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Instructions:  The goal of this page is to improve access to information and services for individuals with brain injury, their families, and the professionals who serve them. This page provides information on and links to resources and services from the point of initial injury throughout the life span of the individual. Each section addresses specific issues and is followed by links to additional information and resources. Questions, comments? Feedback

Assistive Services Devices & Information Technology
 
How to Make Insurance Companies Pay Your Claims and What to Do If They Don't - by William M. Shernoff, Ralph Nader, Ruth Chew -- Step-by-step guidance in making a claim and collecting from the insurance companies that refuse to pay legitimate claims. 
 
AbilityHub -- Assistive Technology related web site for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. url: http://www.abilityhub.com/
Abletogo - Lists Hotels, Motels, Guest Houses, Self Catering, Caravans and Holiday Centres to those with mobility difficulties. url: http://www.abletogo.com/
Able Project -- Empowers people with disabilities, and care providers, to locate mobility and assistive devices - 
Telephone: 408-265-9303 - url: http://www.ableproject.org
Alliance for Public Technology (APT) -- The Alliance for Public Technology (APT) is a nonprofit membership organization based in Washington, DC. Membership is open to all nonprofit organizations and individuals, not members of the affected industries, concerned with fostering access to affordable and useful information and communication services and technologies by all people. url:  http://www.apt.org/
Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) -- The ATA is a national network of non profit technology resource centers and technology vendors.  url:  http://www.ataccess.org/
Aquila Corp - Manufacturer of automatic alternating pressure wheelchair cushions.url: http://www.aquilacorp.com/
Assistive Technologies Alliance  -- ATRC / University of Washington -- P.O. Box 357920, Seattle, WA 98195-7920 Telephone: 206-685-6836 (V/TTY), 800-214-8731 V/TTY. Assistive technologies for the disabled. Offers programs, electronic networking and information,  forums, and an exchange for AT devices. url:http://wata.org/
Assistive Technology Industry Association -- links and information.Telephone: 877-687-2842; 847-869-1282 - url: http://www.atia.org  (US & Canada)
AT&T Bell Laboratories Voices -- url: http://www.research.att.com/
Baxley Media Group --110 W. Main St., Urbana, IL. 61801  Telephone:    217-384-4838  -- Health care video and audio distribution.  Focus on special education and law. 
bindependent.com -- Brain Injury survivors and caregivers -- url: http://www.bindependent.com/ - 
email:feedback@noggin.bindependent.com 
BitLaw: A Resource on Technology Law -- This web-site is a comprehensive Internet Resource on Technology Law, containing over 1800 pages on patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues. 
url: http://www.bitlaw.com/index.html 
Bungalow Software -- provides treatment software for the neurological rehabilitation of patients suffering from: aphasia (aphasic patients), CVA, TBI, CHI.  Free trial copies downloadable. url: http://www.bungalowsoftware.com
Capper Foundation --Founded in 1920 by Senator Arthur Capper to provide services for children with physical disabilities. A premier resource for serving, educating and training children with physical disabilities, their teachers and families. url: http://www.capper.org/
Computer Access Center (CAC) -- Serves people of all ages with disabilities of all kinds and provide a place to try both hardware and software solutions that will allow them to use the computer. url: http://www.cac.org/
 
Center on Information Technology Accommodation -- This server is a clearinghouse of information on making Information Systems accessible to all users. url:  http://www.gsa.gov/
 
Center for Applied Special Technology  -- CAST is an educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for people with disabilities through innovative uses of computer technology. url:  http://www.cast.org
 
Center for Office Technology -- Association of employers and manufacturers dedicated to improving the office working environment.  url:  http://www.cot.org
 
Closing the Gap -- Provides information on thousands of assistive technology products including price, descriptions, and the manufactures contact information url:  http://www.closingthegap.com
 
Cross Border Rx -- Medical consultation service provides discount prescription medicines from Canadian pharmacies to Pacific Northwest residents, Edmonds, WA -- Telephone: 425-778-7852; toll free:  800-320-8218 
url: http://www.crossborderrx.com/
 
Disability Mall -- Directory featuring information on disability and medical products, resources and services. url: http://www.disabilitymall.com/ - 
Disability Resource Directory, Manhattan, Kansas USA -- url:http://www.kansas.net/~cbaslock/index.html
 
Center for Computer Redistribution, Inc. -- P.O. Box 70001 Richmond, Virginia 23255 supply free personal computers to disabled persons. Our goals include  and social interaction for the disabled through participation on the Internet.  url: http://www.freepcs.org/
Coastline Community College -- Offers a cognitive retraining program for individuals with neuro cognitive disorders such as Traumatic Brain Injury, and/or Acquired Brain Injury. url:  http://coastline.cccd.edu/~spcprgms/
 
Equipoise - Adjustable Seating,  PO Box 253, Kiama NSW 2533, Australia url: http://www.kneelsit.com
 
Extreme Medical - Committed to providing quality, cost effective Pharmaceuticals to patients in the United States at discounted Canadian prices.Telephone: 800-780-4836 url: http://www.extrememedical.com/
 
Xtreme Medical -Urological Supplies, rehabilitation equipment and disability-related products.  Much of staff is comprised of individuals with disabilities. Telephone: 562-803-9444
url: http://www.xtrememedical.com/
 
