Wheelchair Resources

Searching for information, but just cannot seem to find it? Links to many industry affiliations are provided to assist you with your search for information about Medicaid/Medicare, HCPCS Codes, industry & consumer publications, disability organizations, wheelchair transportation, and industry affiliations.

Medicaid / Medicare

• Medicaid
• Senior Law
• CMS-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Formerly HCFA))
• Neighborhood Legal Services

HCPCS Codes (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System)

• Pricing, Data Analysis and Coding (PDAC) Contractor

Social Security

• Social Security Administration

Pediatrics

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Primary Care Pediatrics - Information for parents and physicians on pediatric health topics.
• Pediatrics - Information about the USF, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and links to other pediatric sites.
• Council for Exceptional Children

Disability Organizations

• United Cerebral Palsy
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• International Rett Syndrome Association
• Spina Bifida Association of America

Charitable Organizations

• National Easter Seal Society / Easter Seals
• International Shriners Headquarters
• March of Dimes
  

Industry Affilitations

• National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers - NRRTS
• National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology - NCART
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America - RESNA
• California Association of Medical Products Suppliers - CAMPS
• American Association for Homecare
• New England Medical Equipment Dealers Association - NEMED
• Accredited Medical Equipment Providers of America (AMEPA)
• National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers
• CMS Durable Medical Equipment Center
• Texas Rehab Providers Council 

Contact Federal Legislators

For phone numbers or additional contact information for U.S. Representatives or Senators, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202/224-3121 or 1-800-828-0498 and ask to speak to your Senators and Representative.

To e-mail U.S. Representatives, visit www.house.gov and click “Write Your Representative” on the top toolbar.

To e-mail U.S. Senators, visit www.senate.gov and use the search bar on the top right.

Transit (Wheelchair Transportation Safety)

• NHTSA-Transporting Students with Special Needs
• RERC on Wheelchair Transportation Safety
• WCS: Homepage for wheelchairs standards at the University of Pittsburgh
• Ride Safe: Wheelchair Safety in Vans and Buses
• PTSI- Pupil Transportation Safety Institute - Information for participants in the school transportation industry.
• Sure-Lok Wheelchair and Occupant Securement Systems
• Q’Straint Wheelchair and Occupant Securement Systems

Industry Publications

• Exceptional Parent
• New Mobility
• Quest  
• Rehab Management  
• Mobility Management
• Today’s Kids in Motion (Canada)
• Cerebral Palsy
• Directions (NRRTS)  
• PT Magazine  
• Physical Therapy Products
• Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation
• Advance for Physical Therapists and PT Assistants
• Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners
• HME Business
• HME NEWS
• Homecare Magazine