Government Websites- disability section

Here are the links for Canada, USA, UK and Australia (goverment), as well as Advocacy sites

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DISABILITY BENEFITS.

WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS?, ADVOCACY AND CONTACTING GOVERNMENT FOR DISABILITY, ETC.

CANADA

Persons with Disabilities Online

www.pwd-online.ca/pwdhome.jsp   

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CPP CANADA PENSION PLAN (DISABILITY)

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Registered Disability Savings Plan

www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/disability/savings/index.shtml

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DISABILITY TAX CREDIT

www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/sgmnts/dsblts/menu-eng.html

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The Canadian Transportation Agency is responsible for removing undue obstacles to the mobility of persons with disabilities from federally-regulated (air, rail, marine and interprovincial bus) transportation services and facilities.

www.otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/accessible-transportation

Accessible Transportation Complaints

www.otc-cta.gc.ca/sites/all/files/altformats/books/Accessible-Transportation-Complaints-PWD-EN_0.pdf

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IN USA: Benefits for people with disabilities

www.ssa.gov/disability/index.htm

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IN USA: Did you know the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is just one of the many laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities?

www.disability.gov/home/i_want_to/disability_laws

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IN USA: DISABILITY.GOV WEBSITE

www.disability.gov/

Individual state info will be added soon...please check back.

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IN USA: DISABILITY BENEFITS (SSI)

www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/disability.htm

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IN USA: PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE

www.healthfinder.gov/rxdrug/

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IN USA: Social Security website. Link To explain the policies of the Social Security Administration for developing and evaluating title II and title XVI claims for disability on the basis of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS), also frequently known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I (CRPS).

https://ssa.gov/OP_Home/rulings/di/01/SSR2003-02-di-01.html

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IN UK: GOVERNMENT UK: DISABILTY SECTION

www.gov.uk/browse/disabilities

 

www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010

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DISABILITY RIGHTS UK

disabilityrightsuk.org/

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IN UK
DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE

www.disability.co.uk/

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IN AUSTRALIA

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Inc

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IN AUSTRALIA
Disability Services Australia (DSA

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IN AUSTRALIA
DisabilityCare Australia

www.disabilitycareaustralia.gov.au/

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IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT DISABILITY SECTION

australia.gov.au/people/people-with-disabilities

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IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN NETWORK ON DISABILITY
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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AUSTRALIA (PWDA)
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The Australian Governments - National Companion Card scheme enables eligible people with disability to participate at venues and activities without incurring the cost of a second ticket for their attendant carer.
 
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  New Zealand
Disability Support Services within the Ministry of Health
 
 
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New Zealand Disability Strategy
 
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CSS Disability Action
 
CSS: Advocacy and your rights
 
 
CSS: Disability laws and rights
 
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Disabled Peoples Assembly NZ
 

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International Disability Alliance

www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/en

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UNITED NATIONS ON DISABILITY

www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=161

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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs352/en/index.html

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