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American
Association of People with Disabilities: Members learn to
help themselves, 1-800-840-8844, www.aapd-dc.org.
DisABILITY:
An abundance of information and referrals, maintained by a C2
quadriplegic, www.makoa.org.
Family
Caregiver Alliance: Information and resources on long-term
care patients and neurological illnesses, 1-415-434 3388,
www.caregiver.org.
GED Test:
How to take the GED test, 1-800-626-9433, www.gedtest.org.
Goodwill
Industries: Provides employment and training services for
people with disabilities, welfare dependency, illiteracy, criminal
history and homelessness, 1-301-530-6500, www.goodwill.org.
HUD:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers network
of independent living centers for the disabled, network of available
housing for the homeless, and home buying programs, 1-202-708-1112,
www.hud.gov.
Job Accommodation
Centers: Free consulting service to help people with disabilities
take steps to find work, 1-800-526-7234, www.jan.wvu.edu.
National
Association for the Deaf: Information
and support for the deaf, 301-587-1788 (Voice), 301-587-1789 (TTY),
www.nad.org.
Parentís
Helping Parents: Information and resources for parents of
special needs children, 1-408-727-5775, www.php.com.
Our-Kids:
Support and resources for parents and caregivers of teens and
adults with disabilities www.our-kids.org/OKAdults
Self Help for Hard
of Hearing People: Education,
referrals, and advocacy for people with hearing loss, 301-657-2248
(Voice), 301-657-2249 (TTY), www.hearingloss.org.
Social
Security Administration: Eligibility for and information on
social security, medicare, disability, 1-800-772-1213,
www.ssa.gov.
Untangling
the Web: Numerous disability resource links, www.icdi.wvu.edu/Others.htm#g6.
VA:
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs offers vets health benefits
and services, vocational rehabilitation, employment assistance,
pension and other benefits, 1-800-827-1000, www.va.gov.
VetJobs:
Jobs for veterans, 1-877-VET-JOBS (838-5627), www.vetjobs.com.
YMCA:
Find a local YMCA around the world for childrenís programs, teen
leadership development, job training, family support, and fitness,
1-888-333-YMCA (9622), www.ymca.net.
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