post
Secondary Educational Supports
PEPNET - for deaf and
hard of hearing
Student Financial Assistance from the US Department of Education
WebAim - addresses information accessibility needs of students and
faculty in postsecondary settings
Hispanic
Resources
National
Hispanic Council On Aging
Homeschooling
A
to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
Homeschooling
Children with Special Needs
Hospice - see also End of Life
American Academy of Hospice andPalliative Medicine
American College
of Physicians Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer
Americans
for Better Care of the Dying
Hospice Foundation of
America
Innovations
in End-of-Life Care
National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization
Partnership for Caring: America's Voices for the Dying
Housing
American
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
National Association Hospital
Hospitality Houses, Inc.
National Home of Your Own Senior
Housing Net
National
Resource Center on Supportive Housing & Home Modifications
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - comprehensive
homebuyer's kit, complete with searchable databases of HUD homes for
sale, condominiums and developments approved for FHA financing, and HUD
approved lenders
Huntington's Disease
Huntington's Disease - medical resources, events conferences, donations information, and other
related information about Huntington's disease
Huntington Study
Group
Hypopigmentation
National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation
I
Immune Defiency
Immune Deficiency Foundation
Inclusion
All Means All
All Means All Checklist for Meeting the Needs of All Learners
National School to Work
Resource Center
Partnership
Documentation & Reporting System
Independent Living
Independent Living Centers listed by State
Independent
Living Research Utilization
Independent Living USA
Institute on Independent
Living
Indian Resources - see Native American
Injury Prevention
National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Preventing Falls Among Seniors
Insurance
Centers for Medicaid and
Medicare Services - formerly HCFA - information about Medicaid, Medicare and State
Children’s Health Insurance Plan
Long Term Care Insurance Information - Consumer Law Page
Long Term
Care Insurance Information - AARP
Long Term Care
Insurance Information - National Advisory Council
Long Term Care Insurance Information -
American Health Care Association
Long
Term Care Insurance Information - USHC
Intergenerational
Generations United
J
Jobs - see Employment
Juvenile Diabetes – see Diabetes
K
Krabbes-Disease
GeneClinic
Hunter's Hope - Jim Kelly's
Foundation - organization devoted primarily to Krabbe's Disease
Krabbes Family Network -
resources for families with Krabbe affected children.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders - Krabbe Disease
Information Page
National Organization for Rare Disorders - many pages on Krabbe.
When page loads, run search on "krabbe".
United Leukodystrophy Foundation -
foundation devoted to all Leukodystrophies.
L
Language
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Law(s)/Legal - see also ADA
Air Carrier Access
Act
Architectural Barriers Act
Ask-A-Lawyer - SC only
Assistive Technology Act
Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law
Civil
Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)
Council of
Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
DHHS Office of Civil Rights
(Olmstead Links)
Disability Rights Education and
Defense. Fund Inc.
Elder Law Net Work
Fair
Housing Act
Federal
Disability Laws
Federal Laws and Regulations
Find A Lawyer
Findlaw
Guide
to Disability Rights Laws - Includes: Americans with Disabilities
Act; Fair Housing Act; Air Carrier Access Act; Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act; Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act; Rehabilitation Act; Architectural Barriers Act and other Sources of
Disability Rights Information
IDEA
(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Motor Voter Act
National
Association of Elder Law Attorneys
National Health Law Program
National Senior
Citizens Law Center
Older
Americans Act
Olmstead
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 508
Senior
Law Home Page - helps older persons, families, attorneys and
financial planners to access information about "elder
Law"
Telecommunications Act
Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 – A Primer for People with Disabilities
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
Agencies in South Carolina
Law Enforcement and Autism
Oregon Cop Project
Learning Disabilities
ABA Materials - CD-ROMs
with color images that parents print as flash cards to teach children
with learning disabilities
Internet Special Education Resources
LD OnLine
LD Resources
Learning Disabilities Association
National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center
National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc.
Legal - see Law and Advocacy
Leukemia
Leukemia Society of America
License Plate/Placard (handicapped) form for SC
Handicapped
License Plate/Placard form for SC
Literacy
Family
Literacy
Literacy
Volunteers of America, Inc.
