Resource Links for Families and Advocates (2024)

Contact Information:

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Links - In alphabetical order:

A

Acadiana Region Supports and Services Center Parents Organization (LA)
AFSCME Local 634 (WI)

B

Beatrice State Developmental Center Family and Friends Association (NE)

C

Central Virginia Training Center Families and Friends (VA)

Cerebral Palsy Symptoms and Signs
Civitan Club of Fairfax (VA)
Coalition of Louisiana Supports & Services Centers (For Citizens with DD), Inc. (LA)
CCMR, Inc. (MA)

D

Disability Advocacy Alliance (OH)
Dixon Association for Retarded Citizens (IL)

E

East Central Georgia Family Council (GA)
Eidetik, Inc. (KY)

F

Families and Friends of Care Facility Residents (AR)
Families and Friends of North Lake Supports & Services Association (LA)
Families and Friends of Tachachale (FL)
Family & Friends Association of Arizona Training Program at Coolidge (AZ)
Family and Friends of Central Wisconsin Center (WI)
Family and Friends of Woodward Resource Center (IA)
Families USA

Florida's Voice on Developmental Disabilities (FL)
Fox Center Families and Friends (IL)
Frances Haddon Morgan Center Families & Guardians (WA)
Friends of Choate (IL)
Friends of Fircrest (WA)
Friends of Jacksonville Developmentally Disabled (IL)
Friends of Retarded Citizens of Connecticut (FORConn) (CT)
Friends of Wyoming Life Resource Center (WY)

G

Glavin Association for the Retarded (MA)
Gort Family Blog (MI)

Gray Panthers California (CA)
Greater St. Louis Parent’s Advocacy Group (MO)

H

Hamburg Center Family and Friends Association (PA)
Harbor House Ministries (MI)

Howe Family and Friends Association (IL)

I

Illinois League of Advocates for the Developmentally Disabled (IL)

J

Just Us Club (MI)

K

L

M

Mental Retardation Association of Nebraska (NE)
Mental Retardation Association of North Carolina (NC)
Mental Retardation Association of Utah (UT)
Misericordia/Heart of Mercy (IL)
Missouri Voice of the Retarded (MO)
Mur-Ci Homes, Inc (TN)
Murray Parents Association (IL)

N

National Disability Party (USA)

O

Ohio League for the Mentally Retarded (OH)
Oregon Voice of the Retarded (OR)
ORI (Opportunities & Resources, Inc.) (HI)

P

Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas (TX)
Parent Committee of Southern Wisconsin Center (WI)
Parent-Relative Organization for Oakwood Facilities, Inc. (PROOF) (KY)
Parents & Associates of the Institutionalized Retarded of Virginia (VA)
Parents & Associates of Northern Virginia Training Center (VA)
Parents and Friends Association of Selinsgrove Center (PA)
Parents and Friends of Lower Fairfield Regional Center and Associated Group Homes (CT)
Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center (IL)
Parents and Friends of Monson Developmental Center (MA)
Parents and Guardians of the South Carolina Coastal Center
Parents Coordinating Council, Lanterman Developmental Center (CA)

Parents Planning Programs for the Developmentally Disabled of Florida, Inc. (FL)
Parents, Relatives and Friends of Polk Center (PA)
Parent's Hospital Association, Sonoma Developmental Center (CA)
Patrons of Partlow (AL)
Pennsylvania League of Concerned Families of Retarded Citizens (PA)
Pinecrest Parents Association (LA)
Porterville Developmental Center Parents' Group, Inc. (CA)

R

RBS Consulting (FL)

Real Choices in Care Blog
Relatives and Friends Association of White Haven Center (PA)
Rett Syndrome Resources

S

South Carolina Parents and Advocates for the Developmentally Disabled (SC)

Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (AZ)
Supporters of Residential Choices for the Developmentally Disabled/DSI Supporters(FL)

T

Tennessee Family Solutions (TN)

U

Umbrella Services for Advancing Autistic Children (PA)

V

Valley Association for Retarded Children and Adults (VARCA) (CT)

VOR – a national advocacy organization speaking out for people with intellectual disabilities

W

Washington State Democratic Disabilities Issues Caucus (WA)
Waukegan Developmental Center-Association For Retarded Citizens (IL)

Wesley Spectrum Services (PA)
West Tennessee Parent Guardian Association (TN)
Wisconsin Parents Coalition for the Retarded (WI)
Whitten Center Parents Club (SC)

Wrentham Association for the Retarded (MA)

Y

Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities

Links by State (work in progress):

USA

VOR – a national advocacy organization speaking out for people with intellectual disabilities

Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities

Alabama

Patrons of Partlow (AL)

Arizona

Family & Friends Association of Arizona Training Program at Coolidge (AZ)

Arkansas

Conway Human Development Center Parents Association (AR)

California

California Association of Psychiatric Technicians (CA)
California Association of State Hospital Parent Councils for the Retarded (CASHPCR) (CA)

Association for the Mentally Retarded at Agnews (CA)

Connecticut

Valley Association for Retarded Children and Adults (VARCA) (CT)

Southbury Training School Home & School Association (CT)

Florida

Area Seven Family Care Council (FL)

Georgia

Illinois

Beverly Farm Foundation (IL)

Parents and Friends of Ludeman Center (IL)

v

Massachusetts

Michigan

DD News Blog

The Gort Family Blog

Harbor House Ministries

Intentional Communities of Washtenaw

Just Us Club

Special Dreams Farm

ddAdvocates of Michigan

Faith House (Grand Rapids)

Ohio

Disability Advocacy Alliance

Pennsylvania

Altoona – Cresson – Ebensburg Centers Association (PA)

Pennsylvania League of Concerned Families of Retarded Citizens (PA)

South Carolina

Washington State

Resource Links for Families and Advocates (2024)

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