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Departments, agencies and offices at the state level that may be helpful to people with disabilities and other users of assistive products. To see state government resources in your state, click on "View State Specific Organizations" and scroll to your state.

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  1. Alabama

    1. Alabama Association of Mental Retardation and Deve
      "AAMRDD is Alabama's statewide association of local public agencies responsible for Planning, Needs Assessment and Services for individuals with mental retardation."
    2. Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities
      The ACDD oversees programs in advocacy, capacity building, and systems change for those affected by developmental disabilities.
    3. Alabama Department of Labor
      The Department offers information regarding disability and other labor-related information.
    4. Alabama Department of Mental Health
      The Alabama Department of Mental Health is responsible for serving Alabama citizens with intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses, and substance use disorders.
    5. Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
      "Unique in the nation, the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services is comprised of state and federal programs that provide a continuum of services from birth through life for Alabamians with disabilities." ADRS has four major programs: Early Intervention, Children's and Vocational Rehab, and Independent Living/Homebound Services.
    6. Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
      "Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is the world's most comprehensive education, rehabilitation and service system serving children and adults who are deaf, blind and multidisabled. All of our services are available at no charge for Alabama residents. No matter where you are, we're always eager to help anyone who shares our commitment to enriching the lives of people who are sensory impaired."
    7. Alabama Medicaid Agency
      The Alabama Medicaid Agency site offers program descriptions, eligibility information, annual reports, and other Medicaid-related information for Alabama residents.
    8. Alabama State Department of Education
      The main website for the Alabama State Department of Education. The site includes links to information on Special Education.
    9. Arc of Alabama
      "The Arc of Alabama is committed to securing for all people with mental retardation the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of where and how they learn, live work and pray."
    10. Individual and Family Support Service
      IFS is a state-sponsored program in Alabama, administered on a county-by-county basis, that offers various types of support for those with developmental disabilities and their family and friends. Contact information varies by county.
    11. Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama
      "Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families, to alleviating the restricting effects of learning disabilities, and to supporting endeavors to determine the causes of learning disabilities."
    12. National Federation of the Blind of Alabama
      "The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama is a self-help group of blind people who provide peer support for one another." This site offers information on the NFB, Alabama Legislature information, and many useful information resources for the blind and their friends and families.
    13. Partners in Policymaking- Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities
      PIPA offers training and skill building to participants in order to obtain state-of-the-art services. They strive to involve individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in the policymaking arena.
    14. State of Alabama Independent Living
      The State of Alabama Independent Living / Homebound Service ( SAIL ) provides specialized in-home education and counseling, attendant care, training and medical services to Alabamians with severe disabilities. The SAIL program has seven community-based offices located throughout the state to serve residents in all 67 counties. SAIL ensures the consumer can live as independently as possible at home and in the community through three specialized programs: homebound services, independent living support services, and waiver services.

  2. Alaska

    1. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
      The department administers several contains programs for adults and children with disabilities in Alaska.
    2. Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      "Our mission is to assist individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment."
    3. Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Blindness and Visual Impairment Resources
      This site lists (and links to) resources for Alaska residents who are blind or have another visual impairment with an emphasis on employment. "Alaska DVR works with individuals to understand their unique circumstances and develop an individualized written rehabilitation plan that will work for them in obtaining an employment goal."
    4. Alaska Independent Living Program
      This program is aimed towards increasing the skills young people in foster care need for self-sufficiency in adulthood; and increasing the educational, vocational and housing opportunities for youth who age out of foster care.
    5. Alaska Senior and Disabilities Services
      A list of governmental services and programs for the elderly and disabled in Alaska
    6. Alaska State Department of Special Education
      This site "provides resources from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development's (EED) Special Education section for all instructional staff and other interested people who support educational benefits and success for all students.
    7. Alaska State Independent Living Council
      The Independent Living Council for Alaska is an independent State entity that administers the State's funding of independent living programs and facilities.
    8. Alaska Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
      TEDP distributes telephone equipment to eligible individuals in Alaska who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or speech-impaired or have difficulty communicating on the telephone.
    9. Division of Behavioral Health (Alaska Department of Health and Social Services)
      The site details the programs and services of the Behavioral Health Division of the Alaska Department of Health and Human Services.
    10. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (Labor and W
      "Here you can find out about the many services we offer to Alaskan's with disabilities and Alaskan business owners, about our Mission and principles and about how we work together with other State and community partners to deliver our services efficiently and effectively."
    11. State of Alaska ADA Coordinator’s Office
      This Office ensures compliance with State Administrative Order 129, which prevents discrimination and establishes policy for the state regarding disability.

  3. American Samoa

    1. American Samoa Office of Protection and Advocacy for the Disabled
      The Office of Protection and Advocacy for the Disabled (OPAD), also called P&A American Samoa, has eight programs to assist individuals with disabilities. They are: PADD (Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities), PAlMI (Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness), PAIR (Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Individual Rights), PAAT (Protection & Advocacy for Assistive Technology), PATBI (Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury), PABSS (Protection & Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security), CAP (Client Assistance Program), and PAVA (Protection & Advocacy for Help America Vote Act).

  4. Arizona

    1. Arizona Braille and Talking Book Library
      A division of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, services include loaning braille and recorded books and magazines, and equipment to play recorded devices.
    2. Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services
      "To promote the development and implementation of quality education for students with disabilities."
    3. Arizona Dept. of Economic Security, Division of Developmental Disabilities
      The Division of Developmental Disabilities is the state agency that provides supports and services for eligible people who have autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or mental retardation. Its mission is "to support the choices of individuals with disabilities and their families by promoting and providing, within communities, flexible, quality, consumer-driven services and supports."
    4. Arizona Governor's Council on Blindness and Visual Impairment
      The Council "provides leadership and guidance that promotes opportunities which result in increased dignity, respect and independence for all Arizonans of all ages who are blind or visually impaired."
    5. Arizona Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
      "The Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities works for the benefit of individuals with disabilities, their families, friends and employers as well as businesses, law enforcement agencies, legislators, schools - in fact all Arizonans."
    6. Arizona Office for Americans with Disabilities
      "Our mission is to guide the State of Arizona in implementing and complying with federal plus state disabilities laws." They offer help to develop accessibility plans, answer ADA-related questions, train employers and employees on disability laws, evaluate agency compliance programs, provide resources and materials, and aid people with disabilities in understanding their rights.
    7. Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration
      "Our mission is to work with individuals with disabilities to achieve increased independence and/or gainful employment through the provision of comprehensive rehabilitative and employment support services in a partnership with all stakeholders."
    8. Arizona Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
      AzTEDP is the free, state-funded program that loans telecommunications devices to qualified residents with hearing loss who need assistance communicating on the phone.

  5. Arkansas

    1. Arkansas Department of Education: Special Education Unit
      "The Special Education Unit is responsible for the oversight, administration and implementation of educational services for all eligible children with disabilities,ages 3 to 21."
    2. Arkansas Department of Human Services: Division of Aging and Adult Services
      "The Division of Aging and Adult Services serves as the focal point for all matters concerning older Arkansans; serves as an effective and visible advocate for the aging population; gives elderly citizens a choice of how and where they receive long term care services; plans, coordinates, funds and evaluates programs for senior adults."
    3. Arkansas Department of Human Services: Division of Services for the Blind
      DSB offers a variety of services with distinct eligibility requirements based chiefly upon the severity of a person's visual impairment and its affect upon that person's employment opportunities or ability to function independently.
    4. Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
      "The Arkansas Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council supports people with developmental disabilities in achieving independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion into the community through advocating and promoting service systems that enhance their lives."
    5. Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
      A division of the Department of Workforce Education, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS) has been charged with providing opportunities for Arkansans with disabilities to lead productive and independent lives.

  6. California

    1. California Assistive Technology System (CATS)
      The California Assistive Technology System (CATS) is a statewide project which promotes access to assistive technologies, related services, and information to enable people with disabilities to be successful, independent and productive. CATS contracts with the Alliance for Technology Access to coordinate the AT Network, which provides information, referrals, training, and technical assistance to Californians with an interest in assistive technology. CATS is a branch of the California Department of Rehabilitation, and is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended in 2004.
    2. California Department of Education, Special Education Division
      The division works to accommodate the needs of all individuals with disabilities, in order that each person meets and exceeds high standards of all types of achievement.
    3. California Department of Mental Health
      "Ensures through partnerships the availability and accessibility of effective, efficient, culturally competent services. This is accomplished by advocacy, education, innovation, outreach, understanding, oversight, monitoring, quality improvement, and the provision of direct services."
    4. California Department of Rehabilitation
      The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) assists Californians with disabilities in obtaining and retaining employment and maximizing their ability to live independently in their communities. Working with individuals of every type and category of disability, DOR provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible Californians. DOR also provides ADA technical assistance and training and funds 29 Independent Living Centers, which offer information and referral services to assist individuals with disabilities in living active, independent lives. The Department also provides services for people who are blind, deaf or hard of hearing.
    5. California Telephone Access Program
      The California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) distributes telecommunications equipment and services for individuals certified as having functional limitations of hearing, vision, mobility, speech and/or interpretation of information.
    6. Office of Deaf Access, California Department of Social Services
      "The ODA assures that state and local government programs are routinely adapted to meet the communication needs of people who are deaf and hard of hearing and that children, adults, and families receive all the benefits and services they are entitled to."
    7. Office of Services to the Blind, California Department of Social Services
      OSB provides information and referral on services, programs, entitlements, and products of benefit to California residents who are blind or visually impaired and their families or service providers. OSB staff assists people to understand the availability of services, their eligibility for services, and the purpose and scope of the various service programs.

