AAMR
The Web site of the American Association on Mental Retardation.

Institute for Special Education
The Web site at the University of Fribourg/Switzerland, with information on their research programs, publications, and calendar of events.

AAUAP The home page of the American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.

International Order of Alhambra
The Web site of a Fraternal Order of Catholic Men Dedicated to assisting persons developmentally disabled by mental retardation

Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc.
An insurance agency that has developed an insurance program specifically for agencies providing services to people with disabilities - and their special coverage needs.

Japan Down Syndrome Network (English version)
JDSN is a center dedicated to information and communication relating to Down syndrome in Japan and worldwide.

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.

Job Accommodation Network
A service of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.

AHRC New York City Web Site
This site provides valuable information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with developmental disabilities, those who care for them, and the professionals who work with them.

John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development,Vanderbilt University
Enabling persons with developmental disabilities to lead fuller lives in their communities

Allen, Shea & Associates
The general partnership of Allen, Shea & Associates is a technical assistance workgroup, organized in March 1986, as a private, for-profit firm. It provides professional services in the area of planning, research, and evaluation within the field of human services with an emphasis on developmental 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.

The Alphabet House
The Alphabet House is committed to the health and development of children and to the support of their families.

Kansas Mental Retardation Research Center
The mission of the Kansas MRDDRC is to support quality research relevant to the causes, prevention, and treatment of mental retardation and related developmental disabilities.

Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
A Web site that lists the ADA statute, regulations, ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines), federally reviewed tech Sheets, and other assistance documents.

Kennedy Krieger Institute
The institute is committed to improving the lives of children and adolescents with disorders of the brain, either of congenital onset or acquired through injury or illness. Its singular focus on pediatric brain disorders, interdisciplinary treatment, ground-breaking research and application of specific and proven therapies, are what make Kennedy Krieger world renowned and recognized.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assisting parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents.

LAB Resources
The Web site of a Wisconson company that has been in business specializing in assistive technology for 6 years.

American Association of University Centers on Disabilities
This site links visitors to other organizations and resources dedicated to individuals with developmental and other disabilities.

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 Arc of King County Family Services Manual
Serving People With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Since 1936

Learning Foundations
The Web site of a foundation in Australia that provides information for parents and teachers on learning disability and A.D.D.

Autism Research at the University of Rochester
A Web site created to provide information for parents, clinicians, and other investigators and to make it easy for users to pose questions or offer ideas.

Little City Foundation
The Web site of a foundation that provides services for people with cognitive and other developmental challenges at their campus in Palatine, Illinois (near Chicago).

The Autism Society of North Carolina
Committed to providing support and promoting opportunities which enhance the lives of individuals within the autism spectrum and their families.

Mental Help Net
Guide to online mental health and the behavioral health professions

Babcock Center
A private, nonprofit agency that serves people with mental retardation, autism, head injuries, spinal cord injuries or related disabilities. It serves residents of Richland and Lexington counties, South Carolina, but also responds to needs outside this primary area.

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.

Best Buddies
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.

National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
NADDC is a national organization for Developmental Disabilities Councils that advocates and works for change on behalf of people with developmental, as well as other, disabilities, and their families.

Boys Town National Research Hospital
An institute that provides evaluation and treatment of children with communication disorders and carries out research in related areas.

The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
An association for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs

California's State Council on Adapted Physical Education.
This website provides a means for the Council to share information with teachers, activity leaders, parents, individuals with disabilities, and others interested in Adapted Physical Education (APE) and Adapted Physical Activity (APA).

National Center for Family Support
Sharing knowledge, promoting understanding, and encouraging family self-determination and control related to family support policy and practice.

Camphill Soltane
Camphill Soltane is a life-sharing educational community for and with young adults with developmental disabilities ages 18 to 25. Located on 55 acres in rural Chester County, Pennsylvania, 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Camphill Soltane creates a comprehensive, therapeutic and supportive environment where resident volunteers and their families make their home together with young people in need of special care.