National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center
National Center for the
Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
National Institute for Literacy
Little People – see Short Stature
Long Term Care - see also Nursing Home
AARP
Health Options
Long
Term Care Insurance Information - Consumer Law Page
Long Term
Care Insurance Information - AARP
Long Term Care
Insurance Information - National Advisory Council
Long Term Care Insurance Information -
American Health Care Association
Long
Term Care Insurance Information - USHC
Long Term Care Insurance Programs
Long Term
Care Options
National
Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
Lou Gerhig’s Disease – see ALS
Lowe's Syndrome
Lowe's Syndrome Association
Low Vision – see also Blind, Visual Impairment
Low Vision Gateway
Lupus
Lupus Foundation of America
M
Maps
MapsOnUs
MapQuest
Mediation
ADA Mediation
Medicaid
Centers for Medicaid and
Medicare Services - CMS (formally Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA)
Medicaid
- now Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)
Medicaid
for South Carolina
Medical - see Health
Medication Assistance - see Prescriptions
Medicare
Centers for Medicaid and
Medicare Services - CMS (formally Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA)
learn about your Medicare benefits, get information about home and
community-based services, or report suspected Medicare fraud through the
Health Care Financing Administration's web page. Also provides an on-line version of the Medicare & You
handbook.
HCFA/DHHS
Medicare
Rights Center
National Committee to Preserve
Medicare & Social Security
Senior Medicare Patrols
Mental Health
American Psychological Association
Bazelon Center for Mental Health
Law
Center for Mental Health
Services Knowledge Exchange Network
Depression Screening
Family Support and Children's
Mental Health - Research & Training Center
Federation of Families for
Children's Mental Health
Help Center – American Psychological Association
Mental Health Net
National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill
National Institute of Mental
Health
National Mental Health Association
National Mental Health Knowledge Exchange Network
Mental Retardation
American Association for Mental Retardation
Arc of the U.S
President’s Committee on Mental Retardation
Military - see also Veteran
Tricare - serves the Federal Community in Washington, DC and the
Department of Defense community in accommodating employees with
disabilities
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Multimedia Captioning - see Captioning for Multimedia
Multiple Sclerosis
MSActiveSource
MS Watch
National Multiple
Sclerosis Society
N
Native
American Resources
Association Of American Indian Physicians
Center for American Indian
Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Division of Tribal Services, Office of Community
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Dept. of Health and Human Services
"If you knew the conditions . . ." Health Care to Native
Americans
Indian Health Service
Living Healthy in Native America
National
Indian Council on Aging
Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center
Native Elder Health Care Resource
Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
National Resource Center on Native American
Aging, Univ. of North Dakota
The
Pima Indians - Pathways to Health
Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
Nursing
Homes
How
to Choose a Nursing Home
Long Term Care
Options
Nursing
Home Compare
Nutrition
National Association
of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs
Nystagmus
Nystagmus Network
O
Olmstead
ADA's
Most Integrated Setting, the Olmstead Decision
Most Integrated Setting - The
Olmstead Decision
National Supported Employment Consortium: Self-Determination and
Employment-
Olmstead
Olmstead Letter to State Medicaid Director
Oregon Self Determination Project Summary
Project News
on the NH Self- Determination Project
Sample Olmstead Letter
to Governors
South Carolina
Olmstead Information
Texas Self
Determination Project Summary
University of Minnesota,
Institute on Community Integration
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
P
Pain
- see Chronic Pain
Parents/Parenting - see also Families
Facts for Families – American
Academy of Child and Adolescent
Family
Village - family-friendly disability resources
Psychiatry
Parenthood Web
Parent
Resources for Gifted Children
Parent Training
and Information Center - in each state
Parenting Resources
for the 21st Century
United Parents Syndicate on Disabilities
Post-Secondary
Education - see Higher Education
Prescriptions
