Trauma Resources

These resources are for people in Massachusetts who have a newly-acquired disability due to trauma. If personalized assistance is needed to find related resources, please contact us.

Emotional-Trauma Resources

•  INDEX: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Fact Sheet

• Recovering Emotionally (From Disasters) – American Red Cross

• Children and Trauma

Physical-Trauma Resources

• INDEX:  Brain Injury Fact Sheet

• INDEX: Spinal Cord Injury Fact Sheet

• Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts

• National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Greater Boston Chapter

• SCI Boston Peer Mentors

Assistive Technology

• INDEX: Wheelchairs (Power) and Scooters – Low Cost Fact Sheet

• INDEX:  Assistive Technology (Equipment) Fact Sheet

• INDEX: Recycling Medical Equipment Fact Sheet

• DDS Assistive Technology Regional Centers 

Financial Resources

• INDEX: Basic Programs and Services for People with Disabilities Fact Sheet

• INDEX:  Financial Resources Fact Sheet – Possible

• Amputee Coalition Fact Sheet: Financial Assistance for Prosthetic Services, Durable Medical Equipment, and Other Assistive Devices

• Ability Found 

At Ability Found our mission is to provide medical and rehabilitation equipment free of charge to people with disabilities who cannot afford it.

• Bowman Limb Bank Foundation 

The Bowman Limb Bank Foundation, previously known as the Dana Bowman Limb Bank Foundation, acts as a ready resource for artificial limbs for those in need. It is a non-profit organization seeking to fulfill the need for artificial limbs in underdeveloped nations and here in the United States where traditional funding is unavailable.

• Hearing Loss Association of America 

Information on financial assistance for assistive technology, hearing aids and durable equipment.

Fact Sheet last updated on: 10/8/2024

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