Social Security Disability Benefits (How To Apply)
Living With AIDS (Federal And California Law)
Laws on
HIV and Confidentiality, Family Law, Health Care, Discrimination and more.
Disability
Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources,
State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional
Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.
Travelers
With Disabilities
Includes specific precautions for travelers with immune systems weakened by
diseases such as HIV, leukemia, and lymphoma.
See Consumer-SOS/Health & Medical
Civil Rights And Protections (Consumer-SOS)
Bathroom-SOS
(National Directory of Public Bathrooms)
Some bathrooms are rated for disability access.
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Assistive Technology For
The Disabled
Assistive
Technology For The Disabled
Covers a broad ranch of topics including Assistive Technology, Careers in Information, Technology, Communication,
Government Accessibility,
Product Accessibility, Your Technology Rights and Federal Service Locators.
Enlarge The Small Print On Your Computer Screen Through Free Downloads
Read the fine print from emails and hard-to-read websites. Better than what's on
Windows or Explorer.
Allows you to zoom in on the small print.
States
With Lemon Laws For Wheelchairs and Other Assistive Devices
For CA, GA, LA, MD, MA, MT, NJ, NY, RI, OH, PA, WA and WI. If asked for your
password, just press cancel and site will appear.
Access To Telecommunications (FCC)
The FCC works hard to make sure that people with disabilities--such as a
hearing, visual, speech, or other disability--get the same opportunities as
everyone else to telecommunicate.
Consumers’
Guide To Telecommunications Relay Services (FCC)
Closed Captioning On TV (FCC)
Disability
Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government
Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and
Technology Assistance for The Disabled.
See Education & Training
See Employment & Accommodation
Youth With
Disabilities
Information in this section is helpful to youth with disabilities, their
parents and families, teachers, and counselors.
State
Links For Children With Disabilities (All 50 States & DC)
For Federal links and other resources click here.
National
Dissemination Center For Children With Disabilities (All 50 States & DC)
A central source of information on disabilities, (federal and by state) for
infants, toddlers, children, and youth. Here, you’ll also find easy-to-read
information on IDEA, the law authorizing early intervention services and special
education.
Disability
Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government
Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and
Technology Assistance for The Disabled.
See Education & Training
See Employment & Accommodation
Civil Rights
& Protections
Find out your rights and the type of accommodations you can receive in regards
to Communications, Employment, Education, Health, Housing, Transportation and
accessibility to buildings.
The
Americans With Disabilities Act Questions & Answers (Good)
Disability &
Business Technical Assistance Centers
(DBTACs)
Ten regional “one-stop” centers are available to provide information and
assistance on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues.
Legal Rights
For The Deaf (National, with one link from Texas)
Find out what rights the deaf have on cruise ships, in prisons and with the
hospitality industry and more.
Disability
Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government
Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and
Technology Assistance for The Disabled.
For Free Legal Assistance
See Consumer-SOS/Lawyers/Courts
and Self Help
See Consumer-SOS/The Workplace
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Education & Training
Learning
Resources (Google Search)
The resources here will assist individuals with learning and other
disabilities by providing critical information needed to increase the quality of
the education they receive. A number of sites are directed toward college-bound
young people with disabilities.
Vocational
Rehabilitation Programs (All States & DC)
Information about the SSA’s vocational rehabilitation programs and listings of
state and private vocational rehabilitation providers.
Youth With
Disabilities
Information in this section is helpful to youth with disabilities, their
parents and families, teachers, and counselors.
Disability
Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government
Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and
Technology Assistance for The Disabled.
See Employment & Accommodation
See Children & Youth
Employment & Accommodation
Disability
Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government
Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and
Technology Assistance for The Disabled.
More
On Employment For The Disabled
This section of the OESP web site contains information that can help advocates
assist people with disabilities who want to work.
Labor Departments & Employment Services (All 50 States & DC)
Job Links
The employers listed here have indicated interest in recruiting and hiring
qualified individuals with disabilities for open positions within their company
or organization.
For more job links, see http://www.disability.gov
Jobs
(Google)
This section provides assistance to individuals with disabilities in getting and
keeping jobs. Here you will find standard job banks and resume-building sites,
along with sites dealing with self-employment, work incentives for Social
Security recipients, and job accommodations.
See Education & Training
See Assistive Technology
For The Disabled
See Civil Rights And Protections
See Consumer-SOS/The Workplace
Health Care,Insurance, And
Service Supports
Medicaid, insurance, managed care and long term services and supports and more.
Specific Health Conditions and
Disabilities
Scroll to the bottom for links on Neurological Disorders, Arthritis, Diabetes
and Epilepsy.
Disability
Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources,
State Government Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional
Organizations and Technology Assistance for The Disabled.
Low Cost Medicines
One-stop link to thousands of low Cost medicines offered through hundreds of
patient assistance programs sponsored by member companies, non-member companies
and government and local organizations.