  7. Colorado

    1. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section
      "The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section serves as a focal point at the state and local levels to assess the needs of families in identifying, accessing and paying for needed health care and support services for their children with special health care needs. The program works with other programs, agencies and organizations to develop coordinated programs and community based systems of care to meet the needs of families."
    2. Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
      "The mission of the CDDC is to advocate in collaboration with and on behalf of people with developmental disabilities for the establishment and implementation of public policy which will further their independence, productivity and integration." CDDC also offers the Education and Advocacy CasH (EACH) program that provides funds for self-advocates, their family members or their guardians to participate in conferences, training events, public forums, task forces, hearings and other similar activities.
    3. Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      "The Division Of Vocational Rehabilitation assists individuals whose disabilities result in barriers to employment to succeed at work and live independently."
    4. Colorado State Independent Living Council
      Advocating on behalf of the consumer, the main goal of the SILC is to promote a strong independent living program that can benefit individuals with disabilities and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's (DVR) mission. The SILC enhances independent living, consumer control, peer support, equality, individual and systems advocacy.
    5. Colorado Telecommunication Equipment Distribution Program
      TEDP provides telecommunications adaptive equipment to qualified low-income citizens living in the state of Colorado who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or late deafened. Our goal is to assist individuals in selecting telecommunications equipment that best suits their communication and hearing needs.

  8. Connecticut

    1. Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
      "The mission of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) is to create opportunities that allow individuals with disabilities to live and work independently. As a division within the Connecticut State Department of Social Services, the Bureau's activities support the Department's mission to assist the citizens of our state to achieve their full potential for competitive employment, self-reliance and independent living."
    2. Connecticut Commission for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
      "The Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired was created by the Connecticut Legislature in 1974 to advocate, strengthen and implement state policies affecting Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals and their relationship to the public, industry, health care, and educational opportunities."
    3. Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities
      "The Council on Developmental Disabilities is a Governor-appointed body of people with disabilities, family members, and professionals who work together to promote the full inclusion of all people with disabilities in community life."
    4. Connecticut Department of Labor
      Check the links to "Disability Related Sites."
    5. Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation
      The Department is responsible for purchasing or provide a wide range of supports and services for citizens of Connecticut with mental retardation.
    6. Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
      The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities is an independent State agency created to safeguard and advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut.
    7. Connecticut State Department of Education: Bureau of Special Education
      Information regarding Connecticut's special education policies, opportunities, programs, and proposals.
    8. Connecticut State Library: Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
      The Library provides free mail loan of recorded and Braille books and magazines and necessary playback equipment to eligible state residents unable to read conventional print because of a visual or physical disability.
    9. Connecticut TRS Distribution Program
      The CTRS Distribution Program loans telecommunication equipment to Connecticut residents who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired.

  9. D.C.

    1. District of Columbia Department on Disability Services
      Since the creation of the Department on Disability Services (DDS) in March 2007, the Department has worked to better serve District residents with disabilities by improving health care, expanding greater choice in home settings and services, and increasing community integration.
    2. District of Columbia Public Library - Adaptive Technology Program
      The Adaptive Technology Program provides adaptive technology workstations for people who need them in order to access the programs and services of the District of Columbia Public Libraries. The workstations include adjustable furniture, large screen computer monitors, video magnifiers and software programs that make information accessible to individuals with disabilities. Patrons can call ahead and reserve two-hour sessions at either the computer workstations or at the CCTVs. Introductory training on adaptive technologies is available through orientation sessions with the Adaptive Technology Coordinator and through regular weekly meetings with Volunteer Trainers. Saturday Technology Training Sessions are held on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The meetings are a chance for people who use adaptive technologies to get together and share information, learn about adaptive technologies, and hear demonstrations of new adaptive technologies and services. Some examples of demonstrations from past sessions include accessible cell phones, Dancing Dots Music software, PeaPod online grocery ordering service, and Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind. Past sessions can be viewed online through the Training Session Archives.
    3. District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services Administration
      The DC Rehabilitation Services Administration's primary mission is to assist District residents with disabilities with employment and independent living in the home and community. RSA provides an array of vocational preparation services for entrance into the labor market, including counseling and guidance, assessment services, physical restoration, vocational training, job search and placement, as well as job retention services.

  10. Delaware

    1. DART - Senior Citizens Affordable Taxi
      DART, the Delaware public transportation service, offers a taxi service, Senior Citizens Affordable Taxi (SCAT) for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. This program offers a 50% discount for qualified users. Information on ticket sale and availability are listed on the website.
    2. Delaware Department of Education, Special Education
      "The mission of the Exceptional Children Group, in collaboration with other DOE units, is to provide the leadership to ensure that Delaware delivers an effective system of education for students with disabilities that is in full compliance with Federal and state laws. This mission is accomplished by having in place a legal framework, collaborative relationships, needs assessment, program supports, and monitoring to ensure that students receive a free and appropriate public education."
    3. Delaware Developmental Disabilities Counc
      "The mission of the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Planning Council is to ensure that people with developmental disabilities can enjoy the same quality of life as the rest of society. The Council will advocate for change and will educate communities to be responsive and sensitive to the needs, preferences, and choices of all people with developmental disabilities and their families, which will ensure and enhance their participation in life and society."
    4. Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is Delaware's public program that helps people with physical and mental disabilities obtain or retain employment. "DVR's commitment is to help people with disabilities increase independence through employment."
    5. Delaware Health and Social Services, Division for the Visually Impaired
      The Division for the Visually Impaired offers educational programs, training, vocational rehabilitation, support groups and other services for the visually impaired.
    6. Delaware Health and Social Services: Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
      "The mission of the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities is to improve or maintain the quality of life for Delawareans who are at least 18 years of age with physical disabilities or who are elderly. The Division is committed to the development and delivery of consumer-driven services which maximize independence through individual choice, enable individuals to continue living active and productive lives and protect those who may be vulnerable and at risk."
    7. Delaware Health and Social Services: Services and Programs for People with Disabilities and Other Impairments
      This page contains links to information on State programs for brain/head injuries, mental health, mental retardation and other specific developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, substance abuse and visual impairment in the state of Delaware.
    8. Delaware Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
      The Delaware LBPH provides books in Braille and audio books on record and cassette for the blind and physically handicapped residents of Delaware. LBPH is the Delaware regional branch of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) of the Library of Congress. It has access to over 2,000 new titles recorded by the NLS each year. Currently the library has over 50,000 volumes, which comprise more than 36,000 different titles. The library has cassette tape players that are loaned to patrons to listen to the audio books. All services of the LBPH are free to the patron. Materials are distributed through the U.S. Postal Service and may be returned to the library postage free.
    9. Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (D
      "The mission of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services is to provide services and supports to individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities and their families which enable them to make informed choices that lead to an improved quality of life and meaningful participation in their communities."
    10. Governor's Advisory Council For Exceptional Citize
      An advisory council for the government on exceptional Delaware citizens.
    11. Margaret S. Sterck School, Delaware School for the Deaf
      "The mission of the Margaret S. Sterck School, Delaware School for the Deaf, a program for deaf students from birth through age twenty-one, is to educate students, develop their competency in both American Sign Language (ASL) and English, and prepare students to be critical thinkers and independent learners in our changing world, by providing visual access to language and the environment."

  11. Florida

    1. Children's Medical Services, Florida Department of Health
      Provides links, articles, and information regarding Florida State policies pertaining to medical services for children with disabilities.
    2. Florida Able Trust
      Also known as the Florida Governor's Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities, this organization was established by the Florida Governor's office. Able Trust works for equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities through public awareness, education, fundraising, and grant programs.
    3. Florida Assistive Techology Education Network
      ATEN provides services to students, family members, teachers, and other professionals within the state of Florida. The mission of the ATEN is to assist in the enhancement of student outcomes through provision of information, training, and technical support in the area of assistive technology. ATEN's professional staff includes educators, speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists.
    4. Florida Blind Services
      The Division of Blind Services is Florida's state agency responsible to ensure that people of all ages in the state with visually impairments can live independently and achieve their goals. Also, its Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials for eligible readers. The Bureau also provides services in the areas of employment and vocational rehabilitation. It is part of the Florida Department of Education.
    5. Florida Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program
      "The mission of the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program is to provide all eligible residents who sustain a brain or spinal cord injury equal opportunity to obtain necessary services to enable them to return to an appropriate level of functioning in their community."
    6. Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged
      Housed within the Florida Department of Transportation, the commission works to insure accessible, cost-effective, and quality transportation to those affected by disability.
    7. Florida Department of Education: Office of Educational Technology
      "The mission of the Office of Educational Technology is to promote the use of technology to enhance education and improve student performance by providing leadership, technical assistance and support to and collaboration with K-20 educators."
    8. Florida Department of Education: Programs for Students with Disabilities
      This page links to several sites with information on the Department's services and resources for students with disabilities.
    9. Florida Department of Health
      The Department site offers searchable information regarding disability, illness, disease, caregivers, state policies, and other useful information.
    10. Florida Department of Health: Arthritis Prevention and Education Program
      Provides a list of links to arthritis resources provided by the State of Florida.
    11. Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      A division of the Florida Department of Education, DVR works to enable individuals with disabilities to obtain and keep employment.
    12. Florida Inclusion Network
      "The Florida Inclusion Network provides learning opportunities, consultation, information and support to educators, families, and community members resulting in the inclusion of all students." FIN is funded by the Florida Department of Education.
    13. Florida Medicaid
      "Medicaid is the state and federal partnership that provides health coverage for selected categories of people with low incomes. Its purpose is to improve the health of people who might otherwise go without medical care for themselves and their children. Medicaid is different in every state." The Developmental Services/Home and Community-Based Services (DS/HCBS) Waiver provides home and community-based supports and services to eligible persons with developmental disabilities living at home or in a home-like setting, as an alternative to living in an Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled.
    14. Florida School for the Blind and Deaf
      The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is a state-supported boarding school for eligible hearing-impaired and visually-impaired students pre-school through 12th grade. The School awards standard and special diplomas and prepares its graduates for a wide range of professional careers and trades. Each year, over three-fourths of the graduating class continue their education at colleges, universities, and technical training centers. The School is comprised of two departments: the Department for the Deaf and the Department for the Blind and Special Needs. The Special Needs Department serves students who are either deaf or blind and who have a secondary handicap which affects their ability to learn.
    15. Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
      "Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. (FTRI) is a statewide not-for-profit organization that administers the Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program for citizens of Florida who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deaf/Blind and Speech Impaired."

