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Advocacy Organizations

• Action DD (www.actiondd.org)
• American With Disabilities Act Technical Assistance  (https://www.ada.gov/infoline.htm)
• Community Employment Alliance (www.communityemploymentalliance.org)
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities  (www.c-c-d.org)
• Disability Rights Washington      https://disabilityrightswa.org/
• Disabled Peoples' International  (http://dpi.org/)
• Family Voices  (familyvoices.org)
• LGBTQ Addiction and Mental Health Support Resources (https://www.addictions.com/lgbtq-addiction-mental-health-resources/)
• March of Dimes -- Washington Chapter  (https://www.marchofdimes.org/)
• National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services  (https://www.nasddds.org/)
• National Organization on Disability  (https://nod.org/)
• Open Doors for Multicultural Families (https://opendoorswa.org/)
• Parent to Parent (https://www.p2pusa.org/)
• Partners in Policy  (https://www.ddc.wa.gov/)
• People First of Washington (https://www.peoplefirstofwashington.org/)
• Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities  (https://tacid.org/)
• The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed  (http://thenadd.org/)
• Self Advocates Becoming Empowered  (https://sabeusa.com/)
• TASH  (https://tash.org/)
• The Arc of Grays Harbor (arcgh.org)
• The Arc of King County  (arcofkingcounty.org)
• The Arc of Kitsap/Jefferson Counties (https://www.peninsulaalliance.org/)
• The Arc of Snohomish County www.arcsno.org
• The Arc of Southwest Washington (www.arcswwa.org)
• The Arc of Spokane (www.arc-spokane.org)
• The Arc of Washington State  (https://arcwa.org/)
• The Arc of Whatcom County (arcwhatcom.org)
• The Council For Disability Rights  (https://disability-rights.org/)
• Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council (https://www.ddc.wa.gov/)

Aging & Developmental Disabilities

• Aging and Long Term Support Administration (DSHS)
• The Conversation Project - tools to help have conversations about end of life care and a person's wishes. (https://theconversationproject.org/get-started)
• National Down Syndrome Society (https://ndss.org/)

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

• Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse  (https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-developmental-disabilities-council)
• The Substance Abuse Resources & Disability Issues (SARDI) Program  (https://medicine.wright.edu/)
• Disabilities and Addiction Read a guide to learn about what those w/ disabilities should look for when searching for the right treatment center to start their recovery.
• Deafness, Blindness, and Substance Abuse Sensory disabilities, such as blindness and deafness, can be frustrating and challenging to manage in a sight- and sound-focused world.
• Treating an Alcoholic Who Is Differently Abled Learn more about the ADA requirements to support differently abled individuals in commercial and public facilities, including rehabs and treatment centers.

Arts and Disability

• National Arts and Disability Center (https://www2.semel.ucla.edu/nadc)
• National Institute of Art & Disabilities  (https://niadart.org/)
• Sprout Film Festival  (http://gosprout.org/film-festival/)

Assistive Technology

• Washington Assistive Technology Alliance  (https://watap.org/)
• Washington Assistive Technology Foundation  (https://www.nwaccessfund.org/)

Autism

• ASPEN  (aspennj.org)
• Autism Distance Education Network  (https://www.albany.edu/autism)
• Autism Guidebook for WA State (https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Documents/Pubs/970-226-CYSHCNNutritionNeedsAssessment.pdf)
• Autism National Committee  (www.autcom.org)
• Autism Research Institute  (autism.com)
• Autism Society of America  (https://autismsociety.org/)
• Autism Society of Washington  (https://www.autismsocietyofwa.org/)
• Autism Speaks (https://www.autismspeaks.org/)
• Autism Now (National Autism Resource & Information Center) https://autismnow.org/
• Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome (FAAAS)  (https://faaas.org.domainsdata.org/)
• FEAT (Families for Early Autism Treatment)  (feat.org)
• Geneva Centre for Autism  (www.autism.net)
• KidsHealth for Parents: Asperger's Syndrome  (https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/?search=y&q=asperger&datasource=kidshealth&section=parents_teens_kids&lang=english&start=0&rows=10)
• TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication  (https://teacch.com/)
• The Mind Institute, UC Davis  (https://health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institute/)
• University of Washington Autism Center  (https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/)
• WA State Dept. of Health (https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/illness-and-disease-z/autism)

