Links and Resources for Developmental Disabilities

Want to learn more about supporting people with developmental or other disabilities? Here is a list of websites that we’ve found helpful over the years. Would you like us to add your website to the list? Contact us and tell us about your site.
 

Blogs or websites by or about people with disabilities

• Ballastexistenz
• Chewing the Fat
• Pipecleaner Dreams
• The Riot
• Typical Guy, Atypical Situation

Disability Services and Organizations

• AAIDD (formerly AAMR)
• ARC of the United States
• The Belonging Initiative
• Dept. of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services
• Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act)
• Direct Support Professionals
• Diverse City Press
• Endependence Center
• Imagine
• In Control
• Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation
• Life Rolls On Foundation
• North West Training & Development Team
• The National Association for Dually Diagnosed
• The National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
• The National Autism Resource and Information Center
• The National Down Syndrome Society
• The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities
• NDT (National Development Team)
• Not Dead Yet
• Paradigm
• Patricia E. Bauer
• Quality Mall
• Research and Training Center on Community Living
• Special Needs Alliance
• TASH
• Virginia Board for People with Disabilities

Health and Medical Links

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Family Doctor
• iVillage's Health Page
• KidsHealth
• Masters in Gerontology
• National Institutes of Health

Community Links

• AltDaily
• Destination Ghent
• Elizabeth River Project
• Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
• GuideStar
• HamptonRoads.com
• Hampton Roads Gift Planning Council
• Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau
• PETA
• Prisoners of Age
• Turtle Island Preserve
• Virginia Beach Nightlife
• The Virginian-Pilot
• Volunteer Hampton Roads
• Your 757

Our Community Partners

• Food Lion
• KOVAR
• MANCON
• Miller Oil
• The Norfolk Foundation
• Otto Design & Marketing
• United Way
• The Virginia Beach Foundation

Staff Links

• Airfield Conference Center

Helpful Sites

• MapQuest
• Google Maps
• Mozilla FireFox