Want to learn more about people with disabilities? Here’s a list of websites that we’ve found helpful over the years. Would you like us to add your website to the list? Contact us and tell us about your site.
Blogs or websites by or about people with disabilities
- Ballastexistenz - A woman with non-verbal autism tells it like it is
- Communicating with an Autistic Child: A Parent's Guide
- Pipecleaner Dreams - Single mother of five children, four of whom have significant disabilities
- The Riot - Self-advocacy for people with disabilities
- Rolling Around In My Head - Musings from Dave Hingsburger, a renowned writer and speaker in the field of disabilities
- i go home - For years, children with a intellectual disability were not allowed in public schools. Parents were told to send their children with intellectual disabilities away to institutions. It was not until the late 1960s that a television expose shed light on what was happening inside the walls of institutions. It was that knowledge that fueled parents and the public to ignite change.
- Medicare vs Medicaid - What's the difference? Everything you need to know about these government programs.
Disability Services and Organizations
- AAIDD (formerly AAMR)
- The Arc (National)
- Cerebral Palsy Group
- Ataxic Cerebral Palsy Help
- Cerebral Palsy Guide
- Cerebral Palsy Guidance
- The CP Lawyer
- Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act)
- Diverse City Press
- Endependence Center
- Imagine
- In Control
- Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation
- Life Rolls On Foundation
- The National Association for Dually Diagnosed
- The National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
- The National Autism Resource and Information Center
- The National Down Syndrome Society
- The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities
- NDT (National Development Team)
- Not Dead Yet
- Paradigm
- Patricia E. Bauer: News & Commentary on Disability Issues
- Quality Mall
- Research and Training Center on Community Living
- TASH
- Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
- Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Health and Medical Links
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Family Doctor
- National Institutes of Health
- Drug Center
Community Links
- The Arc of South Hampton Roads
- The Arc of Virginia
- Autism Society, Tidewater Virginia
- Community Services Boards:
- The Down Syndrome Association of South Hampton Roads
- Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
- GuideStar
Partnerships
Business
- Coastal Chiropractic
- Decorum Furniture
- Downtown Norfolk Council
- Ghent Business Association
- Home Depot
- KOVAR
- MANCON
- Miller Oil / Miller Marts
- Olde Towne Business Association
- Otto Design & Marketing
- TowneBank
- Two Men and a Truck
Non-Profit
- The Beazley Foundation
- D’Art Center
- Elizabeth River Project
- Ghent Bar Tours
- Hampton Roads Business Outreach
- Hampton Roads Community Foundation
- Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council
- Hampton Roads Gift Planning Council
- Norfolk Southern Foundation
- Tidewater Builders Academy
- United Way of South Hampton Roads
- Volunteer Hampton Roads