Blind/Visually Impaired

• National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind  (https://www.nationaldb.org/)
• Washington State School for the blind (https://www.wssb.wa.gov/)
• Washington State Dept. of Services for the Blind  (www.dsb.wa.gov)

Brain Injury

• Brain Injury Association of Washington  (https://www.biawa.org/)
• Brain Injury Association, Inc.  (www.biausa.org)
• University of Washington School of Medicine, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine  (https://rehab.washington.edu/)

Cerebral Palsy

• American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine  (www.aacpdm.org)
• Cerebral Palsy Guide (https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/)
• March of Dimes  (https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke  (https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/cerebral-palsy)
• United Cerebral Palsy  (https://ucp.org/)

Children

• Department of Children, Youth & Families (https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/)
• Informing Families: High School Transition Toolkit (in Spanish) (https://informingfamilies.org/transition-toolkit-espanol/)

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing student online college guide
• Deaf Linx (https://deafwebsites.com/)

Dental and Oral Health

• Mom's Guide to Caring for Little Teeth (https://blog.1dental.com/?s=mom%27s+guide)
• Adult Dental Coverage through Washington Apple Health (https://www.hca.wa.gov/free-or-low-cost-health-care/i-need-medical-dental-or-vision-care/how-do-i-get-dental-care)

Disability Studies

• Canadian Centre on Disability Studies  (http://www.disabilitystudies.ca)
• Center on Human Development and Disability  (http://depts.washington.edu/chdd//)
• Guide to Disability Rights Laws (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas)
• Human Services Research Institute  (https://www.hsri.org/)
• Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Disability Rights Movement)  (www.americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/welcome.html)

Down Syndrome

• Down Syndrome Educational Trust  (https://www.down-syndrome.org/en-us/)
• National Down Syndrome Society  (https://ndss.org/)
• National Association for Down Syndrome  (www.nads.org)
• The Canadian Down Syndrome Society  (https://cdss.ca/)

Early Intervention

• Child Development Supports, Department of Children, Youth & Families (https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/child-development-supports/esit)

Educational Resources for Parents

• Idaho State Dept. of Education - Resources for Parents and Educators

Employment

• Best Buddies International  (www.bestbuddies.org)
• Gladnet  (https://yti.cornell.edu/)
• JAN (Job Accommodation Network)  (https://askjan.org/)
• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability   (http://www.ncwd-youth.info/)
• U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy  (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep)
• Office of Employment Support Programs  (https://www.ssa.gov/work/)
• Washington Employment Provider Search (https://www.statedata.info/washington/quality-employment-services)
• Washington Initiative for Supported Employment (https://www.gowise.org)
• Your Ticket To Work (https://yourtickettowork.ssa.gov/)

Epilepsy

• British Epilepsy Association  (https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/)
• Epilepsy: Questions & Answers (Southern Illinois University)   (https://www.siumed.org/treatment/epilepsy)
• Epilepsy Foundation  (http://www.epilepsy.com/)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke  (https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/epilepsy-and-seizures)

Family Support

• Beach Center on Disability  (https://kualerts.com/maintenance/)
• Carina (https://www.carina.org/)
• Family Community Connections Guidebook (PDF) (https://informingfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Community-Guidebook.pdf)
• Informing Families: Resources (https://informingfamilies.org/topic/resources/)
• Open Doors for Multicultural Families (https://opendoorswa.org/)
• Parents Helping Parents  (www.php.com)
• The Fathers Network (https://fathersnetwork.org/)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence (https://store.samhsa.gov/product/tip-58-addressing-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-fasd/sma13-4803)
• U. of Washington School of Medicine Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit (https://fadu.psychiatry.uw.edu/)

