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Conferences - Agendas, Abstracts & Summaries

• March 20-23, 2014: 11th IACFS/ME Biennial International Research and Clinical Conference - co-sponsored by Stanford University
  

  "Translating Science into Clinical Care"
  San Francisco, CA, USA
  Receive Conference Updates
  Conference DVDs TBA
  Free video online BA
  

  
  

• September 22-25, 2011: 10th International Clinical & Research Conference hosted by The National ME/FM Network of Ottawa, Canada
  IACFS/ME
  

  "Translating Evidence into Practice"
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  Agenda - Professional
  Agenda - Patient
  Conference DVDs, free video online
  

  
  
• May 13-14, 2011:  Fibromyalgia Coalition International's
  11th Annual FM & Chronic Fatigue Conference

    "Suffer in Silence No More"
    Overland Park, Kansas, USA
    For more information, see the FCI website at
    http://www.fibrocoalition.org/
  

  
  
• April 7-8, 2011: NIH SoK: State of the Knowledge of CFS

  Bethesda, MD, USA
  Webcast links
   Day 1: http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=10098
   Day 2: http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=10114
  

• June 5-6, 2009 Fibromyalgia Coalition International's
  9th Annual FM & Chronic Fatigue Awareness Conference

  Overland Park, Kansas, USA
  For more information, see the FCI website at
  http://www.fibrocoalition.org/

• May 29th, 2009:  The 4th IiME International ME/CFS Conference 2009

    London, England, UK
    For more information, see the Invest in ME website at
    http://www.investinme.org/

• May 3, 2009: Propelling CFS Science Forward: A Research Roundtable Event

  Chicago, Illinois, USA
  For more information, contact the CFIDS Association.
  By Invitation Only.
  http://www.cfids.org/

• 9th International Conference on CFS, Fibromyalgia, and Other Related Illnesses
  IACFS/ME
  March 12-15, 2009
  Peppermill Resort, Reno, NV
  Research and Clinical Conference
  Agenda - Professional
  Ageneda - Patient
  Order the Conference DVDs, See some video online free
  
  Summaries of 9th IACFS/ME Conference, March 2009:
  

  CFIDS Association on Facebook
     
  Reno Wrap-Up: A Report on the 2009 IACFS/ME Conference
  By Kim McCleary and Suzanne Vernon, PhD
  The CFIDS Association of America
  
  More coverage by The CFIDS Association
  

• Pain Week 2007
  September 6-9
  877- 724-6933
  Red Rock Casino and Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, NV
   
  
• MYOPAIN 2007
  Seventh World Congress On Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  August 19-23
  Washington, DC
  with the
  National Fibromyalgia Association’s
  3rd Annual Leaders Against Pain International Coalition Seminar
   
  
• FCI: 7th annual Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Conference
  June 1-2, 2007
  Overland, KS, USA
  Fibromyalgia Coalition International
  
  
• Midwestern Fibromyalgia Conference
  May 18-20, 2007
  Matteson, Illinois.
  (773) 936-4183
  Speakers include Drs. M Yunus, L Jason, J Teitelbaum.
  Co-hosted by
  Fibromyalgia Association Created for Education and Self-help [FACES]
  Helping Our Pain and Exhaustion [H.O.P.E.]
  Mercy Fairfield Fibromyalgia Group
  
  
• Advances in Understanding and Treating
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  May 4-5, 2007
  Salt Lake City, UT
  Organization for Fatigue & Fibromyalgia Education & Research (OFFER)
•  
• 8th International Conference on CFS, Fibromyalgia, and Other Related Illnesses
  IACFS
  January 10-14, 2007
  Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  Patient Conference:
     January 10th - January 11th Agenda
  Professional Conference:
     January 12th, Friday Agenda
     January 13th, Saturday, Agenda
     January 14th, Sunday, Agenda
  Poster Presentations
  International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (IACFS/ME) & PANDORA
  
  Summaries of 8th IACFS Conference, January 2007:
  
        IACFS February 2007 Newsletter & From IACFS.net
  
      - Video: Windows Media Player
                   - Anthony Komaroff, MD, Conference Summary
                   - Lucinda Bateman, MD, "Making the Most of Your Doctors' Appointments"
      - The 8th IACFS Conference: Summary by Rosamund Vallings, MB, BS
      - Brief reviews of selected posters and presentations by David S. Bell, MD
      - A Retrospective on the 8th IACFS Conference by Virginia Teague
      - 2007 Conference Images
  
