Links & Resources

Local Services PCA Schools & Camps

Statewide Support DME Recreation and Social Links

U.S. Government Support Supplies Other Support Links

Legal Resources

• Disability Law Center

• Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

• South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc.

• Mass Bar Association Dial-A-Lawyer: Free Legal Advice by Phone

• Massachusetts Bar Association’s Section 35 Helpline, a free legal assistance program for those seeking court-ordered inpatient treatment for a family member or friend struggling with addiction

Local Services

• Southeast Career Centers

• Bristol Workforce Investment Board

• Fall River Commission on Disability

• New Bedford Community Services

• United Way of Greater Fall River

• Coastline

• Bristol Elder Services

• Family Service Association

• Child and Family Services

• Catholic Social Services

• Aging and Disability Resource Consortium of Southeast & Southern MA ADRCSE/SM

Statewide Support

• List of Massachusetts Independent Living Centers

• MA Statewide Independent Living Council (MASILC)

• MA Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)

• MA Department of Developmental Services (DDS)

• Brain Injury and Statewide Specialized Community Services

• MA Commission for the Blind (MCB)

• MA Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)

• Easter Seals

• Society for Human Advancement Through Rehabilitation Engineering (SHARE Foundation)

• New England Index - Information on Disabilities Exchange

• Disability Policy Consortium

• MassMATCH - goal is to maximize assistive technology into consumer's hands.

• Get AT Stuff - Assistive Technology Exchange in New England

• Mass Housing

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Affordable apartment search in Massachusetts

• MA Housing and Economic Development - How to Obtain Housing Assistance

• Mass Access Housing Registry

• Mass Health

• Massachusetts Relay Service

• MA Office on Disability

• Disabled Persons Protection Commission

U.S. Government Support

• Americans with Disabilities Act by the U.S. Department of Justice

• Social Security

• Medicare

• Medicaid

PCA (Personal Care Attendent) Resources

• Mass PCA Directory

  The directory is sponsored by the PCA Workforce Council and it offers a comprehensive and current list of people in Massachusetts who are ready to provide personal care and consumers who are hiring PCAs. Visit www.masspcadirectory.org to get started! 

• Cerebral Palsy of MA

• Independence Associates

• Center for Living & Working

• Stavros

• Boston Center for Independent Living

• PCA Workforce Council

DME (Durable Medical Equipment)

• Numotion

• REquipment - DME Reuse - Free gently used DME

• National Seating and Mobility

• Hutchinson Medical

• Hudson Medical Products

• Assistive Technology Exchange in New England

Supplies

• Enos Home Oxygen and Medical Supply

• Dartmouth Medical Equipment

• Home Medical Equipment and Services Association of New England

• New England Surgical

Schools & Camps

• Massachusetts Hospital School

• Perkins (formerly Perkins School for the Blind)

• The Learning Center for the Deaf

• Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech

• Cotting School

• Assabet Valley Collaborative Alternative School

• Cardinal Cushing School at Hanover

• Crystal Springs School

• The Bridge Center has Summer Camps in Bridgewater

• Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camps

• Camp Jabberwocky on Martha's Vineyard

• Camp Agassiz in Maine

Recreation and Social Links

• The Wheelchair Junkie

• Sail To Prevail

• All Out Adventures

• American Wheelchair Bowling Association

• Disabled Friends Network

• New England Wheelchair Athletic Association

• Power Soccer Shop - Supplier of Power Wheelchair Soccer Equipment

• Access Sport America

• Access Anything

• Crotched Mountain Accessible Sports and Recreation

• CK Consulting - Accessibility Consultants specializing in resorts

• Freedom Shores - Accessible beach resort in Isla Aguada, Mexico

Other Support Links

• Brain Injury Association

• Apparelyzed - Spinal Cord Injury Peer Support

• Information Center for Individuals with Disabilities

• Disaboom - Information and Resources for People with Disabilities

• Mobility Air Transport

• NEADS - Service Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans

• American Diabetes Association

• Muscular Dystrophy Association

• United Cerebral Palsy

• MyChild focuses on cerebral palsy.

• March of Dimes

• Spina Bifida Association

• Salvation Army

• Free Cycle is a grassroots, nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns.

• SafeLink Wireless has free cellphone and minutes for people who are income eligible.

• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity