Human Services
Links Related to DHS Services
Aging and Disability Related Links
- American Council of the Blind (ACB) promotes effective participation of blind people in all aspects of society.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the major organization concerned with speech and language, provides a wealth of information about speech, language, and hearing disorders and available treatment services.
- Captioned Media Program is a video lending library for the hearing impaired.
- Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) is the General Services Administrations's technical demonstration and resource center in Washington, D.C., that provides federal agencies data about information technology.
- Consumer Consortium for Assisted Living
- Disabled Sports USA is a national organization promoting sports for persons with disabilities.
- Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Technical Assistance: (800) 800-3302 (TDD) Documents: (800) 669-3362 (voice) or (800) 669-3302 (TDD)
- Fairfax Disability Services Board contains information on regional services for persons with disabilities.
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has many rulemakings involving disability issues.
- Fidos For Freedom, based in Laurel, Maryland, trains assistance dogs.
- Guide To Retirement Living
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has general interest information about the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a database of assistive technology products used in making jobs accessible.
- Medicare and Medicaid general information
- National Aging Information Center is a centralized source for a broad range of policy materials, statistics, and consumer information on aging. Included is an extensive compilation of Internet Web sites on a variety of aging topics.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a special section on motoring issues and adaptive equipment and vehicles for persons with disabilities.
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities provides free information on specific disabilities, resources, and general disability issues to parents, educators, others working with children and youth with disabilities.
- National Organization on Disability promotes the fuller participation of Americans with disabilities in all aspects of community life.
- National Rehabilitation Information Center has the latest research and literature on physical disabilities.
- Physical Therapy Association
- Polio/Post-Polio Information Directory contains information about medical treatment, equipment, support groups, and organizations for polio survivors.
- Project WORD (Working and Organizing Resources for People with Disabilities), in Arlington, provides information, education, and support to people with disabilities and their families, friends, and communities. Through its 2 major programs, Caring Connections and Encircling Families, volunteers provide mentoring and are matched to people with needs from transportation to respite to telephone reassurance. The organization accepts donations of computer equipment. Contact Executive Director Mary Brownsberger at (703) 525-9673 or at ProjWORD (at) aol.com for more information.
- Research Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) provides an alphabetical listing of each state's technology-related assistance project with contact person, phone number, address and hyperlink to the state Web page. Contact the program to find out what services they provide.
- Social Security Administration has general information on how to request Personal Earnings Statement and Benefits Estimate.
- Social Security Administration (SSI) provides guidelines to assist in determining financial eligibility for SSI.
- The Metropolitan Washington Ear, Inc. provides free reading and information services for people who cannot effectively read print, see plays, watch television programs and films, or view museum exhibits.
- United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA) provides policy information and fact sheets on how to get assistive technology paid for if on SSI or SSDI.
- U.S. Administration on Aging
- U.S. Access Board develops standards for accessible information technology.
- Virginia General Assembly Home Page contains information about legislation impacting persons with disabilities.
- Virginia Assistive Technology links to organizations serving persons with disabilities include the Department of Rehabilitative Services, Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, Virginia Disability Services Boards, and others.
- Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) works to make Web page formats and protocols accessible to people with disabilities so that Web page creators can build in usability for people with disabilities.
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Child and Family-Related Links
- Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) is an interdisciplinary association of professionals and concerned individuals in the field of mental retardation.
- American Council of the Blind (ACB) promotes effective participation of blind people in all aspects of society.
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the major organization concerned with speech and language, provides a wealth of information speech/language/hearing disorders and services available for treatment.
- The ARC is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with mental retardation.
- Association for the Care of Children's Health, National Center for Family-Centered Care
- Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD) is a nonprofit organization that was started by parents of children with ADD and by professionals who work with such children.
- Child Welfare League of America
- Council for Exceptional Children is a large professional organization dedicated to advancing the quality of education for all children with disabilities and improving the conditions under which special educators work.
- Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Family Empowerment Network offers information on support groups, inspirational stories and links to medical and educational sites related to Down Syndrome.
- HEATH Resource Center is a national clearinghouse which collects and disseminates information about disability issues in postsecondary education.
- The Internet Legal Resource Guide was established to serve as a comprehensive resource of the information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States.
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents Network (NAMI CAN) is a nationwide network for serving children and youth with severe and chronic mental illness, particularly those who have, or are suspected of having, a neurobiological disorder.
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) seeks to create a national climate in which all persons recognize and embrace the value and dignity of persons with Down syndrome.
- National Fragile X Foundation
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities provides free information on specific disabilities, resources, and general disability issues to parents, educators, and others working with children and youth with disabilities.
- National Information Center on Deafness (NICD) is a centralized source of accurate, up-to-date, objective information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss.
- National Institutes of Health
- National Organization on Disability promotes the fuller participation of Americans with disabilities in all aspects of community life.
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a nonprofit voluntary agency composed of national health organizations, researchers, physicians, and individuals dedicated to the interests of people concerned about rare debilitating disorders.
- Parents Helping Parents is a family resource center for children with special needs. It has many links to special education sites.
- Physical Therapy Association
- Social Security Association (SSI) provides you with the exact, up-to-date guidelines used in determining your child's financial eligibility for SSI.
- Spina Bifida Association of America
- United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCP)
- Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) project is a collection of Internet-accessible information resources which are of interest to both parents of children with disabilities and professionals working with children with disabilities.
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