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In
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football player
Matt
Colby, 1984 - 2001
Costa
Mesa High School,
Costa
Mesa, CA
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In
memory of
49-year-old,
head injury survivor
Janet
L. McLaughlin, 1954 - 2003
Santa
Anna, CA
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In
celebration of
09/11/01-
Pentagon bombing Survivor
Wolesha
Parker
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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
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Assistive
Services Devices & Information Technology
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Medicare
Supplement Insurance -- Seniors covered by Medicare and able
to increase their health insurance with Medicare supplemental insurance.
Compare rates and find plans in your area.
http://www.medicaresupplementalinsurance.com |
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| Final Expense Insurance
-- Compare burial insurance policies and find peace of mind in preplanning
your final expenses. Compare rates today. http://www.burialinsurance.org |
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| 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. |
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| 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/ |
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Able Project -- Empowers
people with disabilities, and care providers, to locate mobility and assistive
devices -
Telephone: 408-265-9303 - url: http://www.ableproject.org |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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| Aquila Corp - Manufacturer
of automatic alternating pressure wheelchair cushions.url: http://www.aquilacorp.com/ |
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| 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://http://watap.org/ |
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| Assistive Technology Industry Association
-- links and information.Telephone: 877-687-2842; 847-869-1282 -
url:
http://www.atia.org (US & Canada) |
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| AT&T Bell Laboratories
Voices -- url: http://www.research.att.com/ |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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| 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 |
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| Closing the Gap --
Provides information on thousands of assistive technology products including
price, descriptions, and the manufactures contact information url:
http://www.closingthegap.com |
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| Disability
Resource Directory, Manhattan, Kansas USA -- url:http://www.kansas.net/~cbaslock/index.html |
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| 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/ |
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| 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/ |
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| Equipoise - Adjustable
Seating, PO Box 253, Kiama NSW 2533, Australia url:
http://www.kneelsit.com |
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| We Connect Now
is dedicated to uniting people interested in rights and issues affecting
people with disabilities, with particular emphasis on college students
and access to higher education and employment issues. url: http://weconnectnow.wordpress.com/ |
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| 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/ |
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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/ |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| IBM Accessibility -- url:
http://www.ibm.com/ |
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| 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/ |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jodi House: Personalized
medical identification cards a self help project of this Santa Barbara,
CA brain injury clubhouse- 625 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
-- Telephone: (805) 563-2882 ext 2
url: http://www.jodihouse.org/
email: cheryl@jodihouse.org |
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| 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 |
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Lighthouse
Services, Medical ID Cards - Personalized medical information at
your fingertips. Telephone: 410-326-6387 - url: http://www.lighthouseservices.net
email:
JudyK@lighthouseservices.net |
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| 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 |
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| Microsoft's
Accessibility and Disability page -- url: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/Products/default.aspx |
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| MonTech -- Provides
free, confidential information about assistive technology devices and services
for Montanans of all ages. url: http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/ |
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Personal Care Wear
- PO BOX 15451, Brooksville, FL 34604 -- Telephone: 352-544-5078;
url: http://www.personalcarewear.com |
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| 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
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url: http://www.brainaid.com |
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Assistive Services &
Resources continued
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| National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped -- url: http://lcweb.loc.gov/ |
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| 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/ |
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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 |
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| Shadowood Software
- Web-based appointment scheduler? url: http://www.shadowood.com/readme.php3 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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Time Tool - Free,
web based event scheduling / group collaboration software tool by
HBL Industries --
url: http://www.hbltimetool.com/ -- email: imetool@hblindustries.com |
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Virtual Assistive Technology
Center -- Includes free, downloadable software for people
with disabilities.
url: http://www.at-center.com/ |
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| U.S. Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board - sole mission is accessibility for individuals
with disabilities. url: http://www.access-board.gov/ |
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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 |
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Viewpoint Mobility
-- manufacturer of the VISION rear entrance lowered floor wheelchair
minivan conversion.