        More IACFS 2007 Summaries
  
      - David Bell, MD, in The Lyndonville News
      - Charles W. Lapp, MD at drlapp.net
      - Lesley Ann Fein, MD, MPH, Research Summary at CFIDS Report
      - The CFIDS Association of America IACFS Recap in CFIDSLink
      - Pat Fero of Wisconsin CFS Association at ImmuneSupport   
      - Cort Johnson's Phoenix Rising Newsletter - Laymen's Guide to Conference
                  (Mac Users: use Firefox browser, not Safari.)
  
      - Patient Conference I
      - Patient Conference II
      - Professional Conference I - Cardio & Exercise
      - Professional Conference II - Brain & Gene Studies
      - Professional Conference III - The Immune System, the Gut, Pain and Sleep
      - Professional Conference IV - Clinical Trials
      - Professional Conference V - Defining CFS, Economic Costs,
                                                      Epidemiology, Behavior, Takeaway Points
     
  
  Conference DVD ROM, MP3, Windows Media Player
  
      Insta-Tapes, 1-800-669-8273, fax: 1-888-346-8273
      P.O. Box 908, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83816-0908 USA.
      http://www.instatapes.com/IACFS/
  
      Video: DiGiVision DVD ROM or Downloadable Windows Media Player Files.
      $199 for patient conference
      $249 for clinical conference
      $349 for both, and includes free downloads of all mp3 for both and
               free Audio CD of Keynote Address by Paul Cheney, MD.
  
  This option is a video that shows the speaker on half the screen and the Power Point slides used on the other half, and of course includes the audio. Unlike viewing regular movie-type only DVDs, DigiVision DVD ROM are watched on a computer. Print the slides of the talks, search for key words, copy and paste lecture content into an email, and more easily skip around. This kind of DVD does not play on TV.
  
        Mp3 audio, $199 for both patients and clinical conferences.
  Great for your iPod or other portable listening devices. (As of 02/08/07, This option not shown on the website yet. Source: a conversation with Greg at Insta-Tapes.)
  
        Audio CDs, that were advertised at the conference, will not be available.
  
        Note, as of 02/08/07, there is no link to the IACFS page from "Insta-Tapes Home."
  
   
  
• DYNA Summer Chill 2006
  Conference DVD
  July 7, 2006
  Dysautonomia Youth Network of America
   
  
• FCI: 6th annual Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Conference
  Conference Video/Audio Tapes/CDs
  June 2-3, 2006
  Overland, KS, USA
  Fibromyalgia Coalition International
   
  
• FAME 2006 Patient Conference: FM Then and Now, The Path to Improved Health
  March 17-19, 2006
  Los Angeles, California, USA
  CME Conference Materials/Book
  National FM Association
  
  
• OFFER 2005 FM & CFS Conference
  Provider Conference DVDs
  Patient Conference DVDs
  
  
• 7th International Conference on CFS, Fibromyalgia, and Other Related Illnesses
  October 8-10, 2004
  Madison, Wisconsin
  American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (AACFS)
      - Summary by Dr. Charles W. Lapp - removed from internet; was at
         http://www.drlapp.net/Templates/AACFS%20Meeting%20Summary.htm
      - Summary by Dr. Rosamund Vallings
      - Summary by Paula M. Carnes
      - Conference Materials from WI CFS-ME,  Conference DVD at AACFS
      - Conference Art Exhibit
  
  
• International Fibromyalgia Symposium
  August 20-22, 2004
  Scottsdale, Arizona
  Fibromyalgia Recovery Group
  
  
• Neuro-Immune Mechanisms and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  June 11-12, 2003
  Bethesda, Maryland
  National Institutes of Health - Office of Research on Women's Health
      - Nancy Klimas on Immune Dysfunction in CFS
      - Gail Adler on the HPA Axis and Autonomic Nervous System in Fibromyalgia
      - Firdhaus Dhabhar on Stress & the Immune System in CFS
      - Esther Sternberg on Health Consequences of Dysregulated Stress Response
      - Juan Lopez on Stress and Antidepressant Modulation of the Limbic-HPA Axis
      - David S. Goldstein on Autonomic Nervous System & OI
  
