Links to Visit
(Links separated by category)

General Organizations: (dealing with many disabilities)

The Arc
NICHCY National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Parent Information Network
National Easter Seals Society
National Families in Action
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Hereditary Disease Foundation
National Mental Health Association Information Center

Parent Training Information Centers (PTIs)/Resource Centers:

The Resource Room
Advocates
PTI Centers in the US

Educational Resources:

The US Department of Education
The Office of Civil Rights
How to file an OCR Complaint
Inclusion Press Homepage
What Does School Reform Mean to My Neighborhood?
Pete's School Reform Page
Scholastic Place Electronic Learning
Finding Time for Teachers
T.H.E. Journal
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet
The Disability Rights Activist

Links to Specific Disabilities/Disorders
(listed in Alphabetical Order)

Acoustic Neuroma:
Acoustic Neuroma Association

AIDS Dementia:
CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Alcohol & Drug Abuse:
The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Recovery, Inc.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:
The ALS Association

Anxiety Disorders:
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Panic Disorder Education Program

Ataxia and Ataxia-Telangiectasia:
A-T Children's Project
National Ataxia Foundation

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD):
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)

Autism, PDD, Asperger Syndrome, Developmental Disabilities:
Autism Society of America
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
Autism Resources Web
Aspergers Syndrome Resources
The PDD Palace Home Page
Aspen of N.J. (An Aspergers Syndrome Organization)
Jayna's Website: tons of autism links!
COSAC - Center for Outreach and Services in the Autism Community

Batten's Disease:
Batten's Disease Support and Research Association

Behcet's Disease:
American Behcet's Disease Association, Inc.

Blindness/Vision Impairment:
National Eye Institute
The Lighthouse
Prevent Blindness America

Brain Tumor:
American Brain Tumor Association
The Brain Tumor Society
National Cancer Institute
Pituitary Tumor Network Association

Cerebral Palsy:
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc./United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation

Deafness:
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Depression/Manic Depression:
Depression Awareness, Recognition and Treatment Education (D/ART) Program National Institute of Mental Health
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)

Dizziness:
Vestibular Disorders Association

Down Syndrome:
National Down Syndrome Society

Dysautonomia:
The Dysautonomia Foundation, Inc.

Dyslexia:
Dyslexia: The Gift. Information and Resources for Dyslexia
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
Orton Dyslexia Society

Dystonia:
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation

Epilepsy:
The Epilepsy Foundation of NJ
The Epilepsy Foundation of America

Gaucher's Disease:
National Gaucher Foundation

Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International

Huntington's Disease:
Huntington's Disease Society of America

Hydrocephalus:
Hydrocephalus Association

Learning Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities Association of America
LD OnLine
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD)
Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
Ability Online Support Network: Peers & Mentors
BandAids and Blackboards: Nondisabled sensitized to disabled (kids) with a medical problem.
Parents & Educators Resource Center (PERC)

Leukodystrophy:
United Leukodystrophy Foundation

Mental Retardation:
The Arc

Moebius Syndrome:
Moebius Syndrome Foundation

Multiple Sclerosis:
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Inc.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Muscular Dystrophy:
Muscular Dystrophy Association

Myasthenia Gravis:
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation

Myositis:
Myositis Association of America, Inc.

Neurofibromatosis:
National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
Neurofibromatosis, Inc.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD):
OC Foundation

Prader-Willi Syndrome:
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association

Rett Syndrome:
International Rett Syndrome Association (RSA)

Reye's Syndrome:
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation

Schizophrenia:
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia

Sjogren's Syndrome:
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.

Sleep Disorders:
Narcolepsy and Sleep Disorders
Society of Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms

Spasmodic Torticollis:
National Spasmodic Torticollis Association, Inc.

Spina Bifida:
Spina Bifida Association of America

Spinal Muscular Atrophy:
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Sturge-Weber Disease:
The Sturge-Weber Foundation

Tay-Sachs Disease:
Late Onset Tay-Sachs Foundation

Trauma:
Think First Foundation

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease:
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome Family Alliance

Williams Syndrome:
Williams Syndrome Association

If you know of a website you feel should be included in this listing, please send e-mail to: span_hrc@geocities.com. We will try to include it as soon as possible.

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