 TITLE: How to Get Financial Assistance if You Have a Disability CONTENT: National Charities and Organizations Providing Services\n-------------------------------------------------------\nMany charities and organizations offer independent services to people with disabilities. For example, if someone infringes on your rights guaranteed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), you may be able to find charities and organizations that offer pro bono legal counsel. While this isn't an exhaustive list, here are a few organizations that provide different services:\n*   **National Disability Rights Network**: This is a nonprofit that operates in every state and U.S. territory advocating for the rights of people with disabilities by helping them get adequate health care, education, employment, housing, transportation and more.\n*   **Disability Rights Legal Center** **and** **Cancer Legal Resource Center**: These organizations work to protect the rights of people with disabilities and those affected by cancer by providing legal assistance.\n*   **National Disability Institute**: This charitable organization partners with financial institutions, governments and community organizations to provide financial resources to those with disabilities.\n*   **Friends of Disabled Adults and Children**: This organization refurbishes equipment—such as wheelchairs, medical beds and more—for people with disabilities.\n*   **Wheelchair Foundation**: The Wheelchair Foundation aims to give a wheelchair to everyone in the world who needs one, even if they can't afford it.\n*   **Patient Advocate Foundation**: The Patient Advocate Foundation offers cash management, copayment relief and financial aid funds for people dealing with chronic, life-threatening and debilitating diseases.\n*   **HealthWell Foundation**: The HealthWell Foundation helps cover out-of-pocket costs for those who are underinsured. END