ADA Hot Links and Document Center
Adaptive Computing Technology Center
The University of Missouri Columbia, Department of Campus Computing, Adaptive Computing Technology (ACT) Center's goal is to implement adaptive computing in a manner which enhances integration of people with disabilities into the higher education environment.
ANCOR – The American Network of Community Options and Resources
This organization represents providers of services and supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities nationwide.
Association on University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
This organization represents the University Centers for Excellence, the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers funded by the U S Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities esearch program of the National Institutes of Health.
An organization committed to the welfare of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. .
Autism Research in Genetics and Neuroimaging
Genetic and family studies on autism, autism spectrum disorders, and other developmental disorders.
The mission of Best Buddies is to enhance the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Neuroscience
Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy
Part of the George Washington University Medical Center's Institute for Health Policy, Outcomes, and Human Values.
A site whose main purpose is to co-ordinate the available Internet resources concerning issues in Child Neurology.
Children Who Are Mentally Retarded
One of the Facts for Families information sheets from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).
Civitan International Research Center
A research center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham devoted to improving the well-being and the quality of life of individuals and families affected by mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
A non-profit organization that works to implement and encourage five values – caring, responsibility, respect, trust, and family – in our nation's schools. By doing so, they address destructive attitudes that lead to early sexual involvement, teen pregnancy, substance abuse and dropping out of school.
Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Home Page
This site covers medical aspects of child development and behavior for physicians, but is also of interest to psychologists, teachers, therapists, and parents.
Down Syndrome Resources
There are two prominent organizations providing information and resources for families. The National Down Syndrome Society and the National Down Syndrome Congress. Both websites have a great deal of useful information on medical, social, educational and family resources for people with Down syndrome.
A company specializing in technology access for people with physical and mental challenges
DO-IT at the University of Washington
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) at the University of Washington, increasing the participation of individuals with disabilities in science, engineering, and mathematics academic programs and careers.
Down Syndrome - NDSS
Down Syndrome - NDSC Center
A compilation of articles from members of the Down Syndrome List Server.
A global community on the Internet for families of persons who have disabilities, located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center.
FRAXA Research Foundation Home Page
FRAXA Research Foundation supports research aimed at finding a specific treatment for fragile X, the #1 inherited cause of mental retardation, affecting an estimated 1 in 1000 children.
Georgetown University's Kennedy Institute of Ethics
The Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy
Institute of Ethics, established at Georgetown University in 1971, is a
teaching and research center offering ethical perspectives on major policy
issues. It is the largest university
based group of faculty members in the world devoted to research and teaching in
biomedical ethics and other areas of applied ethics. The Institute also houses the most extensive
library of ethics in the world, the National Reference Center for Bioethics
Literature; produces bibliographic citations relating to bioethics for the
online databases at the National Library of Medicine; and conducts regular
seminars and courses in bioethics.
Children with special needs are now
part of the regular classroom. Teachers seeking success with inclusion will
find help and inspiration here.
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 2004
An informational Web page from the
U.S. Department of Education.
Institute on Community Integration
A University Affiliated Program at
the University of Minnesota, dedicated to improving community services and
social supports for persons with developmental disabilities and their families.
Institute on Disability and Human Development (UAP)
A University Affiliated Program at
the University of Illinois at Chicago that conducts research and provides
services for persons with mental and physical disabilities and their families,
as well as carrying out interdisciplinary graduate education and outreach
training activities.
International Order of Alhambra
The Web site of a Fraternal Order of
Catholic Men Dedicated to assisting persons developmentally disabled by mental
retardation
An insurance agency that has
developed an insurance program specifically for agencies providing services to
people with disabilities - and their special coverage needs.
A service of the President's Committee
on Employment of People with Disabilities.
JP Das Developmental Disabilities Centre
A research and training centre
located within the Department of Educational Psychology in the Faculty of
Education at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada; activities include
research, student training, publication, and selected clinical services for
children and adults with mental retardation and other disorders that affect
learning and originate in the childhood.
Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
The Web site of a company that
offers over 70 special needs software packages for individuals with
developmental disabilities, language-learning disabilities, physical
disabilities, and autism.
"The largest, most
comprehensive guide to mental health online."
Mental Retardation Research Center UCLA
The general aims of this center are
the acquisition of new knowledge on mental retardation and related aspects of
human development and the training of research personnel.
