Disability Education and Advocacy Network | Advocacy, State, Self-Advocacy | Disability Education and Advocacy Network (DEAN) is a cross-disability organization led by disabled people who are experts in the fields of inclusive disability education and advocacy. |
Disability Rights Pennsylvania | Abuse & Personal Safety, State | protects and advocates for rights of people with disabilities so that they may live the lives they choose, free from abuse, neglect, discrimination, and segregation. |
Disability Social History Project | National | |
Early Intervention Services | State | Early Intervention supports and services are designed to meet the developmental needs of children with a disability as well as the needs of the family related to enhancing the child’s development |
Education Law Center | Advocacy, Topic | works to ensure access to a quality public education for all children in Pennsylvania, advocating on behalf of the most vulnerable students — children living in poverty, children of color, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English Language Learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. |
Embracing Inclusion: Prioritizing Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer (or Questioning)/Intersex/Asexual/+ (LGBTQIA+) Inclusion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | Sexuality | ( Positive Approaches Journal , May 2021) |
Empowered Voices | State, Self-Advocacy | The group is made up of self-advocates from around the Pittsburgh area. Driven by the voices and interests of the members, participants meet for opportunities to learn new things, have fun, and meet new people. |
Finally Home Housing Toolkit | Housing | User-friendly resources, information and tools to provide a structure for you to support a person with a disability to explore the many options of homes, places, and ways to live in their own home. |
Find My Ride | Topic, Transportation | Pennsylvania-based service designed to help anyone identify and evaluate options to meet their transportation needs. Currently, FindMyRidePA is available in seven counties (Adams, Cambria, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon and York) |
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Frankie’s World, Philadelphia | Topic, Childcare | provides medical day care for children with special health care needs. |
Georgia Developmental Disabilities Council | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Getting Medicaid in PA for a Child with a Disability | Health and Insurance | Learn which children with disabilities can qualify for Medicaid insurance in Pennsylvania, regardless of parental income.
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Hawaii Developmental Disabilities Council | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Home and Community Based Waiver Programs | Topic, Community Involvement & Community Living | HCBS provides for supports and services beyond those covered by the Medical Assistance (also referred to as Medicaid) program that enable a person to remain in a community setting rather than being admitted to a Long Term Care Facility.
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Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania | Housing | The Housing Alliance is a statewide coalition working to provide leadership and a common voice for policies, practices, and resources to ensure that all Pennsylvanians, especially those with low incomes, have access to safe, decent and affordable homes. The organization promotes common-sense solutions to balance Pennsylvania’s housing market and increase the supply of safe, decent homes for low-income people.
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HUNE Hispanos Unidos para Niños Excepcionales | State | provides free bilingual English and Spanish training, technical assistance and individual assistance to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and to professionals who work with children. |
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Include Me | Topic, Education | provide on-site support and training for school personnel/student teams (including administrators, general and special education teachers, guidance counselors, school nurses, para-professionals and support staff) as well as family members of children with disabilities in school districts. |
Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Institute on Disabilities at Temple University | State | Pennsylvania’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service; learns from and works with people with disabilities and their families in diverse communities across Pennsylvania to create and share knowledge, change systems and society, and promote self-determined lives so that disability is recognized as a natural part of the human experience. |
Intellectual Disability Services | State | information about accessing community residential and day support services within PA for individuals with intellectual disabilities |
Introduction to Web Accessibility | National, Digital Access | An introduction and the basics of web accessibility from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) |
Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |