I developed this page for my professional use to be able to quickly refer to sites that I find beneficial as a Rehabilitation Counselor. I hope that this site will be useful to Rehab Counselors, other rehabilitation professionals, and their clients/consumers. This is not a comprehensive site of information available on the Internet, rather it is a selective compilation of those sites clients, colleagues, and I find particularly informative.

Note: While there is a lot of fantastic information, be wary of the information you find on-line. Unlike books, which must first be approved for publishing, anyone can post information on the Web. Always get a second opinion from your doctor or health care professional regarding health and nutritional information before making a change to your routine based upon information found on the Internet.

This page is always being updated, so please keep visiting.
Also, please suggest good sites I should add!

• General Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Advocacy Info
• Assistive Devices and Technology
• Vocational and Employment Info
• General Health and Disability Info
• Adrenal and Endocrine Disease and Disorder Information
• Aging
• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
• Arthritis and Osteoporosis
• Asthma
• Bereavement and Loss
• Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
• Cancer
• Cardiac, Stroke, and Pulmonary Diseases
• Caregiving
• Cerebral Palsy
• Developmental Disabilities and Autism
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
• Hearing Impairment and Deafness
• HIV and AIDS
• Learning Disability
• Lupus
• Mental Health
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Parkinson's Disease
• Visual Impairment and Blindness
• Professional Counseling Associations
• Some Local Florida Resources: Orange, Brevard, and Alachua Counties

• The ADA Game: simulates advocacy promoting positive changes in communities
• Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities - State of Florida
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• Census Bureau Data on Disability
• The Center for an Accessible Society: Disability Issues Information
• Center for Independent Living: North Central Florida
• Chamber of Commerce for Individuals with Disabilities
• Department of Justice ADA Website
• Disability Awareness Site for Youth
• Disability Info.gov - Information and Resources for Employment, Education, Housing, Transportation, Health, Income Support, Technology, Community Life, and Civil Rights
• Disability Rights Guide: Center for Disability Law and Policy
• Center on Human Policy: Promoting inclusion of people with disabilities in society
• Disability Social History: History of the way people with disabilities have been viewed and treated
• Disability World: A bi-monthly web-zine of international disability news and views
• Dsabled Peoples' International: network of national organizations of disabled people, established to promote human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development
• E-Bility.com: Disability Information Resources
• Enabled Online.Com - Connecting People with Disabilities
• Independent Living Centers: Locate a CIL in your area
• Independent Living Institute
• International Disability News Ticker
• National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse - will assist to find accessible apartments according to needs you specify
• National Association on Alcohol, Drugs, and Disability [NAADD]
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
• National Council on Disability
• National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems: Nationwide network of congressionally-mandated, legally-based disability rights agencies
• National Organization on Disability
• New Mobility Magazine
• Rehabilitation Psychology Links - American Psychological Association (APA), Division 22
• Research Information for Independent Living
• TASH (The Action Starts Here): Supporting Full Inclusion of People with Disabilities in all Aspects of Communities
• UF Department of Rehabilitation Counseling
• WWW Resources for Rehabilitation Counselors/"The Unofficial Rehabilitation Counseling Web Page"
• U.S. Access Board: Accessibility Standards and Issues
• U.S. Dept. of Justice Disability Rights Section
• U.S. Department of Justice - A Guide to Disability Rights

• AbilityHub.com- Wonderful information about Assistive Technology for people with disabilities who find it difficult to use computers
• ABLEDATA Project: Information resources on assistive devices and rehab equipment
• Access to Recreation
• Alliance for Technology Access
• The Alzheimers Store: Reasonable prices. Products for safety, wandering, ADLs, Falls, Incontinence, Caregiving, Forgetfulness, Books, Activities and Entertainment
• America's Athletes with Disabilites: Victory Games
• Assistive Tech.net
• The Boulevard - Assistive technology and caregiving tidbits
• Camps for Children and Adults with Disabilities
• Closing the Gap, Inc. - Computer Technology for People with Special Needs
• disABILITY Information and Resources
• Disabled Dealer Magazine
• Discover Technology.com
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Disability Rights Office
• Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST)
• Global Access: Disabled Travel Network: Accessible Travel for Wheelchair Users and Mobility-Impaired People
• Great Outdoors Recreation Pages - Outdoor Resources for People with Disabilities
• Infinitec: Information about Assistive Technology for living, learning, playing and working.
• Job Accommodations Network (JAN)
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
• National Disability Sports Alliance
• National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
• National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
• Special Olympics
• Tech Connections: Connecting People and Assistive Technology
• United States Association of Blind Athletes
• USA Deaf Sports Federation
• VSA Arts: Vision, Strength and Artistic Expression - Artists with Disabilities
• Virtual Assistive Technology Center
• Web Accessibility Initiative
• Wheelchair Sports, USA