Franklin Medical Supply - Quadriplegic owned and operated. Offers quality medical and rehabilitation products at competitive prices.url:  http://franklinmed.com/html/ 
Telephone: 508-520-1839
 
Functional Soultions -- Aids to daily living.  - 2509 E. Thousand Oak Blvd. Ste. 430, Thousand Oaks, CA. 91359-5072 -- Telephone: 800-634-4351 - url: http://www.accesstr.com; email: dkrebs@gte.net
 
IBM Accessibility --  url:  http://www.ibm.com/contact/query 
 
Idaho Assistive Technology Project -- Assistive technology information and referrals, includes manufacturers and dealers, funding sources, and service providers url:  http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/idatech/
 
Internat'l Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication -- 49 The Donway West, Suite 308, Toronto, ON M3C 3M9; Telephone: 416-385-0351;
Fax: 416-385-0352; 
url: http://128.100.250.10/isaac/index.html -
email: secretariat@isaac-online.org
 
Job Seeking Skills for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Success - A handbook for service providers to use as a counseling tool, or for individuals with disabilities to use on their own. Provides an overview of the career planning process, including considerations for the applicant with a disability. 
url: http://www.csun.edu/~sp20558/dis/sh.html
 
Jodi House: Personalized medical identification cards a self help project of this Santa Barbara, CA brain injury clubhouse- 1235-C Veronica Springs RD, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 -- Telephone: 805-563-2882 
url: http://www.jodihouse.org/ email: info@jodihouse.org
 
The JoggerTM enables individuals who suffer from short-term memory loss to manage their own affairs and thus achieve greater independence. url: http://www.thejogger.com
Lighthouse Services, Medical ID Cards - Personalized medical information at your fingertips. Telephone: 410-326-6387 - url: http://www.lighthouseservices.net
email: JudyK@lighthouseservices.net
 
Medic Alert Foundation --  2323 Colorado Ave. Turlock, CA 95382   Telephone:  209-668-3333  --  Offers Medic Alert bracelets/necklaces, which can inform emergency medical personnel of medical complications. 800-439-8899
 
Microsoft's Accessibility and Disability page --  url: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/Products/default.aspx
 
Missouri TeleRehabilitation Training Program - Links to and information on behavioral health care resources in rural communities.- U of Missori, Dept of PMR, 315 Business Loop 70W, Columbia, MO 65203 - 
Telephone: 573-884-6680; Fax: 573-884-4540 -- url: http://www.telerehabilitation.missouri.edu/ -- 
 
MonTech -- Provides free, confidential information about assistive technology devices and services for Montanans of all ages. url: http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/
 
Personal Care Wear - PO BOX 15451, Brooksville, FL 34604 -- Telephone: 352-544-5078; 
url: http://www.personalcarewear.com
 
Planning and Execution Assistant and Trainer (PEAT) -- 650 Castro St., Ste. 120-197 Mountain View, CA 94041  Telephone: 650-494-2002 Fax: 650-493-2002 -  Attention Control Systems, Inc. e-mail: prefrontal@aol.com -- url: http://www.brainaid.com 


 
Assistive Services & Resources continued
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped -- url: http://lcweb.loc.gov/ 
rehabtool.com -- offers a variety of high-tech assistive and adaptive technology products, augmentative and alternative communication devices, computer access equipment, multilingual speech synthesis and voice recognition software. url: http://www.rehabtool.com/
Saddleback College - ABI Program - Special Services and Programs for students with TBI 
url: http://www.saddleback.cc.ca.us/serv/couns/dsps - Telephone:  949-582-4885
Shadowood Software - Web-based appointment scheduler? url: http://www.shadowood.com/readme.php3
State Disabilities Services -- A state-by-state list of services for persons with disabilities from the NASIRE ,which represents state chief information officers. 
url:  http://www.nasire.org/stateSearch/displayCategory.cfm?Category=disabilities 
State Health Departments --Links to health departtments for all 50 states courtesy of WA State Gov.
url:  http://www.doh.wa.gov/Links/links2.htm#State Health Departments 
State Libraries -- Developed in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), this page brings together links to state libraries, state library agencies, state library networks, or state library commissions across the United States. 
Talking Rx --A talking prescription container for the vision-impaired, illiterate, elderly and for those whom English is a second language --url: http://www.talkingrx.com/ Telephone: 860- 426-0542
Time Tool - Free, web based event scheduling / group collaboration software  tool by HBL Industries -- 
url: http://www.hbltimetool.com/ -- email: imetool@hblindustries.com 
Virtual Assistive Technology Center --  Includes free, downloadable software for people with disabilities. 
url:  http://www.at-center.com/ 
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board - sole mission is accessibility for individuals with disabilities.  url:   http://www.access-board.gov/
United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC) -- P.O. Box 5271, Evanston, IL 60204-5271; Telephone: 847-869-2122,  Fax: 847- 869-2161 - email: ussaac@aol.com - 
url:  http://aac.unl.edu/ussaac.html
Viewpoint Mobility -- manufacturer of  the VISION rear entrance lowered floor wheelchair minivan conversion.
url: http://www.viewpointmobility.com/ Telephone: 866-368-6022

