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The DRM Regional Resources Directory (States)
California - The Golden State
Updated 6/2010
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General
Access Northern California
Citizen's Advisory Council on Disability (Long Beach)
Commission on Disability Materials (Berkeley)
Disability Compliance Program (Berkeley)
Interwork Institute (at San Diego State University)
Mailing List for Berkeley Area Disability Issues
See also
Multi-Service Agencies
Advocacy and Legal Rights
CAL-TASH
California Department of Justice - Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities
California Department of Rehabilitation, Client Assistance Program (CAP)
California Disability Alliance (CDA)
Californians for Disability Rights (CDR)
Disability Rights Advocates
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Hawkins Center of Law and Services for the Disabled (focuses on Social Security disability law)
Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (Pacific DBTAC)
Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI)
Western Law Center for Disability Rights
National Resources
Aging
AARP California
California Association of Area Agencies on Aging
California Commission on Aging
California Department of Aging
Elderweb California
National Resources
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Association - Chapters in California
National Resources
Arts
California Artists Directory
NIAD Art Center
VSA arts of California
National Resources
Assistive Technology
AT Network
California Assistive Technology System (CATS)
California State University, Northridge (CSUN) - Center On Disabilities
Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT) (Berkeley)
Computer Access Center (Los Angeles)
iTECH Center at Parents Helping Parents
UCLA's Disabilities and Computing Program
National Resources
Autism
Autism Society of California
Central California Chapter
Coachella Valley Chapter
Inland Empire Chapter (San Bernadino/Riverside)
Los Angeles
Orange County
San Diego County Chapter
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Santa Barbara Chapter
Ventura County Autism Society
FEAT (Families for Early Autism Treatment)
Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)
Los Angeles Families for Effective Autism Treatment (LA FEAT)
National Resources
Blindness and Visual Impairments
Blind Children's Center (Los Angeles)
Blind Children's Learning Center (Orange County)
Blindness Foundation (Newport Beach)
Braille Institute
Library Services
California Council of the Blind
[link added 3/30/04]
California State Library - Braille and Talking Book Library
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Discovery Fund for Eye Research (Los Angeles)
Center for the Partially Sighted (Los Angeles and Torrace)
Discovery Blind Sports
Eye Birth Defects Research Foundation (Los Angeles)
Guide Dogs of America (Sylmar)
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic - Los Angeles Unit
San Mateo County Council of the Blind
National Resources
Brain Injury
Rehabilitation Research Center (RRC) for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (San Jose)
National Resources
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA)
...of the Golden Gate
...of Greater Sacramento
...of San Diego County
...of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
National Resources
Children
See also
Developmental Disabilities
,
Education
,
Wish Organizations
AbilityFirst (formerly Crippled Children's Society of Southern California)
California Early Start Program
Fiesta Educativa
Loving Your Disabled Child (LYDC) (Los Angeles)
MATRIX Parent Network & Resource Center
NICHCY California State Resources
Parents Helping Parents
RFENC Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities (San Francisco)
Through the Looking Glass
National Resources
Communication Disorders
See also
Deafness and Hearing Impairments
California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA)
National Resources
Deafness and Hearing Impairments
See also
Communication Disorders
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf - California Chapter
California Center for Law and the Deaf (San Leandro)
California Latino Council of the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing
Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center
[added 5/24/02]
Deaf Community Services of San Diego
Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA) (San Francisco)
Deaf Gay & Lesbian Center (San Francisco)
Deaf Women Against Violence (DWAV)
[added 1/14/02]
Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness (GLAD)
House Ear Institute (Los Angeles)
InSight Cinema
L.A. Bridges Theatre Co. of the Deaf
Rainbow Lambda Society of the Deaf
St. Joseph's Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Union City)
San Francisco SPCA Hearing Dog Program
SHHH-California State Associatio
National Resources
Developmental Disabilities
See also
Children
,
General
,
Multi-Service Agencies
The Arc - California
...of San Diego
...of the Desert (Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert)
...of Ventura County
MARC (Marin County)
OPARC (Ontario Pamona Association for Retarded Citizens)
Area Boards on Developmental Disabilities
California Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
Alta California Regional Center
Central Valley Regional Center
Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center
Far Northern Regional Center
Frank T. Landerman Regional Center
