The Pacific ADA Center to builds partnerships between the disability community and the general public by enhancing understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through education and technical assistance.
The Pacific ADA Center is one of ten Regional Centers in the ADA National Network set up across the United States to provide information and referral, training, consultation, and technical assistance to the business, state and local government, and disability communities about their responsibilities and rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Center includes numerous consultants, a small staff, and subcontracts with more than 20 entities regionwide. The Center participates in nationwide training projects and the development of materials for broad based distribution. Pacific ADA Center receives direct and current information from the Departments of Justice, Transportation, Education, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Federal Communications C… [read more]

California HIV/AIDS Hotline provides information and referrals about HIV and AIDS.

Web pages 

• Home - https://www.aidshotline.org/

Shield Healthcare sells home medical supplies. They offer direct billing to to Medicare, Medi-Cal/Medicaid, and private insurances.

Products

• Incontinence Supplies
• Ostomy Supplies
• Enteral Nutrition Supplies
• Urological Supplies
• Wound Care
• Breast Pumps

Web pages

• Products - https://www.shieldhealthcare.com/products/
• Direct billing to Medicare, Medi-Cal/Medicaid, and many private insurances - https://www.shieldhealthcare.com/services/insurancebilling/

IMPACT offers The Prostate Cancer Treatment Program: IMProving Access, Counseling & Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer (IMPACT). IMPACT will pay for prostate cancer treatment for up to 12 months for qualified individuals. Treatment is available throughout California. If you qualify, you will be referred to participating doctors in your neighborhood. To see if you qualify for free prostate cancer treatment, call the toll free number listed below.

Websites:

• Main website - https://caimpact.org/

The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service (CIS) is a federally funded program that was established in 1975 as an essential part of NCI’s cancer education and information efforts. For over 35 years, NCI’s CIS has been providing scientifically based, unbiased information to patients, their families and friends, physicians and other health professionals, and the general public about all aspects of cancer including: cancer research and clinical trials, cancer prevention, risk factors, symptoms, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, living with cancer, quitting smoking, etc.

Talk with an information specialist from the NCI’s Cancer Information Service. NCI information specialists are available to help answer your cancer-related questions whether you are a patient, family member or friend, health care provider, or researcher.

Their information specialists are trained to answer cancer related questions by telephone (1 (800) 4-CANCER), LiveHelp instant messaging, and e-mail. I… [read more]

The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. Moves politicians and legislation to champion the needs of people with MS through activism, advocacy and influence.