Informative Web Links For Individuals With Disabilities
Accessibility Links:
Accessible Space, Inc. (ASI)
ASI builds apartments designed for affordable independence in living by individuals with disabilities.
Adaptive Driving Access, Inc.
Specializes in mobility devices for the physically challenged including vehicle conversions, wheelchair lifts, hand controls, high tech driving systems, stairway lifts, scooters, and scooter lifts.
Accessible Design / Universal Design Resources
Offers assistance to persons seeking information about remodeling with access for persons with disabilities.
Bathroom Modifications for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Informative information for those considering the remodel of a bathroom.
Enabling Devices
Assistive technology and adaptive devices for individuals with disabilities.
Guide for Disabled Homebuyers
This guide is designed to be a tool to assist those fearing their disability may become a factor in making the home buying experience more cumbersome.
Guide to Home Ownership for People with Disabilities
Home ownership for people with disabilities is often important because many rentals lack accessible options. Buying a home may be the best option if you need unique physical accommodations to your living spaces.
Home Accessibility Costs
Provides a cost guide for changing, remodeling or making additions to your home to accommodate people with disabilities.
ASI builds apartments designed for affordable independence in living by individuals with disabilities.
Adaptive Driving Access, Inc.
Specializes in mobility devices for the physically challenged including vehicle conversions, wheelchair lifts, hand controls, high tech driving systems, stairway lifts, scooters, and scooter lifts.
Accessible Design / Universal Design Resources
Offers assistance to persons seeking information about remodeling with access for persons with disabilities.
Bathroom Modifications for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Informative information for those considering the remodel of a bathroom.
Enabling Devices
Assistive technology and adaptive devices for individuals with disabilities.
Guide for Disabled Homebuyers
This guide is designed to be a tool to assist those fearing their disability may become a factor in making the home buying experience more cumbersome.
Guide to Home Ownership for People with Disabilities
Home ownership for people with disabilities is often important because many rentals lack accessible options. Buying a home may be the best option if you need unique physical accommodations to your living spaces.
Home Accessibility Costs
Provides a cost guide for changing, remodeling or making additions to your home to accommodate people with disabilities.
Activities for Individuals With Disabilities:
Beneficial Activities for Kids with Special Needs
MetroKids asked experts in several special needs areas to recommend appropriate activities
Hobbies and Activities for Special Needs
Hobbies, Interests and Activities
Routines and Children with Disabilities
Why routines are good for children with disabilities.
Ultimate Guide to Flying with Autistic Children
If you're a parent or caregiver to a child with autism, this guide can help. It compiles resources, tips, and other advice to ease the challenges that arise when flying with autistic children.
MetroKids asked experts in several special needs areas to recommend appropriate activities
Hobbies and Activities for Special Needs
Hobbies, Interests and Activities
Routines and Children with Disabilities
Why routines are good for children with disabilities.
Ultimate Guide to Flying with Autistic Children
If you're a parent or caregiver to a child with autism, this guide can help. It compiles resources, tips, and other advice to ease the challenges that arise when flying with autistic children.
Alzheimer's Disease/ Dementia:
10 Activities for Those with Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Loss
It is important for those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease to participate in activities that will benefit their cognitive and physical health. The activities should be creative, engaging and meaningful. Here are ten ideas for activities that will help those suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s or memory loss maintain their cognitive function and physical abilities and engage their memories, while keeping them active and entertained throughout the day.
Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer's or Dementia
More often, seniors with dementia may find it difficult to speak or write. Therefore art therapy allows them to express themselves if the verbal expression fails. Despite the memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s and dementia, other parts of the brain connected to emotions and aesthetics remain intact. Seniors with Alzheimer’s can use art in expressing their feelings and thoughts through drawings, paintings, and other forms of art. The colors, shapes, and lines can tell a story about the person.
It is important for those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease to participate in activities that will benefit their cognitive and physical health. The activities should be creative, engaging and meaningful. Here are ten ideas for activities that will help those suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s or memory loss maintain their cognitive function and physical abilities and engage their memories, while keeping them active and entertained throughout the day.
Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer's or Dementia
More often, seniors with dementia may find it difficult to speak or write. Therefore art therapy allows them to express themselves if the verbal expression fails. Despite the memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s and dementia, other parts of the brain connected to emotions and aesthetics remain intact. Seniors with Alzheimer’s can use art in expressing their feelings and thoughts through drawings, paintings, and other forms of art. The colors, shapes, and lines can tell a story about the person.
Autism:
Autism & Dental Care - A Guide for Caregivers and Family Members
A resource guide to help other families with special needs children, teens or adults to overcoming barriers in dental care.
Big Red Safety Box for Children with Autism
The National Autism Association’s Big Red Safety Box® is a free-of-charge safety toolkit for autism families in need of wandering-prevention tools.
A resource guide to help other families with special needs children, teens or adults to overcoming barriers in dental care.
Big Red Safety Box for Children with Autism
The National Autism Association’s Big Red Safety Box® is a free-of-charge safety toolkit for autism families in need of wandering-prevention tools.
Disability Health Links:
Cerebral Palsy Symptoms
Learn all about Cerebral Palsy symptoms.
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
ECI provides home-based services for children aged 0-36 months who qualify for services based on a medical diagnosis or sufficient delay demonstrated in an evaluation.
National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Provides health information for parents with arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases, research, training, and outreach programs.
NeedyMeds
This site is designed to provide information about patient assistance programs which provide no cost prescriptions to eligible participants.
Parent Companion
A guide for Texas parents and caregivers of children with diagnosed or suspected disabilities from birth through 5 years of age.
Post Polio Syndrome
Resource for sufferers of this condition which strikes some who have survived polio or had undiagnosed polio episodes.
Project Mend Medical Equipment for the Disabled
Providing access to low cost medical equipment, supplies, and other services to low income individuals which enable them to live as independently as possible and remain contributing members of the community.
Manage or Donate Unused Medical Supplies
What you need to know for donating, selling, disposing of, or recycling medical equipment and supplies.
Education Links:
Miscellaneous Disability Links:
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDDTX)
AAIDDTX is the Texas Chapter of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) whose mission is to enhance the quality of services and provide meaningful opportunities and choices for people with IDD and their families by exchanging information and ideas, and by advancing the knowledge and skills of individuals in the field.
Birth Injury Guide
As parents prepare for a new baby, they hope for the best, and hope that the healthcare providers responsible for their infant’s health do the best that they can. After all, a physician is responsible for giving both mother and infant medical care for at least nine months. No parent expects to experience a birth injury.
Cerebral Palsy Guidance
Provides vital guidance and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy.
Children's Disabilities Information
Information for parents of children with disabilities and special needs.
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
Provides information on programs, rules, laws, legislative issues, family supports, transitions, medical homes and more.
Guide for Family Caregivers
Disability.gov’s caregiving section contains a broad range of resources for family caregivers. In addition, this guide connects you to programs, services, government agencies and organizations that can help you as you care for a spouse, child, parent or other family member.
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Center (PACER)
Assistance and materials for parents and professionals in securing a free and public education for all children.
Teaching Students with Special Needs
Tips and strategies for the professional teacher.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
The state of Texas provides this resource for exploring its various services related to health and public welfare. It includes a list of contacts.
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
UCP educates, advocates and provides support services to ensure a life without limits for people with a spectrum of disabilities.
Wrightslaw
Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
AAIDDTX is the Texas Chapter of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) whose mission is to enhance the quality of services and provide meaningful opportunities and choices for people with IDD and their families by exchanging information and ideas, and by advancing the knowledge and skills of individuals in the field.
Birth Injury Guide
As parents prepare for a new baby, they hope for the best, and hope that the healthcare providers responsible for their infant’s health do the best that they can. After all, a physician is responsible for giving both mother and infant medical care for at least nine months. No parent expects to experience a birth injury.
Cerebral Palsy Guidance
Provides vital guidance and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy.
Children's Disabilities Information
Information for parents of children with disabilities and special needs.
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
Provides information on programs, rules, laws, legislative issues, family supports, transitions, medical homes and more.
Guide for Family Caregivers
Disability.gov’s caregiving section contains a broad range of resources for family caregivers. In addition, this guide connects you to programs, services, government agencies and organizations that can help you as you care for a spouse, child, parent or other family member.
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Center (PACER)
Assistance and materials for parents and professionals in securing a free and public education for all children.
Teaching Students with Special Needs
Tips and strategies for the professional teacher.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
The state of Texas provides this resource for exploring its various services related to health and public welfare. It includes a list of contacts.
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
UCP educates, advocates and provides support services to ensure a life without limits for people with a spectrum of disabilities.
Wrightslaw
Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
Safety Guide for Disabled Pedestrians
A resource guide providing information to help keep disabled pedestrians safe.
Safety in the Home for Disabled Individuals
Eight ways to keep a loved one with a disability safe.
A resource guide providing information to help keep disabled pedestrians safe.
Safety in the Home for Disabled Individuals
Eight ways to keep a loved one with a disability safe.
Medical Profession Links:
Love Serving Autism
Specialized therapeutic tennis instruction for individuals with Autism Spectrum disorders. AMA Doctor Finder
AMA Physician Select provides basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
Docfinder
The only combined public online physician database in the nation that has its direct source of data from state government licensing boards.
Specialized therapeutic tennis instruction for individuals with Autism Spectrum disorders. AMA Doctor Finder
AMA Physician Select provides basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
Docfinder
The only combined public online physician database in the nation that has its direct source of data from state government licensing boards.
Speech Links:
ADHD and Speech
A short video on ADHD and speech and how it equals chaotic thoughts, fast talking and oversharing.
A short video on ADHD and speech and how it equals chaotic thoughts, fast talking and oversharing.