Links
Assistive Technology:
Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) - Assistive Technology Works
Capital Region Service Agencies:
Albany Chapter Autism Society of America
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Capital District Center for Independence, Inc.
Center for Disability Services
ARC Chapters:
Essex County- Mountain Lake Services
Franklin & Hamilton Counties-The Adirondack ARC
Saratoga County- Saratoga Bridges
Mental Health Association Chapters:
Mental Health Association of the Capital Region
Mental Health Association in Fulton & Montgomery Counties
Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties
Warren Washington Association for Mental Health
Parent to Parent of New York State/ Capital District Office
Parent to Parent of New York State/ Adirondack Office
Families Together in Albany County
Families First in the Adirondacks
Statewide Associations:
Brain Injury Association of New York State
Families Together in New York State
Learning Disabilities Association of New York State
Mental Health Association of New York State
National Organizations:
American Association for Intellectual Disabilities
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Down Syndrome Society
US Autism & Asperger Association
Government Agencies:
PACER- National Parent Training and Information Center
ERIC- Education Resources Information Center
Legal Sites:
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
Disability Specific Sites:
Autism
http://www.autismspeaks.org/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/
http://www.autism.com/
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/
Aspergers
http://www.aspergers.com/http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=life_aspergers
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/asperger/detail_asperger.htm
http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/
Attention Deficit Disorder/ Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.chadd.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=About_CHADDhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder.html
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/adhd/DS00275/
Cerebral Palsy
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/cerebral_palsy.htmhttp://www.cerebralpalsy.org/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cerebralpalsy.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/cerebral_palsy.html
Deafness
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/http://agbellnewyork.org/
http://www.nad.org/
http://www.asha.org/default.htm
http://www.nysslha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
Deaf-blindness
http://www.deafblind.com/http://www.lowvision.org/deaf_blind_information.htm
http://www.k12academics.com/disorders-disabilities/deafblindness
http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/pages/Deaf-Blindness.aspx
Down Syndrome
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/down_syndrome.htmlhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/downsyndrome.html
http://www.nads.org/
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/down_syndrome.cfm
Emotional Disabilities
http://www.ehow.com/how_13151_identify-emotional-disabilities.htmlSpecial education and emotional disabilities
Hearing Impairment
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1232.aspLibrary of resources for the hearing impaired
Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/tbbl/
http://www.reading2008.com/blog
Mental Health
http://www.mhanys.org/Mental Retardation
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddmr.htmSpeech or Language Impairment
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/http://www.nysslha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
Sensory Integration
http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/http://www.spdfoundation.net/
http://specialchildren.about.com/od/gettingadiagnosis/g/DSI.htm
Traumatic Brain Injury
http://www.biany.orghttp://www.bianys.org/learnet
Visual Impairment
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/tbbl/