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California – The Golden State
Updated 6/2010
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- 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
- Citizen’s Advisory Council on Disability (Long Beach)
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- 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
- California Department of Justice – Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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- Aging
- AARP California
- California Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- California Commission on Aging
- California Department of Aging
- Elderweb California
- National Resources
- California Association of Area Agencies on Aging
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- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s Association – Chapters in California
- National Resources
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- Arts
- California Artists Directory
- NIAD Art Center
- VSA arts of California
- National Resources
- NIAD Art Center
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- 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
- California Assistive Technology System (CATS)
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- 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
- Coachella Valley Chapter
- FEAT (Families for Early Autism Treatment)
- Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT)
- Los Angeles Families for Effective Autism Treatment (LA FEAT)
- National Resources
- Central California Chapter
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- Blindness and Visual Impairments
- Blind Children’s Center (Los Angeles)
- Blind Children’s Learning Center (Orange County)
- Blindness Foundation (Newport Beach)
- Braille Institute
- 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
- Blind Children’s Learning Center (Orange County)
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- Brain Injury
- Rehabilitation Research Center (RRC) for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (San Jose)
- National Resources
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- Cerebral Palsy
- United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA)
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- 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
- AbilityFirst (formerly Crippled Children’s Society of Southern California)
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- Communication Disorders
- See also Deafness and Hearing Impairments
- California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA)
- National Resources
- California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA)
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- 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
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf – California Chapter
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- 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)
- …of the Desert (Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert)
- 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
- Central Valley 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
- The Arc – California
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- Diabetes
- Aoki Diabetes Research Institute (ADRI)
- Kids with Diabetes
- The P.A.D.R.E Foundation
- National Resources
- Kids with Diabetes
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- Down Syndrome
- Down Syndrome Association of Orange County
- National Resources
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- Education
- See also Children, Education, Higher, specific disabilities
- California Department of Education, Special Education Division
- Californians for Inclusive Schools (CIS)
- National Resources
- California Department of Education, Special Education Division
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- 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
- California State University, Chico – Ability Connection (ABC)
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- 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
- California Business Leadership Network (CABLN)
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- Fragile X Syndrome
- Fragile X Association of Southern California
- The Northern California Fragile X Association
- National Resources
- The Northern California Fragile X Association
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- Head Injury
- See Brain Injury
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- Health (General)
- National Resources
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- Heart Disorders
- National Resources
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- Housing
- See also Developmental Disabilities, Multi-Service Agencies
- California Department of Developmental Services – Living Arrangements For Persons With Developmental Disabilities
- National Resources
- California Department of Developmental Services – Living Arrangements For Persons With Developmental Disabilities
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- 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
- California Department of Rehabilitation – Independent Living Centers by County
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- Latino Resources
- California Latino Council of the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing
- Fiesta Educativa
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- Learning Disabilities
- California State Resources Literacy and Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities Association of California
- Sacramento Learning Disabilities Association
- National Resources
- Learning Disabilities Association of California
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- Mental Illness
- California Department of Mental Health
- California Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center (MHDDC)
- Mental Health Association in California
- NAMI California
- National Resources
- California Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center (MHDDC)
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- Mental Retardation
- See Developmental Disabilities
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- 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]
- AbilityFirst (formerly Crippled Childrens Society of Southern California)
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- Multiple Sclerosis
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
- National Resources
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- Phenyleketonuria (PKU)
- PKU Parents of California
- National Resources
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- Recreation
- See Sports & Recreation
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- Residential Facilities
- See also Housing
- Peppermint Ridge
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- Respiratory Disorders
- American Lung Association of California
- National Resources
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- Respite Services
- National Respite Locator Service – California Respite Programs
- National Resources
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- Speech Disorders
- See Communication Disorders
- National Resources
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- Spina Bifida
- National Resources
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- Spinal Cord Injury
- National Resources
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- Spinal Cord Injury
- Rehabilitation Research Center (RRC) for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (San Jose)
- National Resources
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- 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
- Tahoe Adaptive Ski School
- National Resources
- California Department of Fish and Game – Disabled Persons Access Guide To California Fishing Areas and Piers
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- Stroke
- Peninsula Stroke Association
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- Transportation
- Project ACTION Accessible Traveler’s Database – California Cities
- National Resources
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- Veterans
- California Department of Veterans Affairs
- Natonal Resources
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- 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
- California Department of Rehabilitation
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- Wish Organizations
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of Los Angeles
- Wish Upon a Star
- National Resources
- Wish Upon a Star
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- Women with Disabilities
- Deaf Women Against Violence (DWAV) [added 1/14/02]
- National Resources
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- Other Subjects
- National Resources
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