LINKS

Oregon / Federal / Disability Rights / ABA / Local

SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW & ADVOCACY STRATEGIES Your Special Education Resource Center

Brain Talk - Operated by John Lester and the University of Massachusetts General Hospital

Attorney Mary Broadhurst - Special Education Attorney located in Springfield, Oregon

Project DART - Project DART (Disability Assault/Abuse Response Team) is a group of advocates and volunteers joining together to provide direct services to people with disabilities in the Portland Tri-County area.

Public Business means Public Business - Holding the government accountable for their decisions

People's Resource Guide to Autism - History, classifications, screening, more

Autism Mercury - Extensive Yahoo News Group

Educate Yourself - Free educational forum on a wide range of topics

Come Back Jack - New myth shattering videos about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) available now.

Roadmap To Support Services - Services for adults on the autism spectrum, Prepared by a collaboration of Disability Rights Oregon (DRO), Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities (OCDD) and Oregon Dept of Human Services (DHS). 

The Autoimmune Disabilities Guide for Moms http://www.autoimmunemom.com/

RESOURCE LINKS

OREGON RESOURCES

Meadowood Springs Camp.  We offer a camp specific to those with hearing, speech and language disorders as well as a camp centered around kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, ADD, ADHD, NVLD, PDD-NOS and other social learning disorders. In Eastern Oregon.

Eugene Magician Hart Keene or in Portland

Autism Society of Oregon, Lane County Chapter Includes a user driver database of Lane county resources, event calendar and comunity forum

Oregon Counties DD Contact Listing All the folks working in DD at the county level.

Lane County Adult Foster Care
www.lanecounty.org/HHS_DevDis/AdultFosterCare.htm

Oregon Developmental Disabilities Coalition
www.oregonddcoalition.org

Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
http://www.hsri.org

Partners in Policymaking
http://www.oregonpartners.org/

People First of Oregon
http://www.people1.org

Oregon Parent Training and Information Center
http://www.orpti.org

Oregon Advocacy Center
http://www.oradvocacy.org

Oregon Rehabilitation Association
http://www.oregonrehabilitation.org

Oregon Technical Assistance Corporation
http://www.otac.org

Asperger Counseling Northwest - Nan Lester
http://www.aspergercounseling.com

The Arc of Oregon
http://www.arcoregon.org

United Cerebral Palsy Association of Oregon and S.W. Washington
http://www.ucpaorwa.org

Self Advocates As Leaders
http://www.asksaal.org

Access Technologies, Inc. (ATI)
http://www.accesstechnologiesinc.org

Transition Toolbox Newsletter
http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/hs/transition/transtoolboxnews.aspx

Mental Health Association of Oregon
http://www.mhaoforegon.com/

STATE OF OREGON GOVERNMENT SITES

Oregon's state portal with links to Oregon State Government
http://www.oregon.gov

Governor Ted Kulongoski
http://www.governor.state.or.us

Oregon Legislature with links to all Legislators
http://www.leg.state.or.us

Department of Human Services,
People with Disabilities
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/disabilities

Department of Education
http://www.ode.state.or.us/sped

Office of Medical Assistance Programs
Client Assistance
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/healthplan/index.shtml

Oregon BlueBook
http://www.bluebook.state.or.us

Oregon Health and Science University,
University Center for Excellence
http://www.oidd.org

University of Oregon,
University Center for Excellence
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~uocedd

DHS Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) Project
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/mma/

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITES

Administration for Developmental Disabilities (Washington DC)
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add

Administration for Children and Families (Region X — Seattle)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10

Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities
http://www.disability.gov

United States Senate with links to all Senators
http://www.senate.gov

United States House of Representatives
with links to all House Members
http://www.house.gov

Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov

OTHER NATIONAL RESOURCES

The ADA Document Portal
http://www.adaportal.org
Information about the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The Medicaid Reference Desk
http://www.TheDesk.info

National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
http://www.nacdd.org

The Arc of the US
http://www.thearc.org

ARCH National Respite Resource Center
http://www.archrespite.org

National Child Care Information Center
http://nccic.org

Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
Information about a broad range of disabilities and medical conditions
for people with developmental disabilities and their families.

Pacer Center
http://www.pacer.org
Articles, links, contact information and news of legislation that affects
children with disabilities.

Learning Through Assisting
www.learningthroughassisting.org
Service Learning Model that teaches high school students about developmental disability and places them in service projects with children with developmental delay.

Medicare Drug Discount Card Guide
www.themedcard.info
Translated in easy-to-use language on this website.

National Information for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY, P.O. Box 1492, Washington, DC 20013 (800/695-0285)
NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

Do You Know Your Rights? (Oregon sites, April, 2004)

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?

What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?

What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?

What is the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Assistance and Bill of Rights Act?

What is the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)?

What is the Air Carriers Access Act (ACAA)?

What is the Fair Housing Act (FHA)?

What is the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)?

What is the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program?

Other Resources from NCD

ADA Technical Assistance Program

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Contacting your U.S. Representative

Contacting your U.S. Senator

Government Benefits (Your Benefits Connection)

healthfinder® - your guide to reliable health information

Housing for People with Disabilities

Independent Living Centers

MEDLINEplus Health Information

Parent Training and Information Centers

Social Security Disability Benefits Information

State Mental Health Agencies

State Protection and Advocacy Agencies

State Resources

State Vocational and Rehabilitation Agencies

Su Familia--A Bi-Lingual Helpline (English)

Su Familia--A Bi-Lingual Helpline (Spanish)

Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet