Medicare Rights Center

The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is a national, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that helps ensure that older adults and people with disabilities get good affordable health care. MRC provides telephone hotline services to individuals who need answers to Medicare questions or help securing coverage and getting the health care they need.

MiCASSA

Medicaid Community Attendant Services and Supports, MiCASSA, is proposed legislation which, if signed into law, would allow for a national program of home- and community-based services (attendant services) and would encourage development of system change mechanisms for states to move from the institutional bias that now exists to a community based system.

Minnesota Paraprofessional Consortium

"This Web site... attempts to keep Minnesota paraprofessionals, and the individuals that support them, abreast of current resources, news, and activities that will assist them in their work." Provides resources for paraprofessional specialized training and teaching skill development.

National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce

The National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce supports efforts to improve the quality of jobs for frontline workers who assist people who are elderly and/or living with disabilities.

National Family Caregivers Association

NFCA is a grass roots organization created to educate, support, empower and speak up for the millions of Americans who care for chronically ill, aged or disabled loved ones. NFCA is the only constituency organization that reaches across the boundaries of different diagnoses, different relationships and different life stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family caregivers.

Our-Kids-Adults

Support for Parents and Caregivers of Teens and Adults with Disabilities.

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute

The nonprofit PHI focuses on strengthening the direct-care workforce within our nation’s long-term care system through developing innovative approaches to recruitment, training, and supervision; consumer-centered caregiving practices; and effective public policy. Our work is guided by the belief that creating quality jobs for direct-care workers is essential to providing high-quality, cost-effective services to long-term care consumers.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance

The PPARX brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that’s right for them.

Preferred Healthcare

Preferred Healthcare is located in Dallas, TX and is a subsidiary of PHC and Associates, Inc. PHC operates medical equipment sales/rental centers, Mail and Catalog Sales, eCommerce Websites, and Medicare/Insurance Billing Centers.

Program Development Associates

We supply disability professionals in social service agencies, Human Resource trainers in business, and instructors in college classrooms with well researched program content that has been developed and tested by disability experts.

Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly

The PACE model is centered around the belief that it is better for the well-being of seniors with chronic care needs and their families to be served in the community whenever possible. PACE serves individuals who are aged 55 or older, certified by their state to need nursing home care, able to live safely in the community at the time of enrollment, and live in a PACE service area.

ResCare HomeCare

ResCare is a human services company dedicated to helping people in need. We combine respect, compassion, and skill to offer quality service to a diverse population.

Ring Surf - Disability Rings

The Disabilities Rings are a grouping of sites for those who deal with a disability in their daily lives, at home, or work. Directory tree: Home > Health > Disabilities

SocialService.com

SocialService.com offers a very effective and inexpensive way for you to advertise social service job openings and recruit social service employees.

Social Service Network

We have been in business since 1985! Providing employment to the Social Service and Human Service fields. Find a social service job, whether in mental health, substance abuse, children and youth, social work, criminal justice, outreach, homelessness or a variety of other professional areas.

Special Needs Planning

Welcome to Special Needs Planning, where you'll find information and support regarding a very special subject - financial planning for families with a member who has a disability or special needs.

TruEnergy Enterprises

Featuring Accessible, Easy-To-Use, and Reliable Information, Training Materials, and Direct Support for Community-Based Program and Service Administrators, Direct Care Providers, Teachers, and Parents! Author and Publisher of Independent Life Resources, Michael True, has put 25 years of personal experience into this wonderful collection of highly effective reference and training packets.

USA TechGuide To Assistive Technology CHOICES

A Web Guide To Wheelchair And Assistive Technology Choices, related information and articles, wheelchair views and reviews. Promoting user involvement in the selection of appropriate assistive technology. Empowerment by choice. The TechGuide features over 1200 Assistive Technology Web sources.

Venture Publishing, Inc.

Our publications cover the areas of therapeutic recreation, activity programming, long-term care, parks and recreation, leisure studies, behavior management skills, advanced CNA training, and private, public, and commercial recreation.

WeBehave.com

Our Parenting website offers products and expert advice on potty training, child behavior, child behavior management, attention deficit disorder, and other special needs. We'll show you ways to motivate your children and boost their self esteem and independence.

WebRing (Disability Rings)

Web rings featuring disability-oriented information. Directory tree: Home > Cultures & Community > Groups > Disabled

We Care (CA)

We Care is the largest independently owned home care service provider in Canada, with over 50 locations across Canada. We Care's services include Nursing, Personal Support, Meal Preparation, Homemaking, Cleaning, Personal Care, Appointment Escort, Companionship, Specialized Infant and Child Care, Respite Care, Palliative Care, Alzheimer Care, and Parkinson Care - and all of this 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!

WebRing (Senior Rings)

Web rings featuring senior-oriented information. Directory tree: Home > Health & Wellness > Seniors

Adopt-USA

Adoption news for adoptee, birthparent and adoptive parent, waiting children sites, news for adoption professionals.

American Baby

With authoritative advice from leading doctors, psychologists, and experts in the field. Americanbaby.com provides support, and parenting information available to all families--whenever they can find the time to log on.

Blind Babies Foundation

Blind Babies Foundation has been providing critical early intervention and education services to infants and preschoolers who are blind or visually impaired. Through our Off to a Good Start program, our Vision Impairment Specialists help more than 540 children each year in 14 central and northern California counties at no cost to families.

Blindness - Written for Kids

This website has been designed to inform kids about blindness. We hope you like it and learn more about being blind. This site covers several different topics related to blindness. Most pages also have links to other websites on blindness.

Bridges4Kids

"We are a community of equal partners coming together to provide a circle of support for ALL children from birth to adult life with a special focus on those who have disabilities, special needs, or who are at-risk."

The Bureau for At-Risk Youth

Here's the place to to find resources that help today's youth cope with the important issues facing them, and keep up-to-date on what's happening in the at-risk community.

Childbirth.org

Educating yourselves to be good consumers, knowing your options, and how to provide yourselves with the best possible care are essential to a healthy pregnancy. Enjoy the many links of educational, informational, and personal nature.

Child Development (California DOE)

Resources and information for child development contractors, families, and community members regarding child development programs funded by the state.

DREAMMS FOR KIDS, Inc.

DREAMMS for Kids, Inc. (Developmental Research for the Effective Advancement of Memory and Motor Skills) is a non-profit parent and professional service agency, that specializes in Assistive Technology (AT) related research, development, and information dissemination.

Early and Adaptive Education Parent/Teacher Resources

The "I read with my hands" series of tactile books and activities was designed specifically for for visually impaired/blind pre-school child. Our offerings include: "Early Learning and the Visually Impaired Child", "Activities, Manipulatives, and Toys for Visually Impaired Pre-School Children", "A Shape Book Pattern for Visually Impaired Students", "A Number Book Pattern for Visually Impaired Students", and much more. If you, or anyone you know is being challenged by the integration of a young visually impaired child in your classroom, THESE RESOURCES ARE UNIQUE!

Enabling Devices

Enabling Devices, a division of Toys for Special Children, Inc., is a company dedicated to developing affordable learning and assistive devices to help people with disabling conditions.

E Parent.com

Exceptional Parent Magazine's online resource. Continuing 30 award winning years of providing information, support, ideas, encouragement and outreach for parents and families of children with disabilities and the professionals who work with them.

Familyeducation.com

The Learning Network Parent Channel

FamilyFirstAid.org:Programs for Troubled Teens

Are you looking for a teen help school, teen boot camp, or youth program for troubled teens? If so, you've come to the right place. Below you will find links to information about individual private schools, troubled teen specialty schools, and military school alternatives for a troubled teenager.

Family-Friendly-Fun.com

Family Friendly Fun and Special Needs resources to enhance the quality and enjoyment of family life with special needs. A great directory with condition specific resources and lots of activities of daily living support.

Family Village

Welcome to the Family Village! We are a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. Our community 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!

Free Spirit Publishing

We're an award-winning publisher of books and other learning materials for children and teens, parents, educators, counselors, and everyone else who cares about kids. Our Web site gives you a fast and easy way to learn more about us, explore our catalog, order our books, meet our authors, and get the latest news.

IDEA Resources

The U.S. Department of Education has drafted regulations to implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA). This is an on-line government website addressing ongoing IDEA issues and updats.

Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)

Welcome to the Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC) web site. The IRSC web site is dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis in order to provide valuable information for parents, family members, caregivers, friends, educators, and medical professionals who interact with children who have disABILITIES.

'I Am So Angry, I Could Scream' - Children's Book

'I Am So Angry, I Could Scream' by Laura Fox, M.A. with art by Chris Sabatino, teaches children techniques for releasing anger in healthy ways and methods for preventing anger-inducing situations.

(the) Institute for Play

Now that we know more about why play is important and what it does, we plan to let the secret out and get people playing. We also want to learn more about the subject, and plan to offer a forum for play researchers of all types to correspond and learn from one another. Animal play researchers will be able to exchange information with developmental neuroscientists. Elementary school teachers will dialog with play therapists.

Kinderstart Search Engine

KinderStart is the largest (and most popular) indexed directory and search engine focused on children zero to seven on the 'net. The mission of our small but dedicated staff is to provide parents, grandparents, foster parents and teachers with the most organized, and easiest to use index and search engine available.

KidSource

Resources and information for parents - includes Learning Disability articles.

Looperslaces

Features patented shoelace called Loopers. Loopers has small velcro pads to help stabilize the loops. Designed and developed with a shoelace tying kit that ncludes three mini sneakers and the Loopers lace. It comes with colorful instruction cards and a poster for the educational/therapeutic setting.

OurChildrenLeftBehind

Facts and current information on the IDEA reauthorization legislation currently before Congress. If you want the press, media, and other people, in general, to understand your truth, it is important to "reach out," share the facts to the best of your ability, and describe what all of this means to you and your family.

Pacer Center (Minnesota)

The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.With assistance to individual families, workshops, and materials for parents and professionals, and leadership in securing a free and appropriate public education for all children, PACER's work affects and encourages families in Minnesota and across the nation.

Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center - VA

Parenting a child with a disability means you may need to be an expert at navigating a complex maze of educational, health care and social services for your child. Being your child's advocate in these areas can be a challenge. We serve families of children with disabilities in Virginia. Our staff and board are parents of children with disabilities, people with disabilities and professionals who serve them.

Parenthood.com

Parenting, Pregnancy, Family, Childcare, Breastfeeding Infant/and Baby resources. The award winning preganancy, parenting and family community for parents and prospective parents.

Parenting Resources

Resources for parents dealing with troubled teens. Offering guidance, advice, resources, and options to parents seeking help for adolescent and teen ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, suicide, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, etc.

Parenting Special Needs Children

Welcome to About. Each site in our unique network is run by a professional Guide who is carefully screened and trained by About. Guides build a comprehensive environment around each of their specific topics, including the best new content, relevant links, How-To's, Forums, and answers to just about any question..

ParentPals.com

Welcome to Parentpals.com Special Education Guide for parents and professionals. Ameri-Corp Speech and Hearing is pleased to offer special education support, special education teaching ideas and tips, special education continuing education , disability specific information and more.

Parents Helping Parents

Helping children with special needs receive the resources, love, hope, respect, healthcare, education and other services they need to achieve their full potential by providing them with strong families and dedicated professionals to serve them. Extensive links page with listings by categories.

Parentsoup

A great place for women to get family and child-rearing information on-line. We provide clear, reliable information that women can depend on when making choices - whether it's losing weight, changing careers, or having a baby.

Partners-in-Parenting

Offering guidance, advice, resources, and options to parents seeking help for adolescent ADD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, suicide, substance abuse, depression, eating disorders, etc.

Pipsqueakers

Pip Squeakers - Fun Baby and Toddler Shoes Baby & toddler shoes that motivate with sound, encouraging babies to move, explore and learn to walk. Babies with vision or mobility disabilities are motivated while enhancing their auditory skills. Parents with disabilities are able to HEAR when their quick moving toddler is on the move.

Provide Care for Life

After many years of research and experience, we are proud to introduce a unique set of tools that empower families and guardians to take charge. Our company provides a gateway to valuable resources, just as we provide guidance through the maze of critical decisions.

ROMPA (UK)

ROMPA® has been at the forefront of developing new products and concepts to improve the quality of life of people with sensory difficulties for more than 18 years. Pioneers of the revolutionary SNOEZELEN® concept and today the world's largest marketers of sensory products, we retain our ties with Derbyshire in England.

Sensory and Dietary Issues

A great listing of related Internet resources! Links page.

SensoryEdge.com

Welcome to SensoryEdge.com - educational and sensory-based products for the special needs child.

Special Children - About

About.com > Home > Parenting > Family > Special Needs Children General Information about special needs children, articles.

The Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Projects (the Alliance)

The Alliance is a new innovative project which focuses on providing technical assistance for establishing, developing, and coordinating Parent Training and Information Projects under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

TFH (USA) LTD

We present a line of unique, adapted toys and fun products for children and adults with special needs. Our recreational products are specifically designed for the physically handicapped. We are specialists in Multi-Sensory Environments.

Through the Looking Glass

TLG has pioneered clinical and supportive services, training and research serving families in which one or more members--whether parent or child--has a disability or medical issue. TLG's mission has been to create, demonstrate and encourage resources and model early intervention services which are non-pathological and empowering.

TRI Online! Parent Resource Guide

Here you will find a wealth of disability-related information, resources, news, books, program descriptions and thousands of links to other disability web sites.

Turtle Books

Turtle Books fill the missing gap in children's literature. Now you have easy-to-read books that honestly talk about what it's like to be a child with a disability. Warm, colorful illustrations and simple, beautiful stories offer insights in dealing with children who have physical and mental disabilities.

USA TechGuide To Assistive Technology CHOICES

A Web Guide To Wheelchair And Assistive Technology Choices, related information and articles, wheelchair views and reviews. Promoting user involvement in the selection of appropriate assistive technology. Empowerment by choice. The TechGuide features over 1200 Assistive Technology Web sources.

V.I.Guide

A site featuring newsletters for parents and other educators of Visually Impared Kids

Wooden Toy Store (UK)

Stacks of fun that lasts and lasts. (Postal Deivery only available in UK.)

Youth Change

The Internet's Largest Source of Solutions to Turnaround Troubled Youth and Children - Serving Youth Professionals and Para-Professionals Only

Zero to Three

We are the nation's leading resource on the first three years of life. We are a national non-profit charitable organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families, practitioners, and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.

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