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Undiagnosed Illness ^New
Do you have an undiagnosed illness? Join my undiagnosed forum, share your personal stories and experiences. Read my personal story of living with an undiagnosed illness
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Accommodation Information by Disability (A to Z) ^{Top Rated}
Listing many types of disabilities, this EXCELLENT directory provides suggestions for accommodation requests in the workplace or the school setting.
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Administration on Aging
The Elders and Families section of the Administration on Aging website is designed to assist older persons and their caregivers quickly obtain information and resources on a variety of aging-related topics. Topics include:
• Alzheimer's Resource Room
• Disaster Assistance
• Elder Rights & Resources
• For Caregivers
• Housing
• How to Find Help
• Nutrition
• Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
• Services for Seniors
• Volunteer Opportunities

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Big's Place - Resources on ADHD and other disorders ^{Top Rated}
This is a great site with all kinds of links for AD/HD, ODD, SID, Aspergers, Autism and more. A new message forum has also been recently added.
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Canine Companions for Independence
Canine Companions for Independence provides assistance dogs to people with developmental or physical disabilities who can demonstrate that a Canine Companion will enhance their independence or quality of life. CCI dogs are provided at virtually no cost to the graduates. All the expenses of breeding, raising, and training a Canine Companion is funded through private donations.
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health ^{Top Rated}
A UK child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) resource and discussion forum for parents, young people and professionals. Contains information pages for young people on bullying, psychosis, depression, substance abuse, ADHD, autism, eating disorders, OCD, and links to relevant books to read for both young people and professionals.
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Child Mental Health ^{Top Rated}
Addresses mental disorders, behavioral disorders, child abuse, trauma, disaster and advocacy issues. Provides information including child mental health news, topics and research results about disorders including Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, Autism, Schizophrenia and Eating Disorders. Serves the needs of children, families and professionals.
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Create ^{Top Rated}
Alliance of mental health day service providers in the UK offering skills and educational training to those with a mental illness or disability.CREATE Swansea provides mental health services through an alliance of mental health day service providers in the Swansea area who offer help and support for people who suffer severe mental health disabilities or illness. This is achieved through developing the skills and abilities of day service users. Through rehabilitation, education and training in the community CREATE aims to improve the quality of life for those affected by mental illness. CREATE members have signed-up to this Joint Service Philosophy statement: "CREATE is a joint working partnership involving statutory and voluntary services, committed to providing access to quality services, tailored to meet the needs of individual mental health service users."
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Disability-Info.Gov ^{Top Rated}
This user-friendly Web site contains links to information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and other community members. President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative directed federal agencies to create DisabilityInfo.gov. This inter-agency Web site connects people with disabilities to the information and resources they need to pursue their personal and professional ambitions - delivering on America's promise of equal access to opportunity for all citizens.
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Disability-Related Resources ^{Top Rated}
A good resource of updated online links to start your search for disability resources. Includes the following categories: Information About Specific Mental Retardation Conditions, Support for Community Living, Employment/Transition to Work, General Information for Families, Special Education, Assistive Technology, Health Promotion and Disability Prevention, Disability Resources, Accrediting Organizations, Organizational and Grant Resources, National Disability Organizations, and Disability-Related Products & Services. Published and maintained by the Arc, a national association for people with developmental disabilities and mental retardation.
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DisabilityInfo.gov ^{Top Rated}
Online resource provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including civil rights, community life, education, employment, housing, health, income support, technology and transportation.
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Disabled Sports USA
When first faced with the reality of a disability, many experience a loss of confidence, depression, and believe their lives have ended. They are often alienated from family and friends because there are no shared positive experiences. Sports and recreation offers the opportunity to achieve success in a very short time period: to use this success to build self-confidence and focus on possibilities instead of dwelling on what can no longer be done. The ability to participate in a sport, such as cycling; skiing; and sailing, to name a few, provides the opportunity to reunite with family and friends in a shared activity. Disabled Sports USA, as an extension of the rehabilitation process, offers competitive programs in summer and winter sports.
