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Below are some links to websites which you may find informative. By creating these links and offering this information, The Arc of New Jersey does not endorse the content of these sites or the views of the organizations featured.  

Disability related sites - national

www.thearc.org - The Arc National Office 

www.modimes.org - The March of Dimes 

www.pwsausa.org- Prader-Willi Syndrome Association 

www.ndss.org - National Down syndrome Society 

www.autism-society.org - Autism Society of America 

www.nofas.org - National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

www.TASH.org - TASH

www.radix.net/~ccd - Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

www.bazelon.org - The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

www.efa.org - The Epilepsy Foundation of America

www.nichcy.org - National Information Center for Children and Youth

www.ncd.gov - National Council on Disability

www.ncor.org - National Center On Outcomes Research: The Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities

www.npnd.org - National Parent Network on Disabilities

www.ucpa.org - United Cerebral Palsy of America

www.familyvillage.wisc.edu - Family Village website containing extensive information on disabilities, syndromes and related links

www.tbi.org - The Perspectives Network (brain injury information & support)

www.fraxa.org - FRAXA Research Foundation website on treatment of Fragile X Syndrome

www.fraxsocal.org - Fragile X Association of Southern California

www.nfxf.org - National Fragile X Foundation

www.sbaa.org - Spina Bifida Association of America

www.aamr.org - AAMR

www.wemedia.com - disability information website

www.iassid.wisc.edu/index.html - International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities

www.nami.org - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Disability related sites - New Jersey

www.acnj.org- Association for Children of NJ

www.efnj.com - The Epilepsy Foundation of NJ

www.hinkle1.com  - Hinkle, Fingles & Prior, Attorneys at Law - Disability Law

www.sbatsr.org - Spina Bifida Association of the Tri-State Region

www.njddc.org - New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council

www.special-ed-law.com - Special Education Law Website

www.spectrumforliving.org - Spectrum for Living, a community service provider

http://groups.msn.com/AUTISMGROUP  - Salem County Autism Support Group

www.njwins.org  - New Jersey Work Incentive Network Support

www.abcdnj.org - Association for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities

www.njmentalhealthcares.org - comprehensive mental health resources in NJ

New Jersey Government and Departments

http://www.state.nj.us/judiciary/ - New Jersey Supreme Court

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ - New Jersey Legislature

http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ - NJ Department of Human Services

http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/index.html - NJ Division of  Developmental Disabilities

Federal Government and Departments

www.house.gov- US House of Representatives

www.senate.gov - US Senate

www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs - The Congressional Record and The Federal Register

www.legislate.com - US House and Senate bills and resolutions

www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html- Public Laws on-line

http://thomas.loc.gov/ - US House & Senate bills and resolutions, links to US House and Senate rosters, home pages and e-mail

www.whitehouse.gov - The White House

www.ssa.gov/odhome/odhome.htm - Social Security Administration

http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov - Federal Bulletin Board for Supreme Court opinions, etc.

www.hhs.gov- US Dept. of Health and Human Services

www.hud.gov- US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

www.ssa.gov/statistics/childssi.html - Current statistics on children receiving SSI

http://law.house.gov/ - Internet Law Library

http://www.census.gov/ - US Census Bureau

www.4women.gov - Office of Women's Health in the US Dept. of Health and
Human Services/resource center for women with disabilities

http://www.wrightslaw.com/ - law library for advocates of children and disabilities

www.fed-icc.org - US Dept. of Ed website that highlights federal govt. efforts to help children age 0-5 with disabilities

Prevention sites

www.dontgetsuckedin.com - NJ Dept. of Health  & Senior Services anti-smoking site

www.teenpregnancy.org - National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

www.safekids.org - National Safe Kids Campaign

Education-related sites

www.spedschools.com/napsec.html - including a free referral service for parents looking for an appropriate educational placement for their child with a disability

www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/ - IDEA info

Health Care

www.diversityRX.org - A joint project of the National Conference of State Legislatures, Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care, and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Promotes language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant and ethnically diverse communities.

Assistive Technology/Rehabilitation/ADA

www.abledata.com - ABLEDATA assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/ - Americans with Disabilities Act info center

www.gsa.gov/coca.cocamain.htm - Center on Information Technology Accommodation (CITA)

www.dreamms.org - Info on assistive technology for kids

www.naric.com/naric - National Rehabilitation Information Center

www.resna.org- Info on state tech act projects

www.indiana.edu/~nca - National Center on Accessibility

www.njape.com - New Jersey Adapted Physical Education

Fundraising

http://fdncenter.org - The Foundation Center

Camps

www.campjaycee.org - NJ Camp Jaycee, summer camp for children and adults with disabilities

Websites concerning criminal justice issues for people with developmental
 disabilities

http://thearc.org/ada/crim.html - The Arc's Access to Justice Initiative

www.essential.org/dpic/dpicmr.html - the death penalty information center

http://bio.uci.edu/members/peters - research studies on defendant with developmental disabilities who are incarcerated

www.temple.edu/inst_disabilities/EQUAL_JUSTICE/ejustice.html- Pennsylvania University Affiliated Program at Temple University, Equal Justice Project

Miscellaneous

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mikeswayze/utility_shutoff.html - help with utility companies

Do you know of a good resource site for people with developmental disabilities, their families or professionals in the field? E-mail The Arc here to leave the URL.