  
• American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Sixth International Research and Clinical Conference
  January 31 - February 2, 2003
  Chantilly, Virginia
  American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
      - Summary by Dr. Rosamund Vallings
      - Summary by Dr. Charles W. Lapp
      - Report by Dr. Neil C. Abbot, MERGE   
  
  
• 10th World Congress on Pain
  Aug. 17-22, 2002
  San Diego, California
  International Association for the Study of Pain 
  
  
• 2001 Sydney ME/CFS Conference
  December 1-2, 2001
  Sydney, Australia
  Alison Hunter Memorial Foundation
  
  
• American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Fifth International Conference
  January 26 - 29, 2001
  Seattle, Washington
  American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  
  
• CFS State of the Science Conference
  October 23-24, 2000
  Arlington, Virginia
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• FAME 2000 International Conference
  May 19-20, 2000
  Los Angeles, California, USA
  National FM Awareness Campaign
  
  
• Fatigue 2000 International Conference
  April 23-24, 1999
  National Centre for ME and Fatigue Syndromes
  
  
• 1999 Sydney ME/CFS Conference
  February 25-27, 1999
  Sydney, Australia
  Alison Hunter Memorial Foundation
  
  
• Second World Congress on CFS and Related Disorders
  September 9-12, 1999
  Brussels, Belgium
  
  
• American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference
  October 10-11, 1998
  Cambridge, Massachusetts
  American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  
  
• 1998 Sydney ME/CFS Conference
  February 11-13, 1998
  Sydney, Australia
  Alison Hunter Memorial Foundation
  
  
• NIH Conferences and Lectures - VideoCast Archives
  1998 - Current
  Bethesda, Maryland
  National Institutes of Health
  
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Government Information

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  National Center for Infectious Diseases
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Trans-NIH Working Group for Research on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Office of Research on Women's Health
  National Institutes of Health
  Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
  Office of Public Health and Science
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20201
  202-690-7694 (phone)
  202-690-6960 (fax)
  cfsac@osophs.dhhs.gov (e-mail)
  http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/ (website)
  http://list.nih.gov/archives/advcomcfs.html (listserv)
  
  
  
• NIH Health Info List of Topics
  NIH - CFS
  NIH - Figuring out Fibromyalgia (2007)
  NIH - Wake up to the Risks of Shortened Slumber (2007)
  National Institutes of Health
  Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• ClincalTrials.gov
  National Library of Medicine
  National Institutes of Health
  Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• Defining and Managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Evidence-Based Practice Program
  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• Disability.gov
  The White House 
  
  
• Fibromyalgia
  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  National Institutes of Health
  Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• MEDLINEplus
  National Library of Medicine
  National Institutes of Health
  Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• PubMed
  National Library of Medicine
  National Institutes of Health
  Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• Social Security Online: Disability Programs
  Office of Disability
  Social Security Administration
  
  
• Publications.USA.gov: Read, Download, Order
  Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): When Worry Gets Out of Control
  The Health Care Law and You
  My Medicines
  Buying Prescription Medicines Online: A Consumer Safety Guide
  My Medicines
  Sleep Disorders
  Federal Citizen Information Center
  Pueblo, CO
  
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Laboratories

• Diagnos-Techs, Inc.
  Clinical and Research Laboratory
  Adrenal Stress Index (ASI) Saliva Test
  6620 S. 192nd Place, Bldg. J.
  Kent, WA 98032
  800-878-3787
  Lists provider directory
   
• E.M. Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology
  Natural killer cell functional assay, many other tests
  University of Miami School of Medicine
  (R-42), Room 8183
  1600 NW 10th Avenue
  Miami, FL 33136
  Phone: 305-243-6288     Fax: 305-243-4674
  Email: mfletche@med.miami.edu
  Mary Ann Fletcher, PhD; Nancy Klimas, MD; Kevin Maher, PhD
  
  
• Genova Diagnostics
  Previously known as Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory
  Assessments of physiological function - nutritional, metabolic assessment
  63 Zillicoa St.
  Asheville, NC 28801
  Phone: 800-522-4762     Fax: 828-252-9303
  Email: cs@gsdl.com
  
