Child Development Resources
LinksThe organizations listed below are a few of the many that provide services
and information about disability issues to families and professionals.
We have selected these organizations because they may be able to respond
to questions about the assessment of specific disabilities or provide
guidance about the IEP development process. When calling or writing
an organization, it is always a good idea to be as specific as you can
in stating your needs and concerns. This helps organizations provide
you with information that is truly helpful and on target.
Children's Mercy Hospital - www.childrensmercy.org/
DCCCA - http://dccca.org/index.html
Down Syndrome Guild (Lawrence & Topeka branch) - http://www.kcdsg.org/community_groups.php?show_child=77 or email richard-anne@sbcglobal.net
ERC - Child Care Info - www.ercrefer.org/default.asp
Lawrence-Douglas Co. Health Dept. - http://www.ldchealth.org/index.php
Parents as Teachers/Baldwin City
Safe Kids - http://www.usa.safekids.org/state_display.cfm
tiny-k Participating Agencies, Individuals, and Parents List (pdf) -- Click Here
State Resourcestiny-k Foundation - www.tiny-k.org/aboutus.html
HealthwaveMedicaid Application - http://www.kansashealthwave.org/
Kansas Infant-Toddler Services - www.ksits.org
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) - www.afb.org
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) - www.aota.org
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - www.apta.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) - www.asha.org
The Arc (formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens of the U.S.) - www.thearc.org
Autism Society of America - www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury Association (formerly the National Head Injury Foundation) - www.biausa.org
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) - www.chadd.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - http://www.cec.sped.org
Easter Seals - National Office - www.easter-seals.org
Epilepsy Foundation - National Office - www.efa.org
Family Resource Center on Disabilities - www.frcd.org/
International Dyslexia Association - www.interdys.org
International Rett Syndrome Association - www.rettsyndrome.org
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center & Clearinghouse - clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) - www.ldanatl.org
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) - www.mdausa.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) - www.nami.org
National Association of School Psychologists - www.naspweb.org
National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) - www.nasdse.org
National Down Syndrome Congress - www.ndsccenter.org
National Down Syndrome Society - ndss.org
National Health Information Center - www.health.gov/nhic/
National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind - www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) - www.rarediseases.org
National Spinal Cord Injury Association - www.spinalcord.org
Parents as Teachers, National Center - http://www.parentsasteachers.org/site/pp.asp?c=ekIRLcMZJxE&b=272091
Primary Coaching in Early Childhood info. - www.coachinginearlychildhood.org
Spina Bifida Association of America - www.sbaa.org
TASH (formerly the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps) - www.tash.org
Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers (the Alliance) - www.taalliance.org
United Cerebral Palsy - www.ucp.org
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