Child Development Resources

Links

The 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.

Local Resources

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

Early Head Start - United Way Bldg., 2518 Ridge Ct., Lawrence
Phone: 727-8352 or 727-3158 Email: aneiman@eckan.org or klowe@eckan.org

ERC - Child Care Info - www.ercrefer.org/default.asp

Healthy Families

Lawrence-Douglas Co. Health Dept. - http://www.ldchealth.org/index.php

Parents as Teachers/Baldwin City

Parents as Teachers/Eudora

Parents as Teachers/Lawrence

Safe Kids - http://www.usa.safekids.org/state_display.cfm

tiny-k Participating Agencies, Individuals, and Parents List (pdf) -- Click Here

State Resources

tiny-k Foundation - www.tiny-k.org/aboutus.html

Families Together, Inc. - www.familiestogetherinc.org/

HealthwaveMedicaid Application - http://www.kansashealthwave.org/

Kansas Infant-Toddler Services - www.ksits.org

National Resources

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

Plagiocephaly info. -

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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