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Disability, chronic illness and chronic pain Web Links
- "Blind Adults in America: Their Lives and Challenges"
a report on blind adults in America (.pdf)
- A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities
international handbook to help women with disabilities improve their health and overcome obstacles to good health care
- ABLEDATA
information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment
- AccesSportAmerica: Adaptive Sports Programs
programs and events for people with disabilities and those who want to get involved in that cause
- Achilles Track Club: Athletics for People with Disabilities
how to get involved with and find a track club for people with disabilities near you
- Aging With Dignity
information on advanced care planning and end of life experiences
- American Chronic Pain Association
information on managing chronic pain
- Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
health information for women with disabilities
- Claiming Our Bodies: Resource Materials
resource materials for women with disabilities including extensive health and sexuality information
- Cornucopia of Disability Information
links to health, legal and policy information, and consumer products
- Council for Disability Rights
disability rights information
- Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International
advocacy and support network for people with dementia
- Disability History Museum
internet museum and library on the history of disability in the United States
- disABILITY Information and Resources
collection of resources and helpful products for people with disabilities
- Disabled Peoples' International
resources and a network for promoting the rights of disabled people worldwide
- DisAbled Women's Network Canada
Canadian feminist network for women with disabilities
- Family Caregiver Alliance
caregiving policy and legal issues, networks for support
- Family Caregiving 101
support and resources for those providing care
- Health, Wellness, and Aging with Disability
discusses how to age well with a disability, including information on specific disabilities, healthcare strategies and a regional resource directory of local disability agencies and organizations
- PatriciaEBauer.com
news and commentary on disability issues
- Ragged Edge Magazine Online
online disability rights magazine
- Resources on Health Care and Health Plans for People with Disabilities
information about managed care and finding providers for people with disabilities
- Sexual Health and Fertility After Brain and Spinal Cord Impairment
information about sexual health and bladder changes for males and females after spinal cord injuries
- Sexual Health Network
sexuality information, support, and products for people with disabilities and illnesses
- SexualHealth.com: Disability and Chronic Illness
sexual health for people with disabilities
- Sexuality and Disability
written by and for women with disabilities, about sex, relationships, having kids, violence and more
- Sexuality and Disability: Annotated Bibliography
bibliography of books and websites about disability and sexuality
- SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability
great film on art, activism and disability
- Spine-Health.Com
lists resources for chronic pain
- Strong Proud Sisters: Girls and Young Women with Disabilities
statistics and information on public health and reproductive health issues relevant to young women with disabilities in the US (.pdf)
- The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
a national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities
- The Looking Glass
research, training, and services for families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability
- The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities
discusses the need to promote accessible, comprehensive health care for people with disabilities
- Women & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A National Report
a report by the Canadian Lung Association
- Women Enabled
policy affecting women with disabilities
- World Institute on Disability
research, policy, and advocacy center for people with disabilities
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