Other Useful Websites

Social Assistance

    
Smooth Fitness  
Offers treadmills, elliptical trainers and exercise machines. Includes treadmill and elliptical machine information, reviews, deals and price comparison.

  
Spina Bifida Association  
Spina Bifida Association, Spina Bifida, SB, SBA

  
Miami Attorneys - South Florida Personal Injury Attorneys  
Miami, Florida Attorneys - We specialize in business law, criminal cases, personal injury and civil matters. Call us to discuss your claim for wrongful death, car or construction accident settlements. Sutton Law Group - Your Miami, Florida Attorney.

  
Resna  
Provide individuals with disabilities, their families and/or advocates, and associated professionals access to assistive technology devices and services to increase independence at home, school, and work

  
TechSoup - The Technology Place For Nonprofits  
TechSoup Global is one of the most comprehensive technology resources for NGOs in the world. Working with corporate donors, including Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, and Symantec, TechSoup provides nongovernmental organizations, nonprofits, libraries, and community-based organizations with the latest professional hardware, software, and services they need.

  
The Arc of the United States  
The Arc is the world’s largest community based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an array of services and support for families and individuals and includes over 140,000 members affiliated through more than 780 state and local chapters across the nation. The Arc is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  
The Disability Expert  
This site provides free information about applying for Social Security disability benefits. This site hopes to take some of the mystery out of the process by which the Social Security Administration decides if a person qualifies for Social Security disability benefits. Understanding the process can help a person increase the chances that he or she will qualify for Social Security disability benefits.

  
The Recovery Group  
A Worldwide 12-Step Online Community Of Meetings, Support Groups, Studies, Sponsors and Services For Compulsive Eaters.

 
Tourette's Syndrome  
Tourette's Syndrome, also known as Tourette's Disorder, is often associated with other conditions such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, anxiety disorders, Bipolar Disorder, 'rage attacks' or 'storms,' sleep problems, and sensory issues. Behavioral and educational tips with many free resources are included in this comprehensive site for parents, educators, and clinicians.

  
The Special Needs Network  
Mary Anne Ehlert, President of The Special Needs Network, is the sibling of a sister with cerebral palsy. She has been inspired and dedicated to working in the disability field as a result of her life experiences. Mary Anne, a financial professional, grew up in a household which revolved around her sister Marcia, who had cerebral palsy, and understands the many challenges her parents faced with caring for Marcia.

  
United Cerebral Palsy  
Local UCP affiliates provide support groups for consumers and their family members and friends, share important information and services across the developmental disability community, and advocate for improved services.

 
UCP Wheels for Humanity  
Give Life without Limits Today

  
The Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS)  
The Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS) is a statewide program authorized and funded by the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, as amended and administered by the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services. VATS was established in 1990 with commitment to increasing awareness, accessibility and acquisition of assistive technology. The program is guided by an Advisory Council composed of individuals with disabilities, family members and representatives from Virginia's disability service agencies.

  
Virtual Addiction  
Dr. Dave Greenfield provides therapeutic services, information, and resources on e-behavior and Internet addiction.

  
Late-Life FDI©  
The Late-Life FDI© is an evaluative outcome instrument for community-dwelling older adults. It is designed to assess and be responsive to meaningful change in two distinct outcomes: function and disability. Functional limitations pertain to limitations in a person’s ability to do discrete actions or activities. Disability refers to a person’s performance of socially defined life tasks expected of an individual within a typical sociocultural and physical environment.

  
Media Access Group  
Media Access Group at WGBH has been pioneering and delivering accessible media to disabled adults, students, and their families, teachers, and friends for over 30 years. The Media Access Group continues to develop new means of access each year. Members of the group's collective staff represent the leading experts in their fields. The success of their various initiatives is exemplified by a history of accomplishments and continuous growth, the integration of their innovative products and services into society at large, and the enthusiastic support they receive from organizations serving people with sensory disabilities or who have hearing or vision loss.

  
WorldEnable  
WorldEnable is an Internet accessibility initiative in support of the international goals of equalizing opportunities for, by, and with persons with disabilities.

  
World Peace Foundation  
World Peace Foundation

  
The Wheelchair Recycling Program  
The Wheelchair Recycling Program offers low cost, refurbished mobility and medical equipment to those who lack the resources to acquire new equipment.