and Prescription Assistance
American
Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Drug
InfoNet
DrugInfoZone
Generic
Drugs: The Unadvertised
Brand
IntelliHealth
Lilly
Answers Card
Medicare
Prescriptions
Medication
Assistance Program
MedicineNet
Merck Manuals
Needy Meds - pharmaceutical manufacturers that help people who can’t
afford to buy the drugs they need; also includes information on drug
interactions
Novartis
Care Card
PDR.net
Pharmaceutical Assistance
Programs
Prescription
Assistance Program - for physicians only
RX: List - internet drug index
The Medicine
Program
Together
RX Card
Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Protection and Advocacy
National
Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems Protection &
Advocacy Centers for each state
Protection
& Advocacy - SC
Q
R
Rare Disorders
RareDiseaseTravel
Rare Genetic Diseases in Children
Recreation and Leisure - see also Sports and Veterans
Ability Camp - therapy sessions for children with motor disorders
Access-Able
Accessible
Journeys
Accessible
Playgrounds
Accessible Vacation Homes Travel
Guide
American Blind
Skiing Foundation non-profit
totally volunteer organization that provides blind children and adults
opportunities to build confidence and independence through skiing
Association
for Leisure and Recreation
Camp Little People
Disability Access
Travel Guide
Disability Radio Worldwide
Disability Travel
and Recreation Resources
Dolphin Swim Therapy
Flying Wheels Travel
Free Access Guides
Gimp on
the Go
Global Access
Disabled Travel Network
Half the Planet
Mini
Trotters
National Arts and Disability Center
National Center on Accessibility - technical assistance for
designing/retrofitting leisure areas and programs for accessibility
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
National Council of
State Tourism Directors
National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Open
Directory Project
Project
Action Accessible Traveler’s Database
Recordings for
the Blind and Dyslexic
Society for the Advancement of
Travel for the Handicapped (SATH)
Special
Olympics
The Access-Able Travel
Source
Tips 4 Trips
Travelin’
Talk
Trips, Inc - Special
Adventures
Very Special Arts
Wheelchair
Sports, USA
Without
Wheels
Rehabilitation (see also Vocational
Rehabilitation)
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
SC Vocational Rehabilitation
Department
Vocational
Rehabilitation Programs listed for each state
Research - see Statistics
Respite
National
Respite Network & Resource Center
Respite
Checklist
Rural Resources
National
Resource Center for Rural Elderly
S
Scholarships (Educational)
ScienceWise for Deaf and Hard
of Hearing students
Summer
Internships - $10,000 plus paid summer internship
Scoliosis
HealthLink USA – Scoliosis
National Scoliosis Foundation
New York Spine Team
Scoliosis Research Society
Scoliosis Treatment
Spine Health
Spine Universe
Texas Back Institute
Section 508 - see Laws and ADA (Electronic and Information Technology)
Self Determination - see Olmstead
Senior Information - see Aging
Shoes
Amputee-Shoe-Exchange
- Shoe exchange for Amputees and others with shoe size differences
Markell Shoe Company This company offers orthopedic footwear,
appliances, and orthotic devices
Mismatched
and Single Shoes
One
Shoe Crew - This organization maintains a computer database and a
stock of extra single shoes.
Odd
Shoe Exchange
Shoe Search -The National
Shoe Retailers Association maintains this database to allow one to
search by zip code or area for shoes in special sizes and/or widths.
Short
Stature – see also Growth Disorder
Billy Barty Foundation
Camp Little People
Diastrophic Dysplasia
Dwarfism
Little People of America
Magic Foundation
Mini Trotters
Shriner's Hospital for Children
Shriner’s Hospital for Children
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
Siblings
Sibling Support Project
SIDS - see Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea
Small Business
Small Business Administration - start your own business.
Offers everything from loans to outreach initiatives for women
and minority-owned businesses. The site also provides e-mail counseling
and mentoring, online educational courses, and a database of federal,
state and private contracts available to small firms.
Social Security
National
Committee to Preserve Medicare & Social Security
Social Security latest news
about Social Security Benefits
Social Security Administration - begin
planning for retirement by computing your estimated Social Security
benefits online. Provides
information on obtaining a Social Security number as well as information
for employers on reporting earnings.
