Bright Futures Health Promotion
A national health promotion initiative with information and resources for families, health and mental health providers and the community regarding infants, children and adolescents.
This website also contains Mental Health Tools for promoting Social and Emotional Development including What to Expect and When to Seek Help.
These are tools for families and providers around the social and emotional development of infants, children and adolescents. It addresses when and how to seek help when there are concerns. Available in English and Spanish.
http://www.brightfutures.org/tools/index.html
District
of Columbia’s Health Resources Partnership
Information about accessing and obtaining health services
for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
in Washington, D.C.
http://www.dchrp.info
Federal Resources on Disability and Health
As part of the Surgeon General’s call to action to improve the health and wellness of persons with disabilities, The US Department of Health & Human Services has complied a list of federal resources on disability and health which includes department websites for developmental disabilities agencies, aging and disability, the center on cast and access to health care as well as many others.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/disabilities/calltoaction/factsheetresources.html
Accessibility and Mobility
Easter
Seals Project Action
Bus stop accessibility assessment Toolkit and Bus Stop Check lists from Easter
Seals Project Action which strives for accessible community transportation.
The tool
kit is available for download in pdf or text versions or print
copies can be ordered for free.
United We Ride
This is the website for the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) which is charged with coordinating efforts for human service transportation for individuals with disabilities and other citizens. The website contains information about policies, resources, and emergency preparedness as it relates to transportation.
http://www.unitedweride.gov/1_ENG_HTML.htm
Associations,
Administrations and Organizations
Data
base on assistive technology and cognitive disability
A new assistive technology database by the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities
at the University of Colorado allows users to search over 600 citations of research
pertaining to technologies used by persons with intellectual and developmental
disabilities by keyword, author name, journal, category of assistive technology,
and other fields. Visit http://www.colemaninstitute.org/database.php to
access the database.
The District of Columbia Department of Disability Services (DDS)
DDS (formerly known as The Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Administration or MRDDA) provides services, life planning strategies and
dedicated to maximizing the quality of life for people
with developmental
disabilities in the District of Columbia.
http://mrdda.dc.gov
DC
Department of Human Services
This is the District
of Columbia Government department that administers the
social service programs for residents of DC that need
income, health care, food, family service, rehabilitation
and disability related help. http://www.dhs.dc.gov/dhs/site/default.asp
District
of Columbia Rehabilitation Services Administration
This
DC government agency provides vocational and independent
living services for DC residents with disabilities. It
also administers the Social Security Disability Determination
Program which studies and settles claims for the Social
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI). The site has the contact
information for these services and programs and a link
to the Mayor's Committee on Person's with
Disabilities. http://rsa.dhs.dc.gov/rsa/site/default.asp
211
Answers, Please
The DC Department
of Human Services phone or online service for local
and national social service information. Follow
the links or dial 211 on your phone to get information
about access to food, medical care, and government
services and programs. http://answersplease.dc.gov/answersplease/site/default.asp
Early
Care and Education Administration
This DC agency
supports child care in DC for children 5 and under, provides
access to before and after school care for children 12
and under and manages the subsidized child care program. http://dhs.dc.gov/dhs/cwp/view,a,3,q,622842,dhsNav,|34074|.asp
DC
Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Office
In
the Early Care and Education Administration, this
office houses the early intervention program for
children birth to three who have delays in development
or disabilities regardless of income. Provides evaluations,
services and Individualized Family Service Plans
(IFSP). http://dhs.dc.gov/dhs/cwp/view,a,3,q,622842,dhsNav,|34074|.asp
DC
Department of Health
This department provides
many health related services for DC residents including
health care services for the uninsured, programs for
mothers and children and assistance with accessing immunizations http://doh.dc.gov/doh/site/default.asp
Medical
Assistance Administration
This agency within the DC
Department of Health administers the health care financing
programs for DC residents including the State Child
Health Plan and Medicaid. http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,3,q,573226,dohNav_GID,1807.asp
DC
Public Schools Office of Special Education
Provides
evaluations, Individual Education Programs (IEP) and services
for school aged children with special needs. http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/specialed/dcpsspecedhome.html
DC
Child and Family Services Agency
This
agency provides child protective services, foster care
and adoption programs in the District of Columbia. Information
about becoming an adoptive/foster parent or reporting child
abuse and neglect can be found on the home page. http://www.cfsa.dc.gov/cfsa/site/default.asp
Institute
for Family Centered Care
Organization that provides information and resources for families, service providers,
educators and administrators about are interested in advancing the practice of
family centered care. http://www.familycenteredcare.org
Institute
on Community Integration
A center dedicated to improving community services and social supports for persons
with developmental disabilities and their families in the in the US and abroad.
They house programs for people of all ages and include early childhood, school
age, transition and adult and community living information and resources. This
center is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at
the University of Minnesota.
http://ici.umn.edu
George
Washington University, Graduate School of Education and
Human Development, HEATH Resource Center
A national clearing house on post secondary education of people with developmental
disabilities. HEATH disseminates information on educational support services,
policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical
schools and other post secondary training entities. They have an newsletter,
sponsor training events, have information on pre-college programs and financial
aid information.
http://www.heath.gwu.edu
Internet
Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
Has a list of links by category for resources and information about a wide variety
of developmental disabilities effecting children.
http://www.irsc.org
Emergency
Preparedness
Emergency
Check List
A helpful checklist for emergency preparedness for people
with disabilities and persons aged 65 and older appears
at the end of the newsletter.
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Center for Disability and Special Needs Preparedness works to ensure that all individuals are included in the development and implementation or emergency and disaster plans. In almost all cases, emergency planning, including evacuations and sheltering during natural disasters, attacks of terrorism, industrial and highway accidents has not taken into consideration the communication, transportation and medical needs of persons with disabilities, and other special populations. http://www.disabilitypreparedness.org/
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National Capitol Region Disability Preparedness Initiative is designed to implement a series of activities that will enhance ongoing UASI emergency planning in the National Capital Region by incorporating into it new preparedness planning for individuals with disabilities and other special needs. Building an enhanced and sustainable preparedness and response capacity for the NCR should include the 20% of our fellow citizens who have disabilities that may limit their ability to hear or see warnings, to leave their home, or to care for themselves. The proposed activities will contribute to meeting UASI objectives. http://www.disabilitypreparedness-ncr.net/
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US Department of Transportation Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities. The information on this site is intended to inform people with disabilities about the federal government’s efforts to work with the disability community around emergency preparedness. http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/emergencyprep.asp
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Employment
Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network (EARN)
This is a free job network service that connects employers with job candidates. Both job candidates and employers sign up with EARN. In addition EARN promotes employer practices that allow recruitment and retention of employees with disabilities.
http://www.earnworks.com/index.htm
Leadership for the Employment of Americans with Disabilities (LEAD)
This national outreach initiative was created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to increase the number of individuals with disabilities employed by the federal government. The program educates employers and conducts focus groups with employers and interested parties to come up with solutions to the declining numbers of people with severe disabilities employed by the federal government.
http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/lead/index.html
Federal Hiring of People with Disabilities
The U. S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has section on their website about the hiring authority regulations specifically used to hire people with disabilities. The Federal Register notice announcing the authority and questions and answers are available.
http://www.opm.gov/disability/hrpro_3-02.asp
