Links

Listed below are links to websites related to developmental disabilities. We welcome your feedback about these sites and any suggestions for additional sites.

  • AAMR
    Resource for AAMR activities. Also provides information about the mental retardation and disabilities field.

  • ABLEDATA
    National database of information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources.

  • American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (AAUAP)
    Source for information on university-based programs for people with disabilities in all 50 states.

  • American Public Human Services Association
    This group performs PR campaigns to educate members of Congress, the media, and the broader public on what is happening in the states concerning welfare, child welfare, health care reform, and other issues involving families and the elderly.

  • Behavior OnLine
    Technical articles and research by mental health and behavioral science professionals.

  • Child Care Association of Illinois
    Provides information about child care issues for residents of Illinois.

  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
    Organization which accredits agencies that serve people with disabilities and others in need of rehabilitation.

  • Developmental Disabilities Resources
    Useful links provided by the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

  • Families USA Medicaid Site
    Up-to-date information on the government's Medicaid program.

  • Family Education Network
    Website geared toward parents of children from preschool and younger to high school and beyond, including articles from "Exceptional Parent" magazine.

  • Family Support Network
    Official website of the Family Support Network, which advocates for funding, services, and community resources, based in Peoria, Illinois.

  • Family Village
    Information on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and more.

  • FRAXA Research Foundation
    Fragile X-Funds research aimed at the cure and/or treatment of Fragile X Syndrome, the single most common inherited cause of mental impairment.

  • Giant Steps Illinois, Inc.
    Non-public therapeutic day school for children with autistic spectrum disorders.

  • Grownup Camps
    Huge list of camps for adults, including links for: developmentally challenged, learning disabled/ADD, physically challenged, speech/hearing impairments, visual impairments and other needs.

  • Housing & Urban Development
    Official website for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

  • Illinois Life Span Project

  • Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
    A service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with functional limitations. Their mission is to assist in the hiring, retraining, retention or advancement of persons with disabilities by providing accommodation information.

  • Kids Camps
    Huge list of camps for adults, including links for: developmental disabilities, epilepsy, learning disabilities/ADD, physical disabilities, speech/hearing impairments, visually impaired, other needs.

  • LADSE
    LaGrange Area Department of Special Education. Lots of information for residents of LaGrange, Illinois and surrounding communities.

  • MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
    This group's mission is to help parents who have a child with a rare diagnosis make connections with other parents in similar situations. Only able to facilitate matches for families whose child has a rare disorder, but provides links to other organizations if your child does not have a rare disorder.

  • National Arts and Disability Center
    This website promotes the full inclusion of children and adults with disabilities into the visual-, performing-,media-, and literary- arts communities.

  • National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
    A national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Their special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

  • Social Security Administration
    Federal government's website on Social Security.

  • State of Illinois Official website
    provides names and numbers for most state offices and employees.

  • The Arc
    Useful resource for information about mental retardation and other related disability issues.

  • The Arc Link
    A website offering information and resources on Medicaid and other important issues for people with developmental disabilities and their families.

  • The Arc of Illinois
    Resource for information about mental retardation and other related disability issues in Illinois.

  • United Cerebral Palsy
    National website which provides useful information and links on cerebral palsy and other disabilities.

  • United Way Crusade of Mercy
    Chicago's branch of the United Way, an organization which raises funds for many not-for-profit agencies like CSS.

Side-by-Side Coalition Member Agencies

The Side-by-Side Coalition is a collaboration of agencies serving people with developmental disabilities and their families whose mission is to promote opportunities for all people to live, work and play side-by-side. August 19 to September 15 is Ability Awareness Month, with the goal of increased awareness of the achievements of people with developmental disabilities as well as the challenges they continue to face in their efforts to live, learn, work and play, in the community.