Family resources on mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

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Massachusetts Organizations and Associations

The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind provides services to blind citizens of the Commonwealth, enabling them to lead more fulfilling and independent lives. The Commission offers vocational rehabilitation, independent living social services, home care and respite assistance, radio reading programs, resource information, community systems advocacy, and residential and day services.

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation provides assistance in job placement, transportation, housing, or intense levels of treatment, monitoring and care. DMR provides these services through state-operated programs and with 265 provider agencies across the state.

Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council provides opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to enhance independence, productivity, and inclusion.

Family Resources

Accessed Expressed a directory listing of articles and websites offering resources for the disabled.

The Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association

Exceptional Parent Magazine

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center

Family Village A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.

Greater Plymouth ARC

Institute on Community Integration to improve the community services and social supports available to individuals with developmental and other disabilities, and their families throughout the United States and abroad.

Learning about Intellectual Disabilities and Health St. George’s, University of London. Excellent resource for articles about health and a variety of topics.

Mental Health Matters - User-friendly directory for mental health professionals, consumer, and their families.

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities Top

National Organizations

AAMR, American Association of Mental Retardation, for articles in the field of developmental disabilities.

Best Buddies International headquarters that links volunteers and people with mental retardation.

International Special Olympics

Learning Disabilities Association of America non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities

NACDD supports Councils in implementing the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and in promoting the interests and rights of people with developmental disabilities and their families.

National Federation for the Blind

NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.

The ARC, a national organization Top

Visual Arts Resources

Neighborhood Center of the Arts provides adults with developmental disabilities an opportunity to grow otthe best of their abilities through the arts and community integration.

NIAD the National Institute of Art & Disabilities, provides an art program that promotes creativity, independence, dignity, and community integration for people with developmental and other disabilities.

Parents Helping Parents A parent directed Family Resource Center for families having children with special needs. They have an excellent BBS with resource information and some good links to general parent support sites.

Passion Works Studio supports collaborations between artists with and without developmental disabilities.

VSA Arts creating a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. An affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Top

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