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ABLEDATA 
The ABLEDATA project provides information resources on assistive devices and rehabilitation equipment products for people with disabilities, including the ABLEDATA database of product information, and... Details >
Clearinghouse on Disability Information, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
The Clearinghouse provides information to people with disabilities, or anyone requesting information, by doing research and providing documents in response to inquiries. The information provided incl... Details >
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Administration was established in 1930 and elevated to cabinet level on March 15, 1989, and is now the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA provides a wide range of veterans' benefits ... Details >
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institutes of Health
The National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) was established within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by legislation (P.L.101-613) passed in 1990. The Center is a component of... Details >
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education
NIDRR's mission is to generate and disseminate research findings and promote knowledge that will improve the ability of individuals with disabilities to perform activities in the community, and increa... Details >
National Rehabilitation Information Center, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
National Rehabilitation Information Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, was established in 1977 and provides information on rehabilitation and disabilit... Details >
Academy of Dispensing Audiologists®
Established in 1977, the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA) is a national organization that fosters and supports the professional dispensing of hearing aids by qualified audiologists in rehabili... Details >
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was founded to maximize the quality of life while minimizing the incidence, severity and prevalence of physical impairments and disabilitie... Details >
American Association for Respiratory Care
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), formerly the American Association for Respiratory Therapy, is dedicated to serving the needs of health professionals working in the field of respi... Details >
American Leprosy Missions, Inc
American Leprosy Missions (ALM), founded in 1906, is a nonprofit, Christian medical mission supporting more than 100 programs in approximately 20 countries. ALM provides anti-leprosy drugs, surgical ... Details >
American Occupational Therapy Association
The American Occupational Therapy Association is a national professional society established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners, and to improve the q... Details >
American Physical Therapy Association
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is a national professional organization representing more than 75,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students throughout the ... Details >
Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), is a nonprofit, membership organization that exists in the interest of people who have traditionally been labeled severely intellectually and... Details >
Better Hearing Institute
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1973 to inform the public, particularly the hearing-impaired public about hearing loss treatment and preventi... Details >
Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc.
Birth Defect Research for Children provides information and support to families of children with birth defects. BDRC sponsors research on birth defects caused by exposures to environmental agents--dr... Details >
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (CPR) is a research, training, and service organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons who have psychiatric disabilities by improving the effecti... Details >
Center for the Partially Sighted
The Center for the Partially Sighted (CPS) offers rehabilitative services to the partially sighted, of all ages, including the legally blind. Services include low vision evaluations, prescription of ... Details >
Coma Recovery Association, Inc.
The goal of the Coma Recovery Association, Inc. is to provide information and referral to families and survivors of coma and head injury, so that they can make informed choices regarding treatment, re... Details >
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
The mission of CARF is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. CARF dev... Details >
Disabled American Veterans
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was chartered by Congress in 1932 as the official voice of the disabled veteran; it is not an agency of the Federal government, nor does it receive government fund... Details >
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy was founded to support families with members suffering from the condition and to promote research into treatments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Spinal muscula... Details >
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind provides trained dogs for qualified blind persons. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization incorporated under the Membership Corporation Laws of New York. I... Details >
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults
The mission of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults (HKNC) is to enable all those who are deaf-blind to live and work the community of their choice. It provides comprehensi... Details >
House Ear Institute
The House Ear Institute is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing hearing science through research and education to improve quality of life. Their scientists are explorin... Details >
International Association of Laryngectomees
The International Association of Laryngectomees (IAL), consists of local clubs worldwide that provide services and information to patients who have undergone laryngectomies and their families. Member... Details >
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
The P.I.D. performs a number of functions related to information dissemination at the Gallaudet University Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. The Clearinghouse responds to inquires about a... Details >
National Association of the Physically Handicapped
The National Association of the Physically Handicapped (NAPH) was established in 1958 to advance the social, economic, and physical welfare of the physically handicapped in the United States. NAPH pr... Details >
National Association on Drug Abuse Problems, Inc.
Founded in 1971 by business and labor leaders concerned about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on the quality of life in the United States, NADPA's provides individuals with the opportunity to be... Details >
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
The NCRTM, founded in 1961, was expanded in 2005 to provide the following services to vocational rehabilitation professionals: Archive and disseminate training and training related materials to vocati... Details >
National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), established in 1940 as an organization of blind persons, serves as both an advocacy and a public information vehicle. NFB contacts newly blind persons to h... Details >
National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering
The National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering (NIRE), formed in 1967, provides custom-made devices, training, and onsite services for severely and multiply handicapped individuals. The purpos... Details >
National Rehabilitation Association
National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) was founded in 1925 to promote the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities through advocacy, professional development, and public education. S... Details >
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation
This foundation was established by Allied Services in 1996 to educate people about the value and benefits of rehabilitation and to develop programs which aim to create opportunities for the more that ... Details >
National Stroke Association
The National Stroke Association (NSA), founded in 1984, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating stroke survivors, families, health care professionals, and the general public about stroke. ... Details >
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded following World War II to meet the needs of veterans who were paralyzed as a result of disease or injury to the spinal cord. Paralyzed Veterans is supported ... Details >
Post-Polio Health International
The mission of Post-Polio Health International, including International Ventilator Users Network is to enhance the lives and independence of polio survivors and home mechanical ventilator users by pro... Details >
Rehabilitation International
Rehabilitation International (RI), founded in 1922, is an international non-governmental organization. RI is a federation of national, regional and international organizations and agencies working to... Details >
Wheelchair Sports, USA
Wheelchair Sports, USA (WSUSA) organizes and governs wheelchair sports in the United States. Its activities are directed by the National Wheelchair Athletic Committee, which maintains rules on wheelc... Details >