Other Resources

General Aging Resources

• Center for Healthy Aging - The center for Healthy Aging helps community-based organizations develop and implement evidence-based programs that promote healthy lives for older adults.

• University of Washington's Health Promotion Research Center for Older Adults - This research center conducts community-based dissemination research with the goal of promoting the health and well-being of middle-aged and older adults, particularly those with low-incomes and in ethnic/cultural groups that are at increased risk of chronic disease.

• Sound Generations - Sound Generations promotes positive aging for older adults in Washington State.

• Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+ (AHRQ) - Use information on this website to help you stay healthy at ages 50 and above; learn which screening tests you need and when to get them, which medicines may prevent diseases, and daily steps you can take for good health.

• Administration for Community Living (ACL) - This federal agency was established to enhance and improve a broad range of supports that individuals, including people with disabilities and seniors, may need to live with respect and dignity as full members of their communities. 

• Medicare.gov - Medicare.gov is the official U.S. Government site for Medicare. At this website, you can learn more about different Medicare plans, how to sign up or change plans, what Medicare covers, what your costs are, and much more.

• NIHSeniorHealth.gov - This federal website offers health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

• U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) - The Administration on Aging (AoA) is the Federal agency responsible for advancing the concerns and interests of older people and their caregivers.

• Benefits.gov - This government website has tools to help you determine your benefit eligibility for a variety of government programs.

• Visiting Nurse Associations of America - This national association supports, promotes, and advocates for community-based, nonprofit home health, and hospice providers. On this website you can search for home health services nationwide.

General Disability Resources

• National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability (NCHPAD) - This information center provides advocacy, services, and programs to help promote health and obesity management among people with disabilities. This website includes a number of excellent exercise videos. 

• Disability.gov - This federal government website provides comprehensive information on disability programs and services in communities nationwide. 

• University of Washington Center for Technology and Disability Studies - This center provides research, education, training, policy analysis, and legal advocacy related to assistive technology and accessible information systems.

• National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership - This program provides assistance to Assistive Technology (AT) Act Grantees to assist them in reducing barriers and increasing access to AT devices and services for consumers with disabilities of all ages.

• Vocational Rehabilitation - This program assists Veterans with service-connected disabilities to prepare for, find, and keep suitable jobs. This program also offers services to help these Veterans live as independently as possible.

Specific MS, MD, SCI, or PPS Resources

• Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System - This SCI center's mission is to help improve the lives of people with SCI through improved patient care, research, and education. 

• Spinal Cord Injury Model Care Systems - This Information Network promotes knowledge in the areas of research, health, and quality of life for people with spinal cord injuries, their families, and SCI-related professionals. 

• RRTC on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury - This research and training center provides you with information and knowledge about how to prevent secondary conditions such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, and pressure ulcers after a spinal cord injury (SCI).

• RRTC on Multiple Sclerosis (MSRRTC) - This research and training center aims to improve the quality of life and maximize social and economic independence for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) through improving rehabilitation methods and services.

• National Registry of Myotonic Dystrophy & FSHD Patient and Family Members - This National Registry advances research in myotonic dystrophy (DM) and FHSD by helping patients to participate in clinical studies.

• Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) - MDA  is a nonprofit health agency dedicated to finding treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy, and education.

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) MD Info Page - The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world. The MD info page is a helpful resource where you can learn more about MD.

• Post-Polio Health International - Post-Polio Health International 's mission is to enhance the lives and independence of polio survivors through education, advocacy, research, and networking.

• Polio Survivors Association - This association is dedicated to helping polio survivors through education, advocacy, and support.