• AbleTrust - Florida Governor's Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities
• America's Career InfoNet: Outlooks, Requirements, and Labor Market Conditions
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Career Resource Center at Santa Fe Community College - Tons of great information!
• Employer Assistance Referral Network - sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office on Disability Employment Policy
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• Employment and Training Administration - O*Net
• Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC)
• Goodwill Industries International: Career training, employments services, job placement, and post-employment support
• Guide to Disability and the Workplace: Cornell University
• National Center on Workforce and Disability: One Stops Info
• NISH: Creating Employment Opportunities for People with Severe Disabilities
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• Salary.com- Compares professions, geographic areas, etc.
• SSA - Office of Employment Support Programs - Youth with Disabilities
• Ticket to Work Program Information from the SSA
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Welfare to Work from the Department of Labor
• Work World Help/Information System: from VCU - benefits information

Websites with General Information about Health and Disabilities

• Access Unlimited.com - "The Disability Link Barn"
• Adult Day Services information from the Administration on Aging
• American Chronic Pain Association
• American Medical Association
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Center for Medicare Education
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Clinical Trials Listing
• Combined Health Information Database of the National Institutes of Health
• DAV: Disabled American Veterans
• Disability Info.gov
• disABILITY Information and Resources
• DisabilityResources.org
• Find Disability Resources in Your State
• Disability Resources for Rehabilitation Counselors and Consumers
• Easter Seals: Creating solutions to change lives of children and adults with disabilities, their families and communities. Services include: Inclusive child care, adult day centers, job training and employment, medical rehabilitation, and camping and recreation programs
• Half the Planet: Fantastic Disability Resource!
• Healing Well: Guide to Diseases, Disorders and Chronic Illness
• HealthFinder: From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• HealthWeb: Links to health information
• Home Care Agency Locator- National Association for Homecare
• Intelihealth
• International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
• Medic Alert Foundation
• Medicare.gov
• Medline Plus
• Mental Help Net
• National Information Center for Children/Youth with Disabilities
• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• National Organization for Rare Disorders: Information about 5,000+ Rare (affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans) Diseases
• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Pain.com: Information about Pain and Pain Management
• Self-Help Sourcebook - Support Group Database
• Social Security Administration Disability Programs
• Untangling the Web - Disability Information
• Women with Disabilities : National Women's Health Information Center
• Veteran's Administration Services

Websites with Information Related to Adrenal and Endocrine Diseases and Disorders

• National Adrenal Diseases Foundation
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Association

Websites with Information Related to Aging and Issues for Elderly Individuals

• Administration on Aging
• Aging with Dignity and 5 Wishes
• Aging Information on the Internet - Referenced by Topic from the Administration on Aging
• AHCA Nursing Home Guide Watch List
• Alliance for Aging Research
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
• American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging
• American Society on Aging
• Benefits Checkup: a service from the National Council on Aging that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans.
• The Coalition to Protect America's Elders
• Difficult Dialogues: Aging in the 21st Century- Consensus Report from Stanford University
• Eldercare Locator- Links to Community Assistance for Seniors
• ElderWeb - Online Elder Sourcebook
• FirstGov for Seniors - Federal Government website with user-friendly information and links from government agencies that serve seniors - currently offline for updating, but they will let you subscribe for more information about the site's progress
• Florida Department of Elder Affairs
• Long Term Care Research Profiles - AARP 'Across the States' 2002 Research Reports
• Medicare.gov
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Center for Medicare Education
• Merck Institute of Aging and Health
• Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging
• National Aging and Aging-Related Organizations on the Web
• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• National Association for Home Care
• National Center on Elder Abuse
• National Coalition to Amend the Medicare Homebound Restriction for Americans with Significant Illness (NCAHB)
• National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
• National Council on the Aging
• National Institute on Aging
• The Senior Coalition
• Senior Net
• Senior Sites: Source for information about affordable housing and other resources for seniors
• Social Security Administration

