Additional Resources
Housing & Finance
- National Fair Housing Advocate
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Information for Disabled Persons
- Allegheny County Housing Authority
- MortgageLoan.com — Loan Help Guide for the disabled
- Social Security Disability Benefits Guide — Guide developed by The Simple Dollar to provide more information on benefits
Transportation
- ACCESS — a Port Authority program
- Guide to: Flying With Physical Disabilities
- Pittsburgh Parking Authority
- Port Authority of Allegheny County
Legal & Advocacy
- U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- Disability Rights Pennsylvania
- Guide to: Disability Claims
- Medical Malpractice Center
- Client Assistance Program — Advocacy program for people with disabilities, administered by the Center for Disability Law & Policy
Design & Technology
- Access Board — a federal agency committed to accessible design
- Resources and Funding for Making Homes Accessible
- AbleData — Database for information on products, solutions, and resources to improve productivity and ease life's tasks
- Described and Captioned Media Program — Provides services designed to support and improve the academic achievement of students who are blind, visually-impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind
- Corada — ADA resources and contact information for specialists
- Expertise: Home Remodeling for Disability and Special Needs — Resources and tips for remodeling your home for special needs
Nonprofit & Community Resources
- The FISA Foundation — provides grants to nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of women, girls, and people with disabilities
- Oakland For All: Beyond Accessible
- Hearing Loss Association of America — Information about the local Pittsburgh chapter
- National Stuttering Association
- National Deaf Education Center — Educational resources and professional development
- United Cerebral Palsy
- WeConnectNow — Resources for access to higher education and employment issues
- Center for Parent Information and Resources — Resources for parents of children with disabilities
- Cerebral Palsy Guide — Provides free educational materials, financial options and emotional support for those affected by cerebral palsy
- Cerebral Palsy Parental Guidance — Provides answers and assistance to parents of children with cerebral palsy
- Recovery.org — Recovery programs for cognitive disorders and substance abuse
- Pet Partners — Promotes health and wellness benefits of animal-assisted interventions
- Paws With A Cause — Information on hearing dogs trained to assist people who are deaf or hard of hearing
- PA Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf — Provides state and local forums and structure from continued growth and development of the profession of interpretation and transliteration of American Sign Language and English
- PA Training and Technical Assistance Network — Resources and information services for special education
- PA Society for the Advancement of the Deaf — Helps deaf and hard of hearing individuals achieve full and equal access to civil, human and linguistic rights through information and advocacy
Service Organizations
- Mid-Atlantic ADA Center — database of resources
- National Council on Disability
- National Organization on Disability
- PA Department of Human Services
- Allegheny County Department of Human Services
- PA Developmental Disabilities Council
- Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services — from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
- About the Independent Living Institute
- Social Security Administration
- National Association of the Deaf — Telephone and relay service information
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission — Enforces state laws that prohibit discrimination
- Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
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