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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AARP
A nonprofit, nonpartisan association dedicated to shaping and enriching the experience of aging for its members (midlife and older persons) and for all Americans.
Ability Online
An electronic mail system that connects young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors.
AboveKneeAmputee.com
AccessLife
News, information and products for the disability community
ADA Home Page
U.S. Department of Justice - Americans with Disabilities Act information site
Aging, National Council on the
Aging, U.S. Administration on
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Alpha-One Organization
Center for Independent Living - South Portland, ME
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association
American Association of People with Disabilities
A nonprofit cross-disability member organization that works in coalition with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
AmeriCorps
Members train volunteers, tutor and mentor at-risk youth, build housing, clean up rivers and streams, help seniors live independently, provide emergency and long-term assistance to victims of natural disasters, and meet other community needs.
Amputees
This site lists links to numerous other amputee-related web sites.
Amputee-Online.com
Amputee Coalition of America
Amputee Resource Foundation of America, Inc.
Aphasia Association, National
Apraxia KIDS
Arc of the United States, The
Arthritis Foundation
Autism and Asperger Spectrum, MAAP Services for
Information on social and communication disorders, with particular focus on Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association, National
Autism Center
Autism Treatment, Families for Early
Autism PDD Resources Network
Autism Society of America
Blind, American Council of the
Blind, National Federation of the
Blind Athletes, United States Association of
Blind (NIB) - NIB CareerNet, National Industries for the
CareerConnect is teaming up with NIB to initiate an easy-to-use web resource designed to match job seekers with jobs at one of the 80-plus associated agencies of NIB across the United States.
Birth Defect Children, Association of
Boulevard, The
Resource directory of disability products and services for the disabled, elderly, caregiver and healthcare professional.
Braille Institute
A private non-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate blindness and severe sight loss as a barrier to the fulfillment of life.
Caregivers Association, National Family
CaregiverZone
A comprehensive resource for family caregivers, elder care professionals, and seniors.
Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, The National Information
Materials also available in Spanish.
Cerebral Palsy and Deaf Organization
Census Bureau, U.S.
Provides data on disability based on three primary sources: the Survey of Income and Program Participation(SIPP), the decennial census of population, and the Current Population Survey(CPS).
Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Children of Deaf Adults
Children's Disabilities Information
Web site offers families, service providers, and other interested individuals information about advocacy, education, employment, health, housing, recreation, technical assistance, and transportation covering a broad array of developmental, physical, and emotional disabilities.
College Preparation for Students with Disabilities - Student Lounge
A website managed by the DO-IT program at the University of Washington which contains the following DO-IT resources that can help students with disabilities prepare for college, succeed in college, and successfully transition from two-year to four-year postsecondary institutions.
Covering Kids
A national health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Deaf Chat
Chat rooms for the deaf and hearing-impaired.
DeafSpot.net
Community Resource Directory
Deaf, National Association of the
Deaf, Registry of Interpreters for the
Promotes the profession of interpreting and transliterating American Sign Language and English.
Diabetes Association, American
Disability, National Council on
An independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting Americans with disabilities.
Disability, National Organization on
Promotes full and equal participation of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.
DisabilityResourcs.org
A nonprofit organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work and play independently. [Huge site]
Down Syndrome, National Association for
Down Syndrome WWW Page, The
Dwarfism.Org
Dyslexia Association, The International
Epilepsy Foundation
Exceptional Parent
Information for caregivers and advocates for children and young adults with disabilities and special healthcare needs.
Family Voices
Family & Friends speaking on behalf of children with special health needs; materials also available in Spanish.
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Fibromyalgia Network
Includes information about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) also.
Fox Foundation for Parkison's Research, Michael J.
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too
A non-profit organization that exists to provide medical equipment and computers to disabled people in the metro Atlanta area who could not otherwise afford it.
Genetic Diseases in Children, DisabilityResources.Org - Rare
Links to Genetic Disease Organization Websites
Guide Dog Foundation
Provides guide dogs free of charge to the blind and visually-impaired who seek enhanced mobility and independence.
Health & Human Services - State of Tennessee
Health Information Center, National
Heart Association, American
Fighting heart disease and stroke.
