The URLs listed below provide connections to a multitude of sites that focus on the many different aspects of the lives of people with disabilities, lives that those of us who do not carry a "disability" label often don't understand or appreciate. They are offered as sources of valuable information for us all. When reviewing them, remember one thing. Those of us who are not "disabled" today may very likely become so at some time in the future, primarily through the process of aging, as steps become a little too steep to handle, and when our eyes or ears start to go. Disabilities don't always come in catastrophic fashion. Remember that the next time you overhear someone complaining about how "stupid" it is to worry about "handicapped accessibility". Someday, most of us are liable to find that those "improvements" aren't just there for the other guy.
SPECIAL NOTE: The Links to mental retardation service providers in Pennsylvania previously included on this page have all been moved to the Web Index of Mental Retardation / Developmental Disability And Other Service Providers In Pennsylvania.
A Web Index of Mental Retardation / Developmental Disability And Other Service Providers In Pennsylvania
American Association On Mental Retardation (AAMR)
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law -- A critical resource for anyone interested in disabilities law. Their "Alerts & Updates" should be checked regularly. California Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Center (MHDDC) -- The MHDDC is a joint project
of the UCLA University Affiliated Program (UAP) and the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Their site contains a great deal of information for people supporting others with challenging behaviors. Center For Community Inclusion -- The University Affiliated Program at the University of Maine. The Center On Human Policy, Syracuse University
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Home Page -- The Consortium is a coalition of appoximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. The Delaware Valley Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society - [Links to medical information]
Disabled Peoples' International The Facilitated Communication Institute
The Family Village --- An excellent resource for families seeking information on developmental disabilities, mental retardation, autism, etc. Health Care Financing Administration -- Everything you ever wanted to know about Medicaid and Medicare. Institute on Community Integration The Institute On Disabilities, Pennsylvania's University Affiliated Program at Temple University Keystone Service Systems, Inc. National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) The National Association of Developmental Disability Councils The National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, Inc. The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities -- Pennsylvania Resources List -- Names and addresses for virtually every key agency. The National Institute for Life Planning for Persons with Disabilities The National Transition Alliance The National Transition Network New York State Commission on Quality of Care -- A compelling site for anyone who has ever been involved in the investigation of abuse or other "unusual incidents". Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care
The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
