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ADD/ADHD and Other Learning Disabilities
Autism
Blind/Vision Impaired
Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury
Cerebral Palsy
Deaf/Hearing Impaired
Down Syndrome
Movement Disorders
Sensory Integration Disorders
Other Disabilities
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (C.H.A.D.D.)
CHADD is a national non-profit organization which works to improve the lives of people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through education, advocacy and support.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
ADDA is the world's leading organization for adults with AD/HD.
One Place
A virtual neighborhood consolidating in One Place information and resources relating to Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.), AD/HD and Learning Disorders (LD)
National Resource Center on AD/HD
The National Resource Center on AD/HD is a program of CHADD. This Website answers many of your questions about AD/HD, and directs you to other sources online.
Schwab Foundation for Learning Disabilities
This web site provides information, support and hope for parents and educators helping kids with learning differences.
Learning Disabilities Resources
This site, maintained by Richard Wanderman, provides resources for people with learning disabilities.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides information, resources and referral services; and advocates for more effective policies and legislation to help individuals with learning disabilities.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
LDA is a national, non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families through advocacy, education, research and service, and through collaborative efforts.
LD Online
This is a leading website on learning disabilities for parents, teachers and professionals.
Autism Resources
This site was created by John Wobus, whose son is autistic. It offers information and links regarding the developmental disabilities of autism and Asperger's Syndrome, including advice to parents who discover their child has autism.
Autism Society
The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities. The ASA is a leading source of information and referral on autism.
Missouri Families for Early Autism Treatment (MO-FEAT)
MO-FEAT is an organization of parents and professionals throughout Missouri, with the headquarters in St. Louis. Their Mission is to provide education, advocacy, and support for the autism community and to promote Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). MO-FEAT takes a positive pro-active position in helping families resolve issues affecting children with autism. MO-FEAT pledges to raise awareness, recognition, availability, and funding options for Applied Behavior Analysis in the entire state of Missouri.
Autism Research Institute
The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is a non-profit organization devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the causes of autism and on methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating autism and other severe behavioral disorders of childhood. This site is a source of information on various treatments and interventions. Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) is a project of ARI.
Cure Autism Now
Cure Autism Now (CAN) is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach.
About Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders
This site offers links and information resources on a variety of autism spectrum-related topics.
Autism Today
Ask the experts or find online and tele-classes about autism.
Talk About Curing Autism
Families with autism helping families with autism.
Autism Awareness Centre Inc.
Autism Awareness Centre provides information, education, and resources to families and professionals living and working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB)
As a Missouri Department of Social Services, RSB provides on the premise that with adequate preparation and reasonable accommodation, each blind or visually impaired person will be able to achieve his or her maximum potential in the home and community, in educational settings, and in employment.
National Federation for the Blind
The NFB believes if a blind person has proper training and opportunity, blindness is only a physical nuisance. Information on this site includes employment opportunities, kid's questions, technology, diabetes and blindness, monthly publications (including Future Reflections, a publication for parents)
American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a leading national resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, the organizations that serve them, and the general public. Their web site offers information resources, a guide to toys for children who are blind or visually impaired, scholarship and assistive technology information, a newsletter and more.
American Council of the Blind
This web site offers information on a variety of topics, including braille, legislative issues. guide dogs and financial aid. Other offerings include past and present issues of the magazine Braille Forum, ACB radio programs, a Jobs Bank and convention information.
Missouri Council of the Blind
The Missouri Council of the Blind is a support group that can provide information and help guide you through the maze of questions that will arise as you build your new lifestyle. Information provided includes scholarships, summer camps, special services program, adaptive technology information, health benefits, employment and legislation issues and public awareness programs
Wolfner Library
The Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is a free library service to anyone in the State of Missouri who is unable to use standard print materials due to a physical disability. The library collection consists of more than 360,000 volumes of books in non-print formats (braille and cassette) on a broad range of fiction and non-fiction subjects, for all ages. The library loans playback machines to those using the recorded materials. Over seventy (70) magazine subscriptions are also available. Books and magazines are mailed free to and from library patrons
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults (AAF)
The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults is a service agency which specializes in providing to blind people help which is not readily available to them from government programs or other existing service systems. Their services are planned especially to meet the needs of blind children, the elderly blind, and the deaf-blind.
Deaf-Blindness-Link
DB LINK is the National Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind.
Infinitec
Assistive technology for children and adults who have visual impairments or blindness.
Lighthouse International
Resources for grants-in-aid for adaptive equipment.
Brain Injury Association, Inc.
The mission of the Brain Injury Association is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy.
The Perspectives Network
The Perspectives Network, Inc.'s primary focus is positive communication between persons with brain injury and others in order to create positive changes and enhance public awareness and knowledge of acquired/traumatic brain injury.
The Brain Connection
BrainConnection.com is dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality information about how the brain works and how people learn.
The Brain Injury Information Network
An online support group and source of support mailings.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Special Education Resources from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia.
Cerebra
A source of information, support and resources for brain injured children and young people.