Helping.org
One-stop online resource designed to help people find volunteer and giving opportunities in their own communities and beyond.
hotBraille.com
Here you can send Braille letters, learn more about Braille, and meet other people who share your interest in Braille.
Hydrocephalus Foundation, The
Hyperflexia Association, American
Ivanhoe Broadcast News
The country's largest news-gathering organization covering medical breakthroughs, family health and issues important to women.
Jackson Center for Independent Living
Johnson Foundation, The Robert Wood
Its mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans (through projects, programs, grants, advocacy, etc.).
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
The Learning Disabilities Association of America
Lebonheur Children's Medical Center
LDOnline
The interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children.
Little People of America
Lupus Foundation of America
Medicine Program, The
Assists patients who may qualify to enroll in one or more of the many patient assistance programs which provide prescription medicine free-of-charge to individuals in need, regardless of age.
Memphis Center for Independent Living, The
Mental Health Services, The Center for
Mental Health, National Institue of
Mental Health Association, National
Mid-South Access Center for Technology
Affiliated with the University of Memphis, Mid-South Educational Software Clearinghouse, and RISE: Restructuring for Inclusive School Environment, it provides services and information to pre-service and in-service teachers, consumers and care givers regarding assistive technology.
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The
Multiple Sclerosis Education Network - HealthTalk
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
Multiple Sclerosis Society, The National
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Institutes of Health
Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., American
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
Osteoporosis Foundation, National
Paralyzed Veterans of America
P.A.R.A.
Paratuberculosis Awareness & Research Association (PARA) is an organization of Crohn's Disease patients, their families and others who are concerned about the relationship between MAP (Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis) and Crohn's Disease.
Parents Helping Parents
Parent Network on Disabilities, The National
Its mission is to provide a presence and national voice for ALL families of children, youth and adults with disabilities.
Parkinson Disease Association, American
Pediatric Rheumatology Page
Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, The Carl
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
PhRMA represents the country's leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, happier, and more productive lives.
Reading from Scratch
A program of special phonics, custom tailored to the learning style of the dyslectic reader.
Reeve Paralysis Foundation, Christopher
Reeve-Irvine Research Center, The
Established at the University of California-Irvine to study injuries to and diseases of the spinal cord that result in paralysis or other loss of neurologic function, with the goal of finding a cure.
Rett Syndrome Association, International
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Social Security Administration
Southwest Area Agency on Aging
Promotes and advocates for a system to enhance the lives of the older population in Southwest Tennessee.
Special Needs Advocate for Parents
Special Children, Internet Resources for
List of "Centers for Independent Living" by State/Province.
Special Olympics
Speech-Language Hearing Association, American
Spina Bifida Association of America
Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care & Cure, Foundation for
Spinal Cord Injury Association, National
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Star Center, The
Special Technology Access Resource Center, West Tennessee
Stroke Association, National
Stuttering Foundation of America
Tell-Us-Your-Story.com
Forum for personal-experience stories about disability awareness, rights, inspiration.
TennRID
Tennessee Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf; Promotes the profession of interpreting and transliterating American Sign Language and English.
Tennessee Technology Centers
Provides quality technical training designed to meet the occupational needs of the citizens of this region and state.
Through the Looking Glass
Clinical and supportive services, training and research serving families in which one or more members -- whether parent or child -- has a disability or medical issue.
Tourette Syndrome Association
Trace Research & Development Center
Focuses on making off the shelf technologies and systems like computers, the Internet, and information kiosks more accessible for everyone through the process known as universal, or accessible design.
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
United Way of West Tennessee, Inc.
Unser First Step Foundation, The Cody
A not-for-profit corporation aimed at raising research funds to fight paralysis and to build awareness of Transverse Myelitis.
VSA Arts
A nonprofit organization that creates learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities.
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.
Non-profit organization that helps individuals, families and the community -- mostly those who are low income and elderly, when they have a legal problem.
West Tennessee School for the Deaf
Wheelchair Basketball Association, National
Women With DisAbilities
World Association of Persons with disAbilities
Provides information, motivation, assistance and activism for the physically and mentally [dis]Abled people of the world.
(Disclaimer: Neither the University of Memphis nor Student Disability Services endorse any of the links below, but provides them solely as a source of information.)
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