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ABLEDATA
The ABLEDATA project provides information resources on assistive devices and rehabilitation equipment products for people with disabilities, including the ABLEDATA database of product information, and details...
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American Association of Retired Persons
AARP is the nation's leading organization for people age 50 and older. It serves their needs and interests through information and education, advocacy, and community services provided by a network of details...
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Arc of the United States
The Arc of the United States, formerly Association for Retarded Citizens, founded in 1950, is a national organization of volunteers, parents, educators, and professionals devoted to improving the welf details...
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Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), is a nonprofit, membership organization that exists in the interest of people who have traditionally been labeled severely intellectually and details...
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Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
CROWD is a research center that focuses on issues related to health, aging, civil rights, abuse, and independent living for women. Its purpose is to promote, develop, and disseminate information to ex details...
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Center for the Partially Sighted
The Center for the Partially Sighted (CPS) offers rehabilitative services to the partially sighted, of all ages, including the legally blind. Services include low vision evaluations, prescription of  details...
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Clearinghouse on Disability Information, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
The Clearinghouse provides information to people with disabilities, or anyone requesting information, by doing research and providing documents in response to inquiries. The information provided incl details...
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Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind provides trained dogs for qualified blind persons. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization incorporated under the Membership Corporation Laws of New York. I details...
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Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
Guide Dogs for the Blind was organized in 1942 to serve blind veterans by providing them with trained dogs and with training in the use of guide dogs. The school now provides these services to all qu details...
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Guide Dogs of America
Guide Dogs of America, formerly International Guiding Eyes, established in 1948, trains blind persons in the use of guide dogs, and trains and provides guide dogs free of charge to blind persons. An details...
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