FAMILY VOICES- Kids As Self-Advocates (KASA)
www.fvkasa.org
KASA is a national, grassroots network of youth with special needs and our friends, speaking on behalf of ourselves. We are leaders in our communities, and we help spread helpful, positive information among our peers to increase knowledge around various issues.

National Youth Leadership Network
www.nyln.org
The National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN) is dedicated to advancing the
next generation of disability leaders. It promotes leadership development, education, employment, independent living, and health and wellness among young leaders; fosters the inclusion of young leaders with disabilities into all aspects of society at national, state and local levels; communicates about issues important to youth with disabilities and the policies and practices

NCD Youth Advisory Committee
www.ncd.org
National Council on Disabilities - The Committee provides advice to the NCD on various issues such as planning and priorities to make sure activities and policy recommendations respond to the needs of youth with disabilities.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
National Parent-to-Parent Network
www.lookingglass.org/ppn.php
The purpose of the National Parent-to-Parent Network at Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is to connect parents, as well as those who are considering becoming parents, with others who may have shared similar experiences or faced common barriers as parents with disabilities. Parents wishing to join the Parent-to-Parent Network first receive an orientation packet. Guidelines for participating are included in this packet. Once they review the materials in their packet, parents are interviewed over the phone. Despite the additional time needed, this method helps in building trust and facilitating appropriate one-on-one connections between parents. Moreover, these steps allow for close monitoring and prompt attention to parents’ concerns or problems should they arise. For example, many parents on our Network also seek consultation with other TLG staff who have disability-related expertise in areas such as custody, adoption, pregnancy and birthing, babycare equipment, publications, resources, and the like. Ultimately, new relationships are formed, and ongoing ones deepen.

Teen Sexual Health
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teensexualhealth.html

AMERICAN SOCIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (ASHA)
I Wanna Know
www.iwannaknow.org
The purpose of iwannaknow.org Web site is to provide a safe, educational and fun place for teenagers to learn about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and their sexual health. We hope you will take your time and read through the sections. We also invite you to visit the American Social Health Association (ASHA) Web site, www.ashastd.org, for more detailed information about our organization.

ASHA is a nonprofit organization whose mission for more than eight decades has been to stop sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences to individuals, families and communities. The iwannaknow.org Web site is designed specifically for teenagers, and it is our hope that you will allow your teenager the space to learn from this site. We encourage teenagers to seek the guidance of a knowledgeable adult since this is a time in their lives that so many new issues about their bodies, sex and sexual feelings occur. We do not presume to take the place of a parent when discussing sexual health. You know your teenager and are in tune with his or her life. Our goal is to provide educational information in a relaxed, safe and fun environment that can help initiate conversations about sexual health between you and your teenager.