Government Resources:

• California State Assembly - www.assembly.ca.gov
• California State Senate - www.senate.ca.gov
• State of California Home Page - www.state.ca.us
• Official California Legislative information - www.leginfo.ca.gov
• Department of Developmental Services (DDS) - www.dds.ca.gov
• Department of Rehabilitation - www.rehab.ca.gov
• Department of Mental Health - www.dmh.cahwnet.gov
• Department of Social Services - www.dss.cahwnet.gov
• U.S. President - www.whitehouse.gov
• U.S. House of Representatives - www.house.gov
• U.S. Senate - www.senate.gov
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.dhhs.gov

Regional Centers:

• Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA) - www.arcanet.org
• North Bay Regional Center (NBRC) - www.nbrc.net
• Other Regional Centers - www.dds.ca.gov/rc/rclist
• Map of Regional Centers - www.dds.ca.gov/rc/rcmap

Other useful links:

• Allen, Shea, & Asociates - www.allenshea.com
• American Association on Mental Retardation - www.aamr.org
• Americans With Disabilities Act Home Page - www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
• Association of Bay Area Governments - www.abag.ca.gov
• The Arc (United States Chapter) - www.thearc.org
• The Arc (National Chapter) - www.thearclink.org
• Asian Community Mental Health Services - www.acmhs.org
• Autism Society of America - www.autism-society.org
• Best Buddies International - www.bestbuddies.org
• Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities - www.bhawd.org
• Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP) - www.borp.org
• California Developmental Disabilities Netlink - www.npi.ucla.edu/uap/cddn
• California State Independent Living Council (SILC) - www.calsilc.org
• (CARE) Parent Network - www.contracostaarc.com/html/care
• Center for Assessible Technology - www.cforat.org
• Center for Independent Living - www.cilberkeley.org
• Center for the Study of Autism - www.autism.org
• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), Northern California - www.chaddnorcal.org
• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), International - www.chadd.org
• Childhood Injury Prevention Coalition - www.cchealth.org/prevention/coalitions/cipc
• Clausen House - www.clausenhouse.org
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities - www.c-c-d.org
• Consumer Guide to the Lanterman Act - www.dds.ca.gov/CAC/LantermanActGuide
• Contra Costa County Online Resource Database (Contra Costa CORD)- www2.irissoft.com/cccc
• Developmental Disabilities Resource Center - www.ddrcco.com
• DisabilityInfo.gov - www.disability.gov
• Disability Solutions - www.disabilitysolutions.org
• Discover Technology - www.discovertechnology.com
• Down Syndrome - www.nas.com/downsyn
• Drowning Prevention - www.drownprevention.com
• Epilepsy Foundation - www.epilepsyfoundation.org
• Family Village - www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
• Kids and the Law (an A - Z guide for parents) - www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home
• Lanterman Act and other Statutes (a service from DDS) - www.dds.cahwnet.gov/statutes/LantermanAct_TOC
• Mainstream: The Magazine of the Able-Disabled - www.mainstream-mag.com
• Music Therapy: The Power of Music - www.enterthefreudianslip.com
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) - www.nichcy.org
• National Institute of Art and Disabilities - www.niadart.org
• National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - www.nofas.org
• National Program on Self-Determination - www.self-determination.org
• PARCA - www.parca.org
• Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights (PACER) Center - www.pacer.org
• Parents Helping Parents - www.php.com
• Pennsylvania Journal on Positive Approaches - www.greg.quuxuum.org/journal/positive
• People First - www.peoplefirstca.org
• President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) - www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/pcpid
• Professional Fit Clothing - www.professionalfit.com
• Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI) - www.pai-ca.org
• Regional Transit Connection (RTC) Discount Card Program - www.transitinfo.org/disabled/RTDC
• Resources for Healthcare Providers - www.ddhealthinfo.org
• Social Security Administration (SSA) - www.ssa.gov
• Special Olympics, Northern California - www.sonc.org
• Stepping Stones Growth Center - www.steppingstonesgrowth.org
• Through the Looking Glass - www.lookingglass.org
• Training Resources Network, Inc. - www.trninc.com
• Transit Information - www.transitinfo.org
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) - www.ucp.org
• Women with Developmental Disabilities - www.npi.ucla.edu/