  12. Georgia

    1. Georgia ADA Coordinator's Office
      The office provides "comprehensive educational and technical support for State agencies so that those programs, services and activities operated by the State of Georgia are accessible and usable by everyone" and comply with the ADA.
    2. Georgia Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission
      The Georgia Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission was created to administer a State trust fund that provides funds to help offset costs of services used by those that have traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries.
    3. Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity
      This commission enforces equal employment and fair housing laws in Georgia.
    4. Georgia Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
      "The Council is charged with creating systems change for people with developmental disabilities and their families to: increase independence, inclusion, integration, and productivity for people with disabilities through such activities as public policy research, analysis, and reform, project demonstrations, and education and training." It does not provide direct services to individuals with developmental disabilities. The Council is a separate state agency attached to the Georgia Department of Human Resources for administrative purposes.
    5. Georgia Learning Resources System
      GLRS "is a statewide network of 17 resource centers offering free services to parents and educators of students with disabilities."
    6. Georgia State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers
      "The Georgia State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers is a seven-member board appointed by the Governor to protect, promote and preserve the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Georgia. The Board is composed of four licensed, practicing hearing aid dispensers, a licensed medical doctor, a licensed audiologist and a consumer member. The Board is responsible for the regulation of approximately 1,400 licensed hearing aid dealers and dispensers in Georgia. The Board reviews applications, administers examinations, licenses qualified applicants and regulates the practice of licensees throughout the state."
    7. Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Program
      The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Program helps people with disabilities to become fully productive members of society by achieving independence and meaningful employment.

  13. Guam

    1. Guam Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is a Government of Guam agency whose primary goal is: To enable eligible individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with significant disabilities, to achieve employment and community independence through the provision of quality vocational rehabilitation services.

  14. Hawaii

    1. Beach Access, City and County of Honolulu
      Offers various types of beach access for those affected by disabilities including beach mats and all-terrain wheelchairs.
    2. Disability and Communication Access Board of Hawaii
      DCAB is a governor-appointed board with broad responsibilities including serving as a public advocate for persons with disabilities, issuing guidelines for accessible building designs, administering the statewide program for parking placard issuance, and issuing administrative rules for the utilization of communication access services (e.g., sign language interpreters, real time captioners, computer-assisted notetakers).
    3. Hawaii Department of Education: Special Education Services Branch
      Information about Hawaii's special education programs, as well as other topics regarding students with disabilities in the public school system in Hawaii.
    4. Hawaii Executive Office on Aging
      "The Executive Office on Aging is the State agency whose primary mission is the well-being of the State's older adults (60 years of age and older)." They work as an information clearing house, as well as providing home and community care for the elderly.
    5. Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities
      "The mission of the Council is to support people with developmental disabilities to control their own destiny and determine the quality of life they desire." All members have been chosen by the Governor, the majority of whom are people with disabilities, or family members of persons with disabilities.
    6. Hawaii Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind Division
      VRSBD administers programs that provide for the rehabilitation needs of persons with disabilities to secure employment and to lead full and productive lives: They include the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Literacy Grant Program, and Services for the Blind Program.
    7. Honolulu Handi-Van Rider's Guide
      The paratransit service for persons with disabilities unable to ride the bus.
    8. Ho'opono Blind Services
      Ho'opono Blind Services is a branch of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitaion, Department of Human Services, State of Hawaii, that assists blind and visually impaired persons. There is no fee for services although there may be some incidental costs to purchase adaptive aids and devices. Individuals do not have to be totally blind to use Ho'opono's services. Blindness can vary from total blindness with no light perception to being able to read large print at a comfortable distance. Services include vocational rehabilitation, general rehabilitation training in adaptive living skills, a Low Vision Clinic providing low vision optometric exams, and a workshop providing transitional training.
    9. Therapeutic Recreation Unit - Honolulu, Hawaii
      The unit "provides support to the Department of Parks and Recreation and to assist persons with disabilities to access parks and leisure activities."

  15. Idaho

    1. Idaho Commission For The Blind And Visually Impaired
      ICBVI is a federally funded state agency that assists blind and visually impaired persons to achieve independence by providing education, developing work skills, increasing self-confidence and helping them remain employed or prepare for employment.
    2. Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
      CDHH is governed by a 9-member Council appointed by the Governor. The site discusses A.T. options for deaf and hard of hearing Idahoans and provides a searchable directory of sign language interpreters. CDHH also offers the Idaho Sound Beginnings Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Project.
    3. Idaho Department of Education: Bureau of Special Education
      The Bureau works collaboratively with districts, agencies, and parents to ensure students with disabilities receive quality, meaningful, and needed services.
    4. Idaho Department of Labor
      The Idaho Department of Labor site contains information on the workforce in Idaho. It seeks to link job seekers and Idaho businesses. There are links for veterans, job searches and more.
    5. Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      The Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is part of the State Board of Education. The VR Division assists individuals with disabilities in overcoming obstacles and disability related barriers to employment.
    6. Idaho Industrial Commission
      The Idaho Industrial Commission webpage outlines basic information on rehabilitation for workers injured on the job as well as information for lawyers and employers.
    7. Idaho State Independent Living Council
      This State-sponsored body provides information on Independent Living Centers in Idaho.
    8. Idaho Task Force on the ADA
      ITF "was formed in 1991 to respond to a statewide need to have an information and technical assistance center in Idaho to exclusively focus on the ADA."

  16. Illinois

    1. Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
      MOPD provides services for people with disabilities in the area of housing, employment, education, transportation, public accomodations and more. This link goes to the general Chicago city government site. Click on "Local Government," then "City Departments," and scroll down to find the MOPD site.
    2. Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois
      CCDI is a not-for-profit, cross-disability, grassroots, advocacy organization. Established in 1985, CCDI is comprised of 20 chapters across the State. The site has resources on ADA compliance and lists the "One-Stop Career Centers" located throughout the State.
    3. Council for Disability Rights (Illinois)
      CDR advocates for disability rights nationally and in the state of Illinois. It also provides information and referral services, educational programs, ADA information, and employment-related services in the Chicago area.
    4. Family Resource Center on Disabilities of Illinois
      The Family Support Project, funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services, provides individualized support services for low-income Chicago families with children who have disabilities. Services include: individualized family service plans; linkage to needed services; support groups and advocacy; direct financial assistance.
    5. Illinois Client Assistance Program
      The Illinois Client Assistance Program (CAP) helps people with disabilities receive quality services by advocating for their interests and helping them identify resources, understand procedures, resolve problems, and protect their rights in the rehabilitation process, employment, and home services.
    6. Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
      ICDD is responsible for investing in new programs to improve the delivery of services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in Illinois.
    7. Illinois Department of Human Services
      The IDHS offers "community health and prevention programs, programs for persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or substance abuse problems, employment, training, and independent living programs for persons with disabilities, and financial support, employment and training programs, and child care, and other family services for low-income families."
    8. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
      The Division provides services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities to help them achieve as much independence as possible and to live in their home communities with family and friends. Emphasis is placed on enabling individuals to stay in their own homes, in family homes, or in small-group settings. The Division funds over 640 community-based agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities and administers 11 state-operated developmental centers and programs.
    9. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services
      Division of Rehabilitation Services is the state's lead agency serving individuals with disabilities. DRS works in partnership with people with disabilities and their families to assist them in making informed choices to achieve full community participation through employment, education, and independent living opportunities.
    10. Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Disabled Outdoor Opportunities
      "The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is committed to providing greater access and more programs for persons with disabilities. We want to make it easier for disabled individuals to hunt, fish and pursue other outdoor activities."
    11. Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness
      Besides tips on eye care and maintaining healthy eyes, ISPB provides brief fact sheets on conditions that cause vision loss in the "Eye Disease" section.
    12. Illinois State Board of Education: Department of Special Education
      This site provides information on the Board's special education programs and other resources for students with disabilities and their parents.
    13. Illinois State Library Service: Talking Book and Braille Service
      The Talking Book and Braille Services makes audio and braille materials available to Illinois residents through the NLS.
    14. Office of the Illinois Attorney General
      The Attorney General's office provides services in a variety of areas including consumer protection; protection of rights of people with disabilities; and advocating for seniors issues.
    15. Special Music by Special People- Chicago
      "A Chicago Park District music program for people with developmental disabilities (such as Down syndrome)."
    16. University of Illinois Chicago, Division of Specialized Care for Children
      The University of Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children provides care coordination for families and children with special health care needs. DSCC helps children with disabilities, and those who have conditions which may lead to disabilities, grow and develop to the full extent of their abilities.

  17. Indiana

    1. Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
      "INARF is a statewide membership association comprised of over 75 agencies (for profit and not for profit) that provide services to people with disabilities in Indiana. These services include: Community Living Services, Employment and Training Services, Early Intervention Programs, Medical Services and a variety of other support services." INARF administers Indiana’s State Use Program, a program that allows the State of Indiana and other governmental units to purchase products and services from approved not-for-profit work centers without competitive bidding. These approved work centers provide employment opportunities to people with disabilities.
    2. Indiana Civil Rights Commission
      The Indiana Civil Rights Commission enforces civil rights laws (including ADA and other disability rights laws) and provides education programs and mediation services.
    3. Indiana Division of Disability, Aging & Rehabilitative Services
      "The Division of Disability, Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DDARS) exists to inform, protect, and serve older adults and individuals with disabilities and their families, in need of human services, resources, or support to attain employment and self-sufficiency or to maintain independence."
    4. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration: Services for Disabled People
      FSSA provides a variety of services for people with disabilities. This page contains a list of links for specific programs, State agencies, disabilities and issue areas.
    5. Indiana Governor's Planning Council for People with Disabilities
      The Indiana Governor's Planning Council promotes public policy which leads to the independence, productivity and inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of society. This mission is accomplished through planning, evaluation, collaboration, education, research and advocacy. As an independent state agency, the Council receives and disseminates federal funds to support innovative programs that are visionary, influence public policy, empower individuals and families and advocate systems change. Members of the Council are appointed by the Governor and a majority must be people with disabilities or their family members. The Council is consumer-driven and is charged with determining how the service delivery system in both the public and private sectors can be most responsive to people with disabilities.
    6. Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
      There are six federally mandated services that IPAS administers: Client Assistance Program (CAP); Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT); Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS);Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD); Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI); and Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR).
    7. Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services
      "Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) - provides comprehensive, coordinated, effective, efficient and accountable services needed by eligible individuals with disabilities to prepare for, enter, engage in and retain employment consistent with each individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities and informed choice."