  
• The Great Plains Laboratory 
  Assessments of health, metabolism, nutrition, yeast, autism.
  11813 West 77th
  Lenexa, KS 66214
  Phone: 913-341-8949;  Fax: 913-341-6207
  Email: gpl4u@aol.com
  William Shaw, PhD
   
• HEMEX Laboratories
  Immune system activation of coagulation (ISAC) panel
  2505 West Beryl Ave.
  Phoenix, AZ  85021
  Phone: 800-999-2568     Fax: 602-997-1406
  Email: clients@hemex.com
  David E. Berg, MS
  
  
• Immunosciences Lab
  Mycoplasma detection by PCR
  2-5A synthetase/RNaseL pathway dysfunction testing
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome panels, Celiac Disease Anitbodies panel, Lyme Tests
  8730 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 305
  Beverly Hills, CA 90211
  Phone: 800-950-4686; 310-657-1077     Fax: 310-657-1053
  Email: immunsci@ix.netcom.com
  Aristo Vojdani, PhD
  
  
• Institute for Viral Pathogenesis
  and
  Wisconsin Viral Research Group, Ltd.
  HHV-6 research
  10437 Innovation Dr. Suite 417
  Milwaukee, WI 53226
  Phone: 414-774-8305     Fax: 414-302-0646
  Drs. Donald Carrigan and Konstance Knox
  
  
• International Molecular Diagnostics [Note: this link inactive, 12/2006]
  Mycoplasma detection by PCR
  15162 Triton Lane
  Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1041
  Phone: 888-882-8838; 714-902-2323     Fax: 714-799-9787
  Email: clientservice@imd-lab.com
  Garth L. Nicholson, PhD
  
  
• RED Laboratories
  2-5A synthetase/RNaseL pathway dysfunction testing
  Pontbeek 61
  B-1731 Zellik
  Belgium
  Phone: +32-2-481-5310     Fax: +32-2-481-5311 
  Email: info@redlabs.com
  
  
• RED Laboratories USA   - new in 2006
  2-5A synthetase/RNaseL pathway dysfunction testing
  5625 Fox Ave, Room 369
  Reno, NV 89506 
  Phone: (775) 351-1890     Fax: (775) 972-1300
  Email: info@redlabsusa.com
  Web: http://www.redlabsusa.com/ 
   
• SpectraCell Laboratories
  Functional intracellular testing
  7051 Portwest Drive, Suite 100
  Houston, Texas 77024-8026
  Phone: 800-227-5227; 713.621.3101     Fax: 713-621-3234
  Email: spec1@spectracell.com
  Has clinician database online
  
  
• ViraCor
  HHV-6 detection by PCR
  Viral, Fungal, and Immune Assays
  1210 NE Windsor Drive
  Lee's Summit, MO 64086
  Phone: 800-305-5198     Fax: 816-347-0143
  Email: info@ViraCor.com
  
  
• List of Labs That Do Tests Related to Adrenal Fatigue by Category AdrenalFatigue.org
  
  
  Saliva Hormone Tests
  Food Allergy Tests
  Environmental Allergy Tests
  Environmental Toxin Tests
  Hair Analysis (for essential and toxic minerals
  Comprehensive Analysis of Biochemical Metabolic Pathways
  Urinary Steroid Hormone Tests
  Fatty Acid Metabolism Analysis
  Stealth (Hidden) Virus & Bacteria Detection
  Polymerase Chain Reaction Tests (PCR)
  Mycoplasmas
  Nanobacteria
  Candida Yeast Infection Tests

Tests

• Functional intracellular testing SpectraCell
• Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Trace Elements Inc
• BodyBio Blood Chemistry Analysis Body Bio 888-320-8338
• Fatty Acid Red Cell Analysis Body Bio 888-320-8338, w/ Kennedy Kreiger Institute
• Nutrition Assessments at GDX
  
• Metabolic Assessments at GDX including Oxidative Stress Tests
• Gastrointestinal Assessments at GDX
  
• Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner
• Organic Acid Test Great Plains Laboratory
• Celiac Disease Anitbodies Panel ImmuneSciences Lab

