General Resources

The ARC of the US: Provides services and advocates for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.; 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 650; Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone: 301.565.3842; Fax: 301.565.3843 or 301.565.5342; Email: info@thearc.org; Website: http://www.TheArc.org/

Council for Exceptional Children: Advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.; 1110 North Glebe Road; Suite 300; Arlington, VA 22201; Phone: 800.244.6830; TTY: 866.915.5000; Fax: 703.264.9494; Email: service@cec.sped.org; Website: http://www.cec.sped.org/

Exceptional Parent Magazine Website: Offers information, resources, and links to other web sites for parents and families of children with disabilities.; Phone: 800.EPARENT (372.7368); Website: http://www.eparent.com/

Family Village: A global village that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities for people with disabilities, their families, and professionals.; Waisman Center; University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1500 Highland Avenue; Madison, WI 53705-2280; Email: familyvillage@waisman.wisc.edu; Website: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

Family Voices: A grassroots clearinghouse for information and education concerning the health care of children with special health needs.; 2340 Alamo SE, Suite 102; Albuquerque, NM 87106; Phone: 505.872.4774 or 888.835.5669; Fax: 505.872.4780; Email: kidshealth@familyvoices.org; Website: http://www.familyvoices.org/

National Fathers' Network: Provides up-to-date information and resources for fathers, family members, and care providers of children with developmental disabilities and special health care needs.; Greg Schell, Program Director; Washington State Fathers'Network; Kindering Center; 16120 NE Eighth Street; Bellevue, WA 98008; Phone: 425.747.4004 ext. 4286; Fax: 425.747.1069; Email: greg.schell@kindering.org; Website: http://fathersnetwork.org/

NICHCY (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities; formerly National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities): Funded by the Department of Education, a national information and referral center.; Center providing information and resources on education, services, and practices for children and youth with disabilities.; PO Box 1492; Washington, DC 20013-1492; Phone: 800.695.0285; Fax: 202.884.8441; Email: nichcy@aed.org; Website: http://www.nichcy.org/

Parents Helping Parents: Nonprofit family resource center offering sources of information and networking for parents and professionals.; 3041 Olcott Street; Santa Clara, CA 95054; Phone: 408.727.5775; Fax: 408.727.0182; Email: info@php.com; Website: http://www.php.com/

Parenting Special Needs: Commercial online newsletter on a variety of topics related to parenting children with special needs.; Website: http://specialchildren.about.com/

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