The Arc Maryland

Our mission is to create a world where children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities have and enjoy equal rights and opportunities.

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Resources for COVID-19

  • Coronavirus: What Is It and What Can I Do?

Resources by Type of Disability

Education

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Website
  • Shelley Moore: Inclusion Strategies
  • Disability Friendly College Campuses

Asperger

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
  • University Students with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome

Assistive Technology

  • AT Discount Sales & Services
  • MDTAP Assistive Technology

Autism

  • Autism Research Institute
  • Autism Society of America
  • Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
  • Design the Perfect Playroom for Children with Autism
  • National Alliance for Autism Research
  • Pathfinders for Autism
  • Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children
  • ASAN Resource Library
  • Autism Speaks Resource Guide
  • Career Assistance for People with Autism
  • AutismNOW Transition Planning
  • HealthFinder.gov – Autism
  • Independent Living: Resources and Funding Strategies for Making Homes Accessible
  • Helping Children with Autism Thrive
  • Communication, Behavior, and Socialization Characteristics for Carers
  • Autism in Love, a documentary about the experiences of four adults with autism as they search for love and romance

Benefits Information

  • Disability Benefits Help
  • Maryland ABLE
  • Maryland Access Point

Brain Injury

  • Brain Injury Association
  • Understanding Traumatic Brain Injuries
  • Brain Injury Association

Cerebral Palsy

  • United Cerebral Palsy Association
  • Doman International: Holistic, Natural Treatment
  • Maryland Cerebral Palsy Resources: My Cerebral Palsy Child

Chromosome 18

  • Chromosome 18 Syndrome
  • ScienceDirect: Chromosome 18

College Resources for Students with Disabilities

  • Online Colleges & Education Resources
  • National Center for College Students with Disabilities
  • College Resources for Students with Disabilities
  • Best College Overview of Resources
  • Disability Resources for College Students

Cornelia DeLange Syndrome

  • CdLS-USA Foundation Outreach
  • NIH: Cornelia de Lange syndrome
  • Genetics Home Reference: Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Condictions
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Center for Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and Related Diagnoses Resources

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  • Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
  • Acentech: Frederick County School for the Deaf
  • Maryland Association of the Deaf
  • National Association of the Deaf
  • National Association of the Deaf Law Center

Developmental Disabilities Eligibility in Maryland

  • Diagnosing and Evaluating Children with Developmental Disabilities Symposium Handouts
    • Handout – Adaptive Behavior Assessment System – 3
    • Handout – Diagnosing and Evaluating Children with Developmental Disabilities
    • Handout – Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised
    • Handout – Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale – II

Down Syndrome

  • Canadian Down Syndrome Society
  • Down Syndrome Health Issues
  • National Down Syndrome Congress
  • National Down Syndrome Society
  • Dental Care Guidance for Caregivers of Patients with Down Syndrome
  • Sleep Challenges Children with Down Syndrome Face

Epilepsy

  • Epilepsy Foundation of America
  • Epilepsy Symptoms
  • CDC: You Are Not Alone Resource Guide

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

  • A-Z Guide to Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • FAS Community Resource Center
  • FAS Links
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and How Drugs Affect Pregnancy
  • Kids Health for Parents
  • National Organization on Fetal Alcohol (NOFAS)
  • Orchid Recovery Center

Fragile X

  • Fragile X Research Foundation
  • Maryland Fragile X Resource Group

Learning Disabilities

  • Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Learning Disabilities Association of America

Marfan

  • National Marfan Foundation
  • Pediatric Marfan Syndrome
  • Marfan Syndrome: UCLA Health

Mental Health

  • Guide to Suicide Prevention
  • Guide to Preventing Substance Abuse
  • National Mental Health Association
  • Mental Health Association of Maryland
  • How Stress is Threatening Your Health
  • Depression and Swimming
  • How Diet May Help Protect Your Mental HealthTaking Charge of Dual Diagnosis
  • What Parents Can Do for Children Suffering from Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Service Dogs for Depression and Anxiety
  • Tobacco Use and Mental Health
  • NOSTIGMAS Mental Health Equality

Prader-Willi Syndrome

  • Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
  • Latham Centers
  • Guide to Support Students with PWS

Public Benefits

  • Maryland Work Incentive Network brochure
  • Retail Savings Guide for People with Disabilities
  • Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits
  • ABLE Accounts

Recreation

  • Pool Safety Tips for Parents

Sexuality

  • Sexuality and Developmental Disabilities Workshop
  • Disability, the Stigma of Asexuality and Sexual Health
  • NPR: Ending Abuse Starts with Sex Ed

Siblings

  • Sibshops
  • Siblings Leadership Network
  • 25 Must-Read Resources for Siblings of Children & Adults with Disabilities
  • Siblings Perceptives On Guardianship and Its Alternatives
  • National Disability Authority: Sibling Relationships, Roles, & Support Needs

Special Needs

  • Independent Living: Resources and Funding Strategies for Making Homes Accessible
  • The Guide to Securing Life-long Accommodations for Adult Children with Special Needs
  • Teaching Your Child about Peers with Special Needs
  • Creating the Optimal Living Environment for a Child with ADHD
  • Autism Service Dogs, Leash-On-Life
  • ADHD and Addiction – What is the Risk?
  • Supports, Modifications, and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
  • Autism and Addiction: Coping with and Treating Your Dual Diagnosis
  • 20 Incredible Colleges for Students with Special Needs

Special Need Attorneys

  • Special Needs Attorneys Are Trusted Family Advisors
  • First Maryland Disability Trust
  • Special Needs Planners in the State of Maryland
  • American Bar Association: Lawyer’s Guide to Working with clients who have special needs

Spina Bifida

  • Spina Bifida Association
  • How to Treat Spina Bifida
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Spina Bifida Overview

Tourette Syndrome

  • Tourette Syndrome
  • 10 Strategies to Reduce Ticks
  • Emory Healthcare Neurology
  • Most Common Myths

Visual Impairments

  • American Foundation for the Blind
  • National Federation of the Blind
  • Helping Students with Visual Impairments

Video: Self Advocacy and Aspergers

Thanks to Wendy and the website self-advocacy online (The Arc and The University of Minnesota)

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The Arc Maryland
8601 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 140
Columbia, MD 21046
Office #: 410-571-9320
Fax #: 410-974-6021

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