Resources for Disabled
Below are some great websites with good information.
There's a special section for people
with multiple sclerosis.
Family Resource Center Santa Clara, CA - meet childrens' special needs
thru Parents Helping Parents
Calif Assistive Technology - helps people with disabilities find
assistive devices/services, free of charge, thru CATs info line
Children's Recovery Center, where children can recover from illness, accidents, or surgery in a setting quite unlike any rehabilitation center you've ever seen! 3777 S. Bascomb Avenue, Campbell, California 95008. 408/558-3644. Check out their website and see what I mean!
San Mateo County (Calif) Health Services Agency - Aging and Adult Services
(no website) 225 37th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403, 800/675-8437.
Ability OnLine Your
Disability Information, News and Views Web Site
DS Medical - Over 55,000 different healthcare products and pharmaceuticals.
Order three ways: (1) from their website; (2) call toll free at 800/722-2604
or (3) Fax toll free at 888/724-1214.
Remote Ability — Great site for all kinds of products for mobility.
You can send an email to that particular product's contact at Remote Ability,
or click and go directly to it's website.
A special link for those with constant pain is Rest Ministries, Inc. -
Chronic Illness/Pain Support
What you can do in your 'handi-capable' community
There are newslists on particular medical conditions where you can post questions or info. Learn
from those who have had a condition a long time, or, help someone newly diagnosed and afraid. You access the groups through your mail program or through the website of GOOGLE GROUPS.
And
some Multiple Sclerosis links:
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Int'l Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies
MS Doctors' Guide to MS Info/Resources on the Internet
Mayo Clinic has a good working definition of MS and how it presents
International MS - Site of Lots of Resources and Books about MS
Bookstore for all kinds of books about MS
Check out Jooly's Joint where you'll find some very good friends.
Here's Crutch's Corner - - a good site for the newly diagnosed.