Links
Here are a few of the many websites available that provide information of interest to Parkinsonians, families, friends, caregivers and healthcare providers. To make it easier for you, we divided the list into Austin/Central Texas resources, other PD Support Groups and national organizations.
We also included information for contacting your elected representatives. Please take the time to write, call or email these individuals to ask their support for Parkinson's Disease research.
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Austin Area Resources
| Austin, TX Support Group |
The Austin Parkinson's Disease Support Group meets on the 3rd Friday of each month, from 10:00 - 11:00 AM. Location: Parsons House, 1130 Camino La Costa, Austin. For more information, please call Jaime Eyer 512-454-0524 or email Susie Lightfoot Scherr or Kitty Hoskins. |
| Bastrop, TX Support Group |
The Bastrop Parkinson's Disease Support Group meets on the 4th Thursday of each month, from 2:30 - 3:30 PM. Location: Argent Court, 508 Old Austin Hwy, Bastrop. For more information, please call Dawn Smith at 512-321-9500 or email Susie Lightfoot Scherr or Kitty Hoskins. |
| Burnet, TX Support Group |
The Burnet PD Support Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM. Location: Burnet PC Training Center, 401 Buchanan Drive (Hwy 29), Burnet. For more information, please call 512-756-4949 or email Susie Lightfoot Scherr or Kitty Hoskins. (Flyer 1MB - Requires free Adobe Reader) |
| Parsons House Austin |
The Parsons Family and Janelle Parsons generously support the Capital Area Parkinson's Society. They provide office space and a site for Board meetings. Parkinsonians are welcomed as residents of this retirement and assisted-living community. |
| Austin Young Onset Group |
The greater Austin-area Young Onset Parkinson's Group meets monthly on the third Sunday of each month. Please click here to request additional information via email. |
| The Center for Music Therapy |
The Austin-based, Center for Music Therapy was founded in 1994 to make music therapy more accessible to the Central Texas area. Its services are based on the founding principles of Commitment, Competence and Compassion. |
| The Freddy Powers Parkinson's Foundation |
The Freddy Powers Parkinson's Foundation (FPPF) was founded in April 2006 to honor award winning singer/songwriter/producer Freddy Powers, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease. The Foundation benefits Central Texans with Parkinson's Disease and their caregivers. |
| Neurology Solutions Consultants |
NSC is a movement disorders neurology clinic located in Austin. Dr. Rob Izor is board certified and fellowship trained in movement disorders, Parkinson's Disease, tremors, spasticity and dystonia. NSC provides innovative and comprehensive care for patients and their families, and consultation to Austin area neurologists. |
| Taste & Smell Disorders Clinic |
Over two million Americans have problems with smell or taste and over 250,000 visit a physician each year for this problem. Those with Parkinson's Disease are particularly vulnerable. Dr. Ronald Devere, Director of the Taste & Smell Disorders Clinic is a board certified neurologist, fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians. |
| Plummer Movement Disorders Center |
Plummer Movement Disorders Center, at Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX, is a National Parkinson Foundation designated Care Center, with an interdisciplinary team that focuses on care for people with Parkinson's and their care-partners, and on outreach and education to communities throughout central Texas. Contact: 254-742-6065 or 254-724-8374. |
| Austin Groups for the Elderly |
Austin Groups for the Elderly
is a non-profit organization empowering caregivers,
the elderly and their families through education, advocacy, resources and support. Programs include Elderhaven Adult Day Care Center, Caregiver Resource Center, SeniorNet Computer Learning Institute, and Historic AGE Building Houses Non-profits. |
| Ride Guide |
The Community Action Network publishes the Ride Guide: Senior Transportation Options in the Greater Austin Area. The information is available in chart form. You can also download the Ride Guide in PDF form. ( 266 KB, requires free Adobe Reader.) |
| Area Agency on Aging of The Capital Area |
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACA), is a non-profit agency whose mission is to promote independence for people sixty years or older and their caregivers. The AAACA is based in Austin, Texas and serves counties of Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis and Williamson. |
PD Support Groups in Texas and Other States
U.S. Senators and Representatives
| US Senators |
This link provides a searchable listing of all U.S. Senators along with their mailing address, email address and office phone numbers. |
US Representatives
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Use this link to locate and contact the U.S. Representative for your district. You can search by zip code to locate your Representative. |
National Parkinson's Disease Resources
| American Parkinson Disease Association |
The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. was founded in 1961 to ease the burden and find a cure for Parkinson's disease. Headquartered in New York, the organization focuses its energies on research, patient services, education and raising public awareness of the disease. |
| Parkinson's Disease Foundation |
The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) is a national non-profit organization devoted to funding research, providing education and advocating for Parkinson’s. |
| National Parkinson Foundation |
The National Parkinson Foundation is the largest organization serving persons affected by Parkinson disease throughout the world. The Foundation supports research for a cure and programs dedicated to improving care and quality of life. NPF provides information, support, and education for persons with Parkinson, their families, and health care professionals. |
| Lieberman Parkinson's Clinic |
Dr. Lieberman is an expert in Parkinson Disease (PD) and has diagnosed and treated PD for 35 years. He has authored three best-selling books. |
| Parkinson Alliance |
The Princeton, NJ-based Parkinson Alliance is a national non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to help finance the most promising research to find the cause and cure for Parkinson's disease. |
| Parkinson's Action Network |
Founded in 1991, PAN is the unified education and advocacy voice of the Parkinson’s community—more than one million Americans and their families. PAN increases awareness about Parkinson’s disease and seeks federal support for Parkinson’s research. |
| The Parkinson's Institute |
The Parkinson's Institute is the only organization that combines the resources of a full basic research laboratory with access to a wet lab, stereology facility and tissue bank; a cadre of 30 clinical researchers and epidemiologists; and a patient care clinic with a database of thousands of Parkinson's disease patients. |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research |
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is dedicated to ensuring the development of a cure for Parkinson's disease within this lifetime through an aggressively funded research agenda.
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| We Move |
WE MOVE is a comprehensive Internet resource for movement disorder information and education. Established in 1991, the organization has been educating and informing patients, professionals, and the public about the latest clinical advances, management, and treatment options for neurologic movement disorders. |
| PDtrials.org |
PDtrials.org lists Parkinson’s disease clinical trials sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies, as well as by private industry and institutions currently taking place in locations across the United States. All of the clinical trials described on this site have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Institutional Review Board where the study is being conducted. |
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