Links

The following Internet Web sites are listed to assist you in obtaining additional information on developmental disabilities. Inclusion of any web site should not be construed as Council endorsement or support for the information or views expressed on that site or by that organization.

Council Dollars in Action

NEW RESOURCE!

California Statewide Program Locator on the HOME Website
(Home Ownership Made Easy)
The Council-funded Statewide Program Locator page is part of the HOME Website which contains other valuable housing information. We encourage you to visit the entire website.

The Council has directly funded the creation of these developmental disability resource websites:

California Developmental Disabilities Netlink

Project Teams
(Transition, Employment, Advocacy, Mentoring, Self-Determination)

The following links connect to current or former Council grants. Many Council funded projects continue to serve Californians with developmental disabilities and their families long after the expiration of the grants. (More links will be added as they become available)

Critical Focus SCDD Criminal Justice Projects

Doing Justice: Criminal Offenders with Developmental Disabilities (This report was not funded by the Council, but several Council grants are described in the document)

Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) used a $219,000 Council grant to Project Hope as the initial seed money to found the M.I.N.D. Institute, a world-class research center investigating autism and other neurological disorders. The M.I.N.D. Institute received $34 million in state funding for research in the 2000-2001 State Budget, and $33 million in the recently enacted 2001-2002 Budget. To read more about the creation of the Institute and the role the Council's funding played, click here.

Family Focus Resource Center

GRADPower -- Santa Monica College Internships for Graduates with Developmental Disabilities

Justice for All (Institute for the Redesign of Learning)

Model for Parent Professional Collaboration

Multimedia Continuing Education Units for Physicians

People First of California 

Federal Websites for People with Disabilities

The Federal Government maintains a comprehensive website containing information for people with disabilities.  Please visit their website at: 

www.disAbility.gov

In late 2001, the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment funded national technical assistance centers designed to assist the workforce development community to address the issues affecting the employment of people with disabilities. The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth has launched a new website to provide information and assistance:

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth 

Federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Related Sites

Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)

National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD)

Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)

Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA-UCE)

USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (USC-UCE)

Protection and Advocacy, Inc. (PAI)

California State Agencies Represented on the State Council

California Department of Aging

California Department of Developmental Services

Is your child between 0 and 36 months? A child with or at risk of developmental delay or disability can receive an "Early Start" in the State of California. The Department of Developmental Services has a webpage with information about this program and services for which your family may be eligible. Visit the Early Start page today.

California Department of Education

Need technical assistance information on an educational matter? Call the California Department of Education toll-free at 1-800-926-0648, weekdays between 9:00am and 4:00pm. The Department of Education provides technical assistance information and resources for California parents, school districts, advocates, agencies and others of procedural safeguards regarding students ages 3-21 with disabilities and their educational rights. Information on other education resources are available on the Department of Education Family Involvement & Partnerships webpage.

California Department of Health Services

California Health and Human Services Agency

California Department of Rehabilitation

Other California State Agency Sites

A complete listing with links to all California State Agency websites is available from the State of California Home Page.  The State of California also maintains The California Care Network, a single-source resource for locating care facilities and services in California.

Access for Infants and Mothers

Area Agencies on Aging

California Community Colleges -- Disabled Students Program and Services

California Mental Health Planning Council

California State Independent Living Council

California Longterm Care Ombudsman Program

California School-to-Career

California Telephone Access Program

California WorkNet -- One Stop Career Center

Children's Medical Services

Employment Development Department

Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

Healthy Families

Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board

State Personnel Board Information Regarding Employment of Persons with Disabilities

The State of California also contracts with the independent Office of Clients Rights Advocacy to provide advocacy services for California consumers.

Other Resources for Californians with Developmental Disabilities and their Families

Due to the sheer volume of possible links, the focus in the list below is on California-based resources. Many of these sites have excellent links pages that may provide additional resource possibilities.

Arc Chapters in California

Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA)

Autism Society of California

California Affordable Housing Institute

California Assistive Technology Network

California Association of State Hospital Parent Councils for the Retarded (CASH-PCR)

California Consortium on Developmental Disabilities and Cultural Diversity

California Foundation for Independent Living Centers

Californians for Inclusive Schools

CAL-TASH

Center for Accessible Technology

Disability Benefits 101 ( information on health coverage, benefits and employment programs in California)

DREDF (Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund)

Easter Seals

Epilepsy Foundation of America - Affiliate Search

Fiesta Educativa

LARC (Los Angeles Retarded Citizens' Foundation)

NAMI California (California Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)

Prader-Willi California Foundation

Supported Life Institute

Through the Looking Glass

UCP -- Look Up California Affiliates

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