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Advocacy Groups
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Don't Laugh At Me
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders
- Mothers from Hell
- National Inclusive Schools Week
- National Fair Housing Advocate Online
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- Easter Seals
- The ARC of the United States
Financial
- Charity Navigator
- Saving for College
- U.S. Savings Bonds (Treasury Direct)
- Pooled Trust Program for People with Disabilities
Health Care
- Doctor Solve: Canadian Prescription Drugs
- Health Care Coach
- Indigent Prescription Programs
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- Online Health Resources
- The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission
Housing Options
- Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse
- CCD Housing Task Force
- CHANCE at UNH
- Center for Universal Design
- Community Integration Report
- Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing
- Concrete Change
- Creating Accessible Homes (PDF)
- The Design Linc: Accessibility Design & Resources
- Habitat for Humanity
- HomeMods.org
- Home Modification information at Inifinitec.org
- Home modification for Wheelchairs
- Independent Living Strategist
- West Suburban Access News Association
Internet Directories
- Disability Resources
- Directory of Specific Disabilities at dmoz.org
- Children with Disabilities at About.com
- Special Education Resources at About.com
Legal
- Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance
- Disability Rights Activists
- FirstGov
- HALT
- HUD Disability Rights and Resources
- PESI Continuing Education
- Justice Talking (NPR show)
Medicaid & Medicare
- Kaiser Family Foundation Medicare Information
- Medicaid information at HHS.gov
- Medicare.gov
- Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
- State Pharmacy Assistance Programs
- State-Specific Medicare Prescription Drug Information
Special Education
- Alphabet Worksheets and Activities
- Behavior Contracts
- Classroom Projects and Activities from Dover Publications
- Characteristics of A Gifted Child
- Child Development Tips for Gifted Chilren
- Different Roads to Learning: Autism Teaching Resources
- Edhelper.com
- National Association of Special Education Teachers
- Stewart Home School
Specific Conditions
- ADD Resources at About.com
- ADHD News
- Apparelyzed - Spinal Cord Injury Support
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex Cogenita
- Autism News Network
- Autism Treatment Center of America
- Batten Disease Support and Research Association (BDSRA)
- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
- Different Roads to Learning: Autism Teaching Resources
- Future Horizons - Autism
- Malignant Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma.com
- Pfeiffer Treatment Center
- United Cerebral Palsy
Special Needs and Web Use
Special Needs Sites
U.S. Government Sites
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Disabilityinfo.gov
- IDEA News, Information, and Resources
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS)
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