Helpful Disability Resources For The Disabled And Their Caregivers

Legitimate disability resources are a must for the disabled and their caregivers. All resources listed have been carefully vetted for relevance and usefulness to people with disabilities.

This compilation of resources is divided into categories as follows:

Internal Resources
(Based on our own research)
Vision Related Sites
(Nearly all you need to see)
Health Related Sites
(Maybe illness related, too?)
Age Related Sites
(Older often means needier)
Social Media Links
(Getting your story known)

Appearance of a resource on the following list does not imply endorsement of it by Accessible.org. We frequently check links to be sure they're still working. If you find one that isn't, please contact us.

1. Internal Resources

This section has disability resources that we created ourselves.

Benefits.gov How To Guide – Get help finding out which of 1000 benefits programs you're eligible for.
Social Security Disability Benefits – Use this step-by-step guide to understand the not-so-clear SSD FAQ page.
Social Security Disability Payments – Get concise easy-to-understand tips about how SSD payments work.
Assistive Technology For The Disabled – Learn how to get things like screen readers at no or little cost.
Nutrients In Low Budget Foods – Find suggestions for common low-cost foods that are good for you.

2. Vision Related Sites

In this section are resources for vision-disabled persons. The size of the list reflects the importance of Web sites being accessible to those with vision problems.

Glaucoma Research Foundation
http://www.glaucoma.org/
Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy by Doreid Berro
http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jcthomas/JCTHOMAS/
1997 Case Studies
Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Trust
http://jim.leeder.users.btopenworld.com/LHON/lhonhome.htm
Macular Degeneration. How to Use Your Peripheral Vision to See Better,
http://www.randeye.com/
American Academy of Ophthalmology
http://www.aao.org/
Blind Net
http://www.blind.net/
The Foundation for Fighting Blindness
http://www.blindness.org/
National Association for the Visually Handicapped
http://lighthouse.org/navh/
Includes a quarterly, large-print newsletter.
The National Eye Institute
http://www.nei.nih.gov/
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
http://www.nyee.edu/
The Schepens Eye Research Institute (Harvard)
http://www.schepens.harvard.edu/
Telesensory
http://www.telesensory.com/
Adaptive equipment
View Point Mobility
http://www.viewpointmobility.com/

3. Health Related Sites

In this section are disability resources related to general health issues. You could say it's non-vision-related, because vision resources are so thoroughly covered in the preceding section.

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
HealthGate
http://www.healthgate.com/
Prescription Medications - Drug3k - Online Drug Encyclopedia
http://www.drug3k.com/

4. Age Related Sites

In this section are resources related to age. In general, age brings on more ailments, so there are sites dedicated to the elderly to make it easier for them to access needed resources.

Age of Reason
http://www.ageofreason.com/
Eldercare Web
http://www.elderweb.com/
SeniorNet
http://www.seniornet.org/
Third Age
http://www.thirdage.com/

5. Social Media Links

In this section are links to social media pages relating to the mission of Accessible.org. You can work with them to draw attention to the case or cause described in your story here at Accessible.org.

Blogs

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Blog
http://cpblogs.org.au/
MyChild™ CerebralPalsy.org Blog
http://cerebralpalsy.org/blog/

We are grateful to Judy Schnitzer who compiled the original list of disability resources many years ago. If you know of a resource that you think should appear here, please contact us.

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