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The links on this page were revised: August 30, 2005 08:30 PM . We are providing this page as a service to our visitors for information and entertainment purposes only. It is not in any way deemed to be complete. Nor is it to be used in place of medical or legal advice. Please consult with your health care and legal service providers for your personal, specific needs. The Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance does not endorse, support, or recommend any method of treatment, product, or program. The following resources listed may not include all individuals, organizations, government agencies, companies and corporations that provide products and or services to the community. To obtain the most recent information on products and services listed, as well as the agencies, companies and corporations that provide them, please contact the product or service provider directly to inquire about the products and or services that they offer. The Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance and its directors, officers and coordinators have not been paid for providing this service. All information contained here is subject to change without notice.
The hyperlinks on this page lead to documents and information that is outside of the Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance World Wide Web site. The Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance cannot attest to or guarantee the accuracy of information provided by linked sites. Linking to a web site does not constitute an endorsement of the sponsors of the site or the products presented on the site by the Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance, or any of its volunteers. Feel free to contact us with your site address or web page address to be considered for a link exchange.
The following directory may be useful in navigating our link library.
Electronic Map of High Quality Information
Includes many professional links under subtitle MEDICINEEmployment- links to many job sources, government help and job lists.
Advocacy
Advocates for Disabled Citizens
American Foundation for the Blind
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
National Arts and Disability Center (NADC)
National Council on Disability( NCD)
National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.)
Books
Meditations on Brain Injury -Mike Strand
Under Cottonwoods -Stephen Grace
Dating
SocialGrid Free Online Dating Service - Transforming Google into a free online dating service and social networking community.
Government Benefits & Assistance
GovBenefits.gov, the official government benefits website. This is a FREE, confidential tool that helps users find government benefits they may be eligible to receive.
Organizations
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Brain Injury Association, USA.
Brain Injury Survivors Network
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
West Virginia Brain Injury Association
New York Brain Injury Association
National Aphasia Association's website.
Head Injury Hotline website Promises hard to find information.
Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council
ADAPT focuses on promoting services in the community.
National Brain Tumor Foundation
National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) uk
NIH consensus statement on rehabilitation of persons with brain injury
Brain Injury page for people with relatives in coma
Information on media access for persons with disabilities
Starting Your Own Foundation or Nonprofit Organization
"NHF is a facilitator of charitable, educational, scientific and religious activities as described in Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code and elsewhere. By consolidating the administration of these charitable projects it lowers costs to minimum levels."
"When your application for a foundation is accepted by the NHF Board of Directors (the Foundation Application Fee is $285), your project becomes an integral part of the National Heritage Foundation. Your project’s Tax I.D. number is the same as NHF's. It's tax exempt status is just the same as NHF's."
Boardsource checklist on forming a nonprofit.
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
PANO provides free technical assistance to its members when possible. They sell the newest (sixth) edition of the "Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start and Run Your Nonprofit Organization." According to PANO, "This publication is a veritable A-Z guide for new and established nonprofits in Pennsylvania." PANO offers several benefits to its members on their benefits page.
Self Help
Self-Growth Guide to Personal Growth, Self Improvement and Self-Help.
N Ideas and inspiration articles, links to other motivational sites and more.
Self-Improvement Newsletters provides one of the most complete collections of Free Newsletters for Self Improvement and Personal Growth on the internet. You can receive Free articles, book reviews, motivational quotes and more on topics ranging from Goal Setting, to Time Management, to Stress Management to Health and Fitness. The Ideal place to go to learn how to improve your life. Special offers for products from Brian Tracy, Anthony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Zig Ziglar and more.
Jim Rohn Motivational articles, free email magazine (ezine) and much more.
Employment
Career Exchange - An extensive job search database with online conferencing and a "people-match" program to email you new jobs on a daily basis.
Delta-T Group-is a national broker of contract staffing service for specialized types of healthcare professionals.
Department of Veterans Affairs
EBS Healthcare -EBS partners with you to build your career. Provides all of the support you need and deserve in all positions, from entry level to supervisory.
Employer Assistance Referral Network (EARN)Employment911 - Search 350 job banks at once.
Federal Job Search -captures your custom job search profile online and matches it daily against their database of 21,775 U.S. federal government job openings all across the U.S. and around the world.
FlipDog.com
- Sign-up is FREE and simple
HotJobs.com
- Thousands of jobs available.
HotResumes.com
- Free resume posting.
jfksearch -an executive search firm that recruits account service people for advertising, public relations and sales promotion agencies. Fees are paid by the hiring agencies.
Monster.com is a global online career network.
National Federation of the Blind's Telephone Job Search 1-800-414-5748
Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission
Pittsburgh Newspapers & Job Banks-Links To Newspapers & Job Banks That Serve Pittsburgh.
Social Work Examination Services
Social Work and Social Services Jobs Online
TaleAdvertising Jobs, careers in advertising, job boards, copywriters, copywriting jobs, jobsntZoo
The National Business & Disability Council (NBDC)
The New Freedom Initiative Disability Info.gov
The New Social Worker Online Career Center-One of the primary goals of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER is to give social workers information that will help them start their careers on the right foot and/or advance toward their career goals.
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
The Pennsylvania Council on Independent Living
The Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council
TriCounty Patriots for Independence
Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP)
Housing
HUD Site For People With Disabilities
Virtual Center For Independent Living
Transportation
Rural Pennsylvania Assessing the availability of Transportation Services for Persons With Disabilities in Rural Pennsylvania.
Research Links
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/repair_and_plasticity/index.htm
Adams Super Center For Brain Studies
Kansas State Board of Ed TBI Project with resource/book lists for educators
Nutrition and Health
www.yoursurgery.com
YourSurgery.Com® provides easy to understand information for common and specific surgical procedures. YourSurgery.Com® organizes the information so that you and your family can understand each procedure and help you ask your physician questions. An expanding database of operative procedures using animation for educating individuals about what to expect before, during, and after typical surgeries
www.onhealth.com
Excellent site for many health issues, hosted by WebMDMenopause and Black Cohosh Information Center, you can get important details on menopause and black cohosh, the latest menopause research, and hormone replacement therapy here.
Shared Resources
What is Head Injury and Brain Injury?
http://www.tbiguide.com/ -This guide is the most comprehensive, easy to understand reference guide I've found anywhere. It is free. However, after reading it or downloading it, please consider offering a free-will gift to help the author maintain this site for others.
http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/Neuro/BrainInjury/00TableOfContents.html
http://ntcp.neurostaff.org/abstr_en.htm
http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/Econtent_HT/hdShowLfts.asp?lftname=ASLHA030&cid=HTHLTH
Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury and Where to Get Help Center For Disease Control
Learning About Neurons, Injuries Etc.
Rehabilitation Providers
On Line Pharmacy
MAC Pharma Network A unique online health resource with information on hundreds of diseases and drugs along with a popular offshore based internet pharmacy.
Research Grant Sources
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