The Legal Action Center's website is a good resource, and the federal government has a site loaded with information about the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Jamie Heywood founded PatientsLikeMe after his brother was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease ALS. Patients can share information about their experience and use the network as a resource.

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The 1988 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act provided for state grants to address elder abuse, as well as established the National Center on Elder Abuse, a resource center that for over 20 years has provided information and technical assistance about elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation issues and programs.

FORBES: The International Plan of Action on Aging,

The 2012 National Study of Employers conducted by Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) painted a less bleak picture related to employers providing information about eldercare services (41% of employers said they did), and time off for employees to provide care without jeopardizing their jobs (75% of employers said they offered it).

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