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| Link | Description |
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| Can Do MS | Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, formerly The Jimmie Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis, is a national nonprofit organization that provides innovative lifestyle empowerment programs for people living with MS and their support partners, including personalized and experiential programs for persons with MS, a range of learning formats, including multi-day workshops, weekend seminars, teleconferences, webinars and peer support programs, and help for people to expand their awareness and deepen their understanding of their unique condition, teaching them new life skills to take charge of their lives, and a unique and caring network of support and resources. |
| Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) | The Invisible Disabilities® Association is about believing. We believe you! The frequently invisible nature of illness and pain may lead to disbelief about that illness or pain by those surrounding the person who lives daily with invisible disabilities. This disbelief can lead to misunderstandings, rejection by friends, family and heath care providers. It may also lead to accusations of laziness or faking an illness. We are passionate about providing awareness that invisible illness, pain and disabilities are very real! Our mission is to encourage, educate and connect people and organizations touched by illness, pain and disability around the globe. Envision with us, a world where people living with illness, pain and disability will be Invisible No More®. |
| Job Accommodation Network | JAN is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. JAN is provided by a grant through the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, known in the MS community as MS Focus, is a nonprofit organization focused on providing free services that address the critical needs of people with MS and their families, helping them maintain the best quality of life. MS Focus offers a variety of Grants & Programs: Emergency Assistance Program, Health and Wellness Grant, Healthcare Assistance Grant, Homecare Assistance Grant, Assistive Technology Program, Brighter Tomorrow Grant, Computer Program, and the Cooling Program. |
| National MS Society, Greater DC-Maryland Chapter | The Society's mission is to mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS, through education, advocacy, personal and research support. |
| The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) | MSAA is a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1970. Our organization is dedicated to improving lives today through ongoing support and direct services to individuals with MS, their families, and their care partners. MSAA’s free services help improve lives. Programs include a Helpline with trained specialists; award-winning educational videos and publications, including MSAA’s magazine, The Motivator; safety and mobility equipment distribution; cooling accessories for heat-sensitive individuals; educational programs held across the country; MRI funding; and Lending Library among other services. MSAA also offers tools to help manage the ever-changing course of multiple sclerosis. These tools are part of our Shared Management philosophy, involving education, training, use of technology, and tools to promote healthy outcomes. Shared Management is a concept whereby both the patient and healthcare providers work together to achieve the best possible health outcomes for the patient. MSAA’s Shared-Management tools include our S.E.A.R.C.H.™ program to assist the MS community with learning about different treatment choices; a mobile phone app, My MS Manager™ (named one of the best multiple sclerosis iPhone & Android apps by Healthline.com); and a resource database, My MS Resource Locator®. |
| The Multiple Sclerosis Coalition (MSC) | The Multiple Sclerosis Coalition (MSC) was founded in 2005 by three independent multiple sclerosis (MS) organizations in an effort to work together to benefit individuals with MS. Since that time, the MSC has grown to eight member organizations, all of whom provide critical MS programs and services. The primary objectives of the MSC are to educate, advocate, collaborate, and improve the efficiency of services for individuals with MS and those who are close to them. With so much on the horizon in terms of MS research, treatments, advocacy, and symptom management, the MSC provides critical momentum to work together to enhance these exciting MS initiatives and to ensure this collective support continues. MSC members include: Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis; Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers; Can Do MS; International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses; Multiple Sclerosis Association of America; Multiple Sclerosis Foundation; National Multiple Sclerosis Society; United Spinal Association; and MS Views & News. |
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