Websites

Physical Disabilities Resources

State & National

• www.aota.org - The American Occupational Therapy Association website has comprehensive information via the AOTA Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section in the Members Area of the website. The Hand Subsection, Driving/Driver Rehabilitation Network, AOTA PDSIS newsletters (current & archived), and Member Listserv with the new WebBoard format offer additional help. AOTA PDSIS Chair: Debbie Amini, from North Carolina.
• www.aarp.org - The AARP Legal Services Network provides a list of attorneys screened by AARP who offer free and reduced-fee legal services. May wish to look at AARP Long-Term Care Insurance information, AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide using IRS-certified volunteers to prepare tax returns and answer tax questions, or seek answers from the AARP Foundation Litigation Volunteer Legal Review Program regarding consumer issues, nursing home abuse, and age discrimination in employment.
• www.arthritis.org - Arthritis Foundation
• http://www.driver-ed.org - Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists
• www.medicare.gov - Information direct from third party reimbursement agents.
• www.ninds.nih.gov - Neurological Disorders & Stroke
• www.nmss.org - Multiple Sclerosis
• www.amputee-coalition.org - ACA
• www.parkinson.org - Parkinson’s Information
• www.alz.org - Alzheimer’s Association
• www.alzheimers.org - Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center
• www.ahaf.org - -Alzheimer’s Family Relief Program
• www.naela.com - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• www.caps4caregivers.org - Children of Aging Parents 1-800-277-7294

Hand Therapy:

• www.ahtf.org - American Hand Therapy Foundation promotes research, education, & links to International Societies.
• www.asht.org - American Society of Hand Therapists
• www.htcc.org - Certified Hand Therapists referral directory

Lymphedema Management:

• www.acols.com - The Academy of Lymphatic Studies is one of several available certification courses and referral sources for therapists for management of lymphedema.
• www.clt-lana.org - The Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) is a non-profit corporation concerned with the competence of therapists treating lymphedema.
• www.lymphnet.org - National Lymphedema Network offers a quarterly newsletter called “Lymph Link.”

Spinal Cord Injury Management:

• www.asia-spinalinjury.org - The American Spinal Injury Association
• www.spinalcord.org - The National Spinal Injury Association