  18. Iowa

    1. Iowa Client Assistance Program
      In Iowa, the Division of Persons with Disabilities, Department of Human Rights, has been designated by the Govenor to operate CAP; to advise and inform clients and applicants of all services and benefits available to them through programs authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended (Act).
    2. Iowa Department for the Blind
      The Iowa Department for the Blind is the state agency responsible for providing most of the services Iowans who are blind need to live independently and work competitively. . Because the Department is funded primarily through state and federal tax dollars, most of the services it offers are provided to eligible Iowans at no cost to them. Department services and programs include the state Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; vocational rehabilitation services; Independent Living rehabilitation services; the Adult Orientation and Adjustment Center; the Business Enterprises Program; the Aids and Devices Store; computer training; and public education and in-service training. In addition, Project ASSIST With Windows offers tutorials, instruction, and training materials for sale worldwide - not just to Iowans.
    3. Iowa Department of Education
      Searchable information regarding Special Education, Iowa education services, and many other useful pieces of information.
    4. Iowa Department of Elder Affairs
      Teh department provides "advocacy, educational and prevention services to older Iowans so they can find Iowa a healthy, safe, productive and enjoyable place to live and work."
    5. Iowa Department of Human Rights
      "The Iowa Department of Human Rights (DHR) exists to promote equal access to work, services and opportunities to enhance the well-being of diverse populations in Iowa." The Department enforces many civil rights laws and has a Commission of Persons with Disabilities.
    6. Iowa Department of Human Services
      Information regarding Iowa's rehabilitative services programs, resources for people with developmental disabilities and dependent adults, mental health facilities and services, and other services relating to disability.
    7. Iowa Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
      This site provides information about public policy affecting those with disabilities, current council projects, links to local and national disability organizations and policy makers, and development of the State Disability Plan.
    8. Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services
      "IVRS works for and with individuals who have disabilities to achieve their employment, independence and economic goals."
    9. Telecommunications Access Iowa
      TAI assists you in getting telephone equipment that can allow you to speak directly over the telephone or use your equipment in conjunction with the Relay Iowa service. TAI can provide a voucher for a single telephone product or a package which would include a headset or neckloop and/or a ringer that either flashes a light or produces a louder sound when the phone is ringing.
    10. VSA Arts of Iowa
      "VSA arts of Iowa, formerly known as Very Special Arts Iowa, is a non-profit organization (501 C3) founded in 1977 by Jacqueline Merritt to utilize the arts in improving the ability of children and adults with disabilities and at-risk conditions, not only to learn and express themselves, but to become productive and contributing members of society. There are three focus areas for all the programs including: Arts For Children, Festivals, and Special Projects."

  19. Kansas

    1. Aging Kansas
      Aging Kansas is a gateway for anyone seeking information about aging, seniors, services for seniors, legislation concerning aging or seniors, and advocacy for elders on the world wide web. Its members include the Kansas Department on Aging, which administers the site.
    2. Children with Special Health Care Needs
      "Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) promotes the functional skills of young persons in Kansas who have or are at risk for a disability or chronic disease by providing or supporting a system of specialty health care. The program is responsible for the planning, development, and promotion of the parameters and quality of specialty health care for children and youth with disabilities in Kansas in accordance with state and federal funding and direction." CSHCN is a service of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
    3. Kansas Client Assistance Program
      The Kansas CAP provides "a number of resources here to help you resolve problems with programs funded through Title 1 under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. These programs include services provided through Kansas Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living Centers and any grant program funded through Title 1."
    4. Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
      "The Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH) is a state agency authorized to develop and implement a program of information and referral; advocacy; public education; and direct services. Based in Topeka, KCDHH works with other organizations throughout Kansas to assure coordination and availablity of services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing."
    5. Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
      "KCDC serves as an information and referral office, providing technical assistance on civil rights and legislative issues."
    6. Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
      The Council funds various grants and programs relating to people with developmental disabilities. A resource center for information on developmental disabilities.
    7. Kansas Department of Education, Student Support Services
      Student Support Service provides leadership and support for special education services to all schools throughout Kansas. The site links to over 6,000 documents on special education and links to other resources.
    8. Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
      The goals of this department are: to "help people with disabilities achieve employment and self-sufficiency;" and to "link employers with qualified and productive individuals to meet their work force needs."
    9. Kansas Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      "KSBVI provides people with an array of services and experiences aimed at overcoming not only the physical difficulties brought on by the loss of vision, but also the fear of change associated with vision loss. More specifically, KSBVI can help with job search and retention activities; life skills training; access to medical services; and technical assistance."

  20. Kentucky

    1. First Steps: Kentucky Early Intervention System
      First Steps is Kentucky's Early Intervention System (KEIS) that serves children from birth to age 3 who have a developmental delay or a particular medical condition that is known to cause a developmental delay. First Steps services are provided statewide and coordinated by the lead agency, Cabinet for Health Services.
    2. Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development
      Information regarding employment of people with disabilities, as well as other Kentucky employment policies and services including vocational rehabilitation, ADA information, and job training.
    3. Kentucky Client Assistance Program
      In Kentucky, KyCAP can inform you of benefits available from rehabilitation, independent living, and other state and federal programs; help you to understand vocational rehabilitation eligibility requirements; assist in improving communication between you and your counselor; and advocate on your behalf to try to resolve issues you may have regarding your case.
    4. Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
      The Commission plans, develops, provides and evaluates the public statewide system of care for children with developmental delays and children with special health care needs. It provides medical treatment to children with physically disabling conditions. Patients receive case management services from RNs who work with pediatric specialists to determine a plan of treatment and ensure that every child receives appropriate, state of the art medical care. Care Coordinators are committed to providing information and resources to patients and their families.
    5. Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
      The Commission enforces the Kentucky Civil Rights Act and other federal fair housing, equal employment, and anti-discrimination laws including ADA.
    6. Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
      KCDHH provides information and referral services as well as publications for Kentucky residents who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Commission also ensures equitable access to state government through its various programs, which include a free equipment distribution program interpreter and captioner referral services, and videoconferencing stations.
    7. Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities
      KCDD advocates for changes in Kentucky policies and laws affecting citizens with developmental disabilities to enhance independence and inclusion. Periodically, the Council has funding available for specified activities.
    8. Kentucky Department for Disability Determinations
      "The Department for Disability Determination Services is responsible for making disability determinations on behalf of the Commissioner of Social Security for residents of Kentucky. The Department uses Federal Regulations to determine disability for both Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)."
    9. Kentucky Department for the Blind
      The Kentucky Department for the Blind is a state government rehabilitation agency that offers assistance to persons who are blind or visually impaired. It also provides various services for employers interested in accommodating or hiring workers who have a vision loss.
    10. Kentucky Department of Education
      The Department provides resources and guidance to Kentucky's public schools and districts as they implement the state's K-12 education requirements. It also serves as the state liaison for federal education requirements and funding opportunities. The Department's Division of Exceptional Children Services is primarily responsible for special education.
    11. Kentucky Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
      The department provides services for people whose lives have been affected by mental illness, mental retardation or other developmental disability, substance abuse or an acquired brain injury.
    12. Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs
      The site provides information on the Department's services relating to healthcare, benefits, cemetaries, employment, and other information for Kentucky veterans.
    13. Kentucky Office of Aging Services
      The office provides support, information, and other services to older Kentuckians and their families through a partnership of various statewide organizations.
    14. Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
      The Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities to assist with entry into employment and productivity in the workplace and community.
    15. Kentucky School for the Blind
      The Kentucky School for the Blind provides comprehensive educational services to all Kentucky students who are blind and visually impaired, birth to 21.
    16. Kentucky School for the Deaf
      Located in Danville, this public-funded school works to prepare deaf and hard of hearing students for college, post-secondary training, and employment.
    17. Kentucky Specialists in Hearing Instruments Board
      "The purpose of the Board of Hearing Instrument Specialists is to administer and enforce the statutory authority and to monitor the needs of the consuming public. The Board examines and licenses all eligible candidates for entry into the profession of Hearing Instrument Dispensing. It recommends appropriate changes in the law to assure fairness and equality. The Board conducts formal hearings when necessary and prosecutes by due process any violators of KRS 334."
    18. Kentucky Talking Book Library
      KTBL provides library service to individuals who have a visual or physical disability that prevents them from using standard print materials. They send books on tape and Braille books through the mail at no cost to patrons.
    19. Kentucky Telecommunication Access Program
      The Kentucky Telecommunication Access Program provides specialized telecommunications equipment (such as amplified phones, CapTel, TDD, VCO or TeliTalk) at no charge to deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired residents of Kentucky.

