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Federal Government Sites

General Links

U.S. Senate
www.senate.gov

U.S. House of Representatives
www.house.gov

White House
www.whitehouse.gov

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
www.cms.gov

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Information Resource for Medicare
www.cms.hhs.gov/suppliers/dmepos/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov

The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
www.medicare.gov

U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System
www.tricare.osd.mil

Social Security Online (Benefits for children with disabilities)
www.ssa.gov/pubs/10026.htm

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov

Department of Veterans Affairs, Benefits and Services
www.appc1.va.gov/Health_Benefits/

Department of Veterans Affairs, Facility Directory
www.appc1.va.gov/sta/guide/division.asp?divisionId=1

U.S. Office of Personal Management, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp

Federal Employee Insurance Program
www.opm.gov/insure/index.asp

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)
www.nichd.nih.gov/about/ncmrr/

DisabilityInfo.gov (Comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government resources)
www.disabilityinfo.gov

National Council on Disability
www.ncd.gov

National Women’s Health Information Center
www.4woman.gov/wwd/



Assistive Technology Information

Abledata
www.abledata.com

Able Project
www.ableproject.org/ableproject/

The Alliance for Technology Access
www.ataccess.org

The National Assistive Technology Project, Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
www.nls.org/natmain.htm

The AT (Assistive Technology) Connection
www.techconnections.org/forum/index.cfm

Center for Assistive Technology, University of Buffalo
cat.buffalo.edu

Cornucopia of Disability Information: Assistive Technology, University of Buffalo
codi.buffalo.edu/assistiv.htm

Infinitec.org, Infinite Potential Through Assistive Technology
www.infinitec.org

Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America
www.resna.org

USA TechGuide, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
www.usatechguide.org

Information on State Assistive Technology Projects

Association of Tech Act Projects
www.ataporg.org

Abledata
www.abledata.com/Site_2/state_technology_assistance_proj.htm

National Organization on Disability
www.nod.org/content.cfm?id=819

State Tech Act Project, RESNA
128.104.192.129/taproject/at/statecontacts.html



Informative Resources:
Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Coverage
for People with Disabilities

Advancing Independence: Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid
www.aimmm.org/key_resources.html

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Coverage
www.cms.hhs.gov/coverage/

Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kff.org

Families USA
www.familiesusa.org

Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
www.medicareadvocacy.org

Medicare Rights Center
www.medicarerights.org



General Disability Links

American Association of People with Disabilities
www.aapd-dc.org

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Insights
www.adainsights.org

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
www.c-c-d.org

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Health Task Force
www.c-c-d.org/tf-health.htm

Disabilities Health Directory
www.disabilities-directory.com

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
www.dredf.org

Half the Planet
halftheplanet.org

The National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (Community Integration—Medicaid)
www.napas.org/I-3/I-3-d/resources.htm

National Organization on Disability
www.nod.org



Advocacy Organizations, Legal
Assistance and Other Assistance

Advocacy Organizations

Able Project
www.ableproject.org/ableproject/

Alliance for Aging Research
www.agingresearch.org/index.cfm

Associated Services for the Blind
www.asb.org

Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
www.medicareadvocacy.org

Center for Patient Advocacy
www.patientadvocacy.org

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
www.c-c-d.org

Easter Seals
www.easter-seals.org/site/PageServer

Medicare Rights Center
www.medicarerights.org

National Patient Advocate Foundation
www.npaf.org

Legal and Other Assistance

1-88-88-disabled
www.1-88-88-disabled.com/

American Bar Association, The Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
www.abanet.org/disability/lawpract.html

BenefitsCheckUp
www.benefitscheckup.org

Center for Enabling Technology
www.geocities.com/assistive_services/

Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
www.medicareadvocacy.org

Disabilities Rights Advocacy Group Inc.
www.draginc.com

Disability Law Project
www.dlp-pa.org

Elder Law Answers
www.elderlawanswers.com

iCAN
www.ican.com/channels/technology/assistive_technology/index.cfm

Infinitec.org, Infinite Potential Through Assistive Technology
www.infinitec.org

Integrity Consulting, Provides Assistive Technology and Training
www.integrityconsulting.us

Patient Advocate Foundation
www.patientadvocate.org/report.php

Senior Law
www.seniorlaw.com


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