American Association of People with Disabilities: Members learn to help themselves, 1-800-840-8844, http://www.aapd-dc.org/.

DisABILITY: An abundance of information and referrals, maintained by a C2 quadriplegic, http://www.makoa.org/.

Family Caregiver Alliance: Information and resources on long-term care patients and neurological illnesses, 1-415-434 3388, http://www.caregiver.org/.

GED Test: How to take the GED test, 1-800-626-9433, http://www.gedtest.org/.

Goodwill Industries: Provides employment and training services for people with disabilities, welfare dependency, illiteracy, criminal history and homelessness, 1-301-530-6500, http://www.goodwill.org/.

HUD: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers network of independent living centers for the disabled, network of available housing for the homeless, and home buying programs, 1-202-708-1112, http://www.hud.gov/.

Job Accommodation Centers: Free consulting service to help people with disabilities take steps to find work, 1-800-526-7234, http://www.jan.wvu.edu/.

National Association for the Deaf: Information and support for the deaf, 301-587-1788 (Voice), 301-587-1789 (TTY), http://www.nad.org/.

Parentís Helping Parents: Information and resources for parents of special needs children, 1-408-727-5775, http://www.php.com/.

Our-Kids: Support and resources for parents and caregivers of teens and adults with disabilities www.our-kids.org/OKAdults

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People: Education, referrals, and advocacy for people with hearing loss, 301-657-2248 (Voice), 301-657-2249 (TTY), http://www.hearingloss.org/.

Social Security Administration: Eligibility for and information on social security, medicare, disability, 1-800-772-1213, http://www.ssa.gov/.

Untangling the Web: Numerous disability resource links, http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/Others.htm.

VA: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs offers vets health benefits and services, vocational rehabilitation, employment assistance, pension and other benefits, 1-800-827-1000, http://www.va.gov/.

VetJobs: Jobs for veterans, 1-877-VET-JOBS (838-5627), http://www.vetjobs.com/.

YMCA: Find a local YMCA around the world for childrenís programs, teen leadership development, job training, family support, and fitness, 1-888-333-YMCA (9622), http://www.ymca.net/.