  21. Louisiana

    1. Louisiana Commission for the Deaf
      "The Louisiana Commission for the Deaf was organized in 1980 to insure that Louisiana's public and private services are accessible to deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and speech impaired citizens. It is our goal to be the statewide resource on issues related to the welfare and inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing citizens."
    2. Louisiana Department of Education
      The Louisiana Department of Education official website. Information on education news and programs in Louisiana is provided here.
    3. Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals - Office of Mental Health
      "The Mission of the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to perform the functions of the state which provide or lead to treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up care for individuals in Louisiana with mental and emotional disorders. OMH administers and/or monitors community-based services, public or private, to assure active quality care in the most cost-effective manner in the least restrictive environment for all persons with mental and emotional disorders."
    4. Louisiana Department of Insurance
      The Louisiana Department of Insurance site contains information on insurance including Medicare.
    5. Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
      "The Council is made up of people from every region of the state who are appointed by the governor to develop and implement a five year plan to address the needs of persons with disabilities. Membership includes persons with developmental disabilities, parents, advocates, professionals, and representatives from public and private agencies. The major resources of the Council are concentrated on initiatives that promote supports that will enable children and adults with developmental disabilities to live and work in their communities."
    6. Louisiana Governor's Office of Disability Affairs
      The mission statement of the Louisiana Governor's Office of Disability Affairs is: "To promote the rights and opportunities for persons with disabilities in the State of Louisiana."
    7. Louisiana Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
      "OCDD is the agency through which the State of Louisiana provides supports and services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. These disabilities include mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and other related conditions."
    8. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
      "Louisiana Rehabilitation Services assists persons with disabilities in their desire to obtain or maintain employment and/or achieve independence in their communities by providing rehabilitation services and working cooperatively with business and other community resources."
    9. Services Information for People with Disabilities - Louisiana State Capitol
      "The Louisiana State Capitol supports the Americans with Disabilities Act. In compliance therewith, this information has been compiled to apprise employees and the public of the availability and location of appropriate auxiliary aids and disability services upon request."
    10. State Library of Louisiana: Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
      The Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped "is a free library service given to anyone in the state of Louisiana who is unable to read standard print due to a permanent or temporary visual or physical disability."

  22. Maine

    1. Bureau of Maine Veteran's Services
      The Bureau administers the State's Veterans Dependents Educational Benefits Program.
    2. Maine Bureau of Elder and Adult Services
      BEAS offers a variety programs and services for older adults, their families and for people with disabilities.
    3. Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
      BRS works with persons with disabilities through its three primary service provision units: the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired; and the Division of Deafness
    4. Maine Children with Special Health Needs Program
      The Program administers funding programs that support health care for children with special health needs (like spina bifida or cleft palate) born to low income families.
    5. Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange
      Maine CITE is a statewide project designed to help make assistive and universally designed technology more available to Maine children and adults who have disabilities.
    6. Maine Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services
      "The Department's mission is to join with individuals, families, and communities to encourage and assist people with developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and substance abuse disorders to achieve good health and meaningful living."
    7. Maine Department of Education - Special Education Services
      Searchable information regarding Maine Special Edication opportunities, as well as other education policies.
    8. Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
      "We assist people with developmental disabilities to make informed choices and decisions, exercise their full rights and responsibilities, pursue meaningful and productive lives, contribute at home and in society, have interdependent relationships, live free of abuse, and achieve full integration and inclusion."
    9. Maine Disability Determination Services
      "The Maine Disability Determination Service is comprised of Maine State workers who make disability decisions for the Social Security Administration. These decisions directly service the citizens of our state and bring approximately four hundred million dollars in benefits to disabled Maine citizens."
    10. Maine State Library - Special Format Materials for People with Disabilities
      The Library offers Talking Books through a Federally-funded program which provides recorded books and special players free to persons who are blind, visually impaired, physically handicapped (cannot hold a book) or who have a doctor-certified reading disability. The library also provides large print materials and video with descriptive audio captioning.
    11. Maine Worker's Compensation Board
      The Maine Workers' Compensation Board ensures compliance with the workers' compensation laws and the prompt delivery of benefits legally due. This site provides information on the regulations governing workers' compensation and the rehabilitation services provided by the program.

  23. Maryland

    1. Accessory, Shared and Sheltered Housing Program
      ACCESS expands low-cost housing opportunities for low-income households and low-income elderly, handicapped or disabled persons by financing the creation of accessory, shared and sheltered housing facilities. The program is funded by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
    2. Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
      "The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council advocates for public policy and supportive practices and opportunities that promote the full inclusion of all people with developmental disabilities in community life."
    3. Maryland Accessible Telecommunications Program
      MAT provides free assistive telecommunications equipment to qualified residents of the State of Maryland. MAT distributes free amplified phones, ring signalers, TTYs and other assistive devices to qualified applicants who have difficulty using the telephone.
    4. Maryland Arts Access
      "CCBC Essex (Community College of Baltimore County - Essex) is pleased to have in residence Maryland Arts Access, a non-profit organization providing audio description for the visually impaired at performing arts events throughout Maryland."
    5. Maryland Association of the Deaf, Inc.
      "The purpose of the Maryland Association of the Deaf, Inc. (MDAD) is to safeguard, maintain and advance the civic, educational, and social welfare of people who are deaf and hard of hearing in the State of Maryland. The MDAD membership is diverse, and includes deaf and hard of hearing people; hearing parents and guardians of deaf children; hearing children of deaf adults; and professionals who work with deaf people, all working together to support and learn from one another."
    6. Maryland Client Assistance Program
      "The Client Assistance Program (CAP) helps individuals who have concerns or difficulties when applying for or receiving rehabilitation services funded under the Rehabilitation Act."
    7. Maryland Department of Aging
      The Maryland government site on information about aging. This site contains information and links to various organizations and programs useful to aging maryland residents.
    8. Maryland Department of Disabilities
      Formerly the Maryland Governor's Office for Individuals with Disabilities, the Department directs the creation of a Statewide Disability Implementation Plan that encompasses all levels of State government resulting in measurable outcomes for quality, quantity, and sustainability over time. The Department will focus on achieving tangible improvements in the level and quality of supports provided in each of the following five major areas: education, employment, health care, housing, and transportation.
    9. Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
      The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene site contains information about health, seniors, health care programs, caregivers and more.
    10. Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services
      DORS supports vocational rehabilitation and independent living programs in Maryland. "Vocational Rehabilitation programs provide programs and services that assist people with disabilities who want to work or keep their current job...Independent Living programs, a smaller part of DORS services, are designed for individuals who want to remain independent in their homes and communities, but who may not have a goal of employment."
    11. Maryland State Department of Education
      The Maryland State Department of Education site lists information about the school board, leaders, teacher education, programs, non-public schools, news updates on education, job opportunites and much more in the Maryland school system.
    12. Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
      "The basic mission of the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is Baltimore and the subregional library in Bethesda is to provide comprehensive library services to the eligible blind and physically handicapped residents of the State of Maryland."
    13. Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council
      "The Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council wants to hear from Maryland's citizens about Independent Living issues. Established in 1987, the Council serves as an advisory, planning and advocacy group to promote Independent Living Services across Maryland. The Council is composed of individuals with disabilities, representatives of advocacy groups, and service providers of private and public agencies. We provide guidance to Maryland's Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) through development, review and evaluation of the State Plan for Independent Living." This site contains information about the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council.
    14. Maryland Worker's Compensation Commission
      "The Commission's web site offers many new enhancements and services."

  24. Massachusetts

    1. Massachusetts Assistive Technology Program
      The Assistive Technology Program (ATP) is part of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission's Community Services Program. Its goal is to improve the ability of individuals with significant disabilities to live independently through the use of assistive technology. MRC contracts with three organizations for the provision of AT assessments, purchase and set-up of equipment, training and follow-up: Massachusetts Easter Seals, United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County, and CLASS, Inc. These organizations provide services on a regional basis and have on-site AT devices for use in evaluation and training. Individuals may apply for AT services and assessments by contacting their regional AT provider. Individuals with vocational goals shall be referred to the local MRC-Vocational Rehabilitation office, while individuals eligible to receive services from other state agencies should be referred to those agencies for AT services.
    2. Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
      "The mission of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind is to work in partnership with legally blind individuals to reach their goals of independence and participation in their communities."
    3. Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
      "The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is principal agency in the Commonwealth on behalf of people of all ages who are deaf and hard of hearing, established by Massachusetts General Laws." This site provides legislative information, services, and other tools useful to the deaf and hard of hearing community.
    4. Massachusetts Department of Education
      Searchable information pertaining to special education and special needs students, as well as other information regarding public schools, teaching resources, legislature, policies, etc.
    5. Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
      "The mission of the Department of Mental Health is to improve the quality of life for adults with serious and persistent mental illness and children with serious mental illness or severe emotional disturbance. This is accomplished by ensuring access to an integrated network of effective, efficient and culturally competent mental health services that promotes consumer rights, responsibilities, rehabilitation, and recovery."
    6. Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
      "DMR is the state agency that provides support to citizens with mental retardation and their families. It is part of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services."
    7. Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
      "Providing opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to enhance independence, productivity, integration and inclusion."
    8. Massachusetts Division of Special Health Needs
      "The Division for Special Health Needs plans, implements and evaluates public health programs for individuals with disabilities or special needs throughout the life span."
    9. Massachusetts Family TIES
      "A statewide information and parent-to-parent support project for families of children with special needs and chronic illness. It is administered by parent coordinators housed in each of the six regional offices of the Massachusetts' Department of Public Health."
    10. Massachusetts Home Modification Loan Program
      HMLP is a program of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission in collaboration with the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation, providing low- and no-interest loans to modify the homes of adults and children with disabilities.
    11. Massachusetts Office on Disability
      The Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) was created in 1981, by M.G.L. c. 6, sec. 185, as the state advocacy agency that serves people with disabilities of all ages. MOD's primary mission is to ensure equal access to facilities, services, and programs for people with all types of physical, sensory, cognitive, or other disabilities. People with disabilities must not be discriminated against through structural barriers, unequal policies or practices, or inaccessible means of communication and dissemination of information. People with disabilities need a fair and adequate system for providing community supports that allow them to live independently. The Massachusetts Office on Disabilities manages the state's Client Assistance Program for clients of Vocational Rehabilitation and other rehabilitation services.
    12. Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
      "MRC Assists individuals with disabilities to live independently and go to work. MRC is the agency of the Commonwealth responsible for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living Services, and for eligibility determination for the SSI/SSDI (federal) benefits programs for Massachusetts citizens with disabilities. The agency serves individuals with all types of disabilities except those who are blind."

