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  from http://serotek.com

Company that makes meetings, lectures, and webinars and other events instantly accessible to the blind, deaf, and blind/deaf members of the audience, staff, or classroom.

  from http://www.knowbility.org

Knowbility's employment program providing technology services to government agencies, schools, and businesses delivered by people with disabilities working from home or office.

  from http://resna.org

An applied, scientific publication in the multi-disciplinary field of technology for people with disabilities, whose purpose is to foster communication among individuals working in all aspects of the assistive technology arena.

  from http://www.tacinc.org

TAC is a national non-profit organization that advances proven solutions to the housing and community support needs of vulnerable low-income people with significant and long-term disabilities.

  from http://aaspireproject.org

The Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE) Gateway Project is a collaboration between Oregon Health & Science University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Portland State University, and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. The Gateway Project aims to serve as a gateway to research that is committed to inclusion, respect, accessibility and relevance

  from http://www.realworkstories.org

This new website from the Institute for Community Inclusion highlights the employment successes of people with Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD) who are working in paid jobs in their communities. Stories represent a variety of categories such as interagency collaboration, self-employment and job creation/negotiation.

  from http://www.rethinkautism.com

rethink autism offers parents and professionals immediate access to effective and affordable Applied Behavior Analysis-based treatment tools for the growing population affected by autism spectrum disorders.

  from http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org

The medical home is the model for 21st century primary care, with the goal of addressing and integrating high quality health promotion, acute care and chronic condition management in a planned, coordinated, and family-centered manner. The toolkit supports your development and/or improvement of a pediatric medical home.

  from http://www.who.int

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, known more commonly as ICF, is a classification of health and health-related domains. These domains are classified from body, individual and societal perspectives by means of two lists: a list of body functions and structure, and a list of domains of activity and participation. Since an individual?s functioning and disability occurs in a context, the ICF also includes a list of environmental factors.

  from http://www.advanceclass.org

A new national advocacy organization dedicated to the implementation of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act found in the Affordable Care Act.

  from http://www.kff.org

The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured provides information and analysis on health care coverage and access for the low-income population, with a special focus on Medicaid's role and coverage of the uninsured.

  from http://www.cms.gov

Information on CMS programs

  from http://www.cms.hhs.gov

The CMS website provides an overview of Medicaid rules and policy for consumers.

  from http://buildingblocksalamedacounty.wordpress.com

The Building Blocks Collaborative (BBC) is a health equity initiative of Alameda County Public Health Department, using the Life Course Perspective as its theoretical framework.

  from http://www.cchealth.org

Building Economic Security Today (BEST) is an asset development pilot project that utilizes innovative strategies to reduce inequities in health outcomes for low-income Contra Costa families by improving their financial security and stability, for this and future generations.

  from http://healthwealtheastbay.wordpress.com

The (HWCC) is a cross-sector coalition of economic justice and public health organizations in the Bay Area, primarily Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

  from http://www.ncqa.org

NCQA is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Efforts include accreditation and performance measurement (report cards) of health care plans.

  from http://www.ed.gov

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. All of our programmatic efforts are aimed at improving the lives of individuals with disabilities from birth through adulthood.

  from http://www.mobility-scooter.info

The website is a collection of articles related mobility scooters.