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Region Education Council – Soundbridge is a regional auditory
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gift of speech. Located in public school settings, students have
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Council (CHC) has served the developmental needs of children
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Alliance to Uphold Special Education CAUSE shall provide a collaborative
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diagnosed with Down Syndrome at birth in 1993. East
Tennessee Technology Access Center ETTAC is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities reach
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adults, schools, businesses and health care providers. ETTAC provides
information, performs individual evaluations, presents workshops
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research. By working closely with all of the existing SMA fundraising
groups, The Eyes of Hope plans to maximize the results by initiating
collective marketing and public awareness campaigns.
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for Early Autism Treatment is a non-profit organization of parents
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with disabilities, special needs, or at-risk and their families.
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Federation for Children
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to parents, parent groups, and others who are concerned with children
with special needs. Hattie
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children and young adults with profound mental retardation and developmental
disabilities. Established in 1961, the Foundation has expanded from
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Start
is a child development program that has served low-income children
and their families since 1965. The Head Start Bureau maintains this
web site as an electronic resource for Head Start service providers,
parents, volunteers, community organizations, and others who share
an interest in helping children look forward to a brighter future. Hearing
Exchange If you or your child is hard of hearing or deaf, or
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loss, you've come to the right place. We are an online community
for the exchange of ideas and information on hearing loss. No matter
what method of communication you have chosen, you'll find interesting
and supportive information. Hope
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to ensure that their disabled children receive appropriate help
and receive it as early as possible, thereby giving them a much
greater chance of a healthy, happy life. We find that our work especially
involved families caring for someone with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder
(ASD). Institute
for Community Inclusion ICI supports the rights of children
and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the
community. As practitioners, researchers, and teachers, we form
partnerships with individuals, families and communities. Together
we advocate for personal choice, self-determination, and social
and economic justice. International
Rett Syndrome Association The mission of the IRSA is: to support
and encourage medical research to determine the cause and find a
cure for Rett syndrome, to increase public awareness of Rett syndrome,
and to provide informational and emotional support to families of
children with Rett syndrome. Kentucky
Autism Training Center Our mission to enhance supports for persons
with autism by providing information and technical assistance to
families and service providers across Kentucky. KidsHealth.org
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health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
KidTHINC
is dedicated to providing a free, safe, and happy interactive environment
for young people receiving health services in the New York metropolitan
area, so that they can communicate with one another and with parents,
friends, doctors, nurses, and special guests. The
Least Restrictive
Environment Coalition
This website is aimed at parents of children with special needs,
child advocates, and any others who desire to; learn about education
of children with special needs in the least restrictive environment
appropriate for them ("LRE"); contact not-for-profit organizations
that promote LRE; link to informative websites on this topic. Long
Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association (LISHA)We
are an organization of approximately 1,000 speech-language pathologists
and audiologists on Long Island, N.Y. who are dedicated to sharing
ideas, discussing professional issues, disseminating information
and evaluating trends. We are proud of LISHA's long-standing commitment
to professional growth and community service. MUMS:
National Parent to Parent Network is a national organization
for parents or care providers of a child with any disability, rare
or not so rare disorder, chromosomal abnormality or health condition.
MUMS' main purpose is to provide support to parents in the form
of a networking system that matches them with other parents whose
children have the same or similar condition. National
Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education Our mission is
to advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's
education and to foster relationships between home, school, and
community that can enhance the education of all our nation's young
people. National
Deaf Education Network & Clearinghouse Info to Go, formerly
the National Information Center on Deafness, 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.
The National Family
Caregivers Association is the only national, charitable organization
dedicated to making life better for all of America's family caregivers.
There are more than 25 million people who find themselves in a caregiving
role. And the numbers are growing daily. Family caregivers focus
on their loved one's needs. NFCA focuses on family caregivers. National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY is the 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 The mission of
the NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease-a burden
borne by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
To this end, the Institute supports and conducts research on the
healthy and diseased brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.
The National
Oral Health Information Clearinghouse (NOHIC), a service of
the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, is ready
to help meet oral health information needs for special care patients.
Many Americans have medical or disabling conditions that compromise
oral health. NOHIC is a resource for health professionals and these
special care patients that gathers and disseminates information
from many sources, including voluntary health organizations, research
institutions, government agencies, and industry.
