National Links

ABLEDATA
ABLEDATA provides objective information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources. Although ABLEDATA does not sell any products, we can help you locate the companies that do.

About Cerebral Palsy
About-Cerebral-Palsy.org provides useful information on Cerebral Palsy, Diagnosis, Causes of CP, and classification of Cerebral Palsy. Also, allows users to contact doctors with their questions, and offers free evaluation for lifetime benefits.

ADA & IT Technical Assistance Centers
The ADA & IT Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs*) are your comprehensive resource for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and accessible information technology.

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
An international membership organization comprised of parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing, adults with hearing loss, and professionals who serve children with hearing loss. AG Bell was founded in 1890 by Alexander Graham Bell as an information provider and support network . AG Bell is the largest organization in the US focused on the needs of hearing impaired children who use auditory approaches to communicate. The Association also addresses a range of issues of importance to people with hearing loss of all ages.

American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
Internet access to information about the mental retardation and the disabilities field.

American Printing House for the Blind
The American Printing House for the Blind promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life.

ARC
The Arc of the United States works to include all children and adults with cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities in every community.

Attention Deficit Disorder Association
ADDA's mission is to help people with ADD lead happier, more successful lives through education, research, and public advocacy. Whether you have ADD yourself, or someone special in your life does, or you treat, counsel, or teach those who do, ADDA is an organization for you. ADDA is especially focused on the needs of ADDults and young adults with ADD. Parents of children with ADD are also welcome!

Attention Deficit Disorder Resources
Information about attention deficit disorder. Read free articles about ADHD, search the National ADHD Directory, and signup for newsletters.

Autism Info
Information and links for Autism.

Autism Network International
The homepage for Autism Network International, an autistic-run self-help and advocacy organization for autistic people.

Autism Resources
Offering information and links regarding the developmental disabilities autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

Autism Society of America
Source of information and referral on autism.

Autism-PDD Resources Network
A guide to the key issues associated with spectrum disorders. There is a growing awareness of the nature of autism and the kinds of approaches to diagnosis, treatment and care that are likely to be effective in meeting the needs of autistic individuals and their families.

Axis Disability Rights
This site contains articles on inclusion and disability, as well as other progressive resources.

Beach Center
Together with families and individuals affected by disability, the Beach Center on Disability strives to make a significant and sustainable difference in the quality of life of families and individuals. Features fact sheets and links to resources in several languages.

Bullying - PACER Kids Against Bullying
A bullying prevention Web site for elementary-age children, including those with disabilities.

Cameron’s Special T
Weighted T-shirts and accessories for children with special needs.

Captioned Media Program (CMP)
Provides all persons who are deaf or hard of hearing awareness of and equal access to communication and learning through the use of captioned educational media and supportive collateral materials. The CMP also acts as a captioning information and training center. The ultimate goal of the CMP is to permit media to be an integral part in the lifelong learning process for all stakeholders in the deaf and hard of hearing community: adults, students, parents, and educators.

CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)
Many individuals and families dealing with AD/HD turn to CHADD, the national organization representing individuals with AD/HD, for education, advocacy and support. The organization is composed of dedicated volunteers from around the country who play an integral part in the association's success by providing resources and encouragement to parents, educators and professionals on a grassroots level through CHADD chapters.

CHANCE (The Center for Housing and New Community Economics)
The Center for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE) was established in March of 2001. CHANCE's mission is to improve and increase access to integrated, affordable, and accessible housing coordinated with, but separate from, personal assistance and supportive services. CHANCE's purpose will be to offer alternatives to approaches that segregate, congregate, and control people with disabilities.

Child Care, Day Care, Senior Care & Home Care Resources at Care.COM
In addition to our babysitter and day care listings, Care.com also provides access to articles and advice for parents. Recent additions to our resources include our Day Care Directory: a comprehensive nationwide listing of daycare providers, and our Senior Care Directory: a state-by-state listing of housing, transportation, legal, and financial resources for seniors.

Cleft Palate Foundation
Information for families through education, research, support, and facilitation of family-centered care.

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.

Council for Exceptional Children
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC 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.

DB-Link (The National Information Clearinghouse On Children Who Are Deaf-Blind)
This site is home to a wealth of information about deaf-blindness. Remember that we are more than just a website and our services include an extensive library of materials, and information specialists who are available to help find answers to your questions.

Deaf Dude’s Deaf Links
Links to site for the Deaf or Hearing Impaired.

Disability is Natural
Are you ready for a change? Ready for some good news about people with disabilities. Thought-provoking articles, products to promote new ways of thinking, and much, much more!

