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Internet resources: helpful consumer and elder law web sites
Seniors and their advocates are becoming increasingly familiar with the wealth of information available on the internet. Below is a list of selected sits that will be of interest to anyone looking for information about consumer issues that affect seniors. It is not an exhaustive list and as with everything related to technology, is subject to change.
AARP. www.aarp.org
American Bankruptcy Institute. www.abiworld.org
ABA Commission on Legal problems of the Elderly. www.abanet.org/elderly
Alzheimer’s Association. www.alz.org
Center for Medicare Advocacy. ww.medicareadvocacy.org
Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living. www.ccal.org
Consumers Union. www.consumersunion.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. www.naela.org
National Association of Consumer Advocates. www.naca.net
National Center on Elder Abuse. www.elderabusecenter.org
National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform. www.nccnhr.org
National Consumer Law Center. www.consumerlaw.org
National Senior Citizens law Center. www.nsclc.org
The Center for Social Gerontology. www.tcsg.org
Credit Bureaus (and to order credit reports):
Equifax. www.equifax.com
Experian (formerly TRW). www.experian.com
Transunion. www.transunion.com
Government Sites
U.S. Administration on Aging. www.aoa.gov
Includes links to state and area agencies on aging, consumer resources.
Federal Trade Commission
Senior Issues.
Government Services Agency. www.pueblo.gsa.gov
The government’s consumer information center.
Reprinted from materials from the National Consumer Law Center, Inc.