Drink-Aide is a product of Inglis Foundation, which is committed
to increasing the independence of people with disabilities. This
page contains some Web sites and directories to further your search
for information and online assistance. Listing in this section does
not mean endorsement of information, products or services offered
in the Web sites. If you would like to suggest a site to us, contact
drinkaide@Inglis.org.
Janska
Janska
was founded by Jan Erickson who after caring for a stroke
patient was inspired to make high quality, stylish Polartec
Fleece garments, offering great warmth, comfort, ease of
use and care to individuals with disabilities in particular,
but we have something for everyone else in the family as
well. Our clothing has even been featured twice on the
Today Show on segments recommending products for seniors.
The
Green Guide
Your
source for green living tips, product reviews and environmental
health updates and advice.
Inglis
Foundation
The Inglis Foundation web site provides information on specific
programs and services available to people with disabilities in the
Philadelphia area.
Pennsylvania
Industries for the Blind and Handicapped (PIBH)
Founded
in 1956, PIBH markets
products and services provided by persons with disabilities
throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PIBH strives
to help persons with disabilities achieve a meaningful
and productive life, as well as contribute to the economic
life of their community.
Center
for Independent Living of Bucks County (CILBC)
The
mission of the Bucks County Center for Independent Living
is to assure that all individuals residing in Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, regardless of disability, are provided with
tools to achieve the level of independent living to which
they aspire based on their individual needs and desires.
Freedom
Valley Disability Enablement Center
Freedom
Valley Disability Enablement, Inc., has been established
to assist persons with disabilities in the achievement
of independent living goals. Freedom Valley recognizes
the importance of individual choice, consumer direction,
and personal responsibility. In that regard, Freedom Valley
promotes individual and community options to maximize independence
for persons with disabilities.
employmentincentives.com
The Workplace Technology Foundation and its major funding partner,
The Sierra Group, have created this site as an informational tool
to assist employers in recognizing the scope and value of various
employment incentive programs.
Liberty
Resources, Inc.
is a non-profit, consumer driven organization that advocates and
promotes Independent Living for persons with disabilities in the
Philadelphia area.
independentliving.org
An
international organization, based in Stockholm, Sweden,
that serves self-help organizations of people with disabilities
who work for equal opportunities, self-determination and
self-respect. They offer training materials, technical
assistance and information on personal assistance, advocacy,
access, legislation and peer support.
Rehability
Stores
Rehability
is a contemporary online lifestyle store for people of
all ages and ability levels. Offering products ranging
from apparel, adaptive equipment and much more, Rehability
inspires life solutions, adaptations, strategies, education
and options. Made possible through Good Shepherd Rehabilitation,
Rehability helps people with physical disabilities enjoy
life while incorporating any special needs they may have.
The
Sierra Group
The Sierra Group is an innovative rehabilitation engineering consulting
company that uses Workplace Technology to enhance human potential
and overcome disability-relateover fourd barriers to employment.
Workplace
Technology Foundation
The Workplace Technology Foundation has been established as a 501C(3)
nonprofit organization for the purpose reversing the rate of unemployment
for people with disabilities.
American
Association for People with Disabilities
We are 49 million strong - People with disabilities in America,
plus our families and friends: We see the need for one unifying membership
organization to leverage the numbers of people with disabilities
and their families and friends to access economic and other benefits
to form an organization which will be a positive private-sector force
to achieve the goal of full inclusion in American society.
Goodwill
Easter Seals
Goodwill/Easter Seals' mission is to provide services for people
with barriers to employment in our community.
Alliance
for Technology Access - Assistive Technology Advocates
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based
Resource Centers, Developers and Vendors, Affiliates, and Associates
dedicated to providing information and support services to children
and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard,
assistive, and information technologies.
Rehabilitation
Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
RESNA is the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology
Society of North America. We are an interdisciplinary association
of people with a common interest in technology and disability. Our
purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to
achieve their goals through the use of technology. We serve that
purpose by promoting research, development, education, advocacy and
the provision of technology and by supporting the people engaged
in these activities. RESNA's membership ranges from rehabilitation
professionals to consumers. All members are dedicated to promoting
the exchange of ideas and information for the advancement of assistive
technology.
National
Spinal Cord Injury Association
The mission of The National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA)
is to educate, and empower survivors of spinal cord injury and disease
through our toll-free help-line, nationwide chapters and support
groups to achieve and maintain higher levels of independence.
The
Institute on Independent Living
We serve self-help organizations of disabled people who work for
equal opportunities, self-determination and self-respect. We offer
training materials, technical assistance and information on personal
assistance, advocacy, access, legislation and peer support.
MedSupport
MedSupport FSF International is dedicated to educating and assisting
persons with disabilities, their caregivers and their families. We
offer caring, support, and information through a variety of interactive
moderated forums and chat areas as well as a monthly newsletter and
a wide range of "links" to other sources of information.
Our goal is to provide a stress-free, flame-free online environment.
We recognize that no matter what level of disability there may be,
many of the problems we must deal with on a daily basis are the same.
Quad Link
Providing links to spinal cord injury information, message boards,
chat rooms, and homepages to quadriplegics/paraplegics from around
the world.
Christopher
Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) encourages
and supports research to develop effective treatments and a cure
for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other central nervous
system disorders. The Foundation evaluates and selects these research
programs using councils of internationally renowned neuroscientists
and clinicians. The Foundation also allocates a portion of its resources
to grants that improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.
AbilityHub
This Assistive Technology web site is for people with a disability,
and will direct you to adaptive equipment for computers.
AbleData
ABLEDATA is a federally funded project whose primary mission is
to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation
equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers,
organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States.
Enable
America
Enable
America is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization created
to eliminate the significant barriers to independent living,
employment, civic involvement and social inclusion for
Americans with disabilities, and to empower citizens with
disabilities so that they may become fully engaged in our
economy, community and democracy.
CanDo
CanDo.com is a centralized online resource and web destination
that delivers hard-to-find product, resources and information that
inspire greater independence and better daily living for people with
disabilities and their support circles.
disABILITY
Information and Resources
Jim Lubin's (a C2 quadriplegic) guide to excellent resources on
disability products and medical information.
Blvd.com
Disability Resource Center: A Directory of Products and Services
for the Physically Challenged, Elderly, Caregivers and Healthcare
Professionals.
Men Stuff
Menstuff.org
provides information on issues facing men with disabilities
and their families. Specific information for parents caring
for children with physical and mental disabilities is also
provided.
Mobile
Women
Mobilewomen.org's
mission is to bring together current and accurate information
on health and other issues of interest to women in wheelchairs.
Mobilewomen.org includes a link to an interactive forum
specifically for women with disabilities to ask questions
and share information issues.
nursing.villanova.edu/womenwithdisabilities
This
website addresses issues shared by women with various types
of disabilities. Information found in the website can be
useful to women who are interested in learning more about
their own health and about ways to improve their health
and quality of life.
The
Sammons Preston Storefront
Sammons Preston is dedicated to providing rehabilitation professionals
and caregivers around the world with the rehabilitation, assisted-living
and developmental products they need to help clients and loved ones
live their lives to the fullest. We carry a wide selection of products
for use in home, school, rehabilitation and long-term care settings.
dlf.org.uk
For
over 35 years, the disabled living foundation DLF)
has helped older people and people with disabilities find
equipment solutions that enable them to lead independent
lives. DLF aims
to help people achieve greater mobility and independence
and to confront barriers that exclude them from living
a full and productive life at home, at work and in their
leisure time. The website offers information on assistive
devices and mobility equipment.
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