National Center on Educational Outcomes
The Web site of the NCEO, which provides national leadership in the identification of outcomes and indicators to monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities.

Camp Lee Mar
A private residential camp in Pennsylvania for children and young adults with learning and developmental disabilities.

The National Center on Outcomes Research (NCOR)
NCOR is designed to use the national values of independence, productivity, integration, inclusion, personal responsibility, self-determination, and choice to examine the status of people with disabilities throughout their everyday lives.

The Centre for the Arts in Human Development
An innovative program based at Concordia University in Montreal. The Centre utilizes the creative arts therapies and applies them to promote growth and development, in people with intellectual, developmental and mental health 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.

Centre for Communicative and Cognitive Disabilities (CCCD)
A Canadian university-based centre of specialization which was established in 1985 by the Secretary of State to improve educational opportunities for students with communication exceptionalities. CCCD is dedicated to assisting students with language and learning disabilities, deafness, and physical challenges to participate fully in society.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is committed to improving results and outcomes for people with disabilities of all ages.

Center for Disability Information and Referral
This list was created to provide the general user with names, addresses, phone numbers, web sites, and email addresses of disability-related organizations, associations and foundations.

Our-Kids
Our-Kids is a "Family" of parents, caregivers and others who are working with children with physical and/or mental disabilities and delays.

The Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy
The Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy conducts research and analysis of complex public policy issues affecting individuals with disabilities and their families.

PACER Center
A nonprofit 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.

Center for Neuroscience
The Web site of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Neuroscience.

Parents Helping Parents
A resource center for children with mental, physical, emotional, or learning disabilities whether due to birth defects, illness, or accident.

Child-Neuro Home Page
A site whose main purpose is to coordinate the available Internet resources concerning issues in Child Neurology.

People First of the North Shore
The home page of a self-advocacy group of folks who would like to be known as People First.

Children with Special Health Care Needs Knowledge Path
This knowledge path contains a selection of current, high quality resources for primary care providers and families regarding children with special health care needs.

The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR)
The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) is a federal advisory committee, established by presidential executive order to advise the President of the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues concerning citizens with mental retardation, and coordinate activities between different federal agencies and assess the impact of their policies upon the lives of citizens with mental retardation and their families.

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.

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.

Colorado Association of Community Centered Boards
The assoication of boards that determine the eligibility of individuals with developmental disabilities and matches state funds to those with needs.

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.

Crotched Mountain Foundation
The Foundation serves children and adults who are physically, emotionally or intellectually challenged.

Research Project in The Netherlands
A project for better diagnosis and treatment for children with mildly retardation and behavioural disabilities.

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.

The Schizophrenia Home Page
Not-for-Profit Resource & Education Center for the brain disorder Schizophrenia.

Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
A center in Colorado that provides programs for persons with developmental disabilities from Jefferson, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Summit Counties.

The Shriver Center
The Shriver Center, located in Waltham, MA, promotes understanding of neurological and behavioral development, with special emphasis on meeting challenges associated with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. First, theCenter conducts basic research to determine the biological and environmental factors that influence development, then it provides training and service programs that directly benefit individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

Devereux Treatment Centers
Centers located in many locations in the United States, aim to provide the highest-quality services to children, adults, and families with special needs, which derive from behavioral, psychological, intellectual or neurological impairments. Services are provided to foster human potential and to contribute to the person's health, social, psychological, and educational well-being.

Sibling Support Project
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.

Disability Information (Ireland) Ltd.
An on-line information service for people with disabilities and special needs, as well as their family and friends, that aims to provide easy access to a comprehensive resource list. The site originates out of Ireland, site of the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and includes much information about the Games.

Son-Rise Program
A WWW page under the Home Page of The Option Institute and Fellowship describing 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.

Disability Research Unit
A research unit within the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. Formally established in 1994, the Unit is involved in research on a wide range of disability-related issues.

