The DRM Regional Resource Directory: Minnesota

	The DRM Regional Resource Directory
	Minnesota - The Gopher State
	Updated 10/21/2000
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General: DIRECTAbility: A Web Resource for the Minnesota Disability Community; Disability Information Network: Minnesota State Council on Disability; First Call Minnesota; Pacer Center - Minnesota State Resources & WWW Links; See also Multi-Services Agencies

Advocacy and Legal Rights: ADA Minnesota; Great Lakes Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center; Minnesota Department of Human Rights; Minnesota Disability Law Center

Aging: AARP in Minnesota; ElderWeb Minnesota; Minnesota Board on Aging; Senior LinkAge Line; U.S. Administration on Aging - State and Area Agencies on Aging: Minnesota

AIDS/HIV: Minnesota AIDS Project

Alzheimer's Disease: Alzheimer's Association - Minnesota-Dakotas Chapter

Amputation: Amputee Resource Foundation of America (ARFA)

Architecture and Home Modification: The Minnesota Ramp Project: Making Homes Accessible

Arts: VSA Arts of Minnesota

Assistive Technology: Closing the Gap; Compuplay (Courage Center); Governor’s Advisory Council on Technology for People with Disabilities; Minnesota Assistive Technology Loan Network (for augmentative and alternative communication devices); STAR Program

Ataxia: Natonal Ataxia Foundation

Autism: Twin Cities Autism Society

Blindness and Visual Impairments: Minnesota State Services for the Blind; Sight & Hearing Association (St. Paul); Vision Loss Resources (Twin Cities)

Brain Injury: The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota

Camps: Camp Heartland (summer camp for children with AIDS); Camp Knutson; Camp Needlepoint and Camp Daypoint; See also Sports and Recreation

Cancer: American Cancer Society - Midwest Division

Children: Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development; KDWB-Variety Family Center; Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs (MCSHN); NICHCY State Contact Sheet; Pacer Center; See also Camps, Education

Communication Disorders: Minnesota-Speech-Language-Hearing Association; Minnesota Assistive Technology Loan Network (for augmentative and alternative communication devices); See also Deafness and Hearing Impairments

Cystic Fibrosis: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Minnesota

Deafness and Hearing Impairments: Equipment Distribution Program (EDP) (for special telephone equipment); Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals; Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (MCDHH); Minnesota Department of Human Services - Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Minnesota Relay Service; Sight & Hearing Association; See also Communication Disorders

Developmental Disabilities

Arc Minnesota
Arc of Anoka/Ramsey/Suburban
Arc Hennepin County: Institute on Community Integration; Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities; Partners in Policymaking; Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC)

Diabetes: American Diabetes Association - Minnesota Information Center; Minnesota Diabetes Program; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - State-Based Diabetes Control Programs: Minnesota; See also Camps

Down Synrome: Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota

Education: FACES (Family and Community Educational Services); Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children; Minnesota Department of Children, Families - Learning: Special Education; National Transition Network; See also Children, Education, Higher

Education, Higher: University of Minnesota: Disability Services [link not working 10/14/00]

Employment: Goodwill/Easter Seals; Minnesota Workforce Center; National Transition Network; See also Vocational Rehabilitation

Epilepsy: Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
Financial Information: Minnesota Department of Human Services - Economic and Community Supports; Minnesota’s Medical Assistance (MA) (Medicaid) Program; Minnesota’s Prescription Drug Program

Health: Minnesota Department of Health; Minnesota Department of Human Service - Health Care

Heart Disorders: American Heart Association - Minnesota

Housing: Accessible Space

Independent Living: General:; Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL); Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council [added 7/4/01]; Specific:; Center for Independent Living of Northeastern Minnesota; Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living (Moorhead); Independent Lifestyles, Inc. (St. Cloud); Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL); Options Center for Independent Living (East Grand Forks); SMILES Center for Independent Living (Mankato); Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living, Inc.; Southwestern Center for Independent Living (SWCIL)

Learning Disabilities: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) - Minnesota Chapters; LD OnLine - Minnesota; NALLD State Resources for Literacy and Learning Disabilities - Minnesota

Mental Illness: Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health; NAMI Minnesota

Multi-Service Agencies: Courage Center (Minneapolis); Family Service Inc.; Fraser Community Services (Minneapolis); Lifetrack Resources (St. Paul and Minneapolis); United Way

Multiple Sclerosis: National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Minnesota Chapter

Native Americans: Our Children Are Sacred

Phenyleketonuria (PKU): A Place of Our Own: The University of Minnesota PKU Program and PKU Foundation

Recreation: See Sports and Recreation

Rehabilitation: Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital; Minnesota Rehabilitation Association; Sister Kenny Institute; See also Vocational Rehabilitation

Respite Services: National Respite Locator Service - Minnesota Respite Programs

Respiratory Disorders: American Lung Association of Minnesota

Service Animals: Helping Paws of Minnesota

Spina Bifida: Spina Bifida Association of Minnesota

Sports and Recreation: Bemidji Fishing Has No Boundaries; Minnesota Broken Wing Connection; Minnesota's Recreation Areas: A Guide to Universal Access at 50 Recreation Areas throughout Minnesota; Special Olympics Minnesota; Wilderness Inquiry; See also Camps

Transportation: Key Transportation (transportation for Medical Assistance recipients to and from Minnesota health care facilities); Metropolitan Council - Accessible Bus Services [link not working 10/14/00]; Project ACTION Accessible Traveler's Database - Minnesota Cities

Vocational Rehabilitation: Ability Building Center; Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation; See also Employment, Rehabilitation