Additional Resources and Organizations
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HalfthePlanet Foundation Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Traumatic Brain Injury Law The Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns The World Wide Web Virtual Library The NeuroTrauma Law Nexus Neurolaw Injury Board GA Injury Board DND Press Disability Claims Brain Injury Law Office American Law Sources On-Line Georgia Probate
HalfthePlanet Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the application of technology to promote the values of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—independent living, social inclusion, equality of opportunity, economic self-sufficiency, and empowerment.
This website publishes copies of legal documents and laws governing the rights of person's with disabilities.
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
Most NAELA members are well-qualified to advise families with respect to non-elder issues. NAELA has an “experience directory” which shows which member attorneys have expertise in specific areas.
Search personal injury resources for information on brain injury, understanding legal rights, articles and links.
Address of what was formerly the ADA Information Center On-Line.
This site is sponsired by the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington.
An information resource for understanding the legal system's involvement in brain injury cases; posts great TBI information.
This site provides a good description of neurolaw and what an attorney should do. It also offers a great neuroglossary.
The Injury Board is a patient advocacy group supported by the legal community. One of our main goals is to provide valuable information to people with various medical conditions. InjuryBoard.com acts as an information clearinghouse and web portal for developing treatments, therapies, research and other community issues involved with hundreds of medical conditions, including victims of TBI and other head and brain injuries.
The Injury Board also maintain a page with geographically based, state specific head and brain injury news. Georgia users may be particularly interested in GA specific brain injury news at this web link.
Disability Resource Library committed to bring information and resources to the disabled community, and to do its part in working toward the elimination of disabilities.
Visit their website that provides "do's" and "don'ts" in the disability application process.
Law and other great information.
ALSO posts state bar members for all 50 states and a bar association directory. Site also includes current and proposed state laws, contact information for many State government officials, etc.
Georgia Probate posts forms, instructions, courts contact information, and a guardian handbook.