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- Accessibility and Employment: What People with Disabilities Need to Know: The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) offers a guide to basic understanding of what accessible workplace technology is—and how to use this knowledge to assess and meet one’s own needs.
- Car Insurance for Drivers with Disabilities: Because of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is illegal for insurance companies to charge an individual higher rates because of a physical or mental disability. Nonetheless, it can be challenging to find the best insurance.
- Dating When Blind or Visually Impaired: The subtitle of this blog post on the VisionAware website is, From Single and Ready to Mingle to Off the Market.
- Disability and Earned Income Tax Credit: Information from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Disability Assistance: An extensive list of information and resources for the disabled, military veterans and senior citizens.
- Disability Discrimination by a Landlord: Information about protections under the Fair Housing Act and the Fair Housing Amendments Act, from AllLaw.com.
- Disaster Safety for People with Disabilities: What to Do When Emergency Weather Strikes: A guide offered by RedFin.
- From Dealspotr.com:
- Discounts, Health Care Resources, and Helpful Programs for People with Disabilities: A guide with tips on saving on everything from navigating Social Security benefits to everyday savings.
- Resources, Tips and Discounts on Mobility and Accessibility Products for Seniors and the Disabled: A look at “the different types of equipment and resources out there for anyone in need.”
- Guide to Buying Used Accessible Vehicles: This guide helps “you establish what accessibility modifications you may need in a used vehicle and go over the general model options you can choose from within your parameters.” Presented by LaGrange Country Dodge in Indiana
- Guide to Disability Claims, Insurance and Benefits: From Marc Whitehead & Associates, a national disability benefits law firm.
- Home Buying and Modifications:
- Complete Guide to Home Loans for People with Disabilities: A guide with information on how the government defines a disability, Federal mortgage programs, non-profits offering assistance, knowing and understanding your rights, as well as further resources. From SelfLender.
- Creating a Wheelchair Friendly Home: Some steps that can be taken to make a home easier to maneuver and enjoy.
- Disability Accommodation Cost Guides: A list of home improvement projects for those with disabilities from Home Advisor with average costs and guidance in implementation.
- Disability Remodeling: What Is the Average Cost to Renovate: You can type in your zip code to find out the average cost in your area. Presented by Improvenet.com.
- Guide for Disabled Homebuyers: “Designed to be a tool to assist those fearing their disability may become a factor in making the home buying experience more cumbersome.” From Redfin.com.
- Grants for Home Modification: Sixteen resources for homeowners with disability. From HomeAdvisor.
- A Home Safety Checklist for Wheelchair Users: Detailed information gleaned from a major wheelchair user housing study, which was carried out by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in 2006.
- Securing a Home Mortgage Loan with a Disability: A guide from MortgageCalculator.biz that takes you through the pros and cons of home ownership, the process of buying a home, understanding your rights, and gaining financial assistance.
- Mattress and Bedding Guide for People with Disabilities: A detailed list from Best Mattress Reviews of types of bedding products for people with disabilities. Also contains links to other online resources.
- Starting a Business, for People with Disabilities: Resources from the Small Business Administration “to help disabled people start, grow and manage a small business.”
- Traveling:
- Disabled Travel: Tips and resources to help disabled travelers and their companions anticipate some of the snags of accessible travel from SmarterTravel. Also includes a list of other resources designed for the disabled traveler.
- How to Make Flying With Physical Disabilities Less Stressful: A guide that includes specifics about accessibility information at the top 15 airports in the US.
- Traveling Abroad with a Disability: Resource from Insurancewith, a “specialist medical travel insurance company,” that offers suggestions and about trip-planning with a disability.
- Thriving in Trade School with a Disability: A guide that highlights the benefits of vocational education, potential careers, and laws that protect both students and employees with disabilities. Employers can also find simple steps for promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Published by Accredited Schools Online.
- Ultimate Disability Accommodations Guide: A guide to give you “insight into the steps you can take to ensure your home is disability-friendly, and how to take these steps in the most cost-effective manner possible.”