• Adrenal Stress Index (ASI) Saliva Test Diagnos-Techs, Inc.
• Tilt Table Testing for Orthostatic Intolerance, Dysautonomia
• Symptoms Predict the Outcome of Tilt Table Testing in CFS/ME/FM DrLapp.net
• ANSAR ANX 3.0 Autonomic Nervous System Testing
• Functional Capacity Testing National Rehab Hospital
• Bicycle Ergometry
  

• Adrenal Stress Index (ASI) Saliva Test Diagnos-Techs, Inc.
• Assessments of Endocrinology GDX

• Neurocognitive Problems and the CFS Student Miller Iger, Youth Allied by CFIDS, 1996
• Cognitive Function in CFS Eleanor Stein, MD, FRCP(C)
  
• The Role of Neuropsychology in CFIDS - Leo J Shea III PhD , CFIDS Chronicle
  
• From Protocol for Cognitive Assessment for CFIDS - Sandman PhD & Moore PsyD
  
• Cognitive Function & Fibromyalgia  Jennifer Glass PhD & Denise Park PhD
• Neuropsychological Screening for Brain Dysfunction BrainSource.com
• Tests Commonly Used In a Neuropsychological Examination BrainSource.com
  (Be very careful to have someone knowledgeable about CFS interpret these tests)
• Beck Depression Inventory Wikipedia

• Neuropsychological Screening for Brain Dysfunction BrainSource.com
• Tests Commonly Used In a Neuropsychological Examination BrainSource.com
  (Be very careful to have someone knowledgeable about CFS interpret these tests)
• Beck Depression Inventory Wikipedia
  

• Allergy Antibody Assessment [Foods, Molds, Inhalants, Celiac] GDX
• Assays for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases IGeneX Reference Laboratory
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Panels ImmuneSciences Lab
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, A Laboratory Analysis RedLabs USA
• Calpain Assay (CALP)
• Elastase Activity Assay (ELAS)
  
• The Fragmented Actin Serum Test (FASTestTM)
• Quantitative Measurement of RNase L Proteins
• RNase L Protein Assay (RNAP)
• RNase L Activity Assay (RNAA)
• PKR Cleavage Assay (PKRA)
  
• Fibromyalgia, A Laboratory Analysis - Substance P Assay (SUBP) RedLabs USA
• Immune system activation of coagulation (ISAC) panel FAQs Hemex Laboratories
• Mycoplasma detection by PCR ImmuneSciences Lab
• Mycoplasma detection by PCR International Molecular Diagnostics
• Natural killer cell functional assay E.M. Papper Laboratory of Clinical Immunology
• HHV-6 RedLabs USA
• HHV-6, EBV, CMV ViraCor
• HHV-6 Institute for Viral Pathogenesis and Wisconsin Viral Research Group, Ltd.

• LifeLine Screening
• Health Fair Screening

Research Publications

• Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior Taylor & Francis Online  (added 2013)
  
  
• Research 1st CFIDS Assoc of America
• Archives: CFS Research Review CFIDS Assoc of America
• Archives: Research Updates up to Jan 2006 CFIDS Assoc of America
• Database of Research Publications 1956-2006 MERGE
• FM & CFS Health Research Library ProHealth.com
• Fibromyalgia & CFS/ME Medical Research FM-CFS Canada
• Google Scholar CFS Search Google
• Google Scholar FM Search Google
• ME/CFS & FM Research Notices & Co-Cure Articles Co-Cure
• ME/CFS Research David Axford & Ellen Goudsmit
• NIH Funded CFS Research Trans-NIH Working Group on CFS
• PubMed CFS Search PubMed
• PubMed FM Search PubMed
• Research Abstracts National FM & Chronic Pain Association
• Scientific References for CFS Ted Shaw

Travel and Transportation

Getting Around with CFS/FMS, places to go
DC, MD, VA Travel and Transportation Resources
National Travel Services, Resources, Discounts
General Travel Advice

Getting Around with CFS/FMS

• PWCs and Travel: You Can Take it With You -- in an RV Schmidt / CFIDS Chronicle
• How to ease Fibromyalgia pain when traveling ME/CFS Australia (2011)
  
• Traveling With a Disability or Chronic Illness
  Make your vacation a pleasure instead of a pain Karen Lee Richards, About.com FM/CFS
• People With Arthritis [Chronic Pain] Can Travel Too! Preparedness is the key.
  Eustice & Eustice, About.com
• Traveling with Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: What Makes It Easier? Adrienne Dellow, About.com
• Traveling and FMS What it means to live with FMS
• Traveling with FMS Inspire.com FM group
• GPS in cars to help PWCs get around - CFSupport Email #1481


