Health and Disability Community Groups, Clubs and Support: Publications and Documents
Summary
The Disability Communities database features an array of publications that delve into health, social networking, and community engagement for people with disabilities. It includes articles on topics like accessibility, advocacy, health management, and social clubs tailored to specific disabilities such as stroke, autism, or blindness. These resources offer insightful perspectives, practical advice, and community connection points, making them invaluable for those with disabilities, seniors, and caregivers. They provide a platform for sharing experiences, learning about new technologies or treatments, and finding local support groups, which can be both informative and supportive in navigating life with a disability.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| Empowering Connections: Social Media Bridges Social Gaps for Students with Disabilities Study reveals that students with disabilities often rely on social media as a tool for navigating their disability identity. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Homonymous Hemianopia - Building a Hemi Community David Clarke writes on his experiences of living with Homonymous Hemianopia in the hope of creating a community support and information for people with Hemis. | ||
| Senator Markey Demands Musk Reinstate X's Accessibility Team Senator Markey demands Elon Musk reinstate X's accessibility team and online features for users with disabilities. | ||
| How Social Media Posts Can Affect Disability Benefits How pictures, videos, and status updates on Facebook, Instagram, and X can be used as evidence against an applicant for SSD or SSI disability benefits. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Parents of Kids with NGLY1 Deficiency Lead Urgent Push for Cure Parents of kids with rare disease lead urgent push for cure - Global Family Advisory Board to aid critical race to cure NGLY1 deficiency. | ||
| wheelAIR Seek Wheelchair Users to Join Exclusive wheelAIR PRO Community Award-winning wheelchair cooling backrest cushion start-up, wheelAIR, are seeking outgoing manual wheelchair users to join their exclusive wheelAIR PRO community. | ||
| PlusInc Promotes Fair and Equal Treatment of People of All Sizes PlusInc promotes size-friendly policy initiatives including combating size related discrimination and stigma through educational and social activities. | ||
| DAWN-RAFH Canada: Working for Women with Disabilities Founded in 1985, DAWN-RAFH Canada addresses poverty, violence, and discrimination faced by women with disabilities through advocacy and coalition building. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Organization Brings Hope to Those with Cluster Headaches ClusterBusters is a non-profit research and educational organization dedicated to finding effective treatment of cluster headaches worldwide. | ||
| Disability: Family and Financial Hard Times Economic stability affects people with disabilities and family members whether a person with a disability is living independently or in long-term care. | ||
| Affordable Care Act and Community First Choice Option Different states in America can provide services to people who are eligible for Medicaid whose incomes do not exceed 150% of poverty. | ||
| Down syndrome Education Online The Down syndrome Education Online website offers people a very comprehensive and reliable source of updated information and resources. | ||
| Net Literacy: Programs Serving Students, Disabled, Seniors Net Literacy works to increase digital literacy and inclusion while giving student volunteers life and job skills by serving communities in the process. | ||
| Netbuddy Community: Learning Disabilities Information and Support The Netbuddy website features ideas and handy tips submitted by parents teachers care providers and therapists who have experience with learning disabilities. | ||
| A Touch of Understanding: Disability Education A Touch of Understanding provides disability awareness programs designed to educate new generations with an understanding of challenges associated with disabilities. | ||
| Disabled Veterans National Foundation The Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) serves the needs of underserved veterans including homeless veterans, women veterans, and veterans who experience PTSD, brain injuries, and invisible disabilities. | ||
| Canadians Living with Fibromyalgia - New Information Site New website developed specifically for Canadians brings together information on fibromyalgia including research and data about the condition. | ||
| Memorializing Veterans Service On Together We Served Urging veterans to join Together We Served and create a record of their service for the benefit of their families and future generations. | ||
| Statistics on Growing Number of Disabling Illnesses and Injuries Website illustrates growing number of working age Americans who experience a disabling illness or injury lasting for 30 days or longer. | ||
| Information Connections for Parents of Children With Disabilities Information Connections is an informative website for parents of children with developmental disabilities and chronic diseases. | ||
| FamilyFriends Social Network for Visually Impaired Kids AFB and NAPVI launched FamilyFriends, a social network within FamilyConnect that helps parents of visually impaired children find support and connect online. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Social Networking Websites for Diabetics In one of the first formal studies of social networking websites targeting patients, researchers performed an in-depth evaluation of ten diabetes websites. | ||
| Core Children's Services Website Core Childrens Services launch of new website to promote the broad range of services available for children young people and families across the UK. | ||
| Inclusive Connections for Parents of Children with Disabilities Inclusive Connections Website supports parents and friends of children with disabilities by providing a social networking forum. | ||
| Debt Collectors Explore Online Communities Like Facebook Protecting your privacy on social media is very important especially if you expect to be tracked down by a collection agency for unpaid debts. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Urological and Continence Care Website UroMed Launches New Urological and Continence Care Website for People Seeking Catheters and Medical Supplies. | ||
| Inclusive Connections: A Community for Parents of Kids With Disabilities Inclusive Connections Website community supports parents and friends of children with disabilities by providing up-to-date information. | ||
| I Live with a Disability - Social Community for Persons with a Disability Social networking platform for people with disabilities and their families. | ||
| Healthcare-Associated Infections - HAI WATCHDOG Community The HAI WATCHDOG Community is a place online where healthcare providers can discuss best practices for defeating HAIs. | ||
| Creating a Powerful Voice for People with Lived Experience of Disability and Health Conditions Unified organization to be known provisionally as the Disability Rights Partnership. | ||
