RESOURCES

Pennsylvania State Links

www.elc-pa.org Website of the Pennsylvania Education Law Center. Covers disability and education law, as well as other legal issues pertaining to children with disabilities.

www.health.state.pa.us Website of the Pennsylvania Department of Health

www.paaap.org Website of the PA chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics. Section titled ECELS has fact sheets on pediatric illnesses.

www.paddc.org Website of the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council. Includes information about grants available from the PA DDC.

National Links

www.aacap.org American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry web site. Designed to assist families in understanding developmental, behavioral, and mental health disorders affecting children and families. See section “Facts for Families and Other Resources.”

www.aap.org American Academy of Pediatrics website with recommendations of preventive pediatric health care, policies, and publications.

www.apa.org American Psychological Association web site with information on mental health disorders.

www.asha.org American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website with information on communication/speech disorders and information on the speech and language developmental milestones

www.brightfutures.org Bright Futures website contains tools, publications, and information to promote the health of children and adolescents

www.cdc.gov/safeusa Safe USA website with printable safety education guides

www.draginc.com Website of the Disability Rights Advocacy Group

www.ed.gov US Department of Education

www.familyvillage.wisc.edu Contains information and resources for families of children with special needs

www.fape.org Families and Advocates Partnership for Education

www.ichp.edu Institute for Child Health Policy

www.immunize.org Website of the Immunization Action Coalition with current information on immunizations (schedule, shortages)

www.kidsgrowth.com Information on child health, development, growth, and parenting.

www.mchb.hrsa.gov Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Also link to http://mchb.hrsa.gov:80/2010express/CHD-brochure.htm to access information on the 2010 Express, an action plan to achieve community-based service systems for children with special needs and their families.

www.medem.com Website of Physician Practice Communications Network. Also contains an in-depth medical library.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/ The most comprehensive compendium of information on genetic disorders

www.nichcy.org National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

www.nimh.nih.gov/home.cfm Website of the National Institute of Mental Health with a section on Child and Adolescent Mental Health containing information on illnesses such as eating disorders, depression, ADHD, anxiety disorder.

www.nmha.org Website of the National Mental Health Association

www.nohic.nidcr.nih.gov The National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse contains information on oral health for children with special health care needs. www.parentsoup.com Website with parenting, health, safety, behavior, and development information for parents

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealthservices/ Information on mental health services

www.tash.org Organization that advocates the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of society

www.usdoj.gov Website of the US Department of Justice. Includes information on disability law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act.

www.wrightslaw.com Contains information on advocacy for children with disabilities

www.zerotothree.org Zero to Three website with advice on every aspect of child development from birth to age three. Also has a Quality Child Care Checklist to use in selecting a childcare provider