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How many times have you been frustrated by some barricade you've come across in treating or dealing with your arthritis? Medications, treatments, patients rights...seems as soon as one obstacle is overcome there's something else getting in your way. You need to let your voice be heard! There's plenty of arthritis advocacy information available on the web - take a look at the links below and then start sending those letters!

http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com/  - 
Federally mandated system in each state and territory which provides protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through legally based advocacy

http://www.disrights.org/  -
Contains tools for activists and FAQs

http://www.dlcak.org/ourservices/rep_caseselection.html  -
Information about Disability Law Center of Alaska and a good list of Law Library references

http://home.earthlink.net/~dawwn/  -
Links to disability information resources on the Internet

http://www.disabilityac.com/index.htm  -
Some general information about the appeal process for Social Security Disability applications

http://infonet.welch.jhu.edu/advocacy.html -
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions' InfoNet supplies phone numbers for patient advocacy. Scroll down the page to find "arthritis"...

http://www.arthritis.ca/resources%20for%20advocates/
arthritis%20advocacy%20priorities/default.asp?mode=static -
Arthritis Advocacy Priorities from The Arthritis Society (Canada)

http://www.patient.co.uk/miscell.htm -
Patient advocacy/protection/discussion forums etc...for our community members living in the U.K.

Kim McCarthy, Irene Kavanagh
Page last updated on February 13, 2001