- General
- See also Multi-Services Agencies
- Accessible PA
- The Center at the University of Pittsburgh Community and Regional Resources for Allegheny County and Southwestern Pennsylvania
- Institute on Disabilities/UAP
- People with Disabilities (Three Rivers Free-Net)
- Advocacy & Legal Rights
- Center for Disability Law & Policy (CDLP)
- Mid-Atlantic Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
- Pennsylvania ADA Coalition
- Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy (PP&A)
- Speaking for Ourselves [link updated 2/20/02]
- National Resources
- Aging
- AARP in Pennsylvania
- ElderWeb Pennsylvania
- Mental Health and Aging
- Pennsylvania Department of Aging
- National Resources
- AIDS/HIV
- Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s Association – Chapters in Pennsylvania
- National Resources
- Arts
- Very Special Arts Pennsylvania
- National Resources
- Assistive Technology
- Access for People with Disabilities – Assistive Devices at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- Center for Assistive Technology at the University of Pittsburgh
- Pennsylvania Department of Education – Assistive Technology
- Pennsylvania’s Assistive Technology Lending Library
- Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT)
- National Resources
- Autism
- Autism Society of America
Autism Support and Advocacy in Pennsylvania (ASAP)
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh – Autism Center
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network – Autism
National ResourcesBlindness and Visual Impairments
Associated Services for the Blind (ASB)
Golden Triangle Council of the Blind (GTCB)
Greater Pittsburgh Supported Employment Association (GPSEA)
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Philadelphia)
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Pittsburgh)
National Federation of the Blind Pittsburgh Chapter
Overbrook School for the Blind
Pennsylvania Association for the Blind
Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS)
Radio Information Service (RIS)
Tri-County Association for the Blind
Visual Impairment and Blindness (VIABL) Services of Northampton County (IABL)
Visually Impaired Pittsburgh Area Computer Enthusiasts
Western PA BOLD (Blind Outdoor Leisure Development)
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
Westmoreland County Blind Association
National ResourcesBrain InjuryNational ResourcesCerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy Offices in Pennsylvania
National ResourcesChildren
See also Developmental Disabilities, Education, Multi-Service Agencies, specific disabilities
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA)
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Health – Special Kids Network
Pennsylvania Parents and Caregivers Resource Network
National ResourcesCommunication Disorders
See also Deaf-Blindness, Deafness and Hearing Impairments
Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (PSHA)
Pennsylvania Telecommunication Device Distribution Program
Temple University Speech-Language-Hearing Center
National ResourcesCystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Association – Pennsylvania Chapters
National ResourcesDeaf-Blindness
See also Communication Disorders
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind – Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Deafblind Project
National ResourcesDeafness and Hearing Impairments
See also Communication Disorders
DHCC (Deaf Hearing Communication Centre)
Greater Philadelphia Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
PARID (Pennsylvania Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf)
NEPARID (Northeast Pennsylvania Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf) [ added Link 6/2004]
Pennsylvania Educational Resources for Children with Hearing Loss (ERCHL)
Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH)
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf
Raising Deaf Kids[ added Link 6/2004]
Raising Deaf Kids – translated in Spanish
Scranton State School for the Deaf (SSSD)
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People – Pittsburgh Chapter
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
National ResourcesDevelopmental Disabilities
See also Children, Multi-Service Agencies, Residential Facilities
Allegheny University Child and Family Studies Program
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Retardation (OMR)
Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association – Serving Pennsylvania
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Central Pennsylvania Chapter
National ResourcesDown Syndrome
Chester County Down Syndrome Interest Group
Down Syndrome Center of Western Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania Down Syndrome Center
National ResourcesEducation
See also Children
Pennsylvania Federation Council for Exceptional Children
Pennsylvania Department of Education – Special Education
National ResourcesEducation, Higher
Penn State Rehabilitation Counseling
Pennsylvania State University, Office for Disability Services (ODS)
Temple University Disability Resources and Services
National ResourcesEmployment
Pennsylvania Association for Individuals with Disabilities
National ResourcesEpilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Epilepsy Foundation Western Pennsylvania (EFWP)
National ResourcesFinancial Assistance
Arc Family Trust of Southeastern PA
Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
National ResourcesHealth (General)
Pennsylvania Special Health Care Programs
National ResourcesHeart Disorders
American Heart Association – Pennsylvania Chapters
National ResourcesHousing
See also Residential Facilities
National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification – Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Housing Financy Aging – Accessible Apartment List
Self-Determination Housing Project of Pennsylvania
National ResourcesIndependent Living
Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania (Camp Hill)
Community Resources for Independence (CRI) (Erie)
Liberty Resources (Philadelphia)
Center for Independent Living Opportunities
Northeast Pennsylvania Center for Independent Living (Scranton)
Three Rivers Center for Independent Living (TRCIL) Pittsburgh
Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living (TRIPIL) (Washington)
National Resources Learning Disabilities
Bucks County Learning Disabilities Association
International Dyslexia Association – Pennsylvania Branch
Learning Disabilities Association – Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Resources (LD OnLine)
Pennsylvania State Resources Literacy and Learning Disabilities (NALLD)
National ResourcesMental Illness
KEN State Mental Health Resources – Pennsylvania
Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania (PIN)
National ResourcesMental RetardationSee Developmental DisabilitiesMultiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Central Pennsylvania Chapter
National ResourcesMulti-Service Agencies
Easter Seal Society
- Allegheny County
- Eastern Pennsylvania
- Franklin and Adams Counties
- South Central Pennsylvania
- Southeastern Pennsylvania
Parents with Disabilities
Project STAR Parents with Disabilities Program
National ResourcesRecreationSee Sports and RecreationRehabilitation
See also Vocational Rehabilitation
HEALTHSOUTH Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital
Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council
National ResourcesResidential Facilities
See also Multi-Service Agencies
Residential Care Services, Inc.Respite Services
Pennsylvania Respite Programs (National Respite Locator Service)
National ResourcesSpeech Impairments
See Communication Disorders, Stuttering
National ResourcesSpina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association
National ResourcesSports and Recreation
Pennsylvania State Parks – Reduced Campsite Prices Program for People with Disabilities
National ResourcesStuttering
Stuttering Foundation of America – Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Resource/Referral List
National ResourcesTay Sachs Disease
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association of Delaware Valley
National ResourcesTourette Syndrome
Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome
National ResourcesTransportation
Paratransit in the Philadelphia Area (Liberty Resources)
Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Program
Pennsylvania Rural Transportation For Persons With Disabilities
Pennsylvania Transportation Alliance
Project ACTION Accessible Traveler’s Database – Pennsylvania Cities
National ResourcesVocational Rehabilitation
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Advisory Council
National ResourcesWISH ORGANIZATIONS
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia