Resources

The wheelchair community

Wheelchair users have magazines and online facilities that feature news items; articles about the latest developments in wheelchair design; and discussion groups.

The magazines include New Mobility and PN (Paraplegia News). Their websites are

http://www.newmobility.com/index.cfm

and

http://www.pvamagazines.com/pnnews/#

Among the online chat rooms is one hosted by the educational guide, mobility-advisor.com at

http://www.mobility-advisor.com/disability-chat-room.html

Support organizations

The following are some of the principal medical and government organizations that help and advise wheelchair users.

Americans with Disabilities
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Disability Rights Section: NYAV, Washington, D.C. 20530
Ph: 800-514-0301 http://www.ada.gov

Equal Opportunity Employment Commission

1801 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20507
Ph: (202) 663-4900
TTY: (202) 663-4494 http://www.eeoc.gov/

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202
Ph: 202-245-7640

National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California
3715 McClintock Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Ph: 213-740-1364
Email: homemods@usc.edu