Emergency Medical, Personal Mobility & Transit
Aeromedical Ambulance Services, Inc., -- 2700 International Drive Ste. 100, West Chicago, IL 60185 Telephone: 800-823-1911
Air Ambulance Network, -- 905 Martin Luther King Jr., Dr., Suite 330, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 Telephone: 813-934-3999 -- 800-327-1966 -- FAX: 813-937-0276 
AirLifeLine -- 6133 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento, California 95822, Telephone: 916-429-2500 - toll free: 800-446-1231 -- Provides air transportation to ambulatory patients in need of financial assistance
Critical Care Medflight -- 500 Briscoe Boulevard,  Lawrenceville, GA 30245 -- Telephone: 800-426-6557
Mercy Medical Airlift: email: mercymed@aol.com -- url: http://www.mercymedical.org
National Patient Air Transport Hotline -- P.O. Box 1940, Manassas, VA 20108-0804 - 
toll free: (800) 296-1217 -- email: npathmsg@aol.com -- url: http://www.npath.org
Pro Flight --12420 East Control Tower Rd., Englewood, CO 80112 -- Telephone: 800-949-5387
see our:  Accreditation Organizations
Personal Mobility & Transit
Able Project -- Empowers people with disabilities, and care providers, to locate mobility and assistive devices -  Telephone: 408-265-9303 - url: http://www.ableproject.org
Article:  ADAPTED VEHICLES:  Paving the Road to Independence [MDA Quest site]  -- by by Lori Hungate -- sections: "Driver Training", "Mistakes to Avoid", "Taking the Sting out of Conversion Price", "Inside Controls", and "Resources". url: http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q41vehicle.html 
COACH -- A comprehensive, searchable database of transportation training programs that enable riders with disabilities to use public transportation. url:   http://www.projectaction.org/coach/index.html
Complete Mobility Systems -- 1915 W Country RD, C, Roseville MN 55113 -- Telephone: 800-788-7479 -- e-mail:  cms1@usinternet.com --  url:  http://completemobility.com/
Driver Rehab Programs - Links to and information on driver rehab programs url: http://wata.org/
Driver Rehabilitation Services of Seattle -  helps people who have suffered head injuries to regain their driving skills and achieve transportation independence. Telephone: 206-524-4823 email: asfm@w-link.net 
url: http://www.driver-educators.com 
The Equipment Connection Online -- A service of the Kenny Foundation, connects" buyers and sellers of used adaptive equipment. url:  http://comnet.org/kenny/cat_item.html.
Handicapped Vans Inc. --  404 South Chestnut, Champaign, IL,  217-398-1053; Fax: 217-398-1843 -- email: KArms424@cs.com --url:  http://www.handicappedvansinc.com
Kenny Foundation -- Education and advocacy for the mobility impaired.-- 26211 Central Park Blvd., Ste. 100, Southfield, MI 48076 -- Telephone: (800) 237-3422 (Michigan only) - 248-357-0119, Fax: 248-351-2101 -- email: kennyfdn@aol.com -- url:  http://comnet.org/kenny/index.html
Senior Wheels USA -- Provides free, power wheelchairs for seniors who are permanently disabled and unable to self-propel a manual wheelchair, and who are not covered by an HMO. 800-246-6010
Uppertone -- the Unassisted Upperbody Excercise System for Quadriplegics -- url: http://www.gpk.com
Viewpoint Mobility -- manufacture the “VISION” rear entrance lowered floor wheelchair minivan conversion -- url: http://www.viewpointmobility.com
Also see: NW Resources  url:  http://www.headinjury.com/nwresources.htm
Also see:    url:  http://www.headinjury.com/linksepil.htm

Service Animals
Assistance Dogs International, Inc -- c/o Canine Partners For Life, 334 Faggs Manor Rd. Cochranville, PA 19330,  Telephone:  610- 869-4902.   Setting Standards For The Assistance Dog Industry Since 1987.  The three types of Assistance Dogs are guide dogs for the blind and the visually impaired, hearing dogs for the deaf and hard of hearing and service dogs for the physically disabled and/or mobility impaired.  url: http://www.assistance-dogs-intl.org/
Australian Support Dogs -- P.O. Box 644, Mona Vale N.S.W 2103, Australia, Telephone: 612-9979-6986  Fax:  612-9979-6827; email:  pbennett@asdog.org.au
Canine Companions for Independence -- P.O. Box,  Santa Rosa,  Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446 Telephone: 707-577-1700 (v);  707-577-1756 (TDD);  email:  info@caninecompanions.org; url: http://www.caninecompanions.org/
Delta Society - National Service Dog Center  -  289 Perimeter Rd E, Renton, WA 98055-1329
Telephone: 800-869-6898 --National Service Dog Center that provides information on various agencies that train and provide service dogs to persons with disabilities to help you evaluate your options and make informed decisions. Education and referral center, offering consultation services, training and testing of volunteers and their companion animals. url http://www.deltasociety.org -- email info@deltasociety.org 
Helping Hands, 1505 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA,  Telephone: 617-787-4419
Helping Hands trains and makes available monkeys to assist people with physical disabilities 
Japan GuideDog Assn. -- Tsujido, Eastcost 2-4-24,  Fujisawa City, Japan,  Telephone: 81-466-35-7524; Fax:  81-466-35-7524; email:  naomif@fin.ne.jp
Scenter Line Kennels - service and seizure alert dog information. url: http://www.nwrain.com/~scenter/assistance.html 
Service and Therapy Dogs  - from Professor Hunt's Dog Page -- A Virtual Lecture on Therapy Dogs. 
url: http://www.cofc.edu/~huntc/dogpage.html
Support Dogs -- The John Fisher Center, Trianco House, ThorncliffeParkEstate, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2PH, England  Telephone: 114-257-7997 Fax:  114-257-7997
Therapeutic Riding Centers -- url: http://horses.about.com/cs/therapeuticriding/index.htm?once=true&amp
also see:  SCI Resources

