Links

INTERNET LEGAL RESOURCES ON LAW AND AGING
Compiled by Mary Jane Ciccarello
Updated September 2002

Administration on Aging:
www.aoa.gov
The best place to start for information on any issue related to aging.

AARP:
www.aarp.org
A consumer-oriented site providing useful information on a wide variety of information on issues
affecting seniors. The site is searchable.

Help for Seniors:
www.help4srs.org
Excellent resource for seniors and their advocates with a special emphasis on estate planning and related issues.

United States Senate Committee on Aging:
aging.senate.gov
The Senate’s web site providing up to date information on issues before the committee.

American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging:
www.abanet.org/aging
Useful site for current issues in elder law, website links, and publications by the Commission.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law:
www.bazelon.org
A comprehensive review of mental health law issues. The Bazelon Center has a special pain and palliative care progject at www.painlaw.org.

Brookdale Center on Aging and the Samuel Sadin Institute on Law:
www.brookdale.org
The site for the Brookdale Center of Hunter College in New York City. Excellent resource on aging issues, related legal issues, and grandparents’ rights.

Kansas Elder Law Network:
www.keln.org
Excellent site for information on a variety of elder law issues, including many publications and links to further resources.

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys:
www.naela.org
Useful information on NAELA and its publications and resources. Also includes an excellent list of links to other websites on aging and the law.

National Center on Poverty Law:
www.povertylaw.org
National non-profit law organization that often publishes information on law and aging issues.

National Consumer Law Center:
www.consumerlaw.org
Consumer law issues with special senior initiatives.

National Center on Elder Abuse:
www.elderabusecenter.org
The site for information and research resources on elder abuse.

National Health Law Project:
www.healthlaw.org
Very useful site for Medicare/Medicaid information and advocacy.

National Immigration Law Center:
www.nilc.org
All immigration law information, with some specific issues regarding older immigrants.

National Senior Citizens Law Center:
nsclc.org
Useful site from this national support group providing advocacy tips and many links.

Senior Law Home Page:
www.seniorlaw.com
Useful site for legal issues affecting seniors.

The Center for Social Gerontology:
www.tcsg.org
Non-profit research, training and social policy organization that focuses on aging issues and legal services development.