The Information Resource Center (IRC) is not only for people with MS, but also for family members, friends, employers, and health care professionals.
Supportive professional staff is available to speak with you Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
Call our Information Resource Center at 1.800.344.4867 to obtain answers for the questions about:
- MS and newly diagnosed
- current research and treatments
- community and medical resource referrals
- Health and Social Security benefits
- Employment and your rights
- and thousands of other questions
The National MS Society Information Resource Center (IRC) is the primary venue for educating the community about multiple sclerosis. The IRC offers the latest information about MS information and provides referrals to local MS care centers, physicians and service providers. It also serves as a lending library of books, videos and audiotapes on MS. This is a free service of the National MS Society.
HOW TO GET INFORMATION & REFERRALS
Contact the IRC for general information on MS, copies of relevant articles related to MS and position statements the National MS Society has on important issues. Frequent referral requests include:
- Assistive Technology
- Counseling
- Dentists
- Employment/Vocational Issues
- Entitlements
- Finances
- Health Care and Medical Issues
- Home Care
- Housing
- Independent Living
- Insurance
- Legal Services
- Library Services
- Physicians
- Recreation and Leisure
- Relationships and Family
- Transportation
- Veteran Services
- Visual Impairment
CONTACT THE INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER
To take advantage of the services offered by the IRC, call 1.800.344.4867.