The National Organization
on Disability promotes the full and equal participation of America's
54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects
of life. The
mission of the National
Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND) is to provide a presence
and national voice for ALL families of children youth and adults
with disabilities. The
National Parenting Association We believe that helping parents
helps kids. The organization was founded by author-activist Sylvia
Ann Hewlett to give parents a greater voice in the public arena.
Our goal is to build a parents' movement that unites mothers and
fathers across the country. Working together we can create a society
that values parenting, benefits children and strengthens America. New
Hanover Health Network The hospitals and services that are part
of New Hanover Health Network have long, established roots in Southeastern
North Carolina. Working together under the umbrella of NHHN, they
are better equipped than ever to handle your family's health care
needs. Offering the most comprehensive and sophisticated array of
services in the region. As a public, not-for-profit system, we
offer care to everyone who needs it, regardless of their ability
to pay. New
Jersey Pediatric Network We are a non-profit corporation, comprised
of member agencies, that are dedicated to the principle that all
children with disabilities are entitled to quality medical and developmental
services in order for them to reach their highest potential. NYSARC,
Inc. is a private not-for-profit Association of fifty-eight
chapters serving thousands of New York residents with mental retardation/developmental
disabilities. Headquartered in Delmar NY, providing services to
individuals and their families through local Chapters
within each County of the State. Parent
Information Center of New Hampshire is an organization serving
children and youths with special needs and their families.
We provide information, technical assistance, individual assistance,
and support and referrals to allow families to become informed,
skilled and effective advocates. Parent
Partners Parents possess unique information about the development,
nature and needs of their children, which enables them to become
partners with professionals in planning and implementing an effective
educational plan for their child. We seek to empower parents to
become fully informed and active members of the educational planning
team for their children. The
mission of Parents
Educating Parents and Professionals, Inc. (PEPP, Inc.) is to
provide a presence and State and National voice for all families
of children and youth with disabilities. Parents Helping Parents
http://www.php.com Parents Helping Parents is a parent-directed
family resource center serving children with special needs, their
families, and the professionals who serve them. Parents
Helping Parents is a parent-directed family resource center
serving children with special needs, their families, and the professionals
who serve them. Parents,
Let's Unite for Kids PLUK is a private, nonprofit organization
formed in 1984 by parents of children with disabilities and chronic
illnesses in the state of Montana for the purpose of information,
support, training and assistance to aid their children at home,
school and as adults. Patient
Advocate Foundation
is a national non-profit organization that serves as an active liaison
between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors
to resolve insurance, job discrimination and/or debt crisis matters
relative to their diagnosis through case managers, doctors and attorneys.
Patient Advocate Foundation seeks to safeguard patients through
effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment
and preservation of their financial stability. Project
PROMPT (Parents Reaching Out Model for Parent Training) is the
parent training and information center for the State of Louisiana.
We assist parents in securing a free, appropriate public education
for their children with special needs.
The Sibling
Support Project is a national program dedicated to the interests
of brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental
needs. The Project's primary goal is to increase the availability
of peer support and education programs for brothers and sisters
of people with special health and developmental needs. South
Dakota University Affiliated Program (SDUAP)
Our Mission:The SDUAP works with others creating opportunities that
improve the lives of persons with disabilities and those they consider
their families. The SDUAP creates opportunities through training,
services and information. Special
Child An online publication dedicated to parents of children
with special needs. Special
Education News Our vision is for every individual with a disability
to automatically receive the services and inclusion they are entitled
to in order to reach their fullest potential. Special
Needs Advocate for Parents provides information, education,
advocacy, and referrals to families with special needs children
of all ages and disabilities. United
Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. The association
is an independent, non profit health agency with an international
reputation for innovative, high quality programs. Many state-of
the-art programs serve children and adults with mild to severe developmental
and neurological disabilities including head injuries, speech impairments
and mental retardation. KidNeeds.com is committed to providing our visitors and subscribers with access to accurate and timely information on a broad range of topics relative to developmental disabilities. If you have any special requests or would like to see a specific topic covered in this informational section, please e-mail us at info@kidneeds.com |
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