South Carolina Resources
ADA Technical Assistance Agency for SC
Adult
Day Care Centers
Alzheimer’s Resource Coordination Center (ARCC)
Ask-A-Lawyer - SC only
Assistive Technology Project
BabyNet
South Carolina’s early intervention program
Bureau
of Long Term Care Services (LTC)
Bureau of Senior Services (BoSS)
Capital Senior Center
Center for Carolina
Living
Child Find
Children's
Dentists in South Carolina
Coastal
Carolina University Certificate Program in Gerontology
Collaborative
Resource Library
Family
Connection of South Carolina
Governor Mark Sanford
Handicapped License
Plate/Placard form for SC
Head and Spinal Cord Injury DDSN-(HASCI Division)
Honorable Earnest F. Hollings
Honorable
Lindsey Graham
Law Enforcement
Agencies in South Carolina
Mature Adult Count for South Carolina
Medicaid
for South Carolina
Office of Senior and Long Term Care Services
MUSC Children's Hospital - ask
pediatric health questions online (SC)
PALS
Pro Parents
Protection &
Advocacy - SC
Research
and Statistics (SC Budget & Control Board)
Richland County Information
SCIway -
South Carolina’s Information Highway
Senior Resources
South Carolina
– Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
SC Assistive Technology
Project (SC ATP)
SC
Association of Residential Care Homes
SC Autism Society
SC
Center for Gerontology
SC Department of Education
(SC DOE)
SC Department of Disabilities & Special Needs (DDSN)
SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC)
SC
DHEC
Licensed Adult Day Care Centers
SC DHEC
Home
Health and Long Term Care -
SC Department of Health and Human Services (SC DHHS)
SC Developmental
Disabilities Council (SC DDC)
SC Employment Security Commission
(SC ESC)
SC General Assembly
SC
Geriatric Education Center
SC Health Alliance - many SC
hospitals
SC
Health Care Association (Nursing Homes)
SC History
SC
Hospital Association
SCJobsNow - South
Carolina's Statewide Job Market
SC Legislative Information
SC Medical Association
SC
National Association of Social Workers
SC
Nurses Association
SC Organ Procurement Agency (SCOPA)
SC Spinal Cord Injury
Association
SC
State Office of Victims Assistance
SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department
State
Agencies in South Carolina
State Library - SC
Tax
Information - SC
Tricounty
Resource Directory
Special Education - see also Education and Higher
Education
Barrier
Free Education
Council of Parent Attorneys and
Advocates (COPAA)
Internet -
an inclusive magnet for teaching all students
Making
Educational Software Accessible
NTAC - National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and
Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind
Spine - see also Spinal Cord Injury
Spine Health
Spine University at Colorado Springs
Shepherd
Center
South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association
Spinal Cord Research Centre
Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center
Spinal Cord Society
Spinal Cord Injury
Information Network
University of Alabama's -
SCI information Network
Wheel Web
Spinal Cord Tumor
Spinal
Cord Tumor Support
Sports - see also recreation and Veterans
America’s Athletes with Disabilities
National Disabilities Sports
Alliance
National Sports Center for the
Disabled
National Veteran’s Wheelchair Games
PVA National Trapshoot Circuit
Wheelchair Sports
& Recreation Assoc.
Wheelchair
Sports, USA
US Quad Rugby Association
Statistics
Administration
on Aging – Statistics
Alliance
for Aging Research
Census
Bureau – Disability Statistics
Census
Information for Older Adults
Center for Information Technology Accommodation
- provides federal agencies data about information technology
Community Health Statistics - health status snapshot of all 3,082 US
counties
County Population Estimates
Disability Data
Disability Statistic Center
Federal Statistics - provides the public a single point of entry to
40 Federal statistical programs.
Grandparent
Caregivers
Health Resources Services Administration - data on your residents'
health status, ability to access health care and causes of death.
National averages are given for state comparisons
Health Statistics
Journal
of Anti-Aging Research
KIDS COUNT
Mature Adult Count for South Carolina
National Center for Health
Statistics
Profile
of Older Americans
Research and
Statistics (SC Budget & Control Board)
US Government Bureau of Census
Sturge-Weber
Sturge-Weber Foundation
Stuttering
National Center for Stuttering
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
American SIDS Institute
Heavens
Angels
SIDS Alliance
SIDS: Back
to Sleep Campaign
SIDS Global Strategy Task Force
SIDS
International
SIDS Network
SIDS/OID
Information and Counseling Program
SIDS Resource Center
What is Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS)?
