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Resource Center
We invite you to link with our site - FREE:
Able People Foundation is continuing to build a strong resource center for people with disabilities.
In keeping with our mission, we will create a link to your program or website and ask you to provide
us with a reciprocal link if all of following categories apply to your business:
- Non profit Organization (locally or nationally)
- Providing a service to people with disability (locally or nationally)
- Educating people with disabilities in providing a channel to provide resources for a better and more active living within the community we serve
We would like to hear from you soon. Please contact us
| | Internet Resource for Special Children The IRSC web site is dedicated to children with disabilities and other
health related disorders worldwide. The website provides valuable
information to parents, family members, caregivers, friends, educators,
and medical professionals. http://www.irsc.org
| Invisible Disabilities The term "invisible disabilities" implies that the person's limitations
such as extreme fatigue, dizziness, pain, weakness, cognitive
impairments, etc. are not always obvious to the onlooker. These symptoms
can occur due to chronic illness, chronic pain, injury, birth disorders,
etc.
The Invisible Disabilities Advocate was designed to help friends and
family develop a better understanding of disabling illness and injury.
IDA provides helpful links to sites and organizations of several
diseases, disorders and conditions, as well as a support board. http://InvisibleDisabilities.com
| The iTECH Center The iTECH Center is a preview and demonstration lab for Assistive
Technology (AT) located at Parents Helping Parents in Santa Clara, CA.
We offer parents and professionals the opportunity to gain "hands-on"
experience with assistive devices and instructional software before
making a decision on which ones best suit their needs. Let our AT staff
assist you in exploring and accessing low/high tech options through a
guided "Techsploration" in our AT Lab. Call us to find out more about
technology for playing, reading, writing, communication, auditory
processing, computer access and self-help skills. We have over 500
software programs and a variety of assistive devices from low to high
tech which are available for demonstration at our center. http://www.php.com/include/groups/showInfo.php?ID=32&PHPSESSID=87942b27efe09a51b0ed9a62300acac9
| Jewish Free Loan Association It Offers interest-free and fee-free loans to individuals and families of all faiths residing in Southern California whose needs are urgent and who may not qualify through normal financial resources. Loans are available for Home Health Services and Supplies, including Durable Medical Equipment, Home Improvement for medical needs (i.e., ramps and railings) and for costs of caregiving. http://www.jfla.org
| Maryland Technology Assistance Program The mission of the Maryland Technology Assistance Program is to establish a
statewide, consumer responsive system for the delivery of technology related
assistance to individuals with disabilities, under the Assistive Technology Act
of 1998. http://www.mdtap.org
| MealCall.org Find senior meal delivery and congregate meal locations for
frail senior adults or volunteer to help deliver meals anywhere in the
U.S. The most comprehensive directory of senior meal locations available. http://www.mealcall.org
| The MED Group's National Rehab Network This site was created to keep consumers, therapists and suppliers
apprised of the latest information on Assistive Technology. The site
features an up to date educational calendar, articles, links, and an
active message board. http://www.medrehab.net
| MEDLINEplus® Welcome to MEDLINEplus, a goldmine of good health information from the
world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health
professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that
is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information
from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over
650 diseases and conditions. http://medlineplus.gov
| Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities The mission of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities is to provide information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes that will lead to increased independence, productivity, self determination, integration and inclusion (IPSII) for people with developmental disabilities and their families. http://www.mncdd.org
| Mobility Driven
A non-profit website focused on transportation resources for the disabled.
http://www.mobilitydriven.com
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