KindTree is dedicated to serving and celebrating the Autism Community through art, education, and recreation. With warm hearted whimsy, an open sense of family and a deep level of caring, we reach inside ourselves to embrace our flaws, gather our strengths, and offer our love while reaching out to people with autism spectrum disorders, their families and care givers. Through the power of self-advocacy in an atmosphere of acceptance and respect, autistic and neuro-normal people alike can work toward self- realization.

These links are mostly government and major resource links. Visit our other link page for more eclectic links, and our local page for Lane County and Oregon links. Updated January, 2008 Art by people with Autism: Notecards and More... Help Support Artists With Autism     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 Public Business means Public Business - Holing the government accountable for their decisions 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. RESOURCE LINKS OREGON RESOURCES 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.disabilityinfo.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