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• DISABILITY HISTORY
The Disability History Museum
www.disabilitymuseum.org
This virtual museum contains three distinct programs: 1) A theme-focused and
searchable Library of digital artifacts representing major genres and unique
items in disability history. 2) A Museum featuring exhibits about topics in
the cultural history of disability. 3) An Education program providing resources
to help educators of all kinds integrate disability history into course work
in language arts, history, and American studies. Currently, our focus is on
expanding the Library, and completing the inaugural Museum exhibit -- Doers & Deeds:
Discovering The History Of People With Disabilities, 1775-1990 -- and its curricula.
• INFO & SUPPORT YOUTH & ADULTS (PWD)
4 WOMAN
www.4woman.gov/
Government funded web Site gives lots of information, statistics,
and resources about women with disabilities.
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
www.advocatesforyouth.org/
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.
GLBT - YOUTH RESOURCE
www.youthresource.com/
YouthResource, a Web site created by and for gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) young people
13 to 24 years old, takes a holistic approach to sexual health
by offering support, community, resources, and peer-to-peer
education about issues of concern to GLBTQ young people.
YouthResource has four focus areas: health, advocacy, community,
and issues in our lives.
YouthResource is a project of Advocates for Youth which
is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies
that help young people make informed and responsible decisions
about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides
information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving
organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media
in the United States and in developing countries.
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 - Youth Advisory Committee
Charter
www.ncd.gov/newsroom/advisory/youth/youth.html
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 (parents with disabilities)
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.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES ON HEALTH - Teen Sexual Health - Provides up to date information
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.
ASHA - I WANNA KNOW
Live Conversation with a Teen-issue Expert !
www.iwannaknow.org/expert/index.html
We’re Back!! Got Questions? Our experts, trained health
communication specialists, are waiting to answer your questions
about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). You can ask your
personal question and get an accurate, up-to-date response
from someone who knows about services to prevent, test for,
and treat STDs.
YOUTH ADVOCACY PROJECT (JUVENILE JUSTICE)
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