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Long Island Center

for Independent Living, Inc.

Serving Nassau County residents with disabilities

and their families since 1980

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- Able Newspaper. Disability Newspaper for N.Y. and Long Island: www.ablenews.com

- Accessibility of State and Local Government websites to people with disabilities: www.ada.gov

- Amercian Foundation for the Blind: www afb.org

- Brain Injury Association, Inc.: www.biausa.org

- Brain Injury Association of New York State: www.bianys.org

- Canine Companions for Independence: www.caninecompanions.org

- Communication Independence for Neurologically Impaired: www.cini.org

- Connetquot West, supplier of top quality medical supplies and equipment for over 12 years in New York. They also accept New York Medicaid: www.cwimedical.com

-Cristina and Friends: " Helping children attain an independent life". Not-for-profit organization that gathers and disseminates information about cerebral palsy and other conditions causing physical and mental challenges: www.cristinaandfriends.org

- Dedicated to enriching the lives of blind and visually impaired: www.guiding-eyes.org

- Dedicated to people with vision loss: www.annmorris.com

- Disability news and resources: www.ilusa.com

- Disability Culture, sexuality, parenting and more: www.geocities.com/HotSprings/7319

- Brain Injury Recovery Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims and families of brain and other serious injuries: www.tbirecovery.org

- Depression Symptoms Information :There are different types of depression disorders. For each of these depression types the individuals will feel the same symptoms in different ways. http://depressionsymptomsinfo4u.com

- For parents and caregivers of children with special needs: www.specialchild.com

- Free barrier products: www.beyondbarriers.com

- Guide Dog Users Inc.: www.gdui.org

- Health Sites: www.health-sites-directory.com

- Home medical equipment. The emphasis is on people donating their equipment: www.independencefirst.org

- Hope when vision fails: www.lighthouse.org

- Information and resources for children with special needs: www.naric.com/public

- Information on software and hardware for persons w/ varied limitations either in motor, vision, learning, hearing or cognitive skills: www.polio.org

- LIAAC-Long Island Associates for AIDS Care. Not-for-profit agency delivering comprehensive programs to all Long Islanders infected and affected by HIV/AIDS: www.liaac.org

- Long Island Head Injury Association: www.lihia.org

- The Long Island Parent Center- LIPC, is available to provide information and support to parents and professionals, through person to person contact, training, workshops, website contact and our resource library regarding services to children with special needs. www.liparentcenter.com

- Looking Glass: www.lookingglass.org

- MDJunction is a health community focused on becoming a free center for Online Support Groups. www.mdjunction.com/permanently-disabled

- Microsoft accessibility technology for people with disabilities: www.microsoft.com/enable-

- Mortgage for People with disabilities. This guide has been created to help individuals living with disabilities, and their family members, in the process of buying a home of their own: www.mortgageloan.com/disabilities/

- National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse: www.forrent.com/naac

- National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities. They provide direct services, training, materials and research concerning families www.disabilityresources.org

- New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council: www.ddpc.state.ny.us

- Number one adaptive resource guide: www.disableddealer.com

- Product and Service Information for people with disabilities and for Human Resource Professionals who are proactively seeking knowledge about solutions or empowering persons with disabilities to ensure a productive working environment: www-3.ibm.com/able

- Resource for children with special needs. Not-for-profit organization that provides information and referral, case management and support, individual and systemic advocacy, information services, etc. to NY City parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and special needs: www.resourcesnyc.org/rhome2.htm

- Resources on Managed Care for People w/disabilities: www.jik.com/pwdmc1.html

- Social Security Administration: www.ssa.gov

- Social Security Disability Secrets: www.disabilitysecrets.com

- SportAid has a great selection of sports wheelchairs, wheelchair cushions, and wheelchair accessories. www.SportAid.com/wheelchairs/

- Source Lift an intelligent approach to handicap access; a distributor since 1987 of wheelchairs lifts, stairlifts and handicap access: www.sourcelift.com

- Support Services Directory is for Students, Parents & Families who are struggling with disabilities- whether it be learning, neurological, developmental, etc. www.k12academics.com/supportservices.htm

- Susan Ireland, resume expert and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume and Ready-Made Resumes Software, offers free advice and samples. www.susanireland.com

- Talking Books- Books on Tape: www.litbl.org

- The best toys, books, videos, music & software for kids: www.toyportfolio.com

- The Jewish Museum has accommodations for people with disabilities:
www.thejewishmuseum.org

- Traumatic Brain Injury-TBI: www.naric.com/search/tbi.html

- Verizon Center for Customers with Disabilites provides communications resources for people who have low vision or blindness, hearing loss or deafness, or cognitive, speech or mobility impairment. Please call toll free at 1-800-974-6006 (voice/TTY) or visit online at: www.verizon.com/disabilities

- Viewpoint Mobility. The Vision Wheelchair Mini-van, is North America's highest quality rear-entry wheelchair accessible minivan converion. See vision vehicles at www.wheelchairvans.com

- Web Accessibility Initiative(WAI): www.w3.org/wai

- Wheelchair accessible Home Clearinghouse: www.waccess.org

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Long Island Center for Independent Living, Inc.:
3601 Hempstead Turnpike, Suite 208 & 500, Levittown, NY 11756
Tel: 516-796-0144   TTY: 516-796-0135   Fax: 516-520-1247  
en Espaņol: 516-796-6176
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