Addiction Services & Resources
Broe Rehabilitation Services, Inc., -- Providing community re-entry programs since 1984. We serve people who have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, occupational injuries, psychiatric, substance abuse disorders and other physical disabilities -- 33634 W. Eight Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335 - Telephone: 248-474-2763 
Medical Adiction Group (AMGI) -- Formed in 1996 offers services and treatment to people who are chemically dependent on opiates. Telephone:  800-575-2644  url: http://www.amgionline.com/  - 
email: rand@amgionline.com
Addiction Resource Guide -- PO Box 8612, Tarrytown, NY 10591 -- A directory of addiction treatment facilities for substance abuse and other addictions.  Includes resources for professionals and consumers Telephone: 914-725-5151; Fax: 914-63-.8077 - url: http://www.addictionresourceguide.com/ - 
email: info@addictionresourceguide.com
Moyers on Addiction - PBS online --  Brief description of science behind addiction with some animations of synaptic transmission, dopamine release, and the effects of alcohol, cocaine and opium on release. 
url:  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/home.html 
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers -- 501 Randolph Drive,  Lititz, PA 17543-9049 Telephones: 717-581-1901 -- fax: 717-581-1902 -- Includes information on services, mission & history, a newsletter, alerts, surveys, and links to other web sites. url:  http://www.naatp.org/  --email: RHunsicker@naatp.org 
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors -- This site includes information on 1998 public policy conference, NAADAC ethical standards, NAADAC position statements, certification, government relations, and links to other web sites. url:  http://www.naadac.org/
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors -- This site contains NASADAD news, calendar, publications page, the national prevention network, and links to AOD web sites. 
url:  http://www.nasadad.org/
AddictionScience.org -- Is geared to researchers in the neurobiology of addiction, but the site features resources for the layperson  - url:  http://www.AddictionScience.org
European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK) -- PO Box 1831, Rubgy Warwickshire, CV21, 2ZF -- Telephone: 01788-536389, Fax: 01788 550152 -- url:http://www.eata.org.uk --
email: secretariat@eata.org.uk
Addiction Self-Help Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous -- http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/
Al-Anon and Alateen  -- http://www.Al-Anon-Alateen.org/
Narcotics Anonymous  --  http://www.na.org 
PREVLINE of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information offers electronic access to searchable databases and substance abuse prevention materials that pertain to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. 
url:  http://www.health.org 
Gamblers Anonymous -- P.O. Box 17173, LA, CA 90017,  Telephone: 213-386-8789 - Fax: 213 386-0030  email:  isomain@gamblersanonymous.org.
Recovery Online --  http://www.recovery.org/
Sex Addicts Anonymous  - ISO of SAA -- PO Box 70949, Houston, TX 77270 USA -- Telephone: 800-477-8191,  or 1-713-869-4902 -- url: http://www.sexaa.org/ - info@saa-recovery.org

