Helpful Resources
Following is a listing of helpful resources and links to other web sites. Because we often receive requests for information from individuals and families not in the Program, but with similar needs, we have included links that also may assist non-claimants.
Emergency Planning
Financial Oriented
General Articles
Housing/Apartments
Parenting of Special Needs Children
Provider Organizations Of Interest
Publications/BooksRecreation and Toys
Religious/Christian
State Agencies Of Interest
Assistive
Technology
Abledata - a federally funded resource site on assistive technology
-
http://www.abledata.com
Virginia
Assistive Technology System -
http://www.vats.org/aboutat.htm
Assistive
Technology Equipment Exchange -
http://www.vats.org/atexchange.htm
Assistive
Technology Loan Fund (Virginia) -
http://atlfa.org/
UCP - United Cerebral Palsy
Education
U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services -
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/
American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.html
Dominion Virginia Power, Medical Priority Request
http://www.dom.com/customer/vares_medical.jsp
Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov/library/disprepf.shtm
National Organization On Disability
http://www.nod.org/emergency/index.cfm
Financial
Oriented
Commonwealth Community Trust -
http://www.commonwealthcommunitytrust.org/
Social
Security -
http://www.ssa.gov/kids/parent3.htm
Article
- Duty to Support Disabled Children (re: divorce) -
Virginia Uninsured Medical Catastrophe Fund -
http://www.dmas.state.va.us/rcp-UMC_fund.html
Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund -
http://www.vwc.state.va.us/cicf/cicf_start_page.htm
General
Articles
Administrative Performance of No-Fault Compensation
lcp60dSpring1997p71.htm
Evaluation
of No-Fault Malpractice Insurance Programs in Florida and Virginia
Caring
For A Severely Disabled Child
http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcare/SC54.asp
Advocating
A New System Of Medical Justice -
http://physiciansnews.com/spotlight/703.html
Housing/Apartments
Virginia Fair Housing Office -
http://www.fairhousing.vipnet.org/disabilities.htm
National
Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse -
http://www.forrent.com/naac/
U.S.
Dept. Of Housing & Urban Development/People With Disabilities -
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/
sect504faq.cfm#anchor275219
Abledata
-
http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/accessib.htm
Wheelchair
Accessible Home Clearinghouse -
http://www.waccess.org/
Disability
Guide (Northern Va.area) -
http://www.disabilityguide.com/
Parenting
of Special Needs Children
Special Families Resource Center
-
http://www.specialfamilies.com/
Ideal
Lives: Special Needs Practical Support -
http://www.ideallives.com/
Children's
Disability Info -
http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/
Tools
For Coping With Life's Stressors -
http://www.coping.org/
Parent
To Parent Of
New Hampshire -
http://www.parenttoparentnh.org/
Provider
Organizations Of Interest
Virginia Academy of Family Physicians -
http://www.vafp.org/
Virginia
Health & Hospital Asssociation -
http://www.vhha.com/
Medical
Society of Virginia -
http://www.msv.org/
American
Academy of Pediatrics -
http://www.aap.org/
Publications/Books
Head to Head -
http://plainfield.bypass.com/~pwebb/hth.htm
Special Children, Challenged Parents -
Lekoteck
Religious/Christian
Christian Ministries With Disabled Trust -
Hope
For The Handicapped -
http://www.hopeforthehandicapped.com/
State
Agencies Of
Interest
Board of Medicine -
http://www.dhp.state.va.us/medicine/default.htm
Bureau
of Insurance -
http://www.state.va.us/scc/division/boi/index.htm
Department
of Health -
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/
Department
of Health Professions -
http://www.vipnet.org/dhp/dhp_services.html
Department
of Medical Assistance Services -
http://www.dmas.state.va.us/default.htm
Department
of Rehabilitative Services -
http://www.vadrs.org/
Disability
Services Agencies -
http://www.vadsa.org/
Freedom
of Information -
http://dls.state.va.us/foiacouncil.htm
General
Assembly -
http://legis.state.va.us/
Legislative
Information System -
http://leg1.state.va.us/lis.htm
Office
of the Attorney General -
http://www.oag.state.va.us/default.htm
Secretary
of the Commonwealth -
Appointments/appointments.cfm
State
Website List -
state_1089/index.html
Virginia
Retirement System -
http://www.varetire.org/
Workers'
Compensation Commission -
http://www.vwc.state.va.us/
Travel/Transportation
Entervan -
http://www.entervan.com/features.htm
Accessible
Vans America -
http://www.accessiblevans.com/
Wheelchair
Getaways (van rental) -
Medical
Travel.-
http://www.medicaltravel.org/
Abledata
-
http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/travelresource.htm
Virginia
Specific
Brain Injury Association of Virginia -
http://www.biav.net/
Brain
Injury Services of Southwest Virginia -
http://www.bisswva.org/
Centers for Independent Living
http://www.vadrs.org/cbs/cils.htm
Department
of Rehabilitative Services -
http://www.vadrs.org/
Disability
Services Agencies -
http://www.vadsa.org/
Warren's Hope -
Listing of Virginia State Funded Services for People with Brain Injury -
http://www.vadrs.org/formscabinet/documents/Public/State-Funded%20Services%20for%20Individuals%20with%20Brain%20Injuries%20In%20Virginia_CBS205.pdf
Other
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Compensation Association -
Dominion Virginia Power, Medical Priority Request
http://www.dom.com/customer/vares_medical.jsp
St. Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation
http://www.saintfrancisdogs.org/index.php
Prescription medication assistance
http://www.aging.state.va.us/prescripassist1.htm
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offered on these sites, and no information on these sites has been endorsed
or approved by the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation
Program. All information on this website is intended for general informational
purposes only and should not be considered legally binding, legal advice,
nor substitute for obtaining legal advice from competent legal counsel.
Although reasonable efforts are made to keep information on this site
accurate, no guarantee is made as to its accuracy.