Informational Websites

The following is a listing of local, state and national websites offering a variety of information on developmental disabilities. 

National || State || Academic/University Programs || Ohio Schools Specializing in Autism

*Please note that The LEND Program at The Nisonger Center does not directly endorse these websites or the content found within*

National Websites
ABA Connections	www.abaconnections.com
Act Today	www.act-today.org
Admnistration on Developmental Disabilities	www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add
The ARC	www.thearc.org
Alexander Graham Bell Association for The Deaf and Hard of Hearing	www.agbell.org
American Council of the Blind	www.acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind	www.afb.org
American Society for Deaf Children	www.deafchildren.org
Asperger Coalition of the United States	www.asperger.org
Asperger Information	www.aspergerinformation.net
Asperger Syndrome Education Network	www.AspenNJ.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association	www.add.org
Autism Collaboration	www.autism.org
Autism in Girls [listserv]	autism-in-girls@yahoogroups.com
Autism Link	www.autismlink.org
Autism National Committee	www.autcom.org
Autism Network International	www.ani.ac
Autism One	www.autismone.org
Autism One Radio	www.autismone.org/radio/
Autism-PDD Resources Network	www.autism-pdd.net
Autism Research Institute	www.autismwebsite.com
Autism Society of America	www.autism-society.org
Autism Speaks	www.autismspeaks.org
Best Buddies	www.bestbuddies.org
Brain Injury Association	www.biausa.org
Captioned Media Program	www.nad.org
Center for Collaborative Problem Solving	www.explosivechild.com
Center for Disease Control & Prevention: Autism Information Center	www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	www.chadd.org
Council for Exceptional Children	www.cec.sped.org
Disability News Radio	www.disabilitynewsradio.com
Division TEACCH	www.unc.edu/depts/teacch
Easter Seals and Autism	www.autism.easterseals.com
Epilepsy Foundation	www.efa.org
Fathers Network	www.fathersnetwork.org
Families for Early Autism Treatment  (FEAT)	www.feat.org
Fighting Autism	www.fightingautism.org
Health Resources and Services Administration	www.hrsa.gov
KidPower Family Support Resource	www.kid-power.org
The MAAP newsletter	www.maapservices.org
Maternal and Child Health Bureau	www.mchb.hrsa.gov
National Association of the Deaf	www.nad.org
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc.	www.nasdse.org
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities	www.nichcy.org
National Down Syndrome Congress	www.ndsccenter.org
National Down Syndrome Society	www.ndds.org
National Institute of Health	www.nih.gov
Organization for Autism Research	www.researchautism.org
Parent Information Center	www.parentinformationcenter.org
Parenthood.com	www.parenthood.com
The Sibling Support Project	www.siblingsupport.org
Simons Foundation	www.simonsfoundation.org/autism-sfari
Special Education Resources on the Internet	www.seriweb.com
Talk about Curing Autism Now	www.tacanow.com
United Cerebral Palsy of America	www.ucp.org
US Department of Health and Human Services	www.hhs.gov
US Department of Education	www.ed.gov
Wrights Law	www.wrightslaw.com
Wrong Diagnosis	www.wrongdiagnosis.com

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State Websites (Ohio)
The Arc of Ohio	www.thearcofohio.org
Aspirations	www.aspirationsohio.org
Assistive Technology of Ohio	www.atohio.org
Autism Academy, Nationwide Children’s Hospital	www.columbuschildrens.com/edu
Autism Society of Ohio	www.autismohio.org
Axis Center for Public Awareness of People with Disabilities	www.axiscenter.org
Bureau of Early Intervention Services	www.odh.ohio.gov/odhprograms/
Central Ohio Chapter Autism Society of America	www.autism-centralohio.com
Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc	www.cdcheadstart.org
Central Ohio Families for Effective Autism Treatment (COFEAT)	www.cofeat.org
Central Ohio Pediatric Society	www.copeds.org
Central Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center (COSERRC)	www.coserrc.org
Childhood League Center	www.childhoodleague.org
Children’s Close to Home Behavioral Health and Counseling Services (ADHD services)	www.columbuschildrens.com/behavioralhealthservices
City of Columbus, Health Department	www.publichealth.columbus.gov
City of Columbus, Recreation & Parks	www.recparks.columbus.gov
Directions for Youth and Families	www.dfyf.org
First Link (community resources)	www.firstlink.org
Heinzerling Foundation	www.heinzerling.org
Help Me Grow	www.ohiohelpmegrow.org
Nationwide Children’s Hospital	www.nationwidechildrens.org
Office for Exceptional Children	www.ode.state.oh.us
Ohio Autism Scholarship Program	www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence	www.ocali.org
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities	www.ocecd.org
Ohio Department of Education Office for Exceptional Children	www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/
Ohio Department of Health	www.odh.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of MR/DD	www.odmrdd.state.oh.us/
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council	www.state.oh.us/ddc
Ohio Family and Children First Initiative	www.ohiofcf.org
Ohio Legal Rights Service	www.olrs.ohio.gov
Ohio MR/DD listing By County	www.mrdd.ohio.gov/contacts/countyboards1.htm
Ohio Occupational Therapy Association	www.ooth.org
Ohio Speech and Hearing Association	www.ohioslha.org
Recreation Unlimited, Inc.	www.recreationunlimited.org
State of Ohio Governor’s Council of People with Disabilities	www.gcpd.ohio.gov
YMCA	www.ymcacolumbus.org
Zero to Three	www.zerotothree.com

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Academic Programs/University Programs
Association of University Centers on Disability	www.aucd.org
Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (21 centers)	www.aucd.org/ddrcportal/template/index.cfm
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) (67 universities)	www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=24
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) (34 programs)	www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=6
The Nisonger Center at OSU	nisonger.osu.edu

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Ohio Schools Specializing in Autism
Cleveland Clinic; The Lerner School	www.clevelandclinic.org
Haugland Learning Center	www.hlccolumbus.com
Helping Hands Center	www.helpinghandscenter.com
Step by Step Academy	www.stepbystepacademy.org
Summit Academy Schools	www.summitacademies.com

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