To be honest I have no idea how you have been managing for the past tweleve years. From the little that you have said and the conflicting data you have provided with your answer, you seem to be confined to your home with an abled body son (I think). You seem to have Internet access in your home and yet you are without food and suitable clothing for the winter? Maybe a neighbor has the Internet access and they can help you find relevant support services.

Not knowing where you are located in the U.S., I suggest you contact by phone or e-mail the following support services:

•Social Security Disability Benefits - http://www.socialsecurity.gov/d&s1.htm. There are online application forms that you can submit

•Center for Mental Health Services, Knowledge Exchange Network
Publications available in Spanish
(800) 789-2647; (301) 443-9006 (TTY)
Email: ken@mentalhealth.org
Web: www.mentalhealth.org

•DisAbility.gov
Email: webmaster@disability.gov
Web: http://www.disability.gov/

•FamilyVillage(community of disability-related resources)
Web: www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

•National Council on Disability
1331 F Street NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 272-2004 Fax: (202) 272-2022
TTY: (202) 272-2074
E-mail: mquigley@ncd.gov
Web: www.ncd.gov

•National Council on Independent Living
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
Email: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

•National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
900 Second Street, NE, Suite 211
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 408-9514 ext. 122; (202) 408-9520 (fax); (202) 408-9521 (TTY)
Web: http://www.ndrn.org
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities.

•National Parent to Parent Support and Information System, Inc.
(800) 651-1151; (706) 374-3822
Email: nppsis@ellijay.com

•Office of Minority Health Resource Center
PO Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
Tel: (800) 444-6472 Fax: (301) 251-2160
E-mail: info@omhrc.gov
Web: www.omhrc.gov

Office of Minority Health Resource Center is a national resource and referral service on minority health issues, including disability issues.

For social support, you could learn a lot in terms of improvin your circumstances, try the following e-group: