Helpful References

National Rehabilitation Association www.nationalrehab.org

Division For Rehabilitation Services (DRS) www.dars.state.tx.us/drs

Division For Blind Services (DBS) www.dars.state.tx.us/dbs

Deaf And Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) www.dars.state.tx.us/dhhs

Advocacy, Inc. www.advocacyinc.org
Advocacy, Inc. is a disability rights organization protecting the rights of people with disabilities. There are six different federally funded programs implemented by Advocacy, Inc. throughout the state of Texas.

The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) www.tirr.org

LifeNet www.lifenettexas.org
This non-profit organization provides behavioral health care.

Brain Injury Association of America www.biausa.org
This national association’s website has excellent assortment of information and lots of links to sites about almost anything you want to know about brain injury.

Brain Injury Association of Texas www.biatx.org
This association is dedicated to making life easier for the brain injury survivor, making the injury more understandable for the family member, supporting the advocate, and improving the quality of care provided by the brain injury professional.

The Alamo Head Injury Association www.alamoheadinjury.org
This local chapter is working to enhance their website.

ILRU www.ilru.org
This organization provides resources for independent living, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), managed care, health and wellness and disability, and international perspectives on disability.

NRA Certification Resources www.nationalrehab.org/website/events/resources.html
This NRA site offers information from accessibility to professional advancement issues.

Methodist Mission Home www.mmhome.org
This non-profit organization provides vocational and independent living skills to people with disabilities, specializing in services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Services include a residential program.

Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Association (RCEA): www.nationalrehab.org/website/divs/nrca.html
The Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Association strives to accommodate the professional interests and needs of all rehabilitation counselors, regardless of their work setting or job title.

National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM) www.nchrtm.org

Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission www.carf.org

Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov/disability

Texas Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities www.txddc.state.us or 800-262-0334

Texas State Legislature www.capitol.state.tx.us
Texas Legislature Online

Governor's Committe on People With Disabilities www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities

Center on Independent Living (COIL) in San Antonio, TX www.coil.org
Coil is a non-residential community-based, not-for-profit agency which links services in Bexar and surrounding counties

Toll-Free Hotline for Airline Disability-Related Problems by U.S. Department of Transportation, Aviation Consumer Protection Division
1-800-778-4838 (voice) or 1-800-455-9880 (TTY)
7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, daily