Health Portals

• HealthFinder.gov  (https://health.gov/myhealthfinder)
• Health.gov  (https://health.gov/)
• MayoClinic (https://www.mayoclinic.org/)
• Medline Plus  (https://medlineplus.gov/)
• Network of Care (https://www.trilogyir.com/)

Healthcare

• Adolescent Health Transition Project  (www.depts.washington.edu/healthtr/)
• Center on Human Development and Disability  (http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/)
• Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center  (www.seattlechildrens.org)
• Family Voices (familyvoices.org)
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine (https://www.nnlm.gov/)

Independent Living

• Center of Independence (https://www.cfi-wa.org/)
• Community Living Exchange (https://www.cshp.rutgers.edu/)
• Housing and Urban Development (https://www.hud.gov/topics/information_for_disabled_persons)
• Independent Living (www.independentliving.org)
• Independent Living Research Utilization at TIRR (www.ilru.org)

Inclusion

• Institute for Community Inclusion  (www.communityinclusion.org)
• Institute on Community Integration  (https://ici.umn.edu/)
• Inclusion Research Network  (https://inclusionresearch.wordpress.com/)

Legal

• Columbia Legal Services (https://columbialegal.org/)
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates  (https://www.copaa.org/page/about)
• National Guardianship Association (www.guardianship.org)
• Law, Health Policy & Disability Center  (https://disability.law.uiowa.edu/)
• Disability Rights Washington (https://disabilityrightswa.org/)
• Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (https://www.nwirp.org/)
• Northwest Justice Project (https://nwjustice.org/get-legal-help)
• Wrightslaw  (www.wrightslaw.com)

Local Government

• Adams County
• Chelan-Douglas Developmental Disabilities Program

Media

• Disability History Museum  (https://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/index.html)
• Enabled Online  (enabledonline.wordpress.com/)
• Exceptional Parent Magazine  (https://www.eparent.com)

Medical/Medication

• Harvard Health Publications  (https://www.health.harvard.edu/)
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (https://rarediseases.org/)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders (https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-neurological-disorders-stroke-ninds)

Mental Health

• DDA Guidebook for Meeting the mental health needs of people with intellectual disabilities

Person Centered Planning

• My Life Plan (https://mylifeplan.guide/)

Positive Behavior Support

• Michigan Positive Behavior Support Network  (www.bridges4kids.org/PBS/PBS.html)
• University of Delaware Positive Behavior Support Project  (https://www.delawarepbs.org/)

Prader-Willi Syndrome

• International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization  (https://ipwso.org/)
• Prader-Willi Syndrome Association  (www.pwsausa.org)

Quality

• The Council on Quality and Leadership (https://www.c-q-l.org/)

Recreation

Self-Determination

Service Catalog Entries (Related)

Special Education

Transportation

U.S. Government

• Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association  (https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support)
• Kids Camps  (www.kidscamps.com/special_needs/developmt_disability.html)
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability  (https://www.nchpad.org/)
• • National Program Office on Self-determination  (https://kualerts.com/maintenance/)
  • Neighbours Inc.  (www.neighbours-inc.com)
  • Adelphi University - Free Software Downloads
  • All Kinds of Minds  (https://allkindsofminds.org/)
  • Council for Exceptional Children  (https://exceptionalchildren.org/)
  • Office of Special Education Programs  (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html)
  • Partners in Education  (mn.gov/mnddc/pipm/)
  • Wash. State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction  (https://ospi.k12.wa.us/student-success/special-education)
  • PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)  (www.pacer.org)
  • Washington PAVE (Parents Are Vital in Education)  (https://wapave.org/)
  • The Access Board  (www.access-board.gov)
  • Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS): https://www.medicaid.gov/
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  (https://www.cms.gov/)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/index.html)
  • FirstGov - The official website for searching the US Government  (https://www.usa.gov/)
  • National Council on Disability  (https://www.ncd.gov/)
  • President's Committee on People with Intellectual Disabilities  (https://acl.gov/programs/empowering-advocacy/presidents-committee-people)
  • US Dept. of Health & Human Services (https://www.hhs.gov/)
  • US Dept. of Justice - Americans with Disabilities Act  (https://www.justice.gov/crt/disability-rights-section)