Benefits Checkup
Find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs
of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or
services. Please fill out their simple questionnaire to find programs that can
assist you or your loved ones.
Social Security Disability Benefits (How To Apply)
See Insurance & Benefits
See Children & Youth
See Consumer-SOS/Insurance
See Consumer-SOS/Health
& Medical
See Consumer-SOS/The Workplace
Housing
Centers For Independent
Living (All 50 States & DC)
Phone numbers of Federal agencies in every state.
In Home Support & Services
(Consumer-SOS)
World Institute On Disability
WID is a non-profit international public policy center dedicated to carrying
out cutting-edge research on disability issues and overcoming obstacles to
independent living.
Housing For People
With Disabilities
Information on Accessibility, Buying a Home, Housing Options, Renting, Your
Housing Rights and more.
HUD
Approved Counseling Agencies In Every State & DC
Housing counseling agencies throughout the country who can
give you advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues
and reverse mortgages.
Disability
Help In Every State & DC
Find out about: General Information About State Resources, State Government
Agencies, Federally Funded Programs, Parent and Professional Organizations and
Technology Assistance for The Disabled.
See Consumer-SOS/Landlord/Tenant
See Consumer-SOS/Home Matters
Centers For
Independent Living (All 50 States & DC)
Phone numbers of Federal agencies in every state.
Benefits Checkup
Find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs
of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or
services. Please fill out their simple questionnaire to find programs that can
assist you or your loved ones.
Cleaning For A Reason: Free House
Cleaning For Women With Cancer (50 States,
DC &
Canada)
If you are a woman with cancer and at least 18 years old, their affiliate
maid services will provide you with a free cleaning once a month for up
to 4 months. After your application is complete and your doctor verification is
received, they'll contact the
maid service partner in your area. For more information see
How To Register.
Low Cost Medicines
One-stop link to thousands of low Cost medicines offered through hundreds of
patient assistance programs sponsored by member companies, non-member companies
and government and local organizations.
Benefits Checkup
Find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs
of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or
services. Please fill out their simple questionnaire to find programs that can
assist you or your loved ones.
Social Security Disability Benefits (How To Apply)
Social Security
Disability Secrets
Advice, FAQS and in depth answers from a former Social Security Claims Examiner.
Learn how to apply, how to prepare your case and more.
Health Care,
Insurance, And Service Supports
Medicaid, insurance, managed care and long term services and supports and more.
See Health & Medical
See Consumer-SOS/Insurance
See Consumer-SOS/Health
& Medical
See Consumer-SOS/The Workplace
National
MS Society-Find A Chapter Nearest You (All 50 States & DC)
Through the Society’s fifty-state network of chapters, assistance is provided to
over a million people annually. Chapters encourage personal empowerment with
employment counseling, family programs, volunteer opportunities, and advocacy
issues.
Other Multiple Sclerosis Help Groups (Google)
Recreation & Travel
Legal Rights For
The Deaf
Find out what rights the deaf have on cruise ships, in prisons and with the
hospitality industry and more.
Travelers
With Disabilities
Find out how accessible specific destinations are for travelers with
disabilities. Also includes specific precautions for travelers with immune
systems weakened by diseases such as HIV, leukemia, and lymphoma.
Transportation
Legal Rights For
The Deaf
Find out what rights the deaf have on cruise ships, in prisons and with the
hospitality industry and more.
The National Center on Senior Transportation
(866) 528-NCST or
(202) 347-7385 (TDD).
Our mission is to increase transportation options
for older adults and enhance their ability to live more independently within
their communities throughout the United States.
Staff from NCST
helps members of the aging services and transportation communities address a
diverse array of transportation issues, directs callers to additional resources
and answers questions about ADA rights and responsibilities. We also encourage
you to visit our Frequently
Asked Questions
page.
Transportation,
Access, Your Rights And More
Misc./Where Else To Go For Help
Civil Rights And Protections (Consumer-SOS)
Disability Advocacy Centers In All 50 States
Disability Links In All 50 States
National Find
Family Registry For People with Disabilities
Open to people seeking each other even though just bits of information are
available.
May help reunite those who lost touch with family members with disabilities for
other reasons too, like divorce, foster care or adoption, personal problems or
misfortune.
United Way
Help Line
(For All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose
Michigan, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar
search engine can lead you to any social service topic imaginable. Type in
the word "Disabilities" and out pops dozens of advocate and social
service agencies in your city and state. For help with a specific disability,
type in "disabled and (the name of your disability)".
Find The AARP In Your
State
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific
consumer brochures which are available to everyone.
Where To Write For Vital Records (50 States & DC)
For birth, death and marriage certificates, divorce papers and more.
Lawyers, Courts & Self Help (Consumer-SOS)
For free or low cost lawyers, navigating small claims courts and legal research.