Developmental Disabilities
Internet Resource Collection
by Dinah Biddle
A collection of useful developmental disabilities Internet resources and links designed for persons with a developmental disability, parents, or relatives, friends, staff, organizations, teachers, students, or anyone interested in learning more. The focus of the references targets adults, yet much of the information is age-generic including some variety of age-specific material. The resources are alphabetically categorized with a brief explanation to facilitate ease of acquiring particular and practical information that promotes understanding of persons who experience developmental disabilities while fostering a caring and inclusive society.
This Internet Resource Collection endeavored to compile a list
of relevant and credible resources through searching the Internet and primarily
referencing information generated by reputable Organizations, Associations,
Institutes and Professionals. This educational information should prove
to be useful to readers interested in developmental disabilities. The author
organized the resources and provided a concise summary of the content in
order to assist with searching and to promote awareness of site content,
for the reader to determine whether the
particular information would be useful for their specific educational purpose.
The author, Dinah Biddle, has educational and experiential credentials as a professional in the field of developmental services. She has served as an instructor at the community college level for over 6 years and worked for over 10 years with individuals of varying ages who experience developmental disabilities, in a wide range of positions varying from frontline, management, research and most recently behaviour management therapy. Committed to ongoing education and improvement of services for persons who have developmental disabilities, currently she is studying at OISE/UT Master's in Education: Curriculum, Teaching, & Learning.
Links to resources and information will also be added regularly.
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INDEX OF RESOURCES
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]
A
Adaptive Technology Resource
Centre (ATRC)
-develops & shares creative solutions to the challenges faced by
users of adaptive technology etc.
Adult Education & Disability
-distance education experiment in the field of developmental disabilities
Advocacy &
Referral, The ARC
-program to empower people with developmental disabilities, their families,
& others, to learn about & access resources
American Association on Mental Retardation
(AAMR)
-promotes public policies, research & services which advance individual
choices & human rights, info & resources
American Psychology
Association (APA) Journals
-journals organized by topic areas
Arc's Homepage
-U.S. advocacy, community-based services & information
Area Programs Serving
Persons with a Developmental Disability
-programs, services and information
B
Beach Center
on Families & Disability
-info, fact sheets, links & newsletters
Behaviour Analysis
Email Database
-searchable database with info on behaviour analysts & other interest
areas
Bobby HTML Analyzer
-easy to use program that helps make web pages accessible for persons
with disabilities
C
Canadian Association for
Community Living
-advocacy, information & reference
Canadian Abilities Foundation
-information, magazine, & services
"Caregiver Disorder"
Article
-acknowledging & offering emotional support to parents involved
in the lives of children & young adults with disabilities
Center for Aging Persons
with Developmental Disabilities
-promotion & maintenance of a seamless system of inclusionary services
for all individuals with disabilities & families
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
-expands opportunities for individuals with disabilities through innovative
computer technology
Center for Disability Information
& Referral
-info to meet individuals' disability needs through print, nonprint
& human resources
Cornucopia of Disability Information
(CODI)
-many resources & listings of services, categorized, searchable
database
D
Developmental
Disabilities Centre - Alberta
-advocacy, research, teaching, & services. Resources & links.
Developmental Disabilities
Definition (DDRC)
-definition & information
Developmental Disabilities Resource
Centre
-services, innovative programs particularly educational, links to resources
Disability Link Barn
-categorized links, newsgroups, mailing lists, journals, etc.
Disabled People's International
-main functions are development, human rights, communications, advocacy
& public education, & resources
Disabilities & Special
Education Resources
-US information, resources, Universities & links
Disability Net: Feedback
-page is for feedback & discussion on any subject
Disability Resources
-links & resources categorized by general subject
Disability Resources on
the Internet
-international resources & information
E
Equal Access to Software
& Information (EASI)
-resource, info & guidance in the area of access to information
technologies by individuals with disabilities
Educational Resources Information
Center (ERIC)
-information, links & databases, educational resources
F
Family Village
-global communication that integrates info, resources & community
opportunities on the Internet
Fanshawe College
-Developmental Services Worker Program and Disabilities Services
I
Institute for the Study of
Developmental Disabilities (ISDD)
-enables communities to include, support & empower people with
disabilities; core program centers & resource centers
Integrated Network of Disability
Information & Education
-directory of disability information on the Internet, database, links
or keyword search
Intellectual Disability
Information Service
-information categories & links
International Association
for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities
-international & interdisciplinary scientific organization to promote
worldwide research & exchange of info
Interwork Online
Resources
-varying disability links with descriptions
Internet Resources for Special Children
-communicating information relating to the needs of special children
of all ages, many links
J
K
Kennedy Center Home Page
-prevent & solve developmental problems: tips, links & research
projects
L
Learning
Disabilities Association of Canada
-information, addresses & links to other Internet info
Librarians
Index to the Internet: Disabilities
-resource links & searchable database
M
Mental Health
& Developmental Disability Services Division Links
-listing of mental health sites organized by site type
Mental Health Net: Developmental
Disorders
-self-help information & web resources for developmental disorders,
newsgroups, mailing lists etc.
Mental Retardation Research Center
(MRRC)
-research & training
MNIP: Developmental
Disabilities
-fact sheet & definitions
Ministry of Community
& Social Services, Ontario - Developmental Services
-news releases, publications, funding & information
Missouri Association of County
Developmental Disabilities Services
-programs, links & resources
N
National Association of
Developmental Disabilities Council (NADDC)
-promotes national policy for individuals choice & inclusive communities,
resources & links
National Rehabilitation Information
Center (NARIC)
-library & info center on disability & rehabilitation
O
Ontario
Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs
-educational resources, information and co-ordinating support
Ontario Association for Community
Living
-Canadian community services, information & links to disability-related
sites
S
Self-Help Source Book
-guide for exploring real-life support groups & networks. Large
searchable data base & online index.
Solutions from Disabilty.Com
-disability resources, products & services that promote active,
healthy independent living; many links & indeces
Special
Education Disability Links
-selection of links to resources relevant to Special Education &
Disability Studies
Special Education Resources
on the Internet
-information, resources and many links
Special Needs Education Network
-Canadian: information & directory, specific to special education
T
"The
Elderly Caregiver" Book
-book about caring for adults with developmental disabilities
U
University of Kansas:
Special Education
-special education programs, research & resources for children,
youth & adults with disabilities
V
W
Waisman Center's
- List of Web Sites Related to Cognitive & Developmental Disabilities
-alphabeticized links by title
Web Sites Related to Developmental
Disabilities Resources
-list of pages & description
World
Information on Disability
-comprehensive categorized links, Japan
Worldwide
Information Sites - Disability
-disabled sites, Australia
X
Y
Yahoo
- Society & Culture Disabilities
-search engine, collection of resources
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