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| Disability Information from
the Federal Government |
Website of the federal government that
is a starting point for all government services and information
sites |
disabilityinfo.gov/ |
| Transportation |
U. S. Department of Transportation - Links
State DOTs; provision of transportation is very community-specific. |
www.fhwa.dot.gov/
webstate.htm |
| Housing |
U. S. Housing and Urban Development - Information
on national housing issues and links to states |
www.hud.gov/ |
| Centers for Independent
Living |
CILs can help with many transition and
adult services issues |
ilru.org/html/publications/
directory/index.html |
| Vocational Rehabilitation |
U.S. Department of Education website:
Many education and vocational resources are listed
for the state you request. On the website, you get a map.
Click on your state. Then click on “organizations
offering information and services in your state”
2nd from the top. |
ed.gov/about/
contacts/state/
index.html?src=ln |
| Social Security Administration:Benefits
Counselors |
Social Security Administration
Benefits Counselors Directory - Through the Ticket
to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, the
Social Security Administration (SSA) established a grant
program called Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach
(BPAO). Under this program, community-based organizations,
called BPAO Projects, provide all SSA beneficiaries with
disabilities access to work incentives planning and assistance
services. The Directory lists BPAO contact and service
information for every State, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American
Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
www.ssa.gov/work/
ServiceProviders/
BPAODirectory.html
www.socialsecurity.gov |
| Cornucopia of Disability
Information |
Maintained by University of Buffalo and
funded by a variety of federal and state agencies. |
codi.buffalo.edu/ |
| National Dissemination Center
for Children with Disabilities |
NICHCY has state pages
of resources related to education. |
nichcy.org/states.htm
nichcy.org |
| American Academy of Pediatrics |
Has pages of resources by state related
to variety of services |
www.medicalhome
info.org/states/index.html |
| University of Washington
Adolescent Health Project |
Web resource list |
depts.washington.edu/
healthtr/resources.htm |
| National Center on Secondary
Education and Transition |
NCSET has List of states
with their transition resources. Resources tend to be
educational, independent living, and vocationally oriented.
States have volunteered to share links; not all states
are listed. |
ncset.org/stateresources/
resources.asp |
| Family Village |
Links to lots of information on variety
of topics related to children and youth with special needs. |
familyvillage.wisc.
edu/index.htmlx |