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Disabled World ^{Top Rated}
Disabled World is an online community for disabled persons featuring the latest news for people with disabilities, forums, free disabled classifieds and free disabled dating.
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EnableNet (Australia)
The one stop site for information on disability and a meeting place for people interested in disability issues.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission
Equality and Human Rights Commission The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.
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EvalX (The Evaluation Exchange)
EvalX is a guide to professional Workers' Compensation and Disability Evaluation resources for healthcare providers that includes books, products, news, continuing education events and programs, and articles about impairment, functional capacity, and independent medical evaluations, as well as disability and return-to-work issues. EvalX also offers the healthcare industry's an extensive collection of state workers' compensation resources, with an emphasis on provider needs.
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Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
FCA support families nationwide caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions. Programs include: information, education, services, research, and advocacy.
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Family Village
This site acts as a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. Their community includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much more.
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Famous People who have Disabilities ^{Top Rated}
A list of famous people who have disabilites, and what they are suffering from.
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Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome research unit, headed by Dr. Ann Streissguth, University of Washington-School of Medicine (Seattle, Washington). Includes resources such as international support groups, an events list, and an extensive publications list.
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Functional Independence Skills Handbook ^{Top Rated}
An assessment and curriculum (with lesson plans) to assist people with special needs in gaining more functional independence. Domains of learning include adaptive behavior, affective skills, cognitive, sensory, social, speech and vocational. Some sample materials are on the site.
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Handling your Psychiatric Disability in Work and School ^{Top Rated}
An interactive and informative web site for people with a psychiatric condition that addresses issues and reasonable accommodations related to work and school. This is the only site designed exclusively to provide information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other employment and education issues for people with psychiatric disabilities.
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HEATH Resource Center
The George Washington University HEATH Resource Center is the national clearinghouse on post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities. Publications include: financial aid for students with disabilities, career planning, distance learning, disclosure issues, fact sheets, and a quarterly newsletter.
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Housing Info for People with Disabilities
Learn about renting, buying and making your home accessible, and about your Fair Housing rights.
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Job Accommodation Network (JAN) ^{Top Rated}
JAN is a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by: (1) providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, (2) providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation, and (3) educating callers about self-employment options.
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Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of America
LDA is the largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities. Website addresses: dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), educational issues, workplace issues, your rights under the law, and screening information.
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Legal Parameters of Informed Consent Applied to Electroconvulsive Therapy
Past attempts by policy experts and scholars to synthesize the legal policy considerations behind a general limited right to refuse treatment and specific legislative efforts to regulate the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have met with considerable controversy, confrontation, and misunderstanding. It will be argued on the basis of the following legal analysis that the parameters of the law of informed consent and substituted decisionmaking, as articulated in the leading court decisions and state legislation, provide a reasonable framework upon which to develop sound policy judgments about the right to refuse electroconvulsive therapy.

The components of the law that form the basis for this conclusion, from the most general to the most specific, are: the decisionmaking rights of mentally disabled persons; the principle of informed consent; the law of substituted consent for mentally incompetent persons; and informed consent as applied to ECT. Together, these interrelated and pyramidal legal concerns provide a framework that defines what the law requires before mentally disabled persons may accept or refuse ECT.
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List of all NINDS Databased Disorders
List of all NINDS Databased Disorders
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Listing of Impairments--Adult Listings (Part A)
The following sections are applicable to individuals age 18 and over to children under age 18 where criteria are appropriate. This electronic version contains the new Genitourinary Impairments and Multiple Body Systems listings, effective September 6, 2005 and October 31, 2005, respectively.,
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Listing of Impairments--Child Listings (Part B)
The following sections provide medical criteria for the evaluation of impairments of children under age 18 (where criteria in Part A - Adult listings do not give appropriate consideration to the particular disease process in childhood). This electronic version contains the new Genitourinary Impairments and Impairments that Affect Multiple Body Systems listings, effective September 6, 2005 and October 31, 2005, respectively.
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