Special Camp for Special Kids
Special Camp for Special Kids provides a revolutionary educational and recreational summer day camp for youth with disabilities in one-to-one peer relationships with volunteer counselors.

Disability Resources on the Internet
A WWW page maintained by J. Lubin with links to other Web sites dealing with disabilities.

Special Kids
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.

Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota
The Web site of the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota.

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; it provides Internet services specific to parents, teachers, schools, individuals, groups, and organizations involved in the education of students with special needs.

Down Syndrome WWW Page
A compilation of articles from members of the Down Syndrome List Server.

Special Olympics Wisconsin
Special Olympics Wisconsin is a statewide organization providing persons with cognitive disabilities year-round sports training and competition. With seven Area offices throughout the state, Special Olympics Wisconsin serves over 8,000 athletes in nearly 230 communities statewide.

Elwyn's Home Page
An international non-profit human services organization serving people with mental and physical disabilities, mental illness, the elderly, emotionally troubled and economically disadvantaged people.

Sprout — Travel and Recreation for People with Developmental Disabilities
Sprout is dedicated to helping individuals with developmental disabilities and mental retardation grow through challenging and safe travel experiences. Programs are available to people with mental retardation/developmental disabilities and the agencies that serve them throughout the U.S.

Family-Friendly-Fun
Special needs family friendly fun — enhancing the quality and enjoyment of family life for special needs families.

St. Coletta and Cardinal Cushing Schools of Massachusetts
Providing quality services and supports to children and adults with special needs

The Family Village
A global community on the Internet for families of persons who have disabilities, located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center.

Stanford University School of Medicine
The school is a training ground for biomedical research and medical practice. On-going research studies include: Autism, Developmental psychopathology, Dyslexia, Fragile X , Mood disorders, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Early Life Stress Research Program, Trisomy 21, Turner syndrome, Velo-cardio-facial syndrome, and Williams syndrome.

Focused Research and Reporting on Critical Developmental Disability Issues
Identifying and tracking key issues and emerging trends in developmental disabilities at the national, state and local levels.

Sullivan County Community Resource Center
A chapter of nysarc, inc. formerly the NYS Association for Retarded Citizens--for people with developmental disabilities and mental retardation and their families, Sullivan County Monticello, New York.

Food, Health, and Community for People with Developmental Disabilities
This health promotion project involves a variety of collaborative research, teaching, and training activities. The project goal is to enhance the skills of people with developmental disabilities and their care givers in the areas of gardening, food acquisition and preparation, and nutrition.

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
This Texas governmental agency's mission is to offer an array of services which respond to the needs of people with mental illness and mental retardation and which enable them to make choices that result in lives of dignity and increased independence.

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.

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.

Funding Opportunities for Grantwriters in Disability Field
These links assist grantwriters seeking funding for disability related projects.

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.

The Guided Tour, Inc.
Travel for persons with developmental and physical challenges.

Waisman Center
Located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of 14 national centers dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development and developmental disabilities.

IDEA Practices Home Page
The IDEA Practices web site is designed to assist teachers, school administrators and related service professionals implement recent changes to the nation's primary special education law.

"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)

Inclusion
A free catalogue of resources for teaching professionals, learners, parents and carers. Resources include publications, software, hardware, guidance and links to other organisations to aid independent living and learning.

The Workshops, Inc.
Maximizing the independence of individuals with disabilities through employment and vocational training opportunities.

The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1995
An informational Web page from the U.S. Department of Education.

Wyoming Division of Developmental Disabilities
Responsible for the Wyoming State Training School in Lander, Wyoming, as well as extensive preschool services, early intervention services, children's home and community-based services, adult home and community-based waiver services throughout Wyoming.

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.

YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities
A not-for-profit health and human services agency in New York state.

Institute on Disability and Human Development
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 aso carrying out interdisciplinary graduate education and outreach training activities.