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• 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.
• ADA Home Page
  U.S. Department of Justice - Americans with Disabilities Act information site
• Aging commission of the midsouth
• 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.
  
• Amputee-Online.com
• Amputee Coalition of America
• Amputee Resource Foundation of America, Inc.
• Aphasia Association, National
• Apraxia KIDS
• Arc of the Midsouth, The
• Arc of the United States, The
• Arthritis Foundation
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association, National
• Autism and Asperger Spectrum, MAAP Services for
  Information on social and communication disorders, with particular focus on Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorder.
• Autism Center
• Autism PDD Resources Network
• Autism Society of America
• Autism Society of the Midsouth
• Autism Solution Center, The
• Autism Treatment, Families for Early
  
  

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• 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.

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• Caregivers Association, National Family
• Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, The National Information
  Materials also available in Spanish.
• 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.
• Clovernook Center for the Blind
• 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
  

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• 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.gov
  Connecting the disability community with employment information and opportunities.
• 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.
• Disability Law and Advocacy Center
• 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 Education Online
• Dwarfism.Org
• Dyslexia Association, The International

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• Epilepsy Foundation
• Exceptional Parent
  Information for caregivers and advocates for children and young adults with disabilities and special healthcare needs.
  

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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

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• International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet, The
• Ivanhoe Broadcast News
  The country's largest news-gathering organization covering medical breakthroughs, family health and issues important to women.

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• 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

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• The Learning Disabilities Association of America
• The Learning Disabilities Association of Tennessee
• 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
  

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• 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
  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.
• Meritan
  Meritan is a nonprofit organization providing services for seniors, specialized foster care for children, assistance for the visually impaired, and programs for the developmentally disabled.
• Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The
• Mid-South Access Center for Technology
• Multiple Sclerosis Education Network - HealthTalk
• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
• Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
• Multiple Sclerosis Society, The National
• Muscular Dystrophy Association

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• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• National Institutes of Health
  

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• Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., American
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
• Osteoporosis Foundation, National

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• 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.

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• 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

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• 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 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
• Support and training for Exceptional Parents   

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• TennRID
  Tennessee Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf; Promotes the profession of interpreting and transliterating American Sign Language and English.
• TennCare Advocacy Program
• Tennessee Disability Coalition
• Tennessee Pathfinder
  Internet resource providing a wealth of quality information resources for people with disabilities and families.
• 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.

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• 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.

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• VSA Arts
  A nonprofit organization that creates learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities.

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• 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.

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