| 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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| 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 |
| Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
| Job Accommodation Network (JAN) | Employment, Inclusion | the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace. |
| Kentucky Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
| Keystone Community Resources Residential Services | Topic, Community Involvement & Community Living | |
| Keystone Human Services Intellectual Disabilities Services | Topic, Community Involvement & Community Living | |
| Kids Together, Inc. | Advocacy, State | The Goals of Kids Together, Inc. include a desire to remove barriers that exclude people with disabilities. The organization support the belief that children with disabilities, like all children, have the need to be welcomed, cherished and embraced in our communities. |
| Know Your Health Care Rights | Health and Insurance | The purpose of this document from PHAN is to help individuals and organizations in Pennsylvania identify and act on violations of healthcare rights. Most people are not aware of their healthcare rights or how to take action when those rights are violated. |