Websites with Information Related to Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

• Alzheimer's Association
• Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program
• Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Driving
• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
• Alzheimer's Disease: A Family Affair and a Growing Social Problem
• AlzInfo.org - The Alzheimer's Information Site
• Alzheimer's Outreach
• Alzheimer Research Forum
• Alzheimer's Resource Center, Inc.
• Ageless Design: The Alzheimers Store: Reasonable prices. Products for safety, wandering, ADLs, Falls, Incontinence, Caregiving, Forgetfulness, Books, Activities and Entertainment
• AlzheimerSupport.com
• ALZwell
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation
• Dementia Advocacy Support Network
• Just for Children Fact Sheet on Dementia
• Just for Teens Fact Sheet on Dementia
• Kids' Page on Dementia
• MedLine Plus - Alzheimer's Disease
• List of Resources Available through the Alzheimer's Association

Websites with Information Related to Arthritis and Osteoporosis

• American College of Rheumatology
• Arthritis Foundation
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• National Osteoporosis Foundation

Websites with Information Related to Asthma

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
• American Association of Respiratory Care

Websites with Information Related to Bereavement and Loss

• About.com - Dying
• American Hospice Foundation
• Common Reactions to Trauma, Grief and Bereavement
• Dying Well: Framework by Ira Byock
• Finding Our Way: Living with Dying in America
• GriefNet.org
• Hospice Foundation of America
• HospiceNet
• National Hospice Foundation
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
• On Our Own Terms - Moyers on Dying
• Partnership for Caring: America's Voices for the Dying

Websites with Information Related to Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

• Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association
• American Spinal Injury Association
• Brain Injury Association of Florida
• Brain Injury Association of America
• International Brain Injury Association
• Missouri Traumatic Brain Injury Demonstration Project
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association
• The Perspectives Network - Traumatic Brain Injury Information
• Spina Bifida Association of America

Websites with Information Related to Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• Association of Cancer Online Resources
• HOPE Center for Cancer Support: Information and Resources for Cancer
• The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• National Cancer Institute - Cancer.gov
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
• ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association
• OncoLink: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
• Women's Cancer Center

Websites with Information Related to Cardiac, Stroke and Pulmonary Problems

• American Association of Respiratory Care
• American Heart Association
• American Lung Association
• American Stroke Association
• Aphasia Hope Foundation
• National Aphasia Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes
• National Stroke Association
• Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation (Including Life at Home: Survivors and Family)- National Stroke Association
• The Stroke Network

Websites with Information and Resources for Caregivers

• And Thou Shalt Honor - Caregiving Resource Center: Information and Resources associated with an upcoming show about caregiving. Very interesting stories and accounts from a diverse group of caregivers and care recipients.
• Caregiving.com
• The Caregiver's Handbook
• Children of Aging Parents
• Choosing an Adult Day Services Provider
• Contact A Family: A Support Organization and Website Based in the U.K. for Families who Have Children with Various Types of Disabiltiies
• Depend.com - Information and Resources for Caregivers
• Eldercare at Home, Online Guide For Family Caregivers: includes sections about various Physical problems, Mental/Social problems, and Managing Care
• Family Caregiver Alliance
• Alzheimer's Caregiver Support On-Line - Alz Online - Information, Resources, Support, and even free live on-line classes
• Health Facility Info (Florida): Click Facility Locator
• MedLine Plus - Caregivers
• National Alliance for Caregiving
• National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
• National Family Caregivers Association
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• National Respite Locator Service: Search for programs by state
• Rosalynn Carter Institute for Human Development: Caring for Caregivers
• The Sibling Support Project
• Special Child Magazine
• Sunflower Coalition of Caregivers, Inc.
• Through the Looking Glass: Serving Families with Disabilities
• Magazine: Today's Caregiver
• Well Spouse Foundation

