• AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
  http://www.aarp.org/
  The AARPs site covers the organizations advocacy positions on a variety of elder topics including Social Security and Medicare. Helpful features include: information on comparing Medigap insurance policies (detailed, but out-of-date), and information on Medicare and the AARP Advocacy Center for Medicare. The AARP offers its own Web letter service: free bi-weekly e-mail subscriptions. To promote advocacy on national issues there is a directory, with direct e-mail links, to every member of Congress. The site is searchable.

• AARP National Training Project
  www.aarp.org/ntltrpro/benefits.html
  This section of the AARP site lists all of the latest updates on benefit and eligibility figures.

• ACTEC
  http://www.actec.org/
  The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel is a professional association consisting of approximately 2,700 lawyers from throughout the United States. Members are invited to join based upon their professional reputation and ability in the fields of trusts and estates. ACTEC's Web site includes many items on its "What's New" page.

• ARC of the United States
  http://www.thearc.org/
  The national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related disabilities and their families.

• ARC of New Jersey
  http://www.arcnj.org/

• ARC local County chapters in New Jersey
  www.arcnj.org/chapters.html

• ASAH - Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped
  http://www.asah.org/
  A professional organization of private schools and agencies in New Jersey, which provides highly-specialized services to more than 10,000 children and adults with special needs.

• Americans with Disabilities Act
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
  This U.S. Department of Justice site includes information and numerous links relating to the Americans with Disabilities Act and enforcement. The Departments technical assistance manuals are available on-line along with information on new and pending regulations.

• Exceptional Parent Magazine
  http://www.eparent.com/
  A magazine for parents of children with special needs.

• Families USA
  http://www.familiesusa.org/
  Families USA Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Its site includes companion sites on Medicaid and managed care with extensive materials from a wide range of similar organizations, and both national and state-specific information. Families USA offers free subscriptions to e-mail newsletters and policy alerts in four areas - Medicaid, managed care, childrens health, and all health care issues. The site is searchable. This is a valuable site for those involved in advocacy at the legislative and regulatory arenas and for those with legal problems with managed care or Medicaid.

• Federal Regulations
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
  This Government Printing Office site offers an on-line, searchable and current version of all federal regulations along with access to the Federal Register, 1995 to date. This is one of many "gateway" sites that provide access to the Government Printing Office publications.

• Federal Register
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
  This is the University of California "GPO [Government Printing Office] gate," of which there are several. The gateway provides access to the full-text databases made available by the GPO Access service of the Government Printing Office, including in this case the Federal Register from 1995 to the present, in a searchable database. Items are available in summary and in "PDF" format and appear to be current daily.

• The Federal Web Locator
  www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
  This site is provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy as "one-stop shopping" for federal government information on the World Wide Web." It contains a comprehensive listing of federal government sites.

• HMOs4seniors.com
  http://www.hmos4seniors.com/
  This site offers independent Medicare HMO cost comparisons combined with the convenience of requesting plan information from the Medicare HMOs available by area. HealthMetrix Research provides independent decision-support information to a national audience of managed care organizations, healthcare providers, purchasers, and consumers who are positioned to influence changes in the healthcare industry.

• The Hospice Patients Alliance
  http://www.hospicepatients.org/
  The Hospice Patients Alliance (HPA) is a private nonprofit charitable corporation dedicated to serving the general public, hospice patients, their families/caregivers, the bereaved and hospice staff. HPA promotes quality hospice services whether a patient is enrolled in a licensed hospice or not, whether residing at home or in a facility.

• IDEA Practices
  http://www.ideapractices.org/
  Answers questions about the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
  The IRS site is extremely large and includes a link to IRS forms and publications that can be downloaded and printed using Adobe Acrobat. Quite often the on-line forms are more up-to-date than the printed forms available

• Last Acts
  http://www.lastacts.org/
  The Last Acts website is an on-line community dedicated to improving end-of-life care through the sharing of ideas and solutions by professional care givers, educators and consumers. The site includes a resource center, updates on the campaign Task Force groups, news updates, reports on palliative care, family needs, service providers, education and training.

• Legal Issues Important to Senior Citizens
  seniors-site.com/legal/index.html

• Medicare Information
  http://www.medicare.gov/
  This Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) site is dedicated to Medicare. Features include directories of contacts for each state and downloadable publications on Medicare, nursing home selection and advance directives. The national nursing home database contains detailed survey and certification data noting deficiencies and corrective action ordered by state agencies. This data can be helpful in advising clients on nursing home selection. There is similar comparative information on all Medicare managed care organizations.

• Medicare Rights Center
  http://www.medicarerights.org/
  The Medicare Rights Center, a national, not-for-profit organization located in New York City, is exclusively devoted to ensuring that seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare have access to quality, affordable health care. The site offers direct assistance for Medicare beneficiaries and on-line versions of 1997 brochures. More current brochures may be purchased.

• NAPSEC
  http://www.napsec.org/
  National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children.