  25. Michigan

    1. Michigan Commission for the Blind
      The Michigan Commission for the Blind serves approximately 4,000 blind persons each year through its programs: Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living Services, Deaf Blind Services, Youth Low Vision Services, Business Enterprise Program, and the M.C.B. Training Center.
    2. Michigan Department of Civil Rights
      "The Department of Civil Rights investigates and resolves discrimination complaints and works to prevent discrimination through educational programs that promote voluntary compliance with civil rights laws."
    3. Michigan Deptartment of Community Health
      This is the governmental webpage for the Michigan Department of Community Health.
    4. Michigan Disability Resource Directory
      "The Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns and Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing located within the Family Independence Agency have developed this directory to help individuals and families locate disability services in an easy-to-use resource directory. We hope you find the information in this directory useful."
    5. Michigan Disability Resources
      This state government site is Michigan's first Web site devoted specially to the interests, concerns, and needs of Michiganians with disabilities. These pages cover the services and programs for people with disabilities offered by the State of Michigan as well as other sites of interest. Topics range from looking for assistance in finding a job, learning about the latest assistive technology, or have a question about rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Michigan Departments of Labor & Economic Growth (DLEG) and Information Technology (DIT) collaborated in developing this site.
    6. Michigan Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
      "The Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (OSE-EIS) oversees the administrative funding of education and early intervention programs and services for young children and students with disabilities."
    7. Michigan Rehabilitation Services
      "The mission of Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) is to assist individuals with disabilities into employment and self-sufficiency."
    8. Michigan State Housing Development Authority
      "Welcome to MSHDA, Your Affordable Housing Partner. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority, established in 1966, provides financial and technical assistance through public and private partnerships to create and preserve decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income Michigan residents."
    9. Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council
      The Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) is an organization of individuals who represent the interests of people with disabilities across Michigan. The Council promotes integration and full inclusion of people with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.
    10. Michigan Statewide TTY Distribution Program
      The purpose of the Michigan Statewide TTY Distribution Program is to provide assistive equipment to those who are on public assistance or whose income is below the Federal Poverty Guidelines for their family size.
    11. Michigan Transition Resources
      Michigan Transition Resources is a mandated activities project funded through the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services. It promotes movement from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational training, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation.

  26. Minnesota

    1. Interpreter Referral, Minnesota
      "This website is funded with grant money that the Minnesota Legislature has appropriated to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. It's been created to help ensure that all Minnesotans are able to locate needed sign language interpreter services. It's also a source of information about sign language interpreters and the laws related to communication access for deaf and hard of hearing people."
    2. Mental Health Association of Minnesota
      "The Mental Health Association of Minnesota helps individuals find access to services, or problem-solve a situation, on a one-to-one basis. We are your advocates. We provide community education about mental illness, treatments, and resources. The Association also takes a systems-wide approach to ensuring access to appropriate mental health care and protecting the rights of individuals."
    3. Minnesota Accessible Bus Service
      "Providing people of all mobility levels with access to bus service is a priority for Metro Transit."
    4. Minnesota Board on Aging
      "The Minnesota Board on Aging is the gateway to services for seniors and their families."
    5. Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hear
      "A fifteen member statewide advisory council which was created by the 1985 Minnesota Legislature. MCDHH serves as an independent commission of the state to advocate on behalf of deaf, deaf-blind, and hard-of-hearing Minnesotans by working to ensure those persons have equal access to the services, programs, and opportunities available to others."
    6. Minnesota Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division
      A division of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, providing various types of information useful to the Deaf and hard of Hearing community in Minnesota.
    7. Minnesota Department of Education
      Information regarding policies, programs, and schools.
    8. Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
      Information available regarding disabled American Veterans.
    9. Minnesota Governor's Advisory Council on Technolog
      Links to council meeting schedule, calendar, and council agenda.
    10. Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disa
      "Promoting independence, self determination, productivity, integration, and inclusion."
    11. Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
      The mission of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities is to provide information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes that will lead to increased independence, productivity, self determination, integration and inclusion (IPSII) for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
    12. Minnesota Partners in Policymaking
      Partners in Policymaking was created in Minnesota by the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities in 1987. Partners is an innovative, competency based leadership training program for adults with developmental disabilities and parents of young children with disabilities. The purpose of the program is twofold: To teach best practices in disability, and to teach the competencies of influencing and communication.
    13. Minnesota Relay
      "Provides telecommunications access for Minnesotans who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech impaired, deaf-blind, or mobility impaired."
    14. Minnesota State Council on Disability
      "Our vision is to be a primary, productive resource on disability related information, providing leadership and promoting innovative policies through effective administrative operations, legislative interaction, and statewide collaboration."
    15. Minnesota State Services for the Blind
      "A branch within the Minnesota Department of Economic Security. It is funded by Federal, State and private dollars. SSB believes that blindness should never stop people from obtaining jobs, participating in training, or in any activities which reflect their potential and interests."
    16. Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council
      "Provides statewide planning and policies necessary to provide Independent Living Services."
    17. Minnesota Telephone Equipment Distribution Program
      The TED Program provides telephone equipment to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, speech impaired or have a physical disability and need adaptive equipment in order to use the phone. The equipment is loaned out at no cost as a long-term loan. Available equipment include Captel phones, light flashing ring signalers, TTYs, amplified telephones, loud ringers, hands free speakerphones and more.
    18. Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation Program
      The Vocational Rehabilitation Program is the state's comprehensive, statewide program that assists persons with significant disabilities to seek, gain, and retain employment.
    19. Minnesota Workforce Center
      Information regarding legislature, job services, state policies, and much more all pertaining to the Minnesota workforce.
    20. Minnesota's Accessability Guidebook
      Provides information accessibility on Minnesota parks, trails, and outdoor activities.

  27. Mississippi

    1. Mississippi Department of Mental Health
      "As the largest state agency in Mississippi, the Department of Mental Health provides a network of opportunities to persons who experience problems with mental illness, alcohol and/or drug abuse/dependence, or who have mental retardation or developmental disabilities. Services are provided through an array of facilities and agencies operated and/or funded by the Department of Mental Health."
    2. Mississippi Department of Mental Health - Alzhei
      "The Division of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementia, established in 1998, is responsible for the development and maintenance of Adult Day Programs for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, and counseling, education and training for family members, caregivers and service providers."
    3. Mississippi Department of Human Services - Divisi
      "With the population of Mississippi living longer and longer each year, specialized services for persons over 60 become increasingly important. The Division of Aging and Adult Services is dedicated to keeping pace with the needs of the state's older citizens and to improving their quality of life."
    4. Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
      A Mississippi governmental rehabilitation service.
    5. Mississippi Division of Medicaid
      "Our mission at the Office of the Governor Division of Medicaid is to promote a caring organization and to treat our beneficiaries, providers, and employees with respect, dignity, honesty and compassion. We strive to provide financial assistance for the provision of quality health services to our beneficiaries with professionalism, integrity, compassion and commitment. We are advocates for, and accountable to the people we serve."
    6. Mississippi Office of Disability Determination Services
      "Funded entirely by the Social Security Administration, the Office of Disability Determination Services provides determinations of disability to thousands of Mississippians each year who apply for Social Security and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The DDS has consistently maintained a high level of performance as measured by the Social Security Administration and has been honored with awards from the Commissioner of Social Security and the Associate Commissioner for the Atlanta region."
    7. Mississippi Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
      "The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation provides services to assist eligible individuals in overcoming the limitations imposed by physical or mental disabilities while maximizing their potential for employment."
    8. Mississippi Office of Vocational Rehabilitation fo
      "The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind serves individuals throughout Mississippi who are blind or visually impaired by providing evaluation, physical restoration services, and job training and placement. These services offered through a variety of special programs are unique in that they are designed to meet the personal and vocational needs specific to those who have severe loss of sight."
    9. Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission
      This site represents the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Information pertaining to worker's compensation is listed here.
    10. North Mississippi Regional Center
      This facility was created for those with developmental disabilities and other disabilities. It is opporated under the Mississippi Department of Mental Health.

  28. Missouri

    1. Learning Disabilities Association of Missouri
      This site provides information regarding policies, programs, and publications for those with learning disabilities in Missouri.
    2. Missouri Center for Innovations in Education
      "Our mission is to provide professional development services and resources for those who ensure all learners achieve their potential."
    3. Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Heari
      "An agency of the state to advocate public policies, regulations, and programs to improve the quality and coordination of existing services for individuals with hearing loss, and to promote new services whenever necessary. To these ends, the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will work with individuals, service providers, organizations, and state agencies as an active force, to better the lives and opportunities of all Missourians with hearing loss."
    4. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
      "This division administers state and federal funds to support services for students and adults with disabilities."
    5. Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relati
      "The Division of Workers' Compensation works with employers and employees regarding workplace injuries and illnesses."
    6. Missouri Department of Mental Health
      "The Department of Mental Health is dedicated to combating the stigma associated with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance addiction."
    7. Missouri Division of General Services: Head Injury
      Information on traunmatic brain injury, resources, and other information.
    8. Missouri Division of Mental Retardation and Develo
      "The division improves the lives of persons with developmental disabilities through programs and services to enable those persons to live independently and productively."
    9. Missouri Division of Special Education
      Information on polocies and schooling opportunities for students requiring special education.
    10. Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      DVR is operated by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and provides services to students with all types of physical or mental impairments. DVR provides transition services that involve planning and preparing for the student’s future employment after he/she exits school.
    11. Missouri DSS- Rehabilitation Services for the Blin
      "Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB) provides services to people with varying degrees of visual impairment, ranging from those who cannot read regular print to those who are totally blind."
    12. Missouri Governor's Council on Disability
      "The Council offers assistance to other state agencies for compliance with all laws regarding persons with disabilities. It maintains communication with disability advocates and service providers to disseminate information and receive feedback on problems affecting people with disabilities in order to recommend policy improvements. The Council aims to promote positive images and protect persons with disabilities through equal access to services and employment opportunities."
    13. Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
      "The Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities is a federally funded, 22-member, consumer-driven council appointed by the Governor. Its mandate is to plan, advocate for, and give advice concerning programs and services for persons with developmental disabilities that will increase their opportunities for independence, productivity, and integration into communities."
    14. Missouri Planning Council- Home of Your Own Initia
      "Missouri HOYO is demonstrating that low-income (below 50% median) people with significant disabilities can be homeowners without relying on human service programs to provide both housing and supports. Our belief is that the need for housing is separate from the need for support; a simple, yet relatively new concept for the disabilities field."
    15. Missouri Speech and Language Hearing Association
      "MSHA serves as the state association representing speech-language pathologists, audiologists, speech, language, and hearing scientists and related personnel associated with organized speech, language, and hearing education and health-care settings. More specifically, to provide leadership, to perform membership services, to advocate rights of people with communication disorders, and to serve as the catalyst for practice innovation toward enabling members to better serve public interest and the profession."
    16. Missouri State Committee of Interpreters
      Information for members and the public regarding the committee, meetings, meeting minutes, and policies.
    17. Missouri State Schools for Severly Handicapped
      "A statewide public school system serving Missouri students with severe disabilities."
    18. Missouri Statewide Independent Living Council
      "The independent living movement is based on the philosophy that people with all types of disabilities should have the same civil rights as those without disabilities. They have a right to control their lives, based on a choice of options that minimizes their reliance on others."
    19. Missouri Telecommunications Access Program
      The Telecommunications Access Program for Telephone (TAP-T) provides access to basic voice telephone calling (both sending and receiving) for individuals with all types of disabilities through the delivery of adaptive telephone equipment. The program provides such equipment as text telephones, voice carry over phones, phone for hearing carry over, amplified phones, Braille phones, hands-free phones and photo phones.
    20. Productive Living Board for St. Louis County Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
      "To provide, within available funds, a planned program of Residential and Vocational services for St. Louis County citizens with developmental disabilities."

