Home Modification Grants for Veterans
Veterans or Service Members who have certain service-connected disabilities may be entitled to a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to construct an adapted home or modify an existing home to meet their adaptive needs. The goal of the Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant Program is to provide a barrier-free living environment that allows the Veteran or Service Member to live independently. An application form can be downloaded from the VA's Web site
Housing Service Coordinator Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering $20 million in grants to help elderly residents and non-elderly residents with disabilities access the services they need to continue to live independently in their own homes. HUD is making these grants available through its Service Coordinator Program that will support the hiring of service coordinators to help frail and at-risk elderly individuals and persons with disabilities receive health care, meals and other critical support services. The application deadline is November 5, 2009.
Find an Assistive Technology Resource Center in Your State
State Assistive Technology (AT) Act programs work to improve access to assistive technology for individuals with disabilities through comprehensive statewide programs. These programs include device loans, AT reuse, device demonstrations and state financing activities. For examples of how some states have helped people with disabilities get assistive technology visit the Web site of the Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP). For a listing of AT manufacturers and distributors in your state visit ABLEDATA.
For more information about assistive technology and its role in increasing the independence of people with disabilities visit Disability.gov's Technology section
Think College
The Think College Web site focuses on three primary areas in postsecondary education for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities-research, training, and technical assistance and dissemination. Doors to colleges all over the country are opening for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in many different ways. Intended for transition-age students as well as adults attending or planning for college, the site provides resources and information about training events and offers strategies for talking to others.
More information for parents, teachers and students is available in Disability.gov's Education section.
2009 H1N1 Flu & You
This new brochure from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) describes flu symptoms, emergency warning signs and provides information for people with chronic health conditions or disabilities such as cancer, blood disorders (including sickle cell disease), chronic lung disease, neuromuscular disorders (including muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis) and weakened immune systems (including people with HIV/AIDS). For more about the flu visit FLU.gov.
For more health-related resources visit Disability.gov's Health section.
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