url: http://www.viewpointmobility.com/ Telephone: 866-368-6022 |
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Emergency Medical, Personal
Mobility & Transit
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Aeromedical Ambulance Services, Inc., -- 2700 International
Drive Ste. 100, West Chicago, IL 60185 Telephone: 800-823-1911 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Critical Care Medflight -- 500 Briscoe Boulevard, Lawrenceville,
GA 30245 -- Telephone: 800-426-6557 |
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Mercy Medical Airlift:
email:
mercymed@aol.com -- url: http://www.mercymedical.org |
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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 |
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Pro Flight --12420 East Control Tower Rd., Englewood, CO 80112
-- Telephone: 800-949-5387 |
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see our: Accreditation
Organizations |
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Personal Mobility &
Transit
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Able Project -- Empowers
people with disabilities, and care providers, to locate mobility and assistive
devices - Telephone: 408-265-9303 - url: http://www.ableproject.org |
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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 |
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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 |
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Complete Mobility Systems
-- 1915 W Country RD, C, Roseville MN 55113 -- Telephone: 800-788-7479
-- e-mail: cms1@usinternet.com -- url: http://completemobility.com/ |
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Driver Rehab Programs -
Links to and information on driver rehab programs url: http://http://watap.org.org/ |
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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 |
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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. |
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Handicapped
Vans Inc. -- 404 South Chestnut, Champaign, IL, 217-398-1053;
Fax:
217-398-1843
-- email: KArms424@cs.com --url: http://www.handicappedvansinc.com |
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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 |
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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 |
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Uppertone -- the Unassisted
Upperbody Excercise System for Quadriplegics -- url: http://www.gpk.com |
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Viewpoint Mobility
-- manufacture the “VISION” rear entrance lowered floor wheelchair minivan
conversion -- url: http://www.viewpointmobility.com |
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Service Animals
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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/ |
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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 |
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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/ |
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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 |
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Helping Hands, 1505 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA, Telephone:
617-787-4419
Helping Hands trains and makes available monkeys to assist people
with physical disabilities |
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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 |
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Scenter
Line Kennels - service and seizure alert
dog information. url: http://www.nwrain.com/~scenter/assistance.html |
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Service and Therapy Dogs
- from Professor Hunt's Dog Page -- A Virtual Lecture on Therapy Dogs.
url: www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/Work.htm |
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Support Dogs -- The John Fisher Center, Trianco House, ThorncliffeParkEstate,
Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2PH, England Telephone: 114-257-7997
Fax:
114-257-7997 |
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Therapeutic
Riding Centers -- url: http://horses.about.com/cs/therapeuticriding/index.htm?once=true& |
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also see: SCI
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Addiction Services &
Resources
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug Information -- Dept. of Health and Human Services Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. url: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ |
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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/ |
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National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug Information -- Dept. of Health and Human Services Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. url: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ |
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AddictionScience.org
-- Is geared to researchers in the neurobiology of addiction, but the site
features resources for the layperson - url: http://www.AddictionScience.org |
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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 |
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Treatment4Addiction.com
-- substance abuse resource url: http://www.treatment4addiction.com/ |
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Treatment-Centers.net
Drug Rehabilitation --. Extensive resources on addiction and recovery
url:
http://www.Treatment-Centers.net |
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Addiction Self-Help Groups
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Alcoholics Anonymous
-- http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/ |
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Al-Anon and Alateen
-- http://www.Al-Anon-Alateen.org/ |
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Narcotics Anonymous --
http://www.na.org |
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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 |
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Gamblers Anonymous
-- P.O. Box 17173, LA, CA 90017, Telephone: 213-386-8789 -
Fax:
213 386-0030 email: isomain@gamblersanonymous.org. |
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Recovery Online --
http://www.recovery.org/ |
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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 |
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Advocacy & Resource
Organizations
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| Adapt -- Disability rights
activists organization. url: http://www.adapt.org |
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| American Chronic Pain Association
-- P.O. Box 850, Rocklin, CA. 95677 Telephone: 916-632-0922.
