Intellectual Disabilities Resources

Mental Retardation : An Introduction to Intellectual Disability (7th Edition) (Hardcover)
by Mary Beirne-Smith, James R. Patton, Shannon H. Kim
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Advocacy Organizations:
http://www.aaidd.org
http://www.thearc.org
http://www.c-c-d.org
http://www.cec.sped.org
http://www.napas.org
http://www.tash.org
http://www.vor.net

Assistive Technology:
http://www.resna.org
http://www.abledata.com
http://www.atnet.org
http://www.ataporg.org

Behavior Issues:
http://mfba.net
http://www.1edweb.com/fba%20forms.htm

Disability Rights, Self-Advocacy & Self-Determination:
http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/index.html
http://www.selfadvocacy.com
http://www.people1.org

Dual Diagnosis:
http://www.thenadd.org/index.shtml

Early Intervention:
http://www.medicalhomeportal.org/
http://www.nhsa.org
http://www.dec-sped.org
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl
http://www.zerotothree.org
http://www.ehsnrc.org
http://www.answers4families.org/family/special-needs
http://www.devdelay.org
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/devmile.htm

Employment:
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/intellectual_disabilities.html
http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=113573&top=16965&ksectionid=19326&stateorganizations=1

Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders:
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org

Family Issues:
Taylor’s Way: A Father’s Very Special Relationship with His Son
http://www.beachcenter.org
http://www.medicalhomeportal.org
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
http://www.php.com
http://www.cshcn.org
http://www.eparent.com

Government Initiatives:
http://www.nacdd.org
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/pcpid
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs8txt.htm
http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html
http://alliance.unh.edu/nhoyo.html
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/consumer.asp
http://www.aucd.org/directory/directory.cfm

Legislation & Litigation:
http://capwiz.com/cek/home
http://www.wrightslaw.com
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/policy.html
http://www.cec.sped.org/law_res/doc/law/litigationLog.php
http://www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/index.html
http://www.schoolresults.org

Medical & Health Care Issues:
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/topics/special_health_needs
http://www.ds-health.com/clinics.htm

Residential Services:

http://www.nadsp.org
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/tdir/
http://www.dmh.state.ms.us/mental_retardation.htm
http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer
http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=113573&top=16965&ksectionid=19326&stateorganizations=1

School and Community Inclusion:
http://www.aft.org/about/resolutions/1994/inclusion.htm
http://www.kidstogether.org/
http://www.tash.org/IRR/inclusive_education.html
http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/ltrs/inclusion_right_suzanne.htm
http://www.communityinclusion.org

Social History:
http://www.labelgame.org/label.html
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/drilm/index.html
http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/
http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/dsbiblio.htm
http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0301/cover.html

Specific Disorders:
5p- Society [cri-du-chat syndrome]
http://www.fivepminus.org

The National Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org

The National Fragile X Foundation
http://nfxf.org

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/index.htm

Children's Tumor Foundation (formerly The National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)
http://www.ctf.org

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.nofas.org

The National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
http://www.tsalliance.org

Parents of Galactosemic Children, Inc.
http://www.galactosemia.org

The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA)
http://www.pwsausa.org

Speech & Language:
http://www.asha.org

Statistical Information:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html?src=mr

Teaching & Assessment Resources:
http://ericec.org/digests/e598.html
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/testing
http://www.pluk.org/AT1.html
http://www.atia.org