Websites with Information Related to Cerebral Palsy

• Cerebral Palsy Information Central (CPIC)
• United Cerebral Palsy Association

Websites with Information Related to Developmental Disabilities and Autism

• Aging & Developmental Disabilities: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
• Administration on Developmental Disabilities
• American Association on Mental Retardation
• The ARC
• Autism Society of America
• Closing the Gap- National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation from the Surgeon General
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Exceptional Parent Magazine
• National Down Syndrome Society
• Special Child Magazine
• States' Developmental Disability Agency Sites
• U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• The Williams Syndrome Association
• The Williams Syndrome Foundation
• U.K. Williams Syndrome Foundation

Websites with Information Related to Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
• Children with Diabetes
• Diabetes Digest
• Diabetes Public Health Resource
• Diabetic Lifestyle.com
• DiabetesNet: The Diabetes Mall
• Diabetic Recipes.com
• Insulin Pumpers: Support and Information for Adults & Children with Diabetes
• International Diabetes Federation
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive & Kidney Diseases

Websites with Information Related to Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

• American Epilepsy Society
• Epilepsy Foundation
• International League Against Epilepsy
• Seizures.net - North Pacific Epilepsy Research

Websites with Information Related to Hearing Impairment, Deafness, and Speech

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• American Society for Deaf Children
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Aphasia Hope Foundation
• Association of Late-Deafened Adults
• Beginnings: for Parents of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing- Support and Information for Parents
• Captioned Media Program: Free-loan Open-Captioned collection of titles
• Children of Deaf Adults International
• The Deaf Resource Library
• Hear It: Information about hearing problems
• Hearing Loss Website
• Hearing, Speech, Deafness Center
• Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
• National Aphasia Association
• National Association of the Deaf
• National Information Center on Deafness (Gallaudet)
• National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Resource for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Resources for Improving Health Care to Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People - HearingLoss.org
• Sign Language Dictionary: Handspeak.com
• USA Deaf Sports Federation

Websites with Information Related to HIV & AIDS

• AIDS Alliance
• American Auto-immune Related Diseases Association
• The Body: AIDS and HIV Information Resource

Websites with Information Related to Learning Disabilities

• Dyslexia Research Institute
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• Learning Disabilities Online
• Learning Disability Resources
• National Center for Learning Disabilities

Websites with Lupus Information

• Lupus Foundation of America

Websites with Mental Health Information

• American Psychological Association "Help Center"
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• Information about Bipolar Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder Information
• Cognitive Distortions, Definitions
• Depression and Related Affective Disorder Association
• Depression Resource Center
• Have a Heart: Depression and Suicide Help
• MentalHealth.com
• Mental Help Net
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
• National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
• National Foundation for Depressive Illness
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Mental Health Association
• National Sleep Foundation
• Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
• The Renfrew Center - Resources on Eating Disorders, Body Image, and Women's Issues
• Schizophrenia.com
• Self-Help Sourcebook - Support Group Database
• Stress Management Information
• Stress Reduction Techniques
• Suicide and Suicide Prevention
• Teach With Movies: Movies with Topics for Character Development
• Web of Addictions
• Women and Depression

Websites with Information about Multiple Sclerosis

• International MS Support Foundation
• MS Association of America
• MS Foundation
• Multiple Sclerosis International Foundation
• National MS Society

Websites with Information Related to Muscular Dystrophy

• Muscular Dystrophy Association

Websites with Information Related to Parkinson's Disease

• American Parkinson Disease Association
• Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
• National Parkinson Foundation
• Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Websites with Information Related to Visual Impairment and Blindness

• American Foundation for the Blind
• American Printing House for the Blind
• Blindness Resource Center
• Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
• Lighthouse International
• The Low Vision Gateway
• Macular Degeneration Foundation
• National Association for the Visually Handicapped
• National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
• National Eye Institute
• National Federation of the Blind
• United States Association of Blind Athletes

• The Alliance for Rehabilitation Counseling
• American Counseling Association (ACA)
• American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA)
• Case Management Society of America (CMSA)
• Case Management Resource Guide
• Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)
• Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling - 491 Board
• Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA)
• International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
• Licensure Exams
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
• National Rehabilitation Association (NRA)
• National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA)
• State Credentialing Boards for Counseling

Additional Advocacy and Politics Info.

• Congress.org: Government Issues- Elected Officials, Issues and Legislation: good resource for advocacy!
• World Centers of Compassion for Children: What a phenomenal cause! Betty Williams was the speaker at my grandmother's Ph.D. graduation ceremony in July, 2001. Incredible.

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