Disability Program Navigators (DPN)
Located in USDOL’s One-Stop Career Centers, help job seekers with disabilities “navigate” the complex challenges of seeking employment. Through joint funding from USDOL and the Social Security Administration (SSA), the DPN initiative hires One-Stop staff to identify resources, establish linkages and partnerships with other public and private agencies serving adults and youth with disabilities, and provide technical assistance and training to assist the One-Stop Career Center staff in serving job seekers with disabilities.

Disability Resources on the Internet
Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization that provides information about resources for independent living.

Disability Studies and Services Center
The Center for Literacy and Disability Studies has been engaged in a series of research studies since the late 1990's focused on building the ABC-Link Assessment Tool.

DisabilityInfo.gov
Federal government's disability-related information and resources. This easy-to-use Web portal is a directory of government Web links relevant to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and other community members.

Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) is one of seventeen divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. DEC is especially for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families.

Employer Assistance and Recruiting Network (EARN)
The Employer Assistance and Recruiting Network (EARN) is a national toll-free telephone and electronic information referral service designed to assist employers in locating and recruiting qualified workers with disabilities. EARN, a service of the USDOL Office of Disability Employment Policy, can also provide technical assistance on general disability employment-related issues, such as the business case for hiring people with disabilities. Phone: 1-866-EARN NOW (327-6669) (voice/TTY)

Epilepsy Foundation
The Epilepsy Foundation is a national, charitable organization, founded in 1968 as the Epilepsy Foundation of America. The only such organization wholly dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy, our mission is simple: to work for children and adults affected by seizures through research, education, advocacy and service.

Exceptional Parent Magazine
Provides information, support, ideas, encouragement and outreach for parents and families with disabilities and the professionals who work with them.

Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD)
The Family Center is a resource designed to support organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities. We offer a range of information and services on the subject of assistive technologies for organizations, parents, educators, and interested friends. You will find hundreds of reviews of assistive technology resources such as books, newsletters, training manuals, software and web sites. They also provide on-line discussions.

Family Fun Abilities
Family fun and family health articles, community forums, and resources will foster the ability to have fun and enjoy life to its fullest for families coping with disabilities.

Family Village
Integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. Our community includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!

Family Voices
Family Voices, a national grassroots network of families and friends, advocates for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent for all children and youth with special health care needs; promotes the inclusion of all families as decision makers at all levels of health care; and supports essential partnerships between families and professionals.

Father’s Network
The Fathers Network provides current information and resources to assist all families and care providers involved in the lives of children with special needs. This information is up-to-date, helpful, and designed to promote the resilience of all family members.

Federation for Children with Special Needs
The Federation is a center for parents and parent organizations to work together on behalf of children with special needs and their families. We can help! Organized in 1975 as a coalition of parent groups representing children with a variety of disabilities, the Federation operates a Parent Center in Massachusetts which offers a variety of services to parents, parent groups, and others who are concerned with children with special needs.

GLADNET
The GLADNET Association refers to the Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network. The Network brings together research centres, universities, enterprises, government departments, trade unions, and organizations of and for persons with disabilities. Their common goal is to advance competitive employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Health Consumer Guide by Product Works
A directory of consumer medical information, reviews and advice for anyone with or without a disability.

Healthy Place (Mental Health)
HealthyPlace.com is the largest consumer mental health site, providing comprehensive information on psychological disorders and psychiatric medications from both a consumer and expert point of view. We have active chatrooms, hosted support groups, people who keep online journals/diaries, psychological tests, breaking mental health news, mental health videos, online documentary films, a mental health radio show and more.

Hearing Loss Association of America
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is the nation's largest organization for people with hearing loss. SHHH exists to open the world of communication for people with hearing loss through information, education, advocacy and support.

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults (HKNC)
The Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC) offers intensive and comprehensive rehabilitation training to individuals who are deaf-blind. The rehabilitation and personal adjustment training program at HKNC's headquarters in Sands Point provides evaluation and training in communication skills, adaptive technology, orientation and mobility, independent living, work experience, and other support services. Field Services include ten regional offices, and more than forty affiliated programs, a national training team, technical assistance center, and older adults program.

House Buying Guide for People with Disabilities
This guide is for persons living with a disability and in need of useful information and assistance in buying a home. The guide also turns to you who have a family-member, friend or other relation with a disability and want to learn more about homeownership.

Human Policy Press
Human Policy Press (HPP) is an independent press, started by the Center on Human Policy in 1974, to promote positive attitudes towards people with disabilities. In the 1990s and into the next century, the press continues as a strong voice for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. Human Policy Press has one goal: to improve society's knowledge about disabilities by demonstrating that the greatest obstacles faced by people with disabilities are societally imposed.

