Resources
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ZocDoc: How Do Disabilities Affect Oral Healthcare Outcomes? Dental issues can have hugely lasting impacts in the long term, especially if dental health isn’t taken care of early in a person’s life and many barriers may prevent people with disabilities from finding and receiving adequate care.
Full Life Ahead helps people with disabilities live the most independent and productive life possible by helping them establish an action plan to achieve the fullest adult life possible. They also offer a workbook you can order.
Needed psychologists/psychiatrists with an understanding of the needs of children and adults with developmental disabilities. PsychologyDegrees.org is the most comprehensive psychology degree guide on the web. There are over 3,100 different psychology degrees and 1,700 different universities in their database. All have at least one psychology degree program offering.
UpHomes provides a full guide to Housing Resources for People With Disabilities Buying a home is a big, life-changing decision. It can be stressful, especially if you’re looking for an accessible house on an SSI/SSDI budget. Their guide covers potential mortgage programs, grants, and nonprofits that offer financial support for homebuyers with disabilities.
Parentgiving.com is dedicated to caregiving and eldercare from resources to supplies. Every single employee from their customer care team to their management team and even their interns, has been a caregiver or has personal family experience with the aging process. They also provide a cohesive and comprehensive resource for caregivers, including tips you need to know in caring for a disabled senior in your life.
Developmental Disabilities Ministry (DDM) is a nonprofit, charitable corporation serving adults with developmental disabilities and their families. DDM owns/operates 18 group homes in the State of Georgia, serving approximately 70 residents.
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities is a federally funded, independent state agency that serves as a leading catalyst for systems change for individuals and families living with developmental disabilities.
Michelle Haney’s book, Understanding Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Educators Partnering with Families
Assisted Living Options for People with Disabilities provides resources for care and financial support options along with state support resources for your state.
DS-Connect™: The Down Syndrome Registry is a national registry that works to help connect people with Down syndrome and researchers studying the chromosomal disorder.
Disabled World’s primary focus is to provide information and news to the Public, Disability Community, and Organizations, as well as Disabled Rights Campaigners, via our News Service, Articles, Press Releases, and Videos. Our slogan “Towards Tomorrow” reflects the fact that humanity is on its way toward the manifestation of global recognition of the rights and abilities of people with disabilities.
Prosperity Life Planning, Inc. is a Florida non-profit educational and advocacy service for parents of Special Needs kids and adults. Founded by Karen F. Greenberg in 1996, Ms. Greenberg is the mother of an adult son with Autism. She holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation, is a Certified Financial Planner, and is an Enrolled Agent, the highest level of tax preparer as designated by the IRS. Prosperity Life Planning educates parents around the country on topics such as creating a supportive plan for their child, how to save money on taxes, special needs trusts, guardianship, Medicaid and SSI, and other elements of planning for the future. They are NOT sponsored by any insurance or financial services company. Their motto is “We’re about the PROCESS, not the PRODUCTS.
Voter Information and Government Directory for Floyd County, GA you can also find other county officials using your zip code on their website.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Federal civil rights laws and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, together protect your fundamental rights of nondiscrimination and privacy.
The United States Department of Labor Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act authorizes employers, after receiving a certificate from the Wage and Hour Division, to pay special minimum wages – wages less than the Federal minimum wage – to workers who have disabilities for the work being performed.