Golden Gate Regional Center
[link updated 6/2004]
Harbor Regional Center
Inland Regional Center
Kern Regional Center
North Bay Regional Center
North Los Angeles County Regional Center
Redwood Coast Regional Center
Regional Center of Orange County
Regional Center of the East Bay
San Andreas Regional Center
San Diego Regional Center
San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
South Central Los Angeles Regional Center
Tri-Counties Regional Center
Valley Mountain Regional Center
Westside Regional Center
California Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center (MHDDC)
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Community Interface Services
Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center
Hillside House
North Bay Regional Center (NBRC)
Peppermint Ridge
Supported Life Institute
[link added 1/26/02]
UC Davis Medical Center - The M.I.N.D. Institute
UCLA Mental Retardation Research Center
National Resources
Diabetes
Aoki Diabetes Research Institute (ADRI)
Kids with Diabetes
The P.A.D.R.E Foundation
National Resources
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Association of Orange County
National Resources
Education
See also
Children
,
Education, Higher
, specific disabilities
California Department of Education, Special Education Division
Californians for Inclusive Schools (CIS)
National Resources
Education, Higher
See also
Education
California State University, Chico - Ability Connection (ABC)
University of California, Berkely - Disabled Students' Program
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD)
University of California, Santa Cruz - Americans with Disabilities Act
University of Southern California (USC) - Disability Services and Programs
National Resources
Employment
See also
Vocational Rehabilitation
California Business Leadership Network (CABLN)
California State Personnel Board - Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP)
California's One-Stop Career Center System
Governor's Committee for Employment of Disabled Persons
Job Options
National Resources
Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X Association of Southern California
The Northern California Fragile X Association
National Resources
Head Injury
See
Brain Injury
Health (General)
National Resources
Heart Disorders
National Resources
Housing
See also
Developmental Disabilities
,
Multi-Service Agencies
California Department of Developmental Services - Living Arrangements For Persons With Developmental Disabilities
National Resources
Independent 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)
Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
(San Francisco)
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC)
(Silicon Valley)
National Resources
Latino Resources
California Latino Council of the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing
Fiesta Educativa
Learning Disabilities
California State Resources Literacy and Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of California
Sacramento Learning Disabilities Association
National Resources
Mental Illness
California Department of Mental Health
California Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center (MHDDC)
Mental Health Association in California
NAMI California
National Resources
Mental Retardation
See
Developmental Disabilities
Multi-Service Agencies
See also
Children
,
Developmental Disabilities
,
General
AbilityFirst (formerly Crippled Childrens Society of Southern California)
Easter Seals of the Bay Area
Toolworks
[added 11/20/01]
Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
Channel Island Chapter
Orange County California Chapter
San Diego Area Chapter
National Resources
Phenyleketonuria (PKU)
PKU Parents of California
National Resources
Recreation
See
Sports & Recreation
Residential Facilities
See also
Housing
Peppermint Ridge
Respiratory Disorders
American Lung Association of California
National Resources
Respite Services
National Respite Locator Service - California Respite Programs
National Resources
Speech Disorders
See
Communication Disorders
National Resources
Spina Bifida
National Resources
Spinal Cord Injury
National Resources
Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation Research Center (RRC) for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (San Jose)
National Resources
Sports and Recreation
Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP)
California Department of Fish and Game - Disabled Persons Access Guide To California Fishing Areas and Piers
California State Parks - Access for Visitors with Disabilities
Discovery Blind Sports
Kris' Camp
Special Olympics
Northern California (SONC)
Southern California
Western San Bernardino (Inland Valley)
Tahoe Adaptive Ski School
National Resources
Stroke
Peninsula Stroke Association
Transportation
Project ACTION Accessible Traveler's Database - California Cities
National Resources
Veterans
California Department of Veterans Affairs
Natonal Resources
Vocational Rehabilitation
See also
Employment
California Department of Rehabilitation
Goodwill Industries of Southern California
Vocational Improvement Program (Rancho Cucamonga)
Vocational Training Center (Arc of Santa Maria Valley)
National Resources
Wish Organizations
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Los Angeles
Wish Upon a Star
National Resources
Women with Disabilities
Deaf Women Against Violence (DWAV)
[added 1/14/02]
National Resources
Other Subjects
National Resources
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