IDEA Info
Information about IDEA sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) and the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

Inclusion Press
Inclusion Press is a small independent press striving to produce readable, accessible, user-friendly books and resources about full inclusion in school, work, and community.

Inclusive Schools
The mission of the National Institute for Urban School Improvement is to support inclusive urban communities, schools, and families to build their capacity for sustainable, successful urban education.

Independent Living Independence
The Mission of The Independent Living Center is to remove all barriers that limit the independence of persons with disabilities, to increase disability awareness, and to encourage greater community involvement for persons with disabilities. TILC strives to provide services based on individual needs using the Independent Living Philosophy.

Independent Living Institute
The Independent Living Institute offers resources for persons with extensive disabilities and develops consumer-driven policies for self-determination, self-respect and dignity. We run a virtual library, interactive services, feasibility studies and projects. We are experts in designing and implementing direct payment schemes for users’ self-determination and quality of life in the areas of personal assistance, mainstream taxi and assistive technology.

Institute on Community Integration
Our mission is to improve the community services and social supports available to individuals with developmental and other disabilities, and their families, throughout the United States and abroad. We fulfill this mission through research, professional training, technical assistance, and publishing activities.

Institute on Disability Culture
Our mission since 1994 has been to promote pride in the history, activities, and cultural identity of individuals with disabilities throughout the world. The purpose of this site is to provide information about disability culture and to share examples of our culture.

Internet Resource for Special Children
Information and weblinks for parents, educators, medical professionals. The IRSC web site is dedicated to children with disabilities and other health related disorders worldwide.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free information and referral service (funded through the USDOL Office of Disability Employment Policy) that provides information about, and individual suggestions for, accommodations for people with disabilities in various contexts (not just the context of employment). JAN also provides information about the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability-related legislation, and resources for technical assistance, funding, education, and services related to the employment of people with disabilities. In addition, JAN analyzes trends and statistical data related to the technical assistance it provides.

Kids as Self Advocates (KASA)
KASA is a national, grassroots network of youth with special needs and our friends, speaking on behalf of ourselves. We are leaders in our communities, and we help spread helpful, positive information among our peers to increase knowledge around various issues.

Kids Together
This non-profit organization, co-founded by parents and organized by volunteers, supports the belief that children with disabilities, like all children, have the need to welcomed, cherished and embraced in our communities. This site is designed to provide helpful information and resources to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities, and communities as a whole.

Lash & Associates Publishing/Training, Inc. (Resource Center on Brain Injury in Children and Adults
Lash and Associates Publishing/Training, Inc. provides information and resources to help families, survivors, clinicians, teachers, advocates and counselors understand the special needs of children, adolescents and adults with brain injury.

LD On Line
Information about learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals.

Lotsa Helpings Hands
Lotsa Helping Hands is a simple, immediate way for friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors to assist loved ones in need. It's an easy-to-use, private group calendar, specifically designed for organizing helpers, where everyone can pitch in with meals delivery, rides, and other tasks necessary for life to run smoothly during a crisis.

Maternal and Child Health Library
The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University provides the MCH community with accurate and timely information on a broad range of topics. Materials include the weekly newsletter MCH Alert, resource guides, full text publications, databases, and links to quality MCH sites.

Miss Ruthie’s Kids – Medical Jewelry
Designer Line Medical ID Bracelets for Kids and Adults...Sterling Silver & 14K Gold...with the Universal Medical Symbol in Jewelry.

NARIC (The National Rehabilitation Information Center )
A library & information center on disability and rehabilitation.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)
The National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc. (NAPAS) is the voluntary national membership association of the P&As and CAPs and it assumes leadership in promoting and strengthening the role and performance of its members in providing quality legally based advocacy services.

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
The National Association of School Psychologists represents and supports school psychology through leadership to enhance the mental health and educational competence of all children.

National Center for Learning Disabilities
LD.org strives to be an effective, easy-to-use resource for people seeking authoritative information on learning disabilities (LD). Since 1977 NCLD has reached out to individuals with LD, their families, educators, researchers, and others committed to increasing public awareness of and opportunities for people with LD.

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. NCSET describes its mission as coordinating national resources, offering technical assistance, and disseminating information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for these youth to achieve successful futures.

National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.

National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE)
At NCPIE, our mission is simple: to advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD/Y)
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD/Y), funded by the USDOL Office of Disability Employment Policy, describes its mission as working with state and local workforce development systems to ensure youth with disabilities are provided full access to high quality services in integrated settings in order to maximize their opportunities for employment and independent living.

