1. Birth Defects & Disability Web-Based Resource Guide
This resource guide is designed to be a comprehensive resource tool that provides information for state health agencies and others who work on health care issues related to birth defects and disabilities.
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2. British Dyslexia Association
UK national organization, offering a wide range of information for parents, dyslexic adults and teachers, with details of the international conferences it organizes,
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3. Bury Employment Support & Training
A supported employment service for Bury residents who have a disability. The site contains general information on services available to disabled people and employers, including access to our Workstep programme and our European funded Embracing Diversity project.
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4. Disability Rights Advocates
DRA is a non-profit legal center dedicated to protecting the civil and human rights of people with disabilities throughout the United States and the world. Our mission is to ensure dignity, equality, and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities in all key areas of life.
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6. Exceptional Parent Magazine
Exceptional Parent is the leading publication for the special needs community. Empowering parents and professionals by sharing ideas, support, products and resources in the care and parenting of children with disabilities and special healthcare needs.
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7. Family Support Services
After school and school break programs for teens with development disabilites, ages 12-21, serving St.Charles, Lincoln & Warren counties. In home respite services. Adult education for those 16 & older. Once a year Parent Conference.
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9. Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
Offers fact sheets, publications, research articles, scholarships, conferences, project management initiatives, workshops, event calendar, advocacy, and resources. (In English and French)
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10. Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa
We are a non-profit advocacy organization for learning disabled children and adults, families, professionals and other concerned individuals. We offer fact sheets, publications, research articles, scholarships, conference, advocacy, and resources.
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11. Learning Disabilities Association of Washington
Provides basic information, newsletter articles, social skills classes, tutoring, employment coaching and consultation, speaker's bureau, professional training, group events, and resources.
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12. National Coalition for Students with Disabilities
Our Goals • Provide a means for sharing information , resources, ideas and support between people with all types of disabilities. • Encourage and support people with disabilities to reach economic independence through opportunities in education, information and employment. • Provide information on current legislative issues that affect civil rights, accessibility and the safety of people with disabilities. • Encourage voting for whatever candidate supports their own interests. • Advance the attitudes,consideration, respect and awareness of the general public toward people with all disabilities, by demonstrating their abilities, talents, skills and capability. • Increase self-esteem and strive for perfection in their own manner within their disability. • Increase enjoyment of life through sports, recreation and social interaction.
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15. Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers
The Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers is an innovative project that supports a unified technical assistance system for the purpose of developing, assisting and coordinating Parent Training and Information Projects and Community Parent Resource Centers under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and consists of 1 national center and 6 regional centers. The project is funded to strengthen the connections to the larger technical assistance network and fortify partnerships between parent centers and state education systems at regional and national levels.
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16. The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
The mission of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is to work toward assuring that people with developmental disabilities receive the necessary support: to achieve increased independence, productivity, self determination, integration and inclusion (IPSII) into the community.
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17. TransAccess - The source for accessibility solutions
TransAccess provides persons with disabilities access to adaptive technology and career transition services so that they can achieve their desired education and employment, and improve their quality of life.
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