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A life care plan is a comprehensive and organized approach of gathering and presenting long term cost of care information for someone who has a serious long term disability. Here is a guide that may h... Details >

American Amputee Foundation, Inc  

If you require adaptive devices for your motor vehicle, this information can help you evaluate your needs, select the right vehicle, and avoid costly mistakes when purchasing and modifying a vehicle w... Details >

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Find organizations offering amputee and disability related information, including amputee support groups, independent living centers, and state vocational rehabilitation centers.... Details >

American Amputee Foundation, Inc  

The AAHD Scholarship Program supports students with disabilities pursuing higher education, particularly in the fields of public health, health promotion, and disability studies, and encourages disabi... Details >

American Association on Health and Disability  

Research shows that assistive technology (AT) can help young children with disabilities to learn developmental skills. The right type of assistive technology can improve a child’s ability to communica... Details >

Alliance National Parent Technical Assistance Center   

Find information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available to assist people with disabilities.... Details >

Abledata  

This booklet is for the parents, caregivers or representatives of children younger than age 18 who have disabilities that might make them eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.... Details >

Social Security Administration

This page offers information on travel, disability rights and benefits, and more.... Details >

Post-Polio Health International  

Find free benefit assistance available to veterans and their families with claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense, and other government agencies.... Details >

Disabled American Veterans  

This site provides a link for local services available in each state that offers free, comprehensive dental care for individuals with special needs, including elderly, disabled, and medically compromi... Details >

National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped  

Also available in: Spanish - (PDF)   

This document offers parents ways to interact with their children, recognize and respond to their children’ responses, suggestions for giving children consistent sensory cues, and techniques to encour... Details >

DB-LINK/National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness  

Find answers to questions about assistive technology products, rehabilitation equipment, and AbleData's services to disability, rehabilitation, and senior communities. ... Details >

Abledata  

Here is a collection of commonly asked questions received by the National Resource Center for Supportive Housing and Home Modifications regarding finding contractors, government grants and more.... Details >

National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification  

Also available in: Spanish - (PDF) 

Federal law prohibits housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and y... Details >

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Also available in: Spanish   

Find organizations that provide financial assistance to individuals unable to afford costs related to prosthetic fitting and durable medical equipment (DME) such as wheelchairs, ramps, and other adapt... Details >

Amputee Coalition of America  

It is never too early to begin financial planning for the future of your child or other dependent with special needs. Here is a list of organizations that may help you begin the process. ... Details >

Angelman Syndrome Foundation  

To find the Easter Seals nearest you, enter your zip code or city and state. Easter Seals has more than 500 centers nationwide offering services that help people living with autism, developmental disa... Details >

Easter Seals Inc.   

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) encourages individuals with special needs, such as the deaf and hard of hearing, and the visually impaired to read and use the fire safety tip on this Web page to ... Details >

United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Learn about services offered at the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC), the only national vocational and rehabilitation program exclusively serving youths and adults ... Details >

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults  

If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex or religion by a health care or human services provider (such as a hospital, ... Details >

Office on Disability, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Anyone who has Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or has a family member afflicted with it knows how physically and emotionally devastating it can be. This directory is designed to help people with... Details >

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association  

Take important steps to prepare for all kinds of emergencies and put plans in place.... Details >

Federal Emergency Management Agency

This page links to a series of safety videos highlighting how you can take precautions in the home to help prevent injuries to children with physical, developmental or cognitive disabilities.... Details >

Safe Kids Worldwide  

Answers kids' questions about what it is like to be disabled and the needs and opportunities for disabled children and adults.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC

To find answers to your questions on toys and play for children with disabilities and special needs, contact a Lekotek specialist at 800-366-PLAY.... Details >

National Lekotek Center  

Home modification refers to converting or adapting the environment to make tasks easier, reduce accidents, and support independent living. This page is a directory of home modification and repair pro... Details >

National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification  

Also available in: Spanish   

NICHCY's publications are all available for free and cover the many topics related to children and youth with disabilities. ... Details >

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities  

The National Respite Locator Service helps parents, caregivers, and professionals find respite services in their state and local area to match their specific needs... Details >

ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center  

This information is compiled for persons with spinal cord injuries/diseases (SCI/D) and other disabilities and their families. It gives a basic overview of information that an individual needs to know... Details >

National Spinal Cord Injury Association  

Also available in: Spanish 

This web page provides information for people with disabilities about healthy living, safety, school, transitions, independent living, and finding support.... Details >

Disability and Health Programs, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities/CDC

Also available in: Spanish 

If you’re living with a disability, the Affordable Care Act is expanding your options for health insurance and making them more affordable.... Details >

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Spanish - (PDF)  Vietnamese - (PDF)   

Plan for your own safety by considering your functional abilities and possible needs during and after an emergency or disaster situation. You can cope with disaster by preparing in advance with your f... Details >

American Red Cross, National Headquarters  

The National Amputation Foundation provides peer counseling for individuals facing amputation, hospital and nursing home visits, and a medical equipment give-a-way program. ... Details >

National Amputation Foundation  

Part of the military life is moving to new locations every few years or even more frequently. This can be a bit more challenging when there’s a child in the family who has a disability. These are some... Details >

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities  

The Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) helps you find out if you could get benefits that Social Security administers. Based on your answers to questions, this tool will list benefits for which ... Details >

Social Security Administration

Also available in: Spanish 

This booklet provides basic information on Social Security disability benefits and is not intended to answer all questions. For specific information about your situation, you should talk with a Social... Details >

Social Security Administration

Use this locator to find a Social Security office in your zip code area.... Details >

Social Security Administration

Also available in: Spanish 

This page describes the process by which Social Security reviews the medical condition of all people receiving disability benefits.... Details >

Social Security Administration

Also available in: Spanish 

If you are blind or have low vision, learn about special rules that allow you to receive Social Security benefits when you are unable to work. ... Details >

Social Security Administration

Also available in: Spanish 

This booklet explains some of your rights and responsibilities when you receive disability benefits from Social Security.... Details >

Social Security Administration

What services are available for preschoolers who are experiencing developmental delays? Learn where families, childcare providers, and educators can find help and support.... Details >

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities  

A spinal cord injury often causes permanent disability or loss of movement (paralysis) and sensation below the site of the injury. Learn about treatments, rehabilitation, and research that may allow m... Details >

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research  

Locate organizations and agencies within your state that address disability-related issues including agencies serving children and youth with disabilities, parent groups, and more. .... Details >

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities  

This document provides details about a tax credit available to certain qualifying taxpayers who are age 65 or older, or are disabled.... Details >

Internal Revenue Service

Most of the members of the National Amputation Foundation have been living with amputation for the better part of their adult lives. Learn more about their direct experiences, as well as those of rece... Details >

National Amputation Foundation  

Search this national database of alternative transportation services in the United States for the vision-impaired. Find resources listed by city and state.... Details >

MD (Macular Degeneration) Support  

Read the helpful suggestions for successfully drafting a letter of medical necessity, letter of justification, or general letter of support. ... Details >

National MPS Society