ALS Associations
ALSA- A.L.S, Association.
The A.L.S. Association (ALSA) is the United States national not-for-profit voluntary health organization.The mission of The A.L.S. Association is to find a cure for and improve living with A.L.S.. The A.L.S. Association seeks to promote awareness and understanding of A.L.S. and the work of The A.L.S. Association by providing up-to-date information and education materials to the A.L.S. community, A.L.S. patients and families, caregivers, researchers and members in the health care fields.
ALSTDF - A.L.S. Therapy Development Foundation.
The A.L.S. Therapy Development Foundation is a nonprofit biotechnology company discovering treatments for patients alive today. Their approach combines the power of a nonprofit mission with the best practices of a for-profit biotechnology company: rigorous, open-minded research and proven drug development techniques.
The PRIZE4LIFE Foundation
Prize4Life was founded by a group of Harvard Business School students, including an ALS patient, who believe that prizes will act as powerful incentives to accelerate ALS research to the point where the private sector will invest in developing an effective treatment. The mission of Prize4Life is: Create powerful incentives to further ALS research, increase global awareness, and explore novel treatment approaches by attracting private investments that ultimately lead to the development of an effective ALS treatment.
ALS Recovery Fund, Miami, Florida
The fund is aimed at raising the awareness of the disease and raising funds for the benefit of the patients and funding research for finding a cure for ALS.
Ronen Porat's Website
This is Ronen Porat's, an A.L.S. patiant, personal website. Ronen wrote over six months, thirty moving chapters of his “Optimistic Disease Diary.” Ronen present the smallest simplest details of being an A.L.S. patient, from his unique perspective. The website also offers a chat room to communicate with Ronen Porat.
ALSforums
Got Questions About ALS/MND? ALSforums Online Support Groups are free moderated support forums that allow you to openly discuss diagnosis, therapy, and related ALS/MND information.
Another relevant associations
Milbat
This society functions as a national center for fitting the technology that will help to individuals with special needs. Consultation is given by the very experienced multi professional personnel and includes solutions for very diverse issues of non functioning in all areas of life. The consultation is given to people that are disabled to their families and to their therapists.
Ezer meZion
“Ezer meZion” is the leading and largest society in the field of paramedical help to patients and disabled people in Israel, they help those who suffer from non functioning or people in crises situations by a diverse of projects and programs to support this suffering population and help them to keep their independency dignity and quality of life.
Access Israel
A society that promotes accessibility in Israel. Information and consultancies are available on their web site about accessibility issues for disabled people to public buildings , truism sites , vacation facilities and more .
The parent organization for all organizations of invalids
The web site of the parent organization for all organizations of invalids in Israel
Meshi-nmd
The Web site for children with neuro-muscular diseases. The wab site contains a support forum, information about rights and more.
Special Place
The “special place” web site is targeted to parents and families of children with special needs. The web site includes a comprehensive data base in many fields , forum , Parents stories and more.
Yad Sarah
“Yad Sara” – a association of volunteers that gives a lot of services for home care , loan of medical equipment, hot meals, a distress calling center for seniors and housebound people .
