Work & Life Planning
Resources to help with employment, financial and insurance matters for those living with MS.
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Work & Life Planning service list
Local Services (8 Services)
Family House
Family House’s four homes located in the Oakland and Shadyside areas offer the comforts of home and convenience to loved ones – often in times of great duress – at affordable rates. Whether patients are here for treatments, trauma care, or transplants, Family House staff and volunteers give families the peace-of-mind to focus on the care of those closest to them.
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PA Department of Labor and Affairs: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services provides a wide range of services to eligible applicants. Some services can help you overcome or lessen your disability; others can directly help you prepare for a career. The services you receive will be arranged to meet your individual needs. Not everyone will need every service.
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Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF)
PATF's mission is to provide education and financing opportunities for people with disabilities and older Pennsylvanians, helping them to acquire assistive technology devices and services that improve the quality of their lives.
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Nationwide Services (39 Services)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
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MSAA: MRI Access Fund
The MSAA MRI Access Fund assists individuals who are uninsured or under insured acquire a cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam to help determine a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis or evaluate current MS disease progression. MSAA will work with eligible individuals, physicians, imaging centers and insurers to help fund the necessary MRI.
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MSBucket
MSbucket.com is a website designed to offer information about valuable resources. They are partners with MSers and their families, healthcare providers, and communities and their goal is to contribute to the advancement of health education and helping people make informed choices to live better.
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National Council on Aging
The National Council on Aging is a respected national leader and trusted partner to help people aged 60+ meet the challenges of aging. They partner with nonprofit organizations, government, and business to provide innovative community programs and services, online help, and advocacy.
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National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped from the Library of Congress
The National Library Service (NLS) is a free library service for residents of the United States who live with low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that makes reading regular print difficult.
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National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
NORD is a patient advocacy organization dedicated to individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them. NORD, along with its more than 260 patient organization members, is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and patient services.
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Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN)
Patient Action Network (PAN) believes that high deductibles and co-pays should not prevent people with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases from getting the medications and treatment they need. They offer the fastest, most dependable way to help patients pay for their out-of-pocket costs.
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Social Security Administration
The Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability programs are the largest of several Federal programs that provide assistance to people with disabilities. While these two programs are different in many ways, both are administered by the Social Security Administration and only individuals who have a disability and meet medical criteria may qualify for benefits under either program. Visit our site for more details.
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Family House
Family House’s four homes located in the Oakland and Shadyside areas offer the comforts of home and convenience to loved ones – often in times of great duress – at affordable rates. Whether patients are here for treatments, trauma care, or transplants, Family House staff and volunteers give families the peace-of-mind to focus on the care of those closest to them.
Work & Life Planning
PA Department of Labor and Affairs: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services provides a wide range of services to eligible applicants. Some services can help you overcome or lessen your disability; others can directly help you prepare for a career. The services you receive will be arranged to meet your individual needs. Not everyone will need every service.
Work & Life Planning
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF)
PATF's mission is to provide education and financing opportunities for people with disabilities and older Pennsylvanians, helping them to acquire assistive technology devices and services that improve the quality of their lives.
Work & Life Planning