Resources
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| Link |
Type
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Summary |
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| The Arc | Advocacy Organizations |
The Arc is the world’s largest community based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an array of services and support for families and individuals and includes over 140,000 members affiliated through more than 730 state and local chapters across the nation. The Arc is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| Disability Rights California | Advocacy Organizations |
Mission: Advance the rights of Californians with disabilities. |
| TASH | Advocacy Organizations |
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. TASH 's mission is to eliminate physical and social obstacles that prevent equity, diversity, and quality of life. |
| Disability.gov | Disability Resources |
Disability.gov is an award-winning federal Web site that contains disability-related resources on programs, services, laws and regulations to help people with disabilities lead full, independent lives. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities | Disability Resources |
NICHCY provides information on:
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| Quality Mall | Disability Resources |
The Quality Mall is a place where you can find lots of free information about person-centered supports for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities. |
| Autism Society of America | Disability Resources |
Improving the lives of all affected by autism |
| Hesperian | Disability Resources |
Hesperian is a publisher of health Handbooks for Women with Disabilities. The handbooks are intended to help women with disabilities overcome these barriers and improve their general health, self-esteem, and abilities to care for themselves and participate in their communities. This handbook is available in both English and Spanish. |