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

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

Disability related Books for Kids: If you are looking for books that you can use with kids with disabilities or with kids in general to help explain disabilities, check out this great website.

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)

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

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

Kids Quest: A feature of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) website, helps children understand what it is like to have autism, ADHD, hearing impairment, and other disabilities.

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

NICHCY (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities): Formerly known as 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

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

Parenting Special Needs: Commercial online newsletter on a variety of topics related to parenting children with special needs.

Southwest ADA Center: The Southwest's leading resource on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related disability rights laws. The Southwest ADA Center now makes available the Disability Law Handbook in Spanish, as well as in English. The Disability Law Handbook is written in a "Frequently Asked Questions" format and answers questions about the ADA, the ADA Amendments Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Social Security, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, and the Fair Housing Act Amendments. Download the Spanish version or English version for free.

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