Advocacy & Resource Organizations
 
Adapt -- Disability rights activists organization.  url: http://www.adapt.org
American Chronic Pain Association -- P.O. Box 850, Rocklin, CA. 95677  Telephone: 916-632-0922.   Information, referrals  and support groups.   see additional listings on our SCI page 
American Paralysis Association (APA) -- 500 Morris Ave., Springfield, NJ. 07081.    Telephone: 800-225-0292 Fax:  207-912-8433
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation  -- This site includes clinical information, foundation information, APSF newsletters, and the 1998 APSF Grant recipients. 
The Arc -- National Association of and for persons with mental retardation and related disabilities. Telephone: 301-565-3842 -- url:  http://www.thearc.org - email:  info@thearc.org 
Brain Injury Resource for Victoria, B.C., Canada  -- Advocacy, support resources. Assistance with landlords, income and disability benefits. url: http://members.shaw.ca/social.work/index.html
Brain Injury Support Groups TBI -- Links to and information on Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups worldwide
Brain Injury Support Groups ABI -- Links to and information on Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups worldwide
CanDo.org/ -- 2308 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418-3710. -- Housing, economic development, and community building services which contribute to strengthening community and urban neighborhoods. Services limited to Minneapolis area. Telephone: 612-789-7337; Fax: 612-789-8448 -- url: http://www.CanDo.org/
Care-givers.com -- Chats, messageboards, newsletter, journal exercises, emotional and spiritual support, choices, healing, opening to love -- url:http://www.care-givers.com/pages/main.shtml
Caregiver-information.com -- Resources information and more -url: http://members.tripod.com/caringforothers/ 
The Center for Patient Advocacy --  1350 Beverly Road, Ste 108, McLean, VA 22101 -- Consumer education and advocacy organization founded in 1995. Telephone:  703-748-0400 or 800-846-7444    Fax: 703-748-0402 -- url: http://www.patientadvocacy.org/ -- email:  patientadv@erols.com 
Consumer Reports Online --  Ratings and recommendations,  of consumer products and services. Lots of helpful information here free of charge. Other parts of this site require the purchase of a site subscription.
url:  http://www.consumerreports.org/
Dart Center for Journalism & Violence -- University of Washington School of Communications
Resource center and program developer for students, educators, journalists and news organizations interested in the intersection of journalism and trauma issues. url: http://www.dartcenter.org/
Disability Law Center of Alaska - Protection and Advocacy System for Alaska - 3330 Arctic Blvd, Ste 103, Anchorage, AK 99503 -- Telephone: 800-478-1234 -- url: http://www.dlcak.org/ -- email: akpa@dlcak.org
Domestic Violence Hotline -- (800) 799-SAFE (799-7233) to find out about domestic violence shelters and programs in your area.  url: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/
Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) --  works to end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are devastated by abuse, because every person has the right to live in a home free of violence. url: http://www.fvpf.org/
Easter Seals -- url: http://www.easter-seals.org/ 
Family Caregiver Alliance --  Offers  information and support to families of  persons with traumatic brain injury.  url: http://www.caregiver.org
Families USA -- National nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Working at the national, state and community levels, they have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over15 years. 
url:  http://www.familiesusa.org
Gift from Within - An International charity for survivors of trauma and victimization -R.R. 1, Box 5158, Camden, Maine 04843 Telephone: 207-236-8858; Fax: 207-236-2818 - email: JoyceB3955@aol.com 
url: http://www.sourcemaine.com/gift/
How to Make Insurance Companies Pay Your Claims and What to Do If They Don't - by William M. Shernoff, Ralph Nader, Ruth Chew -- Step-by-step guidance in making a claim and collecting from the insurance companies that refuse to pay legitimate claims.
The Institute on Independent Living -- Information and resources to expand and enhance independent living options for individuals with disabilities. Also offer training materials, technical assistance and information on personal assistance, advocacy, access, legislation and peer support. 
url: http://www.independentliving.org/index.html
Landmine Survivors Network -- A worldwide network to link landmine survivors with the resources they need to recover, heal, and resume their role as participating and contributing members of their society.  Landmine Survivors Network -- 1420 K Street NW, #650 Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202 464 0007 -- Fax: 202 464 0011 -- url: http://www.landminesurvivors.org/
Liberty Resources, Inc. -- 1341 N. Delaware Ave, Ste 105, Phila, PA 19125-4314 -- A non-profit, consumer driven organization that advocates and promotes independent living for persons with disabilities.  Telephones: 215-634-2000 (voice), 215-634-6630 (tty), 215) 634-6628 (fax), 888-634-2155 (toll free) -- url: http://www.libertyresources.org/ - email: lri@libertynet.org
Mental Health Advocacy Project -- 111 W. Saint John St., San Jose, CA 95113 315  Telephone:  408-294-9730 FAX:  408-293-0106
Missouri Model Brain Injury System -- focuses on using natural supports, such as family, friends, neighbors, schools, churches, employers and co-workers to support TBI survivors and their families.
url: http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~mombis/projects.htm 
National Association for Home Care -- 228 Seventh Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003 -- Information on and links to organizations, meetings, conferences, publications, legislative, regulatory, state associations, affiliates, news bureau, consumer information, and a HomeCare/Hospice Agency locator. Telephone:
202-547-7424 - Fax: 202-547-3540 -- url:  http://www.nahc.org/
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems -- An association that represents federally mandated programs that protect the rights of persons with disabilities. url: http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/
National Center for Victims of Crime - 2111 Wilson Boulevard, Ste 300, Arlington, VA  22201
Telephone: 703-276-2880; Fax: 703-276-2889 -- Support and resources for victims of violent crime. 
url: http://www.nvc.org
National Empowerment Center  --  url:  gopher://ftp.std.com/11/nonprofits/ 
National Family Caregivers Association  NFCA -- 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Ste 500, Kensington, MD 20895-3944 --Dedicated to making life better for America's family caregivers.
Telephone: 301-942-6430; Toll Free: 800-896-3650; Fax: 301-942-2302 
url: http://www.nfcacares.org  - enail: jeannie@nfcacares.org 
National Fathers Network-- Fathers involved in caring for kids, and teens whith chronic illnesses and/or disabilities.  url:  http://www.fathersnetwork.org/ 
National Guardianship Association - Provides educational, training and networking opportunities for guardians and surrogates.  url:  http://www.guardianship.org/
The National Partnership for Women & Families -- A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.  url:  http://www.nationalpartnership.org
Parents with Disabilities Online -- For parents with a disability url: http://www.disabledparents.net/ 
Pilot International -- 244 College Street, Macon, GA 31201, telephone: 912-743-7403, 
Fax: 912- 743-2173 -- Established in 1921, Pilot is one of the finest service organizations in the world today. With more than 25,000 adult and youth members, Pilot is making a difference in the lives of people in need. Having nothing to do with aviation, Pilot Clubs sponsor worthwhile service projects to improve the quality of life in their communities. Members volunteer countless hours to programs that help people with brain-related disorders and disabilities--the service focus of Pilot and its Foundation. url: http://www.pilotinternational.org/ -- email: peggy@pilothq.org
Protection and Advocacy Systems -- An association that represents federally mandated programs that protect the rights of persons with disabilities. url: http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (S.A.B.E.) -- Founded in 1991, Promotes self-advocacy for people living with disabilities. url:  http://www.sabeusa.org/
TASH -- 29 W. Susquehanna Ave., Ste 210, Baltimore, MD 21204 -- International advocacy association of people with disabilities,  Telephone: 410-828-8274, Fax: 410-828-6706 -- url: http://www.tash.org/
TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint. -- TMJ injuries are common to head injury, and are frequently overlooked by doctors.  According to the TMJ Assoc., "An injury - either directly to the joint or to the head and neck - can trigger a TMJ problem." -- P. O. Box 26770, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0770, 
Telephone:  414-259-3223;  Fax:414-259-8112; email: info@tmj.org -- url: http://www.TMJ.org/
United People With Dis"abilities" -- Founded and managed by individuals with disabilities since 2001. Dedicated to serving individuals with disabilities and their families. - - 5910 77th St, E., Palmetto, FL 34221
url: http://upwd.net/ --Telephone: 941-723-0389; email: upwd@upwd.net 
Well Spouse Foundation - offers information and support.  url:  http://www.wellspouse.org -- 
email: wellspouse@aol.com 
Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Equity Resource Center works to improve educational, social, and economic outcomes for women and girls. url: http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/

