The National Financial Resources Guidebook for Patients: A State by State Directory of information for patients seeking financial relief for a broad range of needs including housing, utilities, food, transportation to medical treatment, and children's resources.

Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc. will provide advocacy services not including litigation. If your claim cannot be resolved without litigation, we will attempt to refer you to an attorney in your area to bring suit on your behalf.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment against a qualified individual with a disability. The ADA also outlaws discrimination against individuals with disabilities in State and local government services, public accommodations, transportation and telecommunications. This booklet explains the part of the ADA that prohibits job discrimination. This part of the law is enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and State and local civil rights enforcement agencies that work with the Commission.

Disaboom.com is the revolutionary solution to the difficulties faced by an untapped market of more than 650 million adults worldwide living with disabilities and a valuable resource for their caregivers, families, rehabilitation providers and employers. People who have suffered from stroke, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, brain injuries, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, arthritis, knee replacements, hip replacements and back surgery have unique needs. Founded by J. Glen House, M.D., who is currently the Medical Director of Penrose Hospital's Center for Neuro & Trauma Rehabilitation as well as a quadriplegic and leading voice for the disabled community, Disaboom.com is designed by doctors and fellow Disaboomers and is the first online company dedicated to providing a comprehensive resource to meet this market's specific needs with customized expertise.

Applying for social security disability and SSI benefits, with or without an advocate can be difficult due to how long a claim may take and the high chance of being denied. But those who are denied disability can win benefits by utilizing the appeals process. To increase the chances of winning, applicants should learn about the system and file an appeal when a claim is denied.

But You LOOK Good! is a 52 page booklet that gives those living with chronic illness and pain a voice about how they feel, what they need and how others can be an encouragement to them. It is a convenient, informative way to educate loved ones about what people living with ongoing illness and pain struggle with, fight for and need from their friends and family. It is easy to read, gives practical ideas on how loved ones can be supportive and is not too long for readers to lose interest!

The Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) is a tool that you can use to find out if you could be eligible for benefits from any of the programs Social Security administers. This tool will give you eligibility information based on answers you give to the questions on the following pages; however, BEST is not an application for benefits and: will not give you an estimate of benefit amounts. does not know, or ask for, your name or Social Security number. does not access your personal Social Security records.

Our Mission is to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities by... Designing policies that make work pay. Promoting research and program innovation. Educating the public about programs and services that facilitate entry into the workforce. Partnering with other public and private groups to remove employment barriers for people with disabilities.

When you are diagnosed with a serious chronic autoimmune disease, it is normal to question your well-being and your mental ability to cope with the life changes that are part of living successfully-with any serious chronic illness. A few basic suggestions are crucial for you to consider in order for you to manage your illness better.

Our society as a whole is very goal-oriented, and when you have a chronic illness like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia you may feel discouraged when you can't accomplish as much as "everyone else" does. Setting goals gives you a way to work toward and measure your accomplishments.

Social Security Disability Help is an informational resource on the Social Security Disability Program. It contain's information on how to apply and qualify for SSD with over 300 disabling condition.

The Disability Advisor was established by Disability Benefit Services to help disabled individuals navigate the Social Security Disability claims process and get the disability benefits they are entitled to. Each year, Disability Benefit Services connects tens of thousands of Social Security and SSI claimants with professional legal counsel to file successful disability claims and appeals. Whether you are seeking information for yourself or for others and whether you want to file an initial claim or fight back against a denial of rightful benefits, the Disability Advisor is here to help! The SSD process is complex and time-consuming. It can also be confusing, frustrating, and even overwhelming. More than 60% of all initial disability claims are denied. The reason for a good portion of the denials is that most people who apply for Social Security Disability know little or nothing about the criteria for approval or the claim evaluation process. They do the best they can to complete their applications—but often it is not good enough to get them benefits.