National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting Americans with disabilities. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. NCD's overall purpose is to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.

National Deaf Education Center
Is a centralized source of accurate, up-to-date, objective information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss in the age group of 0-21.

National Down Syndrome Congress
Founded in 1972, the NDSC is the oldest national organization for persons with Down syndrome, their parents, siblings and the professionals who work with them. The Congress is known for its advocacy, its encouragement of self-advocate empowerment and leadership, as well as its many services, including hosting the nation’s largest DS convention and its toll-free information and resource hotline.

National Down Syndrome Society
The National Down Syndrome Society envisions a world in which all people with Down syndrome have the opportunity to realize their life aspirations. NDSS is committed to being the national leader in enhancing the quality of life, and realizing the potential of all people with Down syndrome.

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAS)
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center supports the implementation of the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Our mission is to strengthen service systems to ensure that children with disabilities (birth through five) and their families receive and benefit from high quality, culturally appropriate, and family-centered supports and services.

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
A national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is a national nonprofit organization that describes itself as “addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.” Its Web site includes resources for public education, training and technical assistance.

National Mental Health Information Center
The National Mental Health Information Center, a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary information resource for Federal mental health programs. The Information Center provides general information about a range of mental health-related topics, news, topical publications, and a telephone information center. Phone: 1-800-789-2647 (voice) 866-889-2647 (TDD)

National Organization on Disability (NOD)
Up to date information on the National Organization on Disability's most recent developments and the N.O.D. web site also provides you with the latest in disability-related news, information and resources.

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
The goal of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child is to bring sound and accurate science to bear on public decision making affecting the lives of young children.

National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning (NTAC)
The National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning (NTAC) describes itself as providing “focused, state-of-the-art technical assistance and consultation to state mental health agencies, state mental health planning and advisory councils, consumers, and families to help ensure that the best practices and most up-to-date knowledge in mental health and related fields are translated into action at the state and local levels.”

National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC)
The National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) describes itself as “a non-partisan network improving the effectiveness of organizations that seek to help youth become productive citizens.” NYEC’s activities include a project on youth with disabilities.

National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN)
The National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN) describes its mission as advancing the next generation of disability leaders by promoting leadership development, education, employment, independent living, and health and wellness among youth leaders with disabilities in all aspects of society at national, state, and local levels.

New Horizons for Learning
Connect people to one another and to resources, serving the worldwide Internet community by offering an expanded view of teaching, learning, and developing intelligence more fully. Our activites include publishing materials, producing conferences, consulting, and collaborating on projects and programs.

New Mobility Magazine
“Disability is news, art, politics, humor, healing, recreation, travel, showbiz and rehab-biz, and that's what we do."

Oral Deaf Education
Many profoundly deaf children are using spoken language effectively to communicate because of the combination of powerful hearing aids and cochlear implants that maximize their listening potential, and the appropriate auditory/oral teaching strategies that help them develop oral language skills. Deaf children are learning to listen and speak for themselves at Oral Deaf Education Schools. This site provides information about the programs and services of over 40 such schools in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, each dedicated to teaching deaf or hard-of-hearing children to listen and talk.

PACER
Founded in 1977, PACER Center was created by parents of children and youth with disabilities to help other parents and families facing similar challenges. Today, PACER Center expands opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families. PACER is staffed primarily by parents of children with disabilities and works in coalition with 18 disability organizations.

Paige's Helping Hands
Paige's Helping Hands is a 501 (c)(3) Not for Profit Foundation dedicated to improving the comfort, enjoyment, and quality of life for children with special needs. This will be accomplished by providing support, education, funds and activities for children with special needs, their families, their schools and communities. The Paige Thomson Foundation wants to create a network of families who have an interest in improving the lives of children with special needs. We want to create educational opportunities for everyone involved in the care of these special children.

Pip Squeakers Fun Baby & Toddler Shoes
Baby shoes that motivate with sound, encouraging babies to move, explore and learn to walk. Babies with vision or mobility disabilities are motivated while enhancing their auditory skills. Parents with disabilities are able to HEAR when their quick moving toddler is on the move.

Prescription Medicine - Resources for Afforable Medications
Medicine can be a very expensive part of your health care treatment. If your doctor has prescribed medicine and you can't afford to pay for it, you may be able to get the medicine for free or for a reduced cost. There are several kinds of assistance programs that may be able to help.

Research & Training Center on Community Living
The Research and Training Center on Community Living provides research, evaluation, training, technical assistance and dissemination to support the aspirations of persons with developmental disabilities to live full, productive and integrated lives in their communities.