National Association of Developmental Disabilities
The Web site of the NADDC, whose
mission is to promote national policy which provides individuals with
developmental disabilities the opportunity to make choices regarding the
quality of their lives and be included in the community; and to provide support
and assistance to member Councils.
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
The organization representing the State Protection and Advocac Organizations for persons with disabilities.
National Home Of Your Own Alliance
The Web site of a unique program,
initiated by the Institute on Disability, a University Affiliated Program, that
provides persons with developmental disabilities the choice to lease or
purchase their own home, thereby freeing them from the constraints of
institutional living and giving them more control over their lives and the
services they require.
National Information on Disability
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
The home page of an organization in
England run and controlled by people with learning difficulties.
A WWW page devoted to raising kids
with special needs.
A non-profit coalition of 20
disability organizations serving as the parent training and information center
for Minnesota. PACER Center strives to improve and expand opportunities that
enhance the quality of life for children and young adults with disabilities and
their families.
A resource center for children with
mental, physical, emotional, or learning disabilities whether due to birth
defects, illness, or accident.
President's Committee on Intellectual Disabilities
The Committee established in 1966
to focus on this critical subject of national concern.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Mental Retardation (RRTCAMR)
A national resource for
researchers, planners, providers, self-advocates, families and students in the
field of aging and mental retardation.
Research Healthpage for Older Women with Disabilities
A page designed to be both a
resource for older women with disabilities and an exploratory aid for research.
Research Project in The Netherlands
A project for better diagnosis and
treatment for children with mildly retardation and behavioral disabilities.
Not-for-Profit Resource &
Education Center for the brain disorder Schizophrenia.
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
A nationwide advocacy organization governed by people with disabilities, working on issues related to freedom, clsure of institutions and individual empowerment.
The Shriver Center at the University
of Massachusetts Medical School in Waltham promotes the understanding of
neurological, cognitive and behavioral development associated with
developmental disabilities, emphasizing mental retardation. To accomplish this, the Shriver Center
conducts basic and applied research to determine the biological and
environmental factors that influence typical and atypical development and
provides training and service programs that directly benefit people with
developmental disabilities and their families.
The Web site of a project at the
Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle, dedicated to the interests
of brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs.
Offers access to SibNet, the first and only listserv for and about brothers and
sisters of people with special health, developmental, and emotional needs.
A Web site that describes Social Welfare
Issues in Developmental Disabilities, a 2-3 credit distance education course
that uses pre-produced videotaped lectures, printed materials and telephone
office hours for undergraduate and graduate level students throughout
Wisconsin, offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Social
Work.
The Option Institute fellowship
programs for families with special children, including those with autism,
attention deficit disorder, brain impairment, pervasive developmental delay,
cerebral palsy, mental retardation, epilepsy, neurological or muscular
disorders, etc.
The Web site of a non-profit
organization that provides a summer day camp for disabled youths in the
Southern California area. Parents who have disabled children and want to enroll
them in the program or wish to contact Special Camp about setting up a similar
program may find this Web site useful.
The Web site of a company, founded by the parents of a child with autism, that sells learning videos, CD-ROMs and picture books for children with special needs.
Special Needs Education Network
A Web site created under the
auspices of the SchoolNet project, a cooperative initiative of Canada's
provincial, territorial, and federal governments, in consultation with
educators, universities, colleges and industry; it provides Internet services
specific to parents, teachers, schools, and other professionals, individuals,
groups, and organizations involved in the education of students with special
needs.
Special Olympics International, Inc.
An international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with mental retardation to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition.
Founded in 1979, Sprout is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with developmental disabilities and mental retardation grow through challenging and safe travel experiences. Based in New York City, our programs are available to people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities and the agencies that serve them throughout the U.S.
A helpful guide to stairlifts, comparing different models and offering practical advice.
Trace Research and Development Center
The Trace Center was formed in 1971 to address the communication needs of people who are non-speaking and have severe disabilities. Since then, the center has expanded its scope to cover "communication" in a broader sense.
UCLA's Mental Retardation Research Center
A center devoted to the acquisition of new knowledge on mental retardation and related aspects of human development and the training of research personnel.
United National Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
International Convention, signed by national governments working to promite the rights and societal inclusion of all persons with disabilities.
Vanderbilt University's John F. Kennedy Center
The Center's mission is to conduct and support collaborative research, training, and information dissemination on behavioral, intellectual, and brain development.
Located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of 14 national centers dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development and developmental disabilities.
"With A Little Help From My Friends..."
A series on contemporary supports to people with mental retardation from the President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR).
Last updated August,
2009