Looking for a wheelchair in the United States? Have a question about where to donate your wheelchair outside of Southern California? Interested in disability issues within the U.S.? internationally? Below is a short list of resources that may be helpful to you.

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To Find a wheelchair in the Los Angeles area contact:

• The Convalescent Aid Society
  A Pasadena-based organization that lends medical equipment (www.convalescentaidsociety.com)
  
  
• Ask Lila
  A comprehensive disability referral website (www.asklila.com)
  
  
• Los Angeles Countyon Disabilities
  Provides referrals within Los Angeles County (213) 974-1053

To Learn more about disability issues in the US go to:

• Americans with Disabilities Act (www.ada.gov)
  
  
• American Association of People With Disabilities (www.aapd-dc.org)
  
  
• The National Organization on Disability (www.nod.org)
  
  
• National Center for Independent Living (www.ncil.org)
  
  
• Western Law Center for Disability Rights (www.wlcdr.org)

To learn more about international disability issues go to:

• Disabled People's International (www.dpi.org)
  
  
• International Disability Alliance (www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org)
  
  
• Mobility International (www.miusa.org)