Links to non-PAI resources

IHSS - In-Home Support Services

CDCAN - California Disability Community Action Network - In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) issues

CICA - California In-Home Supportive Services Consumer Alliance - representing the consumer viewpoint on all IHSS issues at the local, state and federal levels

Disability Benefits 101 - working with a disability in California

Disability Benefits 101 - frequently asked questions

Dynamic Living – dynamic-living.com/gadgets.htm – commercial site offers products for people with disabilities to make life easier – kitchen gadgets, bed and bath, mobility, safety, low vision, blind, hearing, memory, communication.

Freedom Clearinghouse - www.freedomclearinghouse.org - dedicated to keeping people in the community and out of nursing homes. Information on how people can stay in their own homes; blueprint for a state plan to implement Olmstead; what's happening in other states; how to get involved.

IHSS Providers - California Department of Social Services study of in-home care providers

IHSS Survival Kit - from ADAPT:  Americans with Disabilities for Attendant Programs Today, a national advocacy movement

ILRU - Independent Living Research Utilization - www.ilru.org/ - maintains links to independent living resource materials, rehabilitation research and training, centers for independent living, and other projects and research of interest to people with disabilities.

LILA - Living Independently in Los Angeles - http://lila.ucla.edu/Master.cfm?Content=Main.cfm - disability-related news and links to events.

Personal Assistance Service Council of Los Angeles - www.pascla.org/Pages/IHSS.htm - home care registry

Senior Survival School - IHSS Share of Cost Program survival sheet

Westside Center for Independent Living - www.wcil.org - empowers people with disabilities to reach their independent living goals.