Medical Home and Family-Centered Care
American Academy of Pediatrics has information and tools
on providing family-centered care in medical homes. http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/tools/family.html
TheDesk.info: E-News Update on the Medicaid Reference Desk
Check out this exciting website where you can find information about Medicaid services in your state. http://www.thedesk.info is an accessible website about Medicaid for use by people with disabilities. The site has information posted about all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
The team that created this website is now in the process of updating information in each state to keep it current.
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
The Data
Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health is
available to search State and national health survey information
for children and youth. It also contains a Medical
Home Portal with information and resources on medical
homes for children and youth.
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
The
District of Columbia Department on Disability Services
(DDS)
The mission of the DDS
is to provide innovative, high quality services that
enable people with disabilities to lead meaningful and
productive lives as vital members of their families,
schools, workplaces and communities in every neighborhood
in the District of Columbia. http://dds.dc.gov
DDS is the lead agency for both the DC
Developmental Disabilities Adminstration (DDA) and
the Rehabilitation
Services Adminstration (RSA).
DC Office of Disability Rights
The mission of the DC Office of Disability Rights
(ODR) is to ensure that the programs, services, benefits, activities
and facilities operated or funded by the District of Columbia
are fully accessible to, and useable by people with disabilities.
They offer investigation and ADA training services and are
responsible for overseeing ADA compliance within DC, community
integration planning and making recommendations to make DC
more accessible. The ODR staff encourages you to visit their
website frequently at http://odr.dc.gov/odr/site/default.asp and
contact their office at (202) 724-5055 with any ADA or
disability-related questions.
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
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