  29. Montana

    1. Guide to Montana's Human Rights Laws
      This pages has information on Montana's Discrimination laws, enforcement, issues and filing.
    2. Montana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (MDHHS)
      "MDHHS, a division of the Montana Association of the Deaf, is a nonprofit organization serving the deaf and hard of hearing citizens of Montana with an array of services."
    3. Montana Department of Public Health & Human Servic
      Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services provides information on disability, health policies in Montana and much, much more.
    4. Montana Disability Determination Services (DDS)
      "The Disability Determination Services (DDS) works with the Social Security Administration (SSA) in administering two disability programs. They use the same medical/vocational criteria for both programs for determining eligibility for benefits. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a monthly benefit paid to eligible individuals who cannot work due to serious physical or mental disability. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs based program that provides coverage for adults and children whose income and resources are below a specified level."
    5. Montana Disability Services Division
      "We provide or contract for a wide variety of services including institutional care, residential services, case management and home-based services to families. We are also involved with a variety of employment outcome related services including: counseling and guidance, career training, transportation, adaptive equipment, orientation and mobility services to the blind, rehabilitation teaching services to the blind, independent living services, medical services, job placement, and supported employment. The division also has the responsibility for medical adjudication of all claims for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income."
    6. Montana State Resources Literacy and Learning Disa
      This page has a number of links to government agencies and other organizations dedicated to the advancement of those with learning disabilities.
    7. Montana Telecommunications Access Program
      The Montana Telecommunications Access Program is an agency of the government of Montana that offers assistive equipment and services to Montanans whose disabilities make it hard for them to use the phone.
    8. Montana Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
      "Our mission is to promote work and independence for Montanans with disabilities. Vocational Rehabilitation offers three programs to assist eligible individuals with disabilities."

  30. Nebraska

    1. Answers4Families
      The mission of Answers4Families is: to provide information, opportunities for dialogue, education, and support to Nebraskans with special needs and their families by developing and providing Internet resources, and by encouraging others to do the same.
    2. Nebraska AgrAbility Project
      "Nebraska AgrAbility helps individuals with disabilities overcome barriers to continue in their chosen profession in agriculture. The program collaborates with community professionals to modify farm and ranch operations, adapt equipment, increase farmstead accessibility, provide financial counseling, identify funding sources, and coordinate community Services."
    3. Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Heari
      "The mission of the NCDHH is to improve the quality of life for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people of all ages by providing assistance, advocacy and access to services and information."
    4. Nebraska Department Education: Vocational Rehabili
      "Since 1921, the Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation program has helped people with disabilities join the workforce. Our team of experts provides direct services for employers and people with disabilities that lead to employment."
    5. Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) Special Edu
      Information on regulations, staff, finance, school support, and other pertinent issues relating to special education in Nebraska.
    6. Nebraska Health and Human Services, Disability Pro
      This site contains information Nebraska disability services and policies.
    7. Nebraska HHS Aging Services
      This division of the Department of Health and Human Services offers many useful resources and information to the elderly community of Nebraska.
    8. Nebraska HHS Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology
      Information on board meetings, membership, policies, and applications.
    9. Nebraska HHS Children with Disabilities
      Information on state policies and resources for children with disabilities.
    10. Nebraska HHS Disabled Children's Program
      "The Disabled Children's Program (DCP) provides funding to help families care for their children with disabilities at home. A family focused assessment process determines the need for services."
    11. Nebraska HHS Medically Handicapped Children's Prog
      "Provides family-focused services coordination/case management, specialty medical team evaluations for children in local areas, access to specialty physicians, and payment of treatment services."
    12. Nebraska HHS Rehabilitation Services for the Visua
      "Rehabilitation Services for the Visually Impaired (RSVI) within the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services teaches techniques that enable blind and visually impaired individuals to find employment, achieve maximum independence, and eliminate dependence on public support."
    13. Nebraska HHS Veterans' Homes
      "The focus of the Veterans' Homes is on wellness, and allowing people to live their lives to the fullest through different levels of health care: domiciliary care for people who are ambulatory and need minimal assistance; and both intermediate and skilled nursing care."
    14. Nebraska Library Commission Talking Book & Braille Service
      "The Talking Book & Braille Service provides free books and magazines on cassette and in braille to individuals with a visual or physical condition or a reading disability which limits use of regular print."
    15. Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Disabil
      "The Council focuses on persons who experience a severe disability that occurs before the age of 21, which includes persons with physical disabilities, mental/behavioral health conditions and persons that are served by the current state developmental disabilities system. The Council awards grants to various agencies to address gaps and barriers in the system."
    16. Nebraska Respite Network
      "The purpose of the Nebraska Respite Network is to establish a statewide system for the coordination of respite resources that serve the lifespan."
    17. Nebraska Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Program
      NSTEP provides monetary assistance to persons with disabilities. These persons will then use the financial assistance to aid in the purchasing of specialized telephone equipment such as amplifiers, signaling devices and TTY/TTs.
    18. Nebraska State Rehabilitation Council
      "A consumer controlled council committed to ensuring quality rehabilitation services." This site provides information on the council, members, meeting minutes, and annual reports.
    19. Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation Program
      The Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation program helps people with disabilities join the workforce by providing direct services for employers and people with disabilities that lead to employment.

  31. Nevada

    1. Nevada Assistive Technology Act Program
      Programs coordinated by the Office of Disability Services under the Assistive Technology Act Program include Personal Assistance Services, Personal Assistance Training, the Assistive Technology for Independent Living Program, Assistive Technology Assessments and Training, Relay Nevada, the Equipment Distribution Program, Advocacy and Case Management Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, CARE Loans, the Recycled Equipment Program, the Housing Registry, and Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation.
    2. Nevada Bureau of Disability Adjudication
      "The Bureau of Disability Adjudication evaluates applications from individuals with permanent disabilities to determine if they are eligible for federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)."
    3. Nevada Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
      "Vocational Rehabilitation is a state and federally funded program that helps eligible people with disabilities become employed."
    4. Nevada Department of Education - Office of Special
      "The Office of Special Education, Elementary & Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs of the Nevada Department of Education provides training and technical assistance to school districts, other agencies, parents and other groups to support schools in meeting the needs of learners who are from diverse cultural, language, socioeconomic backgrounds and students who have disabilities. Staff provides oversight to state and federal programs targetted toward these students including NCLB and IDEA as well as the state reform under NERA."
    5. Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
      "DETR OnLine provides a wealth of information about Nevada's premier providers of employment, training and rehabilitative services."
    6. Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
      A protection service for children, youth and families.
    7. Nevada Office of Disability Services
      "The Office of Disability Services provides resources at the community level which promote equal opportunity and life choices for people with disabilities through which they may positively contribute to Nevada society."
    8. Nevada Rehabilitation Division
      This site contains a list of rehabilitation services offered by the Nevada government.
    9. Nevada Rehabilitation Division - Client Assistance
      "The Client Assistance Program can provide information about the benefits and services offered by Vocational Rehabilitation, Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired, State Independent Living Services Program, and Centers for Independent Living."
    10. Pedregal House
      "Caminar/Las Vegas operates Pedregal House as a communal living arrangement for the physically disabled who are at high risk of homelessness and who require minimal supervision and assistance with activities of daily living."

