Resources
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Type | Summary |
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| American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) | Disability Resources |
AAIDD, (formerly AAMR -- American Association of Mental Retardation) is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| Ability First | Disability Resources |
Through 24 locations across Southern California, AbilityFirst provides programs and services to help children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities reach their full potential throughout their lives. |
| American Disability Association | Disability Resources |
Working with one another to identify issues and strengthen resources, we enable individual communities. We work to interconnect the broader disability community. We see a strong, culturally diverse and multi-disciplined perspective as critical in shaping national policies promoting and sustaining the disability community. |
| Autism Society of America | Disability Resources |
Improving the lives of all affected by autism |
| CAROCP | Government Services |
The mission of the California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (CAROCP) is to promote and support ROCPs in providing exemplary career education, career development, and workforce preparation that contribute to student academic and career success and to the economic development of California. |
| National Center of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities | Disability Resources |
The mission of the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) is to promote the health of babies, children and adults and enhance the potential for full, productive living. |
| California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) | Government Services |
The California Department of Developmental Services is the agency through which the State of California provides services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. |
| DDS Consumer Corner | Government Services |
The Consumer Corner provides:
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| California DDS DSP Training Program Videos | Government Services |
This link provides access to the Direct Support Professional Training Program videos created by the California Department of Developmental Services. |
| Pacific Center for Special Care | Health & Safety Resources |
The Pacific Center for Special Care is an organization within the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry committed to improving the oral health of people with special needs and older adults on the local, state and federal level. The center offers direct caregivers of people with disabilities and frail elders a training program, “Overcoming Obstacles to Oral Health”. These materials are designed to engage direct caregivers in maintaining oral health of people for whom they are caring. The training materials can be adapted to a variety of educational settings and structures and may be used in a pyramid training program where oral health professionals train facility managers, supervisors, directors, or training staff and they in turn train direct care staff. |