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United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA)
- …of the Golden Gate
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AbilityFirst (formerly Crippled Children’s Society of Southern California)
California Early Start Program
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RFENC Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California
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See also Communication Disorders
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf – California Chapter
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Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness (GLAD)
House Ear Institute (Los Angeles)
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Rainbow Lambda Society of the Deaf
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California Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center (MHDDC)
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center
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Supported Life Institute [link added 1/26/02]
UC Davis Medical Center – The M.I.N.D. Institute
UCLA Mental Retardation Research Center
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Aoki Diabetes Research Institute (ADRI)
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Down Syndrome Association of Orange County
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See also Education
California State University, Chico – Ability Connection (ABC)
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD)
University of California, Santa Cruz – Americans with Disabilities Act
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See also Vocational Rehabilitation
California Business Leadership Network (CABLN)
California State Personnel Board – Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP)
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Fragile X Association of Southern California
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National ResourcesIndependent Living
General:
California Department of Rehabilitation – Independent Living Centers by County
California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
California State Independent Living Council (SILC)
Specific Centers (alphabetical by city/area):
Connections for Information and Resources on Community Living (CIRCL) (Arcadia)
Center for Independent Living (Berkeley)
Center for Independent Living (Fresno)
Foundation of Resources for Equality and Employment for the Disabled (FREED) (Grass Valley headquarters; serves the counties of Nevada, Yuba, Sutter, Sierra and Colusa, with a branch office located in Marysville)
Independent Living Center of Kern County (Kern)
Westside Center for Independent Living (Los Angeles)
Central Coast Center for Independent Living (Oakland)
Resources for Independent Living (Sacramento)
Access Center of San Diego (San Diego)
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Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC) (Silicon Valley)
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California Latino Council of the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing
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California Department of Mental Health
California Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center (MHDDC)
Mental Health Association in California
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See also Children, Developmental Disabilities, General
AbilityFirst (formerly Crippled Childrens Society of Southern California)
Toolworks [added 11/20/01]Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
National ResourcesPhenyleketonuria (PKU)
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Peppermint RidgeRespiratory Disorders
American Lung Association of California
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Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP)
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Special Olympics
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Project ACTION Accessible Traveler’s Database – California Cities
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California Department of Veterans Affairs
Natonal ResourcesVocational Rehabilitation
See also Employment
California Department of Rehabilitation
Goodwill Industries of Southern California
Vocational Improvement Program (Rancho Cucamonga)
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National ResourcesWish Organizations
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Los Angeles
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Deaf Women Against Violence (DWAV) [added 1/14/02]
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