T
Taxes
Tax
Incentive Packet for the ADA
Tax
Information for those raising
grandchildren
Tax Relief for children with special needs - tax deduction for parents of children with chronic illnesses to attend
conferences related to their child’s condition (registration fee,
transportation, etc.)
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury - see Brain Injury
Team Building - see Group Development
Technology - see Assistive Technology
Teens – see also Youth
Ability online Support Network - electronic mail system that connects young
people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled
peers and mentors; resource for families and friends anxious to know
more about an illness and help manage it
Internet Teen Chat room
National Information Center for
Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Youth Resource
Directory
Transition
Academy for Educational Development
Council of Chief State School Workers
National Alliance of Business
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
National School to Work Resource Center
National Transition Alliance
National Transition Network – Institute on Community Integration
Teaching
Specific Skills Allows Youth to Take Charge of Their Own Transition
Planning
Transition
Research Institute
Transplants
Bone Marrow Test
BMT
Children's Organ Transplant
Association
GeneScreen, Inc.
Gift of Life
Transplant Support Fund
Infonet Blood and Marrow
Transplant Information Network
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
National Foundation for
Transplants
South Carolina
Organ Procurement Agency (SCOPA)
Transplant
Assistance Fund
Transplant Recipients International
Organization, Inc. - (TRIO)
United Network of
Organ Sharing - (UNOS)
Transportation
Air
Access Board -
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; sets
guidelines on accessibility standards
Aircare Alliance and the National Patient Air Transport Helpline (NPATH)
Air Carrier Access
Act
Airlifeline
Airline Travel Restrictions for
People with Disabilities
Federal Transit Administration
Lifeline Pilots
Mercy Medical Airlift
National Patient
Travel Center
National Transit Resource Center –
Community Transportation Association
RareDiseaseTravel
Traumatic Brain Injury -TBI - see Brain Injury
Travel – see Recreation and Leisure and Transportation
Trisomies
S.O.F.T. - Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and related disorders
Tourette Syndrome
National Tourette Syndrome Association
Tuberous Sclerosis
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
Tumors - see Brain or Spinal Cord Tumor
Turner Syndrome
Turner
Syndrome Society
U
University
Affiliated Programs - UAP’s listed for each state
V
Vehicles
Disability Friendly Vehicles
Veteran's
ALS Study of
Gulf War Veterans
American Legion
Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs - find
the Veterans' Medical Center nearest you, and find out what benefits you
may qualify for, with help from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
Military Resume Writer - America's
Talent Bank
National
Veteran’s Wheelchair Games
Paralyzed Veterans of America
PVA National Bass Trail
PVA
Sports and Recreation
PVA
Trapshoot Circuit
Small Business Administration -
Veterans Business Development
VetBiz - Dept. of Veteran
Affairs, Center for Veteran Enterprise
Veterans'
Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Veteran Employment
Assistance
Veteran's Information - U.S.
Office of Personnel Management
Veterans
Resource Center
Visually Impaired - see also Blind
About Visual Impairment
National Association for Parents of Children With Visual Impairments
Vocational - see also Rehabilitation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Career
& Vocational Education
Job Accomodation Network
SC Vocational Rehabilitation
Department
Volunteers
American
Volunteer Association
Energize, Inc.
W
Wheelchairs
Landeez
- all terrain wheelchairs (snow, beach, rocks)
Wheelchair Net
Williams Syndrome
Williams Syndrome Foundation
Wilson’s Disease
Wilson’s Disease Association
Wish Organizations
Children’s Wish Foundation International
Make a Wish Foundation
Woman
Health and well-being - site
aimed primarily at women
Health
Promotion for Women with Disabilities
National Women’s Health
Information Center - includes links to specialty sites
Office of Women’s
Health – US Food and Drug Administration
Women with Developmental
Disabilities
X
Y
Youth - see also teens
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHY)
YouthInfo
Youth Resource Directory
Z
Zip
Codes
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