National Resources
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding
state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance
(welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other
programs relating to children and families. Actual services are provided by
state, county, city and tribal governments, and public and private local
agencies. ACF assists these organizations through funding, policy direction,
and information services.
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities
http://www.aucd.org/
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (formerly the American
Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental
Disabilities) promotes and supports the national network of university centers
on disabilities, which includes University Centers for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD),
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND)
Programs and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (DDRC).
- National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/
The National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost medical
research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the
United States. The NIH, comprising 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is one
of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service which, in turn, is part
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Some of the
separate Institutes and Centers include:
Wisconsin Resources
- Disability Rights Wisconsin
http://www.disabilityrightswi.org/
Disability Rights Wisconsin (formerly the The Wisconsin Coalition for
Advocacy) is a private, nonprofit agency chosen by Wisconsin's Governor to
provide protection and advocacy for people with disabilities throughout the
state. WCA is completely independent of state government and direct service
providers. WCA works throughout the state with individual consumers, their
families, human service and other professionals, and policymakers who make and
implement decisions on disability rights.
- Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.wcdd.org/
The Council is dedicated to improving the independence, productivity, and
integration of people with developmental disabilities. The task set out
for the Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities by federal and state
law is to plan for and oversee the state's responses to the needs of people
with developmental disabilities, and to act as an advocate to insure the
provision of adequate, appropriate, and humane services. At the same time, the
Council is becoming increasingly involved in advocating for the rights of full
citizenship for people with developmental disabilities, including the right to
basic community services, such as health care, housing, transportation,
education, and meaningful work opportunities.
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