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

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

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

GED Test: How to take the GED test, 1-800-626-9433, 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, 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, www.hud.gov.

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

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

Parentís Helping Parents: Information and resources for parents of special needs children, 1-408-727-5775, 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), www.hearingloss.org.

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

Untangling the Web: Numerous disability resource links, www.icdi.wvu.edu/Others.htm#g6.

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, www.va.gov.

VetJobs: Jobs for veterans, 1-877-VET-JOBS (838-5627), 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), www.ymca.net.