Exceptional Parent
Magazine
555 Kinderkamack Road
Oradell, NJ 07649-1517
(201) 634-6550
Fax: (201) 634-6599 www.eparent.com
Provides information,
support, ideas, encouragement and outreach for parents and families of children with
disabilities, and the professionals who work with them.
Family Village:www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
This site includes informational resources on specific
diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology,adaptive
recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and
literature, and much, much more!
Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org Family Voices is a national, grassroots
clearinghouse for information and education concerning the health care of children with
special health needs. We stay on top of public and private sector health care
changes that affect our children and families through the collective efforts of our
families; a volunteer Coordinator in every state; 10 Regional Coordinators; and a small
staff working in several locations around the country.
International Center for Disability
Resources on the Internet:www.icdri.org
Be sure to set your timer before you visit this
site. Loaded with links on just about anything disability-related.
Internet Resources for Special Children:www.irsc.org
Nonprofit website providing links to adaptive
clothing, adaptive computer hardware and aids, specific disability information and
resoruces, inspirational prayers and quotes, legal resources, special education resoruces,
and much more.
MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network:www.netnet.net/mums National Parent to Parent network
organization for parents or care providers of a child with any disability, rare or not so
rare disorder, chromosomal abnormality or health condition.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(NAMI):www.nami.org
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Help Line 1-800-950-6264
Main Office (703) 524-7600
A nonprofit, self-help, support and advocacy
organization. Provides education, support, increased funding for research, and
advocates, information, referrals, community education, and peer and family support and
education.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(NAMI) - New York State: www.naminys.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with
Disabilities:www.nichcy.org National clearinghouse for families
and professionals that offers information about disabilities and related services and
programs in each state, and publishes a newsletter.NICHCY
also assists with referrals and provides state resource sheets.
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD):www.rarediseases.org
Search their database on disorders, foundations, organizations and
agencies. Lots of good information.
NY Advocates To learn more about IDEA, Section 504 and NYS
Special Education issues, particpate in an Email discussion group for parents, advocates,
and parent attorneys. To subscribe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NYADVOCATES/join
Self-Advocacy Association of NYS, Inc.:www.sanys.org
The Self-Advocacy
Association of NYS is an organization for and led by people with the challenge of a
disability to assure the civil rights and responsibilities that include the opportunities
and choices of equal citizenship.