Information, referrals and support groups. url:
http://www.theacpa.org/ |
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| 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 |
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Christopher Reeve Spinal
Cord Injury and Paralysis Foundation -- Dedicated to curing spinal
cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of
life for people
url: http://www.christopherreeve.org/ |
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| 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 |
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| Easter Seals -- url:
http://www.easter-seals.org/ |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| National Fathers Network
-- Fathers involved in caring for kids, and teens whith chronic illnesses
and/or disabilities. url: http://www.fathersnetwork.org/ |
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| National Guardianship Association
- Provides educational, training and networking opportunities for guardians
and surrogates. url: http://www.guardianship.org/ |
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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/ |
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| Protection and Advocacy
Systems -- An association that represents federally mandated programs
that protect the rights of persons with disabilities. url: ttp://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/ |
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| 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/ |
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| Well Spouse Foundation
- offers information and support. url: http://www.wellspouse.org |
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Senior, Respite, Hospice
& Grief Sites
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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 |
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Driver Rehab Programs - Links
to and information on driver rehab programs url: http://watap.org/ |
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Graymill -- http://www.graymill.com |
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GriefNet -- http://www.griefnet.org |
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National Council on Aging
-- url: http://www.ncoa.org |
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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 |
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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 |
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Senior Information and Assistance
Resources -- Telephone: 206- 448-3110 --
email: srinfo@seniorservices.org -- url: http://www.seniorservices.org |
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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 |
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Senior Sites -- Source
of non-profit housing and services for seniors. url: http://www.seniorsites.com/ |
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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 |
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Human & Professional
Services
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Academy of Certified Case
Managers -- url: http://www.jcaremanagement.com |
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American Association of Legal Nurse
Consultants -- url: http://www.aalnc.org |
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American Association of Managed Care
Nurses -- url: http://www.aamcn.org |
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American Association of Nurse Life
Care Planners -- url: http://www.aanlcp.org |
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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 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
-- url: http://www.aota.org |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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PDB Enterprises - Case Management
and Life Planning Specialists -- url: http://www.pdbenterprises.com |
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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://watap.org/ |
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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 |
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Goodwill Industries INC.
-- url: http://www.goodwill.org/ |
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InterWork Institute
-- Links to rehabilitation and education programs, documents on work and
disabilities. url: http://interwork.sdsu.edu/ |
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LifeStream, Inc.
-- Non-profit organization providing a wide range of services for
adults with disabilities. url: http://www.LifeStreaminc.Com/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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National Academies of Science
-- Advisors to the nation on science and engineering and medicine
url: http://www.nas.edu |
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Pathfinder Services,
Inc. - nonprofit human services agency serving people with disabilities
in northern Indiana. url: http://www.pathfinderservices.org/ |
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RehabNet -- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital, Salem, NH --
Links to information and resources on rehabilitation. |
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RN Case Manager --
url:
http://www.rncasemanager.com |
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United Way of America
-- url: http://www.unitedway.org/ |
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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 |
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Sports, Recreation &
Just Plain Fun
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Dance Force, Inc (DFI)
- A professional dance company comprised of dancers with and without disabilities.
Atlanta, GA Telephone: 404-724-9663 (voice and fax) |
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Disabled Sports USA --
Information on and links to membership, events, regional chapters,
history.
url: http://www.dsusa.org/ |
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Gender Equity in Sports
-- http://www.uiowa.edu/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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Wheelchair Sports USA --url:
http://www.wsusa.org/ |
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WWW Women’s
Sports Page -- http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~lewisa/womsprt.html |
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Fun
Resources & Reference Info
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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 |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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http://www.refdesk.com/
-- Massive on line refence desk. url: http://www.refdesk.com/ |
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