Resources for connecting the disability community to comprehensive information on disability facts, programs and services.
Disability Resources
Allsup Inc.
Allsup makes the Social Security disability process less confusing, less intimidating and more convenient for people with disabilities. Allsup Inc. has a 97 percent award rate and recently received the 2006 Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau for excellence in customer service. Read more about Allsup Inc. in the December 2006 issue of Spikes & Spasms, the TremorAction.org quarterly newsletter.
Getting Hired
Find the opportunity with employers committed to hiring people with disabilities.
Family Village
Integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
Exceptional Nurse
Committed to inclusion of more people with disabilities in the nursing profession. Facilitates inclusion of students with disabilities in nursing education programs and fosters resilience and continued practice for nurses who are, or become, disabled. Read more about Exceptional Nurse in the September 2006 issue of Spikes & Spasms, the TremorAction.org quarterly newsletter.
Physician’s Disability Services
Publishes useful books about Social Security disability.
Patient Advocate Foundation
Liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer and or creditors, to resolve matters relative to their diagnosis.
Disability Gov
Government disability information organized into nine categories, including eligibility for Social Security disability benefits.
Disability Benefits 101
DB101 helps workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits. DB101 brings together rules for health coverage, benefit, and employment programs that people with disabilities use. These programs may be administered by the state, the federal government, or private organizations. DB101 discusses the programs under one roof, in plain language.
Binder & Binder
Social Security advocates.
Burke, Harvey & Frankowski,LLC
With over 50 years of combined experience, the law firm understands how difficult it can be to obtain LTD and SSD benefits. Provides legal counsel to help clients secure benefits.
Bully Police
Watch-dog organization advocating for bullied children. Read more about No one is eliminated from Bullying in the September 2006 issue of Spikes & Spasms, the TremorAction.org quarterly newsletter.
Exceptional Parent
Provides information support, ideas, encouragement and outreach for parents and families of children with disabilities, and the professionals who work with them.