Government Resources

National Rehabilitation Information Center
http://www.naric.com/

The National Pain Foundation
http://www.nationalpainfoundation.org/

A National Database of Educational Resources on Spinal Cord Injury
http://www.mscisdisseminationcenter.org

National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA)
http://www.spinalcord.org

Paralyzed Veterans Of America
http://www.pva.org

National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

National Organization on Disability
http://www.nod.org

National Health Information Center
http://www.health.gov/nhic
http://www.healthfinder.gov

U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
http://www.ed.gov

National Statistical Center of the Model Spinal Cord Injury Care Systems, University of Alabama at Birmingham
http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
http://www.ncddr.org

American Association of SCI Nurses
http://www.aascin.org

American Association of SCI Psychologists and Social Workers
http://www.aascipsw.org

Rehabilitation Research & Development for the Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.vard.org

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/en/

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/

National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/

National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
http://www.nmss.org/

National Stroke Association
http://www.stroke.org/

Department of Health & Human Services - Details on Medicare, Medicaid, and other HHS programs and services

National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

Social Security Disability Handbook - Online disability handbook and other social security materials

Visible Human Project - 3-D representations of the male and female human body

AHCPR Guidelines - Clinical practice guidelines from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - In-depth site containing health information, data and statistics

US Government Agencies - A List of Federal Agencies on the Internet.

Social Security Administration: How we can help with Vocational Rehabilitation - The Social Security Administration (SSA) can help people with disabilities get the vocational rehabilitation services they need to return to work or to go to work for the first time. We can put them in touch with agencies that provide services such as job counseling, training and job placement.

National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury - A Guide for Survivors

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Injury Care • Acute Care • Disability & Rehabilitation • Traumatic Brain Injury Violence • Family & Intimate • Suicide • Youth. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) works to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries.

The Library of Congress - The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The Library preserves a collection of more than 119 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than books. These include the largest map, film and television collections in the world. In addition to its primary mission of serving the research needs of the U.S. Congress, the Library serves all Americans through its popular Web site and in its 22 reading rooms on Capitol Hill.

Americans With Disabilities Act Document Center - This website contains copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADA regulations

U.S. Architectural and TransportationBarriers Compliance Board - The U.S. Access Board, also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The Board, created in 1973, has served the nation as the only independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities.

The Better Business Bureau Web Server - Better Business Bureaus: Provide reports on business firms that will be helpful to you before making a purchase. The BBB system responds to millions of such inquiries each year; Provide information about charity groups and organizations; Help resolve consumers' disputes with businesses through telephone conciliation, mediation and arbitration; and Promote ethical business standards and voluntary self-regulation of business practices.