• National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
  http://www.nccnhr.org/
  The mission of the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform is to improve the quality of life of residents in the nation's nursing homes.

• National Down Syndrome Society
  http://www.ndss.org/

• National Health Law Project (NHeLP)
  http://www.healthlaw.org/
  NHeLP is a national organization providing health care advocacy for low-income people. It provides litigation support, training and consulting services and detailed analysis of current and proposed legislation. Its links page (www.healthlaw.org/links.html#states ) is quite thorough, with connections to Medicaid agencies in most states and a wide variety of advocacy groups. NHeLP offers a free e-mail subscriptions for publishing information on current issues.

• National Family Caregivers Association
  http://www.nfcacares.org/
  The National Family Caregivers Association offers services in the areas of information and education, support and validation, and public awareness and advocacy, toward the goal of minimizing the disparity between a caregiver's quality of life and that of mainstream Americans.

• National Partnership For Women & Families (NPWF)
  http://www.nationalpartnership.org/
  National Partnership hosts a special section on caregiving which has information on important federal laws that can help caregivers; helpful articles on a range of caregiving issues, from how to prepare for the possibility of caregiving to what to do when the job suddenly falls on your shoulders; links to research on caregiving; and a resource section that highlights other web sites. This helpful information can be found under their main Work and Family area.

• The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community, Inc.
  http://www.njcosac.org/
  A private, nonprofit corporation funded by the State of New Jersey whose purpose is to assist families, individuals, and agencies concerned with the welfare and education of children and adults with autism and pervasive development disorders.

• Nursing Home Ratings - New Jersey
  www.state.nj.us/health/seniors.htm

• State of New Jersey Services Index
  www.state.nj.us/alphaserv.html
  Alphabetical listing

• SeniorScape
  http://www.seniorscape.com/
  SeniorScape offers a site where care managers, elder law attorneys, guardians and other elder care professionals, facilities and providers can meet the public in the most comprehensive of elder care resources. SeniorScape (1) delivers free and vital elder care resources to the public and (2) serves as an interactive forum for elder care professionals and service providers.

• The Sharing Network
  http://www.sharenj.org/
  This is a site which will give you valuable information regarding organ and tissue donation services.

• Social Security Administration
  http://www.ssa.gov/
  This is the official site of the Social Security Administration. In addition to providing basic information, it contains many publications dealing with Social Security in English and Spanish, the entire Social Security Act (including Medicare and Medicaid), recent legislation, the Social Security Handbook, links to federal regulations, and information on legal employment with the Administration. Users can learn about applying for Social Security, how benefits are calculated, and how to estimate benefit levels, and can request a Personal Earnings and Benefit Statement.

• Social Security Handbook
  www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/ssa-hbk.htm
  Offered by the Social Security Administration, this site offers electronic and printed versions of the Social Security Handbook.

• Special Education Resources for Parents in New Jersey (EIRC)
  www.successfulkids.org/special.html

• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  "Publications and forms, research, laws and regulations and local information."
  http://cms.hhs.gov/default.asp?fromhcfadotgov=true

• Department of Health and Human Services
  "Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance; links to DHHS organizations, resources."
  http://www.hhs.gov/

Bankruptcy

• Turnaround Management Association
  the only international nonprofit association dedicated to the development of a stronger economy through the restoration of corporate value.
  http://www.turnaround.org/

• U.S. Bankruptcy Code
  Full text of US Code 11.
  http://www.law.cornell.edu:80/uscode/11/

• Capone & Keefe
  Visit Capone & Keefe for more information about bankruptcy and to learn more about this top bankruptcy law firm.
  http://www.caponeandkeefe.com/

Business Research

• Corporate Financials Online
  Provides news and information on publicly-traded companies.
  http://www.cfonews.com/

• Hoover's Online
  Provides thousands of in-depth company profiles.
  http://www.hoovers.com

• The Blue Book of Building and Construction
  "The industry's leading source of regional, categorized construction information."
  http://www.thebluebook.com

Business/Commerce

• U.S. Department of Commerce
  Information from the Secretary of State with many diverse links and information.
  http://www.doc.gov/

• Uniform Commercial Code
  "The original UCC, General Provisions, sales and new uniform acts."
  http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/ucc.table.html

Federal Government

• Fedworld Information Network
  "A comprehensive guide to federal government information including 130 government bulletin boards, federal products information and Fedworld File Libraries."
  http://www.fedworld.gov

• Thomas
  Legislative information on the Internet.
  http://thomas.loc.gov/

• U.S. Business Advisor
  "One stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions."
  http://www.business.gov/

• U.S. Government Printing Office
  Provides access to electronic government info products.
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html

• U.S. Senate
  Information from and about members of the senate and senate committees.
  http://www.senate.gov

• United States Department of Justice
  Official site of the U.S. Department of Justice. Interesting and easy to navigate.
  http://www.usdoj.gov

General Interest

• Library of Congress Online Catalog
  "A database of about 12 million records of books, serials, computer files, manuscrips, cartographic materials, music, sound and visual materials."
  http://catalog.loc.gov/

