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Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program - FAAST Page · About BSCIP · Vendor Search · Locations · Resources · Loan Closets · Home Modification Guidelines · ITI · Vendor Registration · DME Analyst Florida Statutes · Organizations · Professional Associations · Housing Links · Housing Guide · Assistive Technology The goal of this page is to improve access to information and services for individuals with brain injury, their families, and the professionals who serve them. This page provides information on and links to resources and services from the point of initial injury throughout the life span of the individual. Each section addresses specific issues and is followed by links to additional information and resources. Questions, comments? Assistive Services Devices & Information Technology How to Make Insurance Companies Pay Your Claims and What to Do If They Don't - by William M. Shernoff, Ralph Nader, Ruth Chew -- Step-by-step guidance in making a claim and collecting from the insurance companies that refuse to pay legitimate claims. AbilityHub -- Assistive Technology related web site for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. url: http://www.abilityhub.com/ Abletogo - Lists Hotels, Motels, Guest Houses, Self Catering, Caravans and Holiday Centres to those with mobility difficulties. url: http://www.abletogo.com/ Able Project -- Empowers people with disabilities, and care providers, to locate mobility and assistive devices - Alliance for Public Technology (APT) -- The Alliance for Public Technology (APT) is a nonprofit membership organization based in Washington, DC. Membership is open to all nonprofit organizations and individuals, not members of the affected industries, concerned with fostering access to affordable and useful information and communication services and technologies by all people. url: http://www.apt.org/ Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) -- The ATA is a national network of non profit technology resource centers and technology vendors. url: http://www.ataccess.org/ Aquila Corp - Manufacturer of automatic alternating pressure wheelchair cushions.url: http://www.aquilacorp.com/ Assistive Technologies Alliance -- ATRC / University of Washington -- P.O. Box 357920, Seattle, WA 98195-7920 Telephone: 206-685-6836 (V/TTY), 800-214-8731 V/TTY. Assistive technologies for the disabled. Offers programs, electronic networking and information, forums, and an exchange for AT devices. url:http://wata.org/ Assistive Technology Industry Association -- links and information.Telephone: 877-687-2842; 847-869-1282 - url: http://www.atia.org (US & Canada) AT&T Bell Laboratories Voices -- url: http://www.research.att.com/ Baxley Media Group --110 W. Main St., Urbana, IL. 61801 Telephone: 217-384-4838 -- Health care video and audio distribution. Focus on special education and law. bindependent.com -- Brain Injury survivors and caregivers -- url: http://www.bindependent.com/ - BitLaw: A Resource on Technology Law -- This web-site is a comprehensive Internet Resource on Technology Law, containing over 1800 pages on patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues. Bungalow Software -- provides treatment software for the neurological rehabilitation of patients suffering from: aphasia (aphasic patients), CVA, TBI, CHI. Free trial copies downloadable. url: http://www.bungalowsoftware.com Capper Foundation --Founded in 1920 by Senator Arthur Capper to provide services for children with physical disabilities. A premier resource for serving, educating and training children with physical disabilities, their teachers and families. url: http://www.capper.org/ Computer Access Center (CAC) -- Serves people of all ages with disabilities of all kinds and provide a place to try both hardware and software solutions that will allow them to use the computer. url: http://www.cac.org/ Center on Information Technology Accommodation -- This server is a clearinghouse of information on making Information Systems accessible to all users. url: http://www.gsa.gov/ Center for Applied Special Technology -- CAST is an educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for people with disabilities through innovative uses of computer technology. url: http://www.cast.org Center for Office Technology -- Association of employers and manufacturers dedicated to improving the office working environment. url: http://www.cot.org Closing the Gap -- Provides information on thousands of assistive technology products including price, descriptions, and the manufactures contact information url: http://www.closingthegap.com Cross Border Rx -- Medical consultation service provides discount prescription medicines from Canadian pharmacies to Pacific Northwest residents, Edmonds, WA -- Telephone: 425-778-7852; toll free: 800-320-8218 Disability Mall -- Directory featuring information on disability and medical products, resources and services. url: http://www.disabilitymall.com/ Disability Resource Directory, Manhattan, Kansas USA -- url:http://www.kansas.net/~cbaslock/index.html Center for Computer Redistribution, Inc. -- P.O. Box 70001 Richmond, Virginia 23255 supply free personal computers to disabled persons. Our goals include and social interaction for the disabled through participation on the Internet. url: http://www.freepcs.org/ Coastline Community College -- Offers a cognitive retraining program for individuals with neuro cognitive disorders such as Traumatic Brain Injury, and/or Acquired Brain Injury. url: http://coastline.cccd.edu/~spcprgms/ Equipoise - Adjustable Seating, PO Box 253, Kiama NSW 2533, Australia url: http://www.kneelsit.com Extreme Medical - Committed to providing quality, cost effective Pharmaceuticals to patients in the United States at discounted Canadian prices.Telephone: 800-780-4836 url: http://www.extrememedical.com/ Xtreme Medical -Urological Supplies, rehabilitation equipment and disability-related products. Much of staff is comprised of individuals with disabilities. Telephone: 562-803-9444 url: http://www.xtrememedical.com/ Franklin Medical Supply - Quadriplegic owned and operated. Offers quality medical and rehabilitation products at competitive prices. Telephone: 508-520-1839 url: http://franklinmed.com/html/ Functional Soultions -- Aids to daily living. - 2509 E. Thousand Oak Blvd. Ste. 430, Thousand Oaks, CA. 91359-5072 -- Telephone: 800-634-4351 - url: http://www.accesstr.com; email: dkrebs@gte.net IBM Accessibility -- url: http://www.ibm.com/contact/query Idaho Assistive Technology Project -- Assistive technology information and referrals, includes manufacturers and dealers, funding sources, and service providers url: http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/idatech/ Internat'l Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication -- 49 The Donway West, Suite 308, Toronto, ON M3C 3M9; Telephone: 416-385-0351; Fax: 416-385-0352; url: http://128.100.250.10/isaac/index.html - email: secretariat@isaac-online.org Job Seeking Skills for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Success - A handbook for service providers to use as a counseling tool, or for individuals with disabilities to use on their own. Provides an overview of the career planning process, including considerations for the applicant with a disability. Jodi House: Personalized medical identification cards a self help project of this Santa Barbara, CA brain injury clubhouse- 1235-C Veronica Springs RD, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 -- Telephone: 805-563-2882 The JoggerTM enables individuals who suffer from short-term memory loss to manage their own affairs and thus achieve greater independence. url: http://www.thejogger.com Lighthouse Services, Medical ID Cards - Personalized medical information at your fingertips. Telephone: 410-326-6387 - url: http://www.lighthouseservices.net Medic Alert Foundation -- 2323 Colorado Ave. Turlock, CA 95382 Telephone: 209-668-3333 -- Offers Medic Alert bracelets/necklaces, which can inform emergency medical personnel of medical complications. 800-439-8899 Microsoft's Accessibility and Disability page -- url: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/Products/default.aspx Personal Care Wear - PO BOX 15451, Brooksville, FL 34604 -- Telephone: 352-544-5078; Planning and Execution Assistant and Trainer (PEAT) -- 650 Castro St., Ste. 120-197 Mountain View, CA 94041 Telephone: 650-494-2002 Fax: 650-493-2002 - Attention Control Systems, Inc. e-mail: prefrontal@aol.com -- url: http://www.brainaid.com Edited 09/12/2007
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