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
NSCIA is a non-profit organization that educates and empowers survivors of spinal cord injury and disease to achieve and maintain the highest levels of independence, health and personal fulfillment. The site offers resources and referrals for individuals and their families, a national peer support network, access to local community support groups, SCI Life magazine, and support for legislative issues affecting people with SCI/D.
Spinal Cord Society
An international organization for cure research & treatment of spinal cord injury paralysis & related problems.
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
This site claims to have the latest SCI information, research projects, and happenings.
United Cerebral Palsy
UCP's mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network. Very informational site organized by state of residence.
The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine is devoted to the study of cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities, to promoting professional education for the treatment and management of these conditions, and to improving the quality of life for people with these disabilities. Health Professionals, Parents, and Patients can begin their online research by activating the Library section.
Kid Power
Kid Power is an online resource and support network for families whose children have cerebral palsy and/or other disabilities.
Cerebral Palsy: A Guide for Care
This web site is maintained by the Alfred DuPont Institute.
How Can I Help?
This is an on-line booklet of information for relatives and friends of children who have cerebral palsy.
Cerebral Palsy
This is an on-line multimedia tutorial for parents and children maintained by Children's Medical Center, University of Virginia.
Cerebral Palsy Network
Contains information, links and support for families.
Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association
Offers support and information to families of infants, children, and young adults who have hemiplegic cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, hemiparesis, prenatal stroke, childhood stroke, infant stroke, perinatal stroke, neonatal stroke, in utero stroke, and stroke in neonates
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
This website, maintained by Gallaudet University contains Info to Go, a centralized source of information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss in the age group of 0-21.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
The mission of the NIDCD is to conduct and support basic and clinical research and research training. This web site features health information and research information.
Deaf Resource Library
An online collection of reference material and links intended to educate and inform people about deaf cultures.
Oral Deaf Education
Founded by the Oberkotter Foundation, this organization's website provides information about the programs and services of schools dedicated to teaching deaf or hard-of-hearing children to listen and talk. It also includes a library and information on assistive technology for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Deafness/Hard
of Hearing
About the Human Internet, in partnership with On Health.Com, sponsors this page. It offers a lengthy list of link topics that cover everything from deaf pets to law and deafness.
Captioned Media Program
Sponsored by the U. S. Dept. of Education and administered by the National Association of the Deaf, CMP provides a free loan media program with over 4,000 open-captioned titles to choose from (videos, CD-ROM, and DVD). Deaf and hard of hearing persons, teachers, parents, and others may borrow materials with no rental, registration, or postage fees. CMP also provides information and materials on the subject of captioning.
HandSpeak
HandSpeak claims to be the #1 site of visual languages and communication.
A Basic Guide to American Sign Language (ASL)
This ASL Dictionary has both animated and text definitions.
National Down Syndrome Society
NDSS is a national not-for-profit organization for Down syndrome research. The web site is a comprehensive, on-line information source designed to increase public awareness.
Down Syndrome Educational Trust
This is a registered charity and leader in scientific research into the development and education of individuals with Down syndrome.
National Down Syndrome Congress
The National Down Syndrome Congress is a national advocacy organization for Down syndrome whose purpose is to create a national climate in which all people will recognize and embrace the value and dignity of persons with Down syndrome.
Down Syndrome: Health Issues
This site is maintained by Len Leshin, M.D., F.A.A.P., a pediatrician whose son has Down Syndrome. It includes health information and guidelines, articles and essays, links and other information of interest to parents of children with Down Syndrome.
Down Syndrome Quarterly
Down Syndrome Quarterly is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to advancing the state of knowledge on Down syndrome. It covers areas of medical, behavioral, and social scientific research. The magazine is distributed by subscription. The web site features research information, reprints of articles and health guidelines for people who have Down syndrome.
We Move
We Move is an organization which provides information, support and educational materials to people who have movement disorders.
Wheelchair Junkie
A web site for people who want to get the most out of their wheelchair. Users can share good and bad information about their wheelchair, see what's new and click on one of the many links available.
Life on Wheels
Books and information from author and public speaker Gary Karp.
Movement Disorder Virtual University
MDVU is where you will find the latest information on emerging clinical advances and therapeutic approaches, interactive learning modules (with CME credit), case studies, practice tools, teaching materials, opportunities for peer interaction and more!
Easy Access Clothing and Products
Online shopping for children and adults features a "fashionable collection of clothing and products available today for the disabled consumer. " (Quote is from web site.) What to look for when shopping for clothing for a specific disability.
Fashion Magic Apparel
Online catalog of garments for people who use wheelchairs.
Professional Fit Clothing
This company specializes in clothing for the disabled such as adult bibs,elastic waist pants, wheelchair clothing and much more.
Forde's Functional Fashions
Fashions for persons with disabilities.
Access 4 All
Author and speaker Katie Bannister offers resources, referrals, and products to help and support people with disabilities, including the Access Sack.
The SPD Network
The Sensory Processing Disorder Network, sponsored by the KID Foundation, is devoted to posting quality resources about SPD treatment for individuals with sensory problems, as well as family members, friends, therapists, physicians, teachers and researchers.
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