General
Charitable Choices: Index of DC Metro Area Charities
Washington DC Department of Human Services
See also Developmental Disabilities, Multi-Service Agencies
Advocacy and Legal Rights
ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region
Advocates for Justice and Education
Washington DC Office of Human Rights
Aging
District of Columbia Office on Aging
ElderWeb: District of Columbia
U.S. Administration on Aging – District of Columbia Agency Programs
AIDS/HIV
Washington DC HIV/AIDS Services [link not working 11/29/01]
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Association, National Capital Area
Arts
Assistive Technology
University Legal Services Assistive Technology Program for the District of Columbia (ULS/ATP)
Autism
D C Chapter Autism Society of America
Blindness and Visual Impairments
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Brain Injury
Cancer
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy – Washington, DC and No. Virginia
Children
See also Developmental Disabilities, Education, specific disabilities
Advocates for Justice and Education
COPE – Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment
District of Columbia Office of Early Childhood Development
District of Columbia Parent Training Information Center (DC-PTIC)
District of Columbia Youth Services Administration (YSA)
Georgetown University Child Development Center
Washington DC DHS Office of Early Childhood Development (OECD)
Communication Disorders
See also Deafness and Hearing Impairments
District of Columbia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
National Resources
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Metropolitan Washington, DC Chapter
Deafness and Hearing Impairments
See also Communication Disorders
Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) – Services for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial – Library Services for the Deaf Community
Developmental Disabilities
See also Children, General, Multi-Service Agencies, specific disabilities
The Arc of the District of Columbia
Washington DC Developmental Disabilities State Planning Council
Washington DC DHS Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Administration (MRDDA)
Diabetes
Washington DC Diabetes Control Program
Down Syndrome
Education
See also Children, specific disabilities
District of Columbia Public Schools – Special Programs
Employment
See also Vocational Rehabilitation
SOC Enterprises
National Resources
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
Financial Information
Medical Assistance Administration
Washington DC DHS Income Maintenance
Fragile X Syndrome
Head Injury
See Brain Injury
Health (General)
District of Columbia’s Project for Promoting the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities
Washington DC Department of Health
Housing
My Own Place [requires password 11/29/01]
Learning Disabilities
District of Columbia State Resources (LD OnLine)
State Resources Literacy and Learning Disabilities (NALLD)
Mental Illness
KEN State Mental Health Services – District of Columbia
Mental Retardation
See Developmental Disabilities
Multi-Service Agencies
See also Children, Developmental Disabilities, General
Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) – Services for People with Disabilities
Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society – National Capital Chapter [link not working 12/3/01]
Rehabilitation
See also Vocational Rehabilitation
National Rehabilitation Hospital (under construction)
Washington DC DHS Rehabilitation Services
Respite Care
National Respite Locator Service – Delaware and District of Columbia Respite Programs [link not working 12/3/01]
Speech Disorders
Spina Bifida
Chesapeake-Potomac Spina Bifida Association
Spinal Cord Injury
Sports and Recreation
Special Olympics District of Columbia
Stroke
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
Transportation
Project ACTION Accessible Traveler’s Database – District of Columbia Cities
Veterans
Vocational Rehabilitation
District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
Washington DC Department of Human Services
Other Subjects