| RecruitMilitary: Veteran Owned Employment Firm Connecting franchisers employers and educational institutions with men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life. | ||
| Earn Money Online with Freedom Disability Referral Program People with disabilities can earn extra income online with $100 per referral Freedom Disability Referral Program for disabled. | ||
| Statement on the One Year Anniversary of Obama Year Of Community Living Initiative System to link persons with disabilities to affordable housing in their home communities. | ||
| Disaboom - Disability Social Network and Community Disaboom was a social networking site and information resource for people with disabilities founded by Dr. Glen House, a physician and quadriplegic. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Share a Story and Get in Touch with People Affected by Cancer Dear Cancer is a cancer community where anyone affected by cancer can express his or her feelings or story. | ||
| Save the Patient - A Health Care Information Website Save the Patient provides information for people related to health care including health care providers. | ||
| Elder Chicks Blog for Women Over Seventy Elder Chicks community is for senior women to meet and learn from each other online. | ||
| Online Social Networking Community for Amputees Online social networking community for amputees and persons affected by limb loss. | ||
| Wireless Health-care for Diabetes Online communities offer people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes wireless healthcare services via mobile phones and the internet. | ||
| Live-At-Home Web site Assists Seniors with Aging at Home Live At Home is a free Web site designed to assist seniors with aging at home. | ||
| 1 in 7 Americans Lose a Parent or Sibling Before Age 20 The untold burden of loss and grief one in seven americans lose a parent or sibling before the age of 20. | ||
| Virtual Senior Center Connects Homebound Seniors to Community and Family Virtual Senior Center uses computer video and Internet technology to create interactive experience for homebound seniors. | ||
| Accessible Online Health and Wellness Professionals eClinic Offers a Host of Health and Wellness Information and Expertise Regardless of Physical Location. | ||
| Website Community for Women Over Fifty Fab Over Fifty website where women over fifty share wisdom and recommendations about beauty fashion health books restaurants and wine. | ||
| Corporation for Artistic Development - Legacy Disability Art Gallery Museum Information on The Corporation for Artistic Development and Legacy disability galleries and museums. | ||
| Patient Share Helps Patients Find New Treatment Options Patient Share community helps patients share treatment experiences to help find effective cures and treatments. | ||
| Starbright World a Community for Sick Teens gets Makeover Starbright World is an online social network for sick teens and teen siblings of sick kids. | ||
| The Spectrum Network Helps People Live and Work in the Community The Spectrum Network's programs aid adults with disabilities to achieve independent living, employment, and community integration through skill-building and support services. | ✓ ✓ | |
| NotAlone - Community Support for Warriors Not Alone draws on a group of unique individuals with personal experiences in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. | ||
| Social Networking Website for People with Learning Disabilities International social networking website specifically designed for people with learning disabilities. | ||
| Mosaic Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Mosaic is a faith based organization that serves people with developmental disabilities in several states in America. | ||
| My Child Without Limits - United Cerebral Palsy My Child Without Limits is a place for parents worried that their child is not developing like other children. | ||
| Community Groups Key to Good Health The quality of a persons community group social life could have greater impact than diet and exercise on their health and well-being. | ||
| Livewire Siblings Community Livewire Siblings is a free safe and supportive community where young people can meet and chat online with other siblings. | ||
| Best Buddies - Building Intellectual Disability Friendships Best Buddies promotes integrated employment and leadership development for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | ||
| The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities Website A review of the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities Website a provincial cross disability site in British Columbia. | ||
| Center on Disability and Community Inclusion and UCEDD The Center on Disability and Community Inclusion is part of a national network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities UCEDD. | ||
| Wheelchair Pride: More Than Just Another Wheelchair Blog Wheelchair Pride is a new blog which has just been released but wheelchair pride is more than just a blog it is a movement. | ||
| Australian Community Site for Parents Raising Kids with Autism Spectrum Raising Children Network will today launch the national website for parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. | ||
| Seniors Overcoming Loneliness at Home While most everyone has experienced loneliness at some point it is todays seniors who are most likely to feel alone and lonely. | ||
| Healthlink Worldwide Health and Disability Community Communication Healthlink Worldwide is the specialist health and development agency that empowers through communication. | ||
| Changing Attitudes: Disability Community Inclusion CAHD concentrates on all types of community groups including disability and those not normally included in development programs. | ||
| Disabled World Seeks Bloggers for Disability Community Create a blog at Disabled World and build your reputation as an expert in the health and disability community. | ||
| Livewire a Disability Community for Kids Livewire is an online disability community for Australian children with disabilities or illnesses to communicate with other kids. | ||
| Disabled World Disability Community Information A press release about Disabled World written on February 21st 2009 by Thomas C. Weiss M.A.. | ||
| Disabled World Launches Online Disability Community Disabled World has opened a free online community for people with disabilities and health conditions to connect, share stories, and discuss health topics. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Joining an Online Social Networking Community for Friendship and Information Information on social networking defined as grouping individuals together into specific groups like a small community or neighborhood. | ||
| Online Disability Community List List of online disability community social networking websites for the disabled and health impaired. | ||
| Disability Communities Are Not Just for the Disabled A Disability Community is defined as a meeting place for persons with disabilities. Disabled World provides a free disability community for seniors and the disabled. |
Key: the first check mark indicates the publication carries an editor's note; the second indicates a footnote.
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