• The Library of Congress
  "Access to federal, state and local governments and agencies, Congress and the military."
  http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html

Intellectual Property

• Library of Congress U.S. Copyright Office Site
  "General information, publications, and other copyright related topics."
  http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright

• United States Patent and Trademark Office
  Official government site for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Highly informative and navigable.
  http://www.uspto.gov

Legal Links

• American Corporate Counsel Association
  The in-house bar association
  http://www.acca.com

• Law.com
  "Legal information, news and resources."
  http://www.law.com

• New Jersey Law Network
  Provides general New Jersey legal information and resources.
  http://www.njlawnet.com/

• New Jersey Lawyer
  Legal newspaper published by the New Jersey State Bar Association
  http://www.njlnews.com

• NJ State Bar Association
  "Official site. Includes news, claendars and information and research resources."
  http://www.njsba.com

• Practicing Law Institute
  "A description of the Practising Law Institute's materials and seminars as well as articles, discussion groups, links and services."
  http://www.pli.edu

• State Law Resources
  "A national network of independent law firms selected for their expertise in administrative, regulatory and government relations at the state and federal levels. "
  http://www.statelaw.org

Legal Research

• Findlaw
  Internet library of legal resources.
  http://www.findlaw.com/index.html

• Historic Supreme Court Decisions
  "Collection of over 7,000 Supreme Court decisions dating from 1937-1975."
  http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm

• Laws, Cases and Regulations
  Legal research page of the Morris County Library.
  http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/laws.html

• Legal Information Institute
  Eye on the Courts: newsworthy decisions available on the Net.
  http://www.law.cornell.edu

• Office of the Law Revision Counsel
  The federal Office of the Law Revision Counsel prepares and publishes the US Code. Search and download the US Code. Learn how new laws may affect the Code.
  http://uscode.house.gov/

• Rutgers Law School - Camden: NJ Court Opinions
  Search for opinions of the New Jersey Courts. From the Camden campus of Rutgers Law School
  http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml

• Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
  "A part of Stanford Law School, this page is ""a powerful new research tool that provides a deep and careful look into the workings of class action litigation."""
  http://securities.stanford.edu/

New Jersey

• New Jersey Judiciary
  "Home Page of the NJ courts, including all levels of court system and administrative divisions."
  http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/

• New Jersey Online
  "General Information on New Jersey, including NJ Top 100."
  http://www.nj.com/

• New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
  Home Page of The State Chamber.
  http://www.njchamber.com

• New Jersey State Legislature
  Home Page of the New Jersey State Legislature.
  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

• New Jersey State Society
  "NJSS is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax exempt organization founded in 1941 to foster educational, cultural, charitable and social activities among individuals and companies in the Washington area with business, political or social ties to the State of NJ"
  http://www.newjerseysociety.org

• New Jersey Technology Council
  "Provides business support, networking, information, advocacy and recognition of technology companies and their leaders. "
  http://www.njtc.org

• New Jersey Transit
  Official site
  http://www.njtransit.com

• NJ State League of Municipalities
  A voluntary association created to help communities do a better job of self-government through pooling of information resources.
  http://www.njslom.com

• NJ.com Lend a Hand volunteer web site
  Find volunteer opportunities in New Jersey
  http://www.nj.com/cc/volunteer/

• State of New Jersey
  The official Home Page of the State of New Jersey.
  http://www.state.nj.us/

New Jersey Business

• New Jersey Business & Industry Association
  Home Page of the NJBIA.
  http://www.njbia.org

• NJ Economic Development Authority
  NJEDA's mission is to make it easier and cheaper for businesses and not-for-profit agencies to get the capital they need to invest and expand in New Jersey.
  http://www.njeda.com/

• Regional Business Partnership
  "Working to enhance the Northeastern NJ region's economy, business opportunities and quality of life."
  http://www.rbp.org

Small Business

• American Entrepreneurs for Economic Growth
  "Dedicated to uniting innovative, emerging growth businesses across industry lines to promote positive national government action that benefits the investment and entrepreneurial communities and stimulates economic growth."
  http://www.aeeg.org

• Nat. Assoc. of Small Business Investment Companies
  NASBIC is dedicated to building and maintaining a strong and profitable Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) industry.
  http://www.nasbic.com

• NJ Small Business Development Centers
  Provides information on business assistance services to established enterprises and promising startups.
  http://www.njsbdc.com

• NJAWBO
  New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners
  http://www.njawbo.org/

• Office.com
  Resources for small businesses
  http://www.office.com

• Small Business Administration
  Provides information to assist and protect the interests of small business concerns.
  http://www.sba.gov/

Tax

• Internal Revenue Service Home Page
  "IRS tax information and services. Consumer-oriented source for federal, state and local tax-related developments."
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

• IRS Tax Info for Business
  "Subsection of the IRS home page, exclusively for business."
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/businesses/index.html