Link | Category | Description |
Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council | State | works to develop and secure public policies that ensure civil rights and expand options for all people with disabilities in all aspects of life. |
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Center | Topic, Education | provides a full array of professional development and technical assistance targeted to improving student results. |
Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy | State, Self-Advocacy | The Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy works to improve the lives of Autistic people. It believes that all Autistic and disabled people have the right to follow their dreams and be fully involved in decisions that affect their lives. |
Puerto Rico Developmental Disabilities Council | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Residential Services Barber National Institute | Topic, Community Involvement & Community Living | opportunities for adults to live in a supportive environment as fully participating members of the community |
Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
SAFE: A Personal Safety Training Guide for Adults with Disabilities and Care Providers | Abuse & Personal Safety | This is a curriculum designed to educate adults with disabilities about abuse and their rights. The major theme of the curriculum is empowerment. For the purpose of this curriculum, empowerment is defined as the power of knowledge. The curriculum is designed to help participants know their rights. Their right to safety, their right to speak out and their right to get help. Knowledge and empowerment are core principles in personal safety. The creation of this curriculum was funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council. |
Secondary Transition, PA Training and Technical Assistance | Topic, Transportation | |
Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center | Self-Advocacy, Self-Advocacy | The Center strengthens the self-advocacy movement by supporting self advocacy organizations to grow in diversity and leadership. |
Self Advocates United as One (SAU-1) | State, Self-Advocacy | Self Advocates United as 1 is a group of people who envision a world where people with developmental disabilities and their families are united to share knowledge, empower others, and use their voices to transform their communities and people’s lives. |
Self Determination Housing Project | Topic, Housing | The mission of SDHP is to promote self-determination and control in housing for all people with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) | National | |
Sensory Friendly Cities | Education, Inclusion, Universal Design/Accessibility | Sensory Friendly Cities Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that seeks to create inclusive environments for all people who experience sensory differences. Their mission is to raise awareness, educate, and create environments that allow all people to participate fully in desired experiences. |
Sexual Health Resources for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | Sexuality | Everyone has a part to play in providing sexual health education to youth with developmental disabilities. |
Sierra Transportation LLC | Transportation | To provide high quality, safe, efficient and personalized transportation to their clients. |
Skills of Central PA | Topic, Employment | |
South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
South Dakota Council on Developmental Disabilities | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities | Other Developmental Disabilities Councils by State | |
The Arc of Pennsylvania | State | promotes the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes. |
The Arc of Philadelphia | Advocacy, State | The Arc of Philadelphia’s mission is to advocate with and for all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, to promote active citizenship, self-determination, and full inclusion. |
The Next Step Programs | Education, Transition | The Next Step Programs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. TNS provides a series of educational programs and skill development opportunities, which are a combination of workshops, webinars, and 1:1 support sessions, to educate individuals, families, educators, and employers about the transition and vocation process for individuals with disabilities. |
The Philadelphia Autism Project: Drexel University | Education | The A.J. Drexel The Autism Institute's mission is to understand and address the challenges of autism by discovering, developing, and sharing population-level and community-based public health science. |
Think College | National | College options for individuals with intellectual disabilities |