 Senior, Respite, Hospice & Grief Sites
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) -- is the nation’s leading organization for people age
50 and older. It serves their needs and interests through information and education, advocacy, and community services which are provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout the country. url:  http://www.aarp.org
Driver Rehab Programs - Links to and information on driver rehab programs url: http://wata.org/ 
Eldercare Locator -- A nationwide, directory assistance service designed to help older persons and caregivers locate local support resources for aging Americans to help them remain independent in
 their own homes.  url:   http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/elderpage/locator.html
GeroWeb - designed as an online resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and others interested in aging and older  individuals. url: http://www.iog.wayne.edu/GeroWebd/GeroWeb.html
Graymill -- http://www.graymill.com 
GriefNet  -- http://www.griefnet.org
Last Acts -- The Last Acts campaign currently hosts two web sites that serve as forums and on-line resource centers for those working towards improving end-of-life care.url: http://www.lastacts.org
National Council on Aging --  url: http://www.ncoa.org
National Hospice Organization  --  This site contains information on conferences and education, general information, and an area for members only. url:  http://www.nho.org
The National Senior Citizens Law Center --  advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals, as well as persons with disabilities, with particular emphasis on women and racial and ethnic minorities. url: http://www.nsclc.org
On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying -- Produced by Public Affairs Television, Inc. and presented on PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York. TV progra  that addresses end of life issues and concerns. Web site features discussion groups and program transcripts url: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms/index.html
Retirement Home Page. Law -- Legal Information and Resources - Forms, books and disks Nolo.com.
url:  http://www.nolo.com/category/ret_home.html
Senior Information and Assistance Resources -- Telephone: 206- 448-3110 --
email: srinfo@seniorservices.org -- url: http://www.seniorservices.org
Senior Services - a member of the Healthy Aging Partnership (HAP), a coalition of 27 public and not-for-profit organizations serving seniors and their caregivers in King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Telephone: 1-888-4ELDERS - url:  http://www.4elders.org
Senior Sites -- Source of non-profit housing and services for  seniors. url: http://www.seniorsites.com/
Senior Wheels USA -- Provides free, power wheelchairs for seniors who are permanently disabled and unable to self-propel a manual wheelchair, and who are not covered by an HMO. 800-246-6010


 Human & Professional Services
Academy of Certified Case Managers -- url: http://www.jcaremanagement.com
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants -- url: http://www.aalnc.org
American Association of Managed Care Nurses -- url: http://www.aamcn.org 
American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners -- url: http://www.aanlcp.org 
American Red Cross -- This site includes information on your local Red Cross, a bulletin board, virtual museum, services, and calendar of events. url:  http://www.redcross.org/index.html
American Occupational Therapy Association  --  url:  http://www.aota.org
American Physical Therapy Association --  Information on chapters, continuing education, governance, government affairs, insurance & member benefits, minority/international affairs, research, and women's initiatives. 
url: http://www.apta.org/
American Speech Language & Hearing Assoc.,  ASHA -- Professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 97,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. url: http://www.asha.org/
Annette Stucky is a physical therapist with over 15 years of experience in physical therapy and is known as Annette-On-the-Net!  Experience:  Annette is self-employed in the greater Seattle,WA region with her temporary physical therapy staffing services, Contract Physical Therapy Services. She is also the founder of Anet Designs, a web design firm specializing in physical therapy. Her eventual goal is to provide telehealth physical therapy services to those residing in Washington State. email: physicaltherapy.guide@about.com 
url: http://physicaltherapy.about.com/health/physicaltherapy/cs/neuropt/index.htm
Anxiety Disorders Association of America -- 11900 Parklawn DR #100, Rockville, MD 20852-2624
Telephone: 301-231-9350 -- email: AnxDis@adaa.org - url: http://www.adaa.org
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved -- (ACU) Non-profit, multi-disciplinary organization established by National Health Service Corps alumni, providers, and scholars. The mission of the ACU is to improve the health of underserved populations by enhancing the development and support of health care clinicians serving these populations.
British Association of Brain Injury Case Mangers - PO Box 1919, Sheffield, S7 2DW
Tel: 01604 879171
Case Management Society of America -- 8201 Cantrell Road, Ste 230, Little Rock, AR  72227
Telephone: 501-225-2229  ·  Fax: 501-221-9068 -- url: http://www.cmsa.org -- email: cmsa@cmsa.org
PDB Enterprises - Case Management and Life Planning Specialists -- url: http://www.pdbenterprises.com
CBSHealth Watch -- Links to and information on various health, fitness and wellness resources. 
url: http://healthwatch.medscape.com/medscape/p/community/home.asp?SP=0
The Disability Advocacy Network for Consumer Empowerment (DANCE -- a project of Washington Assistive Technology Agency, the Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment, and the Disability Law Project) provides technical assistance and training to attorneys, encourages low cost and pro bono services, and networks attorneys with consumers. Contact the University of WA AT Resource Center for more information. Telephone: 800-214-8731 V/TTY -- url:  http://wata.org/wata/index.htm#INFORMATION
Disabilityclaims.com -- Created as a resource for disability legal issues it attempts to address the legal concerns of disabled individuals.It also provides many common sense do’s and don’ts in the disability benefit application process. Telephone: 212-297-0700; Fax: 212-297-0730 - 
email: http://www.disabilityclaims.com/ - url: riemer@tiac.net 
Goodwill Industries INC. --  url: http://www.goodwill.org/
InterWork Institute -- Links to rehabilitation and education programs, documents on work and disabilities. url:  http://interwork.sdsu.edu/
LifeStream, Inc. --  Non-profit organization providing a wide range of services for adults with disabilities. url:  http://www.LifeStreaminc.Com/
Mental Health Net -- Self-help resources including symptoms and treatments. Many of these resources are targeted at the lay person, but professionals may find them useful as well. URL: http://mentalhelp.net/
Moore Center Services Region 7 Agency, 132 Titus Ave, Manchester NH 03103-6699 -- Nonprofit Human Services organization serving individuals with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain disorders.
Telephone: 603-688-5423 -- url: http://www.moorecenter.org/
National Academies of Science -- Advisors to the nation on science and engineering and medicine 
url: http://www.nas.edu
National Assoc of Social Workers -- 750- First St NE, Washington, DC, 20002 - Telephone: 202-408-8600 - url:
National Association for Home Care -- url: http://www.nahc.org/ 
Pathfinder Services, Inc. - nonprofit human services agency serving people with disabilities in northern Indiana. url:  http://www.pathfinderservices.org/
RehabNet -- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital, Salem, NH -- Links to information and resources on rehabilitation. 
RN Case Manager -- url: http://www.rncasemanager.com
The Secrets to Getting Disability Benefits -- by Sherri Silesky. How to Survive Emotionally and Financially when Injury or Illness Threatens your Livelihood. Nothing can be more frightening than dealing with ill health, while at the same time, trying to figure out how you will survive financially in your new situation. 
url: http://www.secrets-to-getting-disability-benefits.com/
United Way of America -- url:  http://www.unitedway.org/
Visiting Nurse Associations of America -- This site includes FAQs, information on selecting agency, getting care, and links to other web sites. url:  http://www.vnaa.org
 


Sports, Recreation & Just Plain Fun
Ask the Sports Doctor, providing answers to commonly asked questions about sports injuries and their prevention. url:  http://www.intelli.com/vhosts/aossm-isite/html/main.cgi?sub=65
At your own speed - An internet radio show for people with physical challenges.  url:   http://www.ownspeed.com/
Boomeritis™ -- The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 6300 N. River Road Suite 200 Rosemont, Illinois 60018 - Telephone: 847-292-4900 -- Public education campaign seeks to reduce the estimated 1 million sports-related injuries in baby boomers. url: http://www.boomer-itis.org  - email:  aossm@aossm.org 
Dance Force, Inc (DFI) - A professional dance company comprised of dancers with and without disabilities.  Atlanta, GA Telephone:  404-724-9663 (voice and fax) 
Disabled Sports USA --  Information on and links to  membership, events, regional chapters, history.
url: http://www.dsusa.org/
Gender Equity in Sports -- http://www.uiowa.edu/ 
International Olympic Committee (IOC) -- The home page for the Olympics. The past, present and future of the Olympic games presented in both French and English. You can visit a virtual museum or see the rules.  url:  http://www.olympic.org/
Special Olympics International-- 1325 G Street N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: (202) 628-3630 -- Publications available in Spanish and French - Spanish - French speaker on staff. -- email: specialolympics@msn.com -- url: http://www.specialolympics.org/
Sport Psychology with Karlene Sugarman, M.A.. Sponsored by Psych Web, the three most asked-about areas of psychology are clinical psychology, forensic psychology, and sport psychology. Now we  are fortunate to have a section dedicated to Sport Psychology.
Sports Tips -- The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 6300 N. River Road Suite 200 Rosemont, Illinois 60018 - Telephone: 847-292-4900 -- Designed to help patients learn about the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of common sports injuries and conditions.
url: http://www.intelli.com/vhosts/aossm-isite/html/main.cgi?sub=66
Wheelchair Sports USA --url:  http://www.wsusa.org/links.htm
WWW Women’s Sports Page -- http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~lewisa/womsprt.html 

Fun Resources & Reference Info
American Memory -- The learning page on American history from the Library of Congress. Check back every month for new features, new puzzles, and a new Historical Detective challenge!
url:  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
Art Studio Chalk Board: Drawing -- A lesson plan and introduction to the tools and techniques used in drawing. Perspective, shading, and composition techniques are highlighted. Very good for the student and the teacher. url: http://www2.evansville.edu/studiochalkboard/draw.html
Astronomy Picture of the Day Calendar -- From June 1995 through today, for each day of the year, some of the most beautiful and spectacular photo images of space.
url:  http://www.phy.mtu.edu/apod/calendar/allyears.html
Earth Science Explorer -- NASA Classroom of the Future site will take you to earth science places you can enjoy, learn and puzzle over. Teachers and student have much to gain and nothing to lose!
url:  http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/explorer.html
Family Friendly Fun & Special Needs -- Resources offers access to mind, body and spirit- enriching information that enhances the quality and enjoyment of family life with special needs. 
url: http://www.family-friendly-fun.com
FigureThis! For mathematical challenges that adults and middle school students can work together. Includes a collection of interesting mathematical challenges and a "Family Corner" offering suggestions about taking an active role in students' mathematics education. The challenges were designed for families to work on together; they also make terrific enrichment activities in class or as homework. url:  http://www.figurethis.org
Girl Power! Campaign Homepage -- .the national public education campaign sponsored by the Department of the Health and Human Services to help encourage and empower 9- to 14- year old girls to make the most of their lives.  url:  http://www.health.org/gpower/
Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources -- The Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources provides a comprehensive index for information about museums, aquaria, historical parks and other cultural institutions. It is also designed to accommodate information about a variety of resources of interest to the arts, cultural, scientific, and educational community. url: http://www.mcn.edu/sitesonline.htm
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: Essay Links -- Links to places to help you with more than just your essay writing. You will find guide lines, style hints, "wizards," tutorials, research techniques, and many other tools you may not know you needed. url:  http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
Handbook for Storytellers -- Offers hints to anyone who is interested in telling stories. 
url:  http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/storyhandbook.htm
Information Problem Solving "The Big Six" -- Researching correctly is a skill. Often, finding one thing is not that hard. Researching a subject can be. These six steps to researching and problem solving is the skill. Using them is correctly is an art! -- url:  http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Science/Research.html
Internet Public Library Youth Division: Ask The Author -- This web-site provides the means so young people may forward questions to the authors of books about how the authors were inspired, what the authors are interested in and how a student may be more involved in creative writing.
url:  http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/Lowry.html
IPL Teen Division -- The Internet Public Library shows they know that teenagers want something different. Well, here is a different links page for teens.  http://www.ipl.org/teen/
Internet Scout Project -- A personalized guide to resources on the Internet. Librarians and educators do the filtering for you. url:  http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/index.html
Institute for Learning Technologies - Tribe Finder -- Visit this site and discover history about Native Americans with the Native American Navigator. Simply click on a colored area for exploration. Links to information are identified with rectangles and tribe names. url:  http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/naha/maps/
Jubilee Sailing Trust --  Based in Southampton UK. Promotes the integration of able-bodied and disabled people through the adventure of tall ship sailing.  The Trust utilizes custom built tall ships designed specially to allow able-bodied and disabled people to work and live side by side during the voyage. Goal, to develop communication skills, team work, independence and confidence. url: http://www.jst.org.uk - email: sophie@jst.org.uk
CBS Health Watch Medical Test Handbook, http://healthwatch.medscape.com/
Merck -- Provides free access to the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, a widely used source of general medical information. url: http://www.merck.com/
Learning Web -- The Learning Web is the USGS web site dedicated to K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning. Visits will let you explore things on, in, around, and about the Earth such as plants and animals, land, water, and maps. url:  http://www.usgs.gov/education/
Free Online Language Courses --  Want to learn to speak Icelandic??? This site"s got everything from Arabic to Yiddish including free online classes and chat sessions with people from all areas of the world. url:  http://www.word2word.com/course.html
http://www.pfizer.com/brain/
Roget's Internet Thesaurus--  Handy reference, ideal for TBI survivors. url:  http://www.thesaurus.com/
Where Do Expressions Come From -- Explanations of the origins of such phrases as "dead as a doornail." By no means a comprehensive listing of phrases, so not a key reference source, but an interesting site to visit nonetheless. url: http://www.cam.org/~jennyb/origins.html
A Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves -- Many concepts or properties of plane curves such as cusp, tangent, evolute, involute, envelope, are more readily explained by an illustration or animation. This project is designed to educate and entertain. It demonstrates interesting properties of plane curves visually.
url: http://xahlee.org/PageTwo_dir/more.html
The Wordsmyth English Dictionary -Thesaurus -- If you're not sure about spelling, use the Approximate Search ("elgant" retrieved "elegant"), and the computer will look for near matches; if you want to see all words that INCLUDE your word, do a Floating Search ("brain" retrieved addlebrained, brainchild, brain wave, etc.)  This is also a dictionary of synonyms. url: http://www.wordsmyth.net/
http://www.dictionary.com:80/ -- Good dictionary site, with additional sources including other dictionaries, writing assistance, Bartlett"s Quotations, thesaurus, common errors, and elements of style. 
url:  http://www.dictionary.com/
http://www.refdesk.com/ -- Massive on line refence desk. url: http://www.refdesk.com/

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