Research and Training Center (RTC) on Early Childhood Development
The mission of the Research and Training Center (RTC) on Early Childhood Development is to promote and enhance the healthy development of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with or at risk for developmental delays or disabilities. The RTC was established to create a bridge between research evidence and early childhood intervention practices. This website is designed specifically for parents, therapists, early childhood educators, and early interventionists, as well as researchers. The website includes information about effective practices based on research.

Share the Technology
It doesn't make sense to waste valuable resources when so many people and organizations are in need. This web site provides a way for donors and potential recipients to connect with each other no matter where they are in the country. Visit our computer donation database to locate donation seekers or equipment available in your state. Millions of computers are thrown away every year across the US. Good machines are hauled to the dump daily while thousands of people with disabilities, schools and nonprofit organizations are either struggling along using obsolete equipment or doing without computers entirely.

Sibshops – The Sibling Support Project
The Sibling Support Project, believing that disabilities, illness, and mental health issues affect the lives of all family members, seeks to increase the peer support and information opportunities for brothers and sisters of people with special needs and to increase parents' and providers' understanding of sibling issues.

Speaking for Ourselves
An independent, grassroots advocacy organization run by and for people with developmental disabilities.

Speaking to Write
Speaking to Write project was federally funded from September 1997-2001 by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitative Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education. The information on this site explores the use of speech recognition technology by secondary students with disabilities. This Web site contains information and resources based on the project's experience and research.

Special Education Law & Advocacy Strategies – Reed Martin
Educational resource where parents, advocates, attorneys and school personnel come for accurate up-to-date information & strategies to secure rights of children with disabilities! Features a special education chat room.

Special Education News
Special Education News answers a need in education for in-depth, timely news related to educating students with disabilities. The Web site and newsletter are journalistic publications centered on the news of the special education field. The Web site is also designed to offer unique resources to special education professionals in one convenient place. These include places for educators and others to exchange their views, find links to important information at other sites on the Web and keep track of news and events across the country.

Special Education Service Agency
The Special Education Service Agency (SESA) is a publicly funded agency which provides assistance to Alaskan school districts and early intervention programs serving students with low incidence disabilities.

SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues (not Social Security taxes). It is designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income; and provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

TASH (Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for People with Disabilities)
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.

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. Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in each state provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and to professionals who work with children. This assistance helps parents to participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities. The Parent Centers work to improve educational outcomes for children and youth with all disabilities (emotional, learning, mental, and physical).

The Family Compass - Bullying Resources
The Family Compass brings together a vast collection of resources that will help families find their bearings. Including informational articles and books, hotlinesand helplines, advice, a directory of related websites, how-tos, recommendations,support, and much more.

Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is a nationally recognized center that has pioneered research, training, and services for families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability or medical issue. TLG is a disability community based nonprofit organization, which emerged from the independent living movement, and was founded in 1982 in Berkeley, California. Our mission is "To create, demonstrate and encourage non-pathological and empowering resources and model early intervention services for families with disability issues in parent or child which integrate expertise derived from personal disability experience and disability culture."

TRACE Research and Development Center
Trace is a non-profit research center that focuses on making computer and information technologies more accessible to everyone.

Training Resource Network
Offering resources on the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in their communities, especially on the topics of supported employment, person-centered planning, supported living, and self-determination.

U.S. Department of Education
The U. S. Department of Education is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education. It assists the president in executing his education policies for the nation and in implementing laws enacted by Congress. The Department's mission is to serve America's students -- to ensure that all have equal access to education and to promote excellence in our nation's schools.

United Cerebral Palsy
UCP is the leading source of information on cerebral palsy and is a pivotal advocate for the rights of persons with any disability. As one of the largest health charities in America, UCP's mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network.

Viewpoint Mobility
Vision Vehicles are rear entrance lowered floor wheelchair accessible mini-vans conversions by Viewpoint Mobility.

WebABLE
WebABLE is the authoritative Web site for disability-related internet resources. The WebABLE site goal is to stimulate education, research, and development of technologies that will ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to advanced information systems and emerging technologies.

WheelchairNet
WheelchairNet is a community for people who have a common interest in (or in some cases a passion for) wheelchair technology and its improvement and successful application. Our site uses a community metaphor and WWW media to create a forum for the free exchange of information regarding wheelchair technology and its successful use. We believe that when the end user is truly the focus of a transaction-evaluation, product development, sale or funding decision-other aspects of this complex development and delivery system fall into line.

World Institute on Disability (WID)
WID is a nonprofit research, training and public policy center promoting the civil rights and the full societal inclusion of people with disabilities.

Wrightslaw
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.