Consumer Services Guide (CSG)
Consumer Services Guide (CSG) Edition
The Consumer Services Guide is searchable directory of resources which can help you with consumer problems and questions. There are multiple editions of the 'Guide', some which deal with specific issues such as housing or credit. The full directory, the Consumer Service Guide Edition, provides access to all the resources collected by Consumer Action.Records Found: 65
- Disabilityinfo.gov
This website is an ideal resource for finding out information concerning a vast number of topics. Organizations, articles, and facts that pertain to employment, education, housing, transportation, health, income support, technology, and independent living for people will all disabilities can be found online. The website also has a search engine that will find information for consumers, employers, researchers, or service providers. - Disabled American Veterans
This non-profit organization represents all of America's veterans and their families. It has around two hundred and sixty trained National Service Officers that help veterans at no charge. All the nationwide free services provided to veterans and their families are funded by public contributions and membership dues. - Easter Seals
This Nationwide organization represents families with disabilities. It provides services including after school programs, health and wellness centers, child development centers and early intervention. It also sends out a monthly newsletter with disability-related news. You can check the website for the office location nearest you. - HandSpeak: An Online Sign Language Dictionary
An animated dictionary of sign language with information about various types of signing. - Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau
The bureau educates, serves and protects consumers in the purchase of hearing aids by ensuring the competency of hearing aid dispensers. - Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB)
This non-profit agency has many services and programs that help blind people of all ages. It teaches and rehabilitates thousands of residents of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York. Information, resources, and HKSB's publications are found online. - IndependenceFirst
This non-profit organization provides education, advocacy, independent living services, independent living skills training, peer counseling, and information and referral services to persons with disabilities in the counties of Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, and Milwaukee. The website contains details about the organization's programs and services, as well as news, disability-related information, and resources and links. - Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. (ILC)
Services for the disabled include benefits counseling, assistance with landlord/tenant disputes, housing referrals, personal assistance referrals, transportation services, equipment loans, assistance in obtaining emergency shelter, food and clothing. Also runs many personal and vocational skills training programs. Serves greater Los Angeles area. - Independent Living Resource Center
Assistance with rental deposits; Fair Housing Act advocacy; benefits counseling; ADA rights counseling, workshops for pre-employment and self-employment; counseling for selection and funding of equipment and services. - Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
A part of Gallaudet University's website, the Clerc Center site offers information about deafness, many resources and links for deaf people and for parents of deaf children, information about ways to learn sign language, as well as history of the deaf movement at Gallaudet. - Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
This non-profit organization educates individuals with learning disabilities and their parents about their individual disabilities, creates public awareness by spreading information, helps people find career opportunities and promotes education and training. The wide array of services provided include helping develop school programs, and publishing materials for adults with learning disabilities. Many resources and topics concerning learning disabilities are found online. You can also find the… - National Center for Learning Disabilities
This organization is a good resource for people who have or want to learn about learning disabilities. Fact sheets, lists of topics about learning disabilities, research news and helpful guides are all found online. - National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)
The goal of this organization is to help people with disabilities pursue the physical activities that they enjoy. It provides hundreds of programs and resources all over the country that people can become involved in. Free information on many disability-related topics and videos are also found on the website. - National Council on Disability (NCD)
The NCD is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on policies affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. - Oaks Of Hebron
Housing and services for people with developmental disabilities. This agency provides emergency rental assistance funds to help tenants keep their rental units, or help with first month's rent and/or deposits for moving into a rental unit (HCA Fund Program). - Office of Disability Employment Policy - DOL
In the FY2001 Department of Labor appropriation, Congress approved an Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to be headed by an Assistant Secretary. ODEP's mission is to provide leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. ODEP is a federal agency in the Department of Labor. Its customers include: * Individuals with disabilities and their families * Private employers and their employees… - Office of Personal Management
This organization is committed to developing a diverse national workforce. It provides resources and opportunities for people with disabilities to help them find employment. - Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
With the motto of parents helping parents, this organization's mission is to improve the quality of life for children and young adults with disabilities. Nationwide programs found through the website include health information and advocacy centers, early childhood intervention, children mental health services, and independent housing assistance. Other publications, references, and links are found on the website. - People With Disabilities Foundation (PWDF)
This organization provides educational resources to people with disabilities in an effort to create equal opportunities for all. PWDF presents free Educational seminars to students and sells interactive guides on issues including employment and housing services for the disabled on their website for consumers to purchase. - Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
The largest international consumer organization devoted to serving the interests of consumers with hearing loss through self help, advocacy, and education. Publications include information on hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive listening devices, Americans with Disabilities Act, employment, travel, lip-reading, education, parenting, medical research, psychological stress and telephone and television strategies. Holds annual conventions and publishes "Hearing Loss: The Journal of Self Help for Hard of… - Senior Companion Program (SPC) - Senior Corps
The Senior Companion Program (SCP) is part of Senior Corps, a network of national service programs that provides older Americans with the opportunity to apply their life experiences to meeting community needs. Senior Companions serve one-on-one with the frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. They assist with grocery shopping, bill paying, and transportation to medical appointments, and they alert… - Sonoma County Human Services Department
The goal of the Sonoma County’s Human Services Department (HSD) is to protect and improve the well-being of the individuals and families who reside in Sonoma County – especially those who cannot protect themselves. They accomplish this by providing many different forms of assistance, including employment services, in-home support to aging and disabled individuals, Veteran’s services, foster care, food stamps, cash assistance, and eligibility for… - The Access Board
The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. It operates with about 30 staff and a governing board of representatives from Federal departments and public members appointed by the President. Key responsibilities of the Board include: * developing and maintaining accessibility requirements for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology * providing… - The Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities (ACDD)
This organization provides a system of coummunity based services for people with developmental disabilities. These activities help individuals gain more self-confidence and determination, in all aspects of community life. The website has a detailed list of disability resources that are located throughout the state of Alabama. - The American Association for People with Disabilities
This non-profit agency provides resources that help people with disabilities receive the economic and social fairness and political freedom that they deserve. The website also contains links to a vast amount of national, state, and local programs that will aid people with disabilities.