• Tips for flying, training, taking the bus etc. with CFS/FMS/OI
  
  Support Hose
  Have Medical Identification
  Have a plan in case of a few emergencies you can imagine
  Program lots of phone numbers into cell phone AND bring paper list, too.
  Have a cell phone
  Ride the carts for disabled people at airports.
           The walk is usually farther that you think and you carryons heavier.
  Washington DC Metro has 50% off with medicare card
  Ear plugs for sensitivity to noise. Expandable foam ones can be tolerable.
  Wiggle in seat when not moving around.
  Pack the OI General Info Brochure or other favorite articles in carry on bag
  Perhaps have the tomato drink for salt and potassium in between waters.
  Be willing to use public bathrooms so you can hydrate more.
  A water spritzer to spray face so can breathe hydrated air, keep cooler
   (Tell people its water! Use distilled or RO water so bottle stays clean).
  Have safe snacks with you and eat small amounts frequently.
  Board last to limit sitting / upright time.
  Embracing the flying experience! - keeps the anxiety lower
  
  

DC, MD, VA Travel and Transportation Resources

• Metro has 50% off with medicare card, buses & rail
• Metro Application Form for Paratransit, reduced cab fare, MetroAccess
• DC, VA, MD: Reach a Ride
• DC, VA, MD: Buckley's for Seniors: Concierge & Transportation Services (Errands)
• VA, Northern: Personal Affairs Management - Help with Tasks of Everyday Living
• DC, VA, MD: Chariots on Call - for limited mobility clients to appts, airport, therapy
• VA: Fairfax Co. TaxiAccess for those qualified for MetroAccess
• VA: Arlington STAR - Specialized Transit for Arlington Residents (703) 892-8747
• VA: Williamsburg - Transportation Providers for Disabled and Seniors
• VA: City of Alexandria Aging & Adult Services Door Thru Door program of rides to medical appointments & Senior Taxi
• MD & VA: Connect-a-ride for Mo. Co. MD, Arlington and Fairfax Counties, (301) 738-3252 + (703) 323-6494. By the Jewish Council for the Aging. For those over 50.
• VA: Virginia Grand Driver - Alternative Travel - Includes Multiple Resources:
  FastTran, Metro, Cue, RedTop, DASH, STAR, ART, CUE and more
• MD: Anne Arundel Co. MD Taxi Vouchers for Senior & Disabled (410) 222-4222
• Zip Car - an alternative to owning a car
• Search Eldercare.gov for agencies near you with transportation services
• Disability Navigator: Getting Around - Transportation Health | Emergency

National Services, Discounts for Traveling

• Amtrak - Accessibility and Assistance
  
• Amtrak - Passenger Discounts
  
• US DOT Aviation Consumer Protection Division
  (202) 366-2220 , (202) 366-0511 (TTY)
  Information and help on the rights of persons with disabilities in Air Travel
  - New Horizons: Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability.
  - Passengers with Disabilities
• TSA Cares: Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions.
  Travelers may call TSA Cares at 1-855-787-2227 with questions about screening policies, procedures and what to expect at the security checkpoint.(72 hours ahead)
  Hours of operation for the TSA Cares helpline are M-F, 9 am – 9 pm Eastern.
  E-mail TSA Cares at TSA-ContactCenter@dhs.gov.
  Travelers can also use Talk To TSA, a web-based tool for reaching out to an airport Customer Service Manager directly, and the TSA Contact Center at 1-866-289-9673.
• Zip Car - an alternative to owning a car

General Travel Advice

• Travel well: no one wants to get sick on vacation. Here is a world of tips for staying healthy—wherever the heck you are - Good Medicine Natural Health - May 2004
• The Bathroom Diaries: About restrooms around the world, includes access.
• Flying with Disability
• Able Travel: Accessible Adventure Travel Worldwide
• Access-able Travel Source
• Able Travel: Accessible Adventure Travel Worldwide

Disclaimer: NoVA CFS/FMS Support Group representatives are not medical or counseling professionals. Please see a qualified health professional for diagnosis and treatment.