  32. New Hampshire

    1. New Hampshire Client Assistance Program
      "The New Hampshire Client Assistance Program provides information about vocational rehabilitation services; advises clients of their rights and responsibilities; investigates complaints; helps resolve problems; and represents clients at administrative reviews and fair hearings."
    2. New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights
      Information on regulations, state policies, and other useful resources for New Hampshire resodents with disabilities.
    3. New Hampshire Department of Education- Special Education
      Information on the state's "No Child Left Behind" program, as well as policies, schools, and other useful special education information.
    4. New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
      "More than 140 programs and services are individually represented on this website with six minimum information categories for each program or service: ABOUT US, CONTACT INFO, ELIGIBILITY, FAQs, LAWS-RULES-POLICIES, and a LIBRARY."
    5. New Hampshire Developmental Disabilities Services
      "Project RESPONSE is a collaborative effort of the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire; the New Hampshire Division of Behavioral Health; Dartmouth Medical School; and the New Hampshire Division of Developmental Services, which is the lead agency."
    6. New Hampshire HHS Ombudsman Office
      "The Ombudsman Office assists clients, employees and members of the public to resolve disagreements related to matters within the jurisdiction of DHHS."
    7. New Hampshire Independent Living Program
      Provides referral, information, accessible travel, advocacy, home modification, and other services to those who qualify for services.
    8. New Hampshire State Library Talking Books Program
      The Talking Book Program offers free brailles and audio versions of print materials for New Hampshire residents who are physically unable to see, handle or process printed material.
    9. New Hampshire State Veterans Council
      "The mission of the State Veterans Council (SVC) is to assist veterans who are residents of New Hampshire or their dependents in securing all benefits or preferences to which they may be entitled under any state or federal laws or regulations."
    10. New Hampshire Telecommunication Equipment Distribution Program
      NH TEDP assists individuals who experience difficulties using regular phones in obtaining phones that can accommodate their needs.
    11. New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation
      The mission of NHVR is to assist eligible New Hampshire citizens with disabilities in securing suitable employment and financial and personal independence by providing rehabilitation services.
    12. NH State Board of Education- Services for the Deaf
      The Program provides leadership and direction to students who are deaf and hard of hearing, reviews, updates and implements the state plan for the deaf and hard of hearing, administers the equipment loan program, participates in the screening of sign language interpreters, among many other services assisting deaf and hard of hearing students.

  33. New Jersey

    1. Assistive Listening Technology Loan Program
      The Assistive Listening Technology Loan Program provides FM amplification systems for use by New Jersey residents who are deaf or hard of hearing. The ALD Lending Library has two types of FM systems available: a Personal FM System, and a Wide Area FM System. The personal system can also be used in conjunction with a conference microphone. The wide area system can use its own microphone, or the sound system in an auditorium or other facility can be plugged directly into it. Neckloops and patch cords are available for connecting these systems to a hearing aid or cochlear implant. The loan program is run through eleven regional libraries, called Regional Resource Centers for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, one of which is the NJ Library for the Blind and Handicapped in Trenton. The program is a joint effort of the NJLBH and the New Jersey Division of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing.
    2. Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
      "The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Program was established by legislation to provide financial assistance for New Jersey families whose children have experienced an illness or condition which is not otherwise covered by insurance, State or Federal programs, or other sources such as fund raising. The following incurred expenses will be considered and may be eligible for payment / reimbursement if found reasonable. The categories include, but are not limited to: specialized pediatric ambulatory care; addictions/mental health services; acute or specialized hospital care, both in and outpatient; physician care in all settings; medical equipment or disposable medical supplies; pharmaceuticals; medically related home modifications and medical transportation; home health care; experimental medical treatment or pharmaceuticals following special review."
    3. Nevada Division of Disability Services (DDS)
      "The Division of Disability Services administers programs that allow people with different types of disabilities to live more independently in the community and in many cases avoid the need to move into an institution."
    4. New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually I
      "The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI), established in 1910, is one of the oldest continually operating agencies in New Jersey state government. Its wide range of educational services for children, vocational rehabilitation services for older teens and adults and independent living services for people of all ages are available to the estimated 140,000 people in New Jersey who are blind or visually impaired."
    5. New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
      "The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities, originally sanctioned as the New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council, is authorized by the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and New Jersey state law to promote systems change, coordinate advocacy and research for 1.2 million residents with developmental and other disabilities."
    6. New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Service
      This site has information on governmental services for the aging in New Jersey.
    7. New Jersey Department of Human Services - Disabili
      "The New Jersey Department of Human Services works in partnership with families, consumers, advocacy groups, service providers and state and municipal officials throughout the state to ensure that the rights of people with disabilities are protected and that they and their families have access to quality programs and services that meet their needs. Services include, but are not limited to, the provision of health care for people with special needs, community living, employment-related and day programs, community-based mental health and in-patient care for both children and adults with emotional and behavioral problems, and assistive technological devices for people who are blind or deaf."
    8. New Jersey Department of Labor - Division of Vocat
      This is the official site for the New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
    9. New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities
      "The Division of Developmental Disabilities serves more than 33,000 people with developmental disabilities. These include disabilities such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injuries and certain neurological impairments."
    10. New Jersey Division of Disability Determination Services
      "The New Jersey Division of Disability Determination Services is responsible for the adjudication of disability claims filed by the residents of New Jersey for both Social Security Disability Insurance (Title II) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (Title XVI). Title II Disability Insurance provides cash benefits for those disabled workers (and their dependents) who have contributed to the Social Security trust fund through tax on their earnings. Title XVI SSI provides monthly payments to aged, blind and disabled people with limited income and resources. To qualify for disability benefits under these programs, you must have a medically determinable impairment that is expected to keep you from doing any substantial work for at least a year or result in death."
    11. New Jersey Division of Family Health Services - Ea
      "The Early Intervention System, under the Division of Family Health Services, implements New Jersey's statewide system of services for infants and toddlers, birth to age three, with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families."
    12. New Jersey Division of Family Health Services - Se
      "Special Child, Adult and Early Intervention Services attempts to be sure that children receive quality services that will prevent or reduce the effects of a developmental delay, chronic illness or behavioral disorder."
    13. New Jersey Division of Housing and Community Resou
      This New Jersey governmental department strives to create affordable living spaces and communities for all.
    14. New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
      "The Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) administers state-and federally-funded health insurance programs for certain groups of low- and moderate-income people."
    15. New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services - De
      "The Division of Mental Health Services (DMHS) serves adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses and children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. Central to the Division's mission is the fact that these individuals are entitled to dignified and meaningful lives."
    16. New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearin
      "DDHH administers New Jersey's primary sign language interpreter referral service,responds to thousands of requests for assistance through its information and referral hotline each year, publishes a monthly newsletter and other resource information and distributes Text Telephone equipment, Voice Carryover Phones and Smoke Detectors."
    17. New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
      "The mission of the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services is to enable individuals with disabilities to achieve employment outcomes consistent with their strengths, priorities, needs, abilities and capabilities."
    18. New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped
      The Library for the Blind and Handicapped provides informational and recreational books in Braille,cassette, and large print. The Library's collection has more than 60,000 book titles and 76 periodicals available. Books by authors such as Danelle Steel, Nora Roberts and Dick Francis, to name a few, are available. Machines for playing the recorded materials are available on loan from the Library. Audiovision, the Library's radio reading service, is available to registered residents in New Jersey.
    19. New Jersey Office of Recreation
      "The Office of Recreation's mission is to expand the number and diversity of recreational programs for the disabled, and to help ensure the professionalism of the people who run recreation programs. The Office provides financial support for the Special Olympics and local recreation initiatives for the disabled. And it carries out the annual, voluntary certification program for recreation administrators and recreation supervisors."
    20. New Jersey Ticket to Work
      "Ticket to Work is a program that allows certain employed people with permanent disabilities, whose earnings are too high for them to qualify otherwise for Medicaid coverage, to receive full New Jersey Medicaid benefits."
    21. New Jersy Office of Disabilities Management
      The official website of the New Jersy Office of Disabilities Management.

  34. New Mexico

    1. New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department
      "Our mission is to achieve the highest quality of life for older persons and their families by enhancing autonomy, health, economic well-being, community involvement and personal responsibility."
    2. New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
      "It is the mission of the New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons to create awareness of, and to provide advocacy and ensure equal accessibility for deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing persons in the State of New Mexico."
    3. New Mexico Commission for the Blind
      "The mission of the New Mexico Commission for the Blind is to encourage and enable blind citizens of New Mexico to achieve vocational, economic and social equality." This site provides relevent agency information.
    4. New Mexico Department of Education
      Information on news, legislature, policies, schools, administrative personnel, services, etc.
    5. New Mexico Department of Education, Special Educat
      Information on schools, policies, parent resources, applications, etc.
    6. New Mexico Department of Health
      "The mission of the New Mexico Department of Health is to promote health and sound health policy, prevent disease and disability, improve health services systems and assure that essential public health functions and safety net services are available to New Mexicans."
    7. New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      The mission of the New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is to encourage and assist the efforts of New Mexicans with disabilities to reach their goals for working and living in their communities.
    8. New Mexico Governor's Committee on Concerns of the Handicapped
      "Our mission is to remove architectural and attitudinal barriers to the full and equal participation and integration of persons with disabilities into society through education, training, building code development, advocacy and legislation."
    9. New Mexico Human Services Department
      "To assist New Mexicans in improving their well being and moving toward self sufficiency by planning, leading and coordinating an integrated network of public and private support."
    10. New Mexico Learning Disabilities Association (NM-L
      "A nonprofit volunteer organization affiliated with the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDAA). LDAA gives support and information to persons with learning disabilities, parents, teachers, and other professionals through 50 state affiliates and 800 local units."
    11. New Mexico Protection and Advocacy
      "We are advocates working together with people who have disabilities in promoting and protecting their legal and service rights." New Mexico Protection and Advocacy operates the Client Assistance Program (CAP). CAP helps persons with disabilities who have concerns about agencies in New Mexico that provide vocational rehabilitation or independent living services.
    12. New Mexico School for the Deaf
      "The school provides educational and support services to all deaf and hard-of-hearing children from birth to age 22 through the main campus, satellite preschool programs and Parent/Infant Programs. The Educational Resource Center on Deafness (ERCD) provides service to local school districts that serve the deaf and hard-of-hearing students and professionals working with the deaf. The school also provides comprehensive assessment services: audiological, educational, speech, language, socioemotional, vocational, and occupational and physical therapy."
    13. New Mexico State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
      The LBPH is responsible for meeting the reading and information needs of more than 4000 New Mexico citizens who are blind, visually impaired, physically handicapped, or reading disabled. These needs are met by providing books, magazines, and other material in alternate format (cassette, Braille, and electronic text), playback equipment, and some production of print materials in alternative media. The collection contains more than 44,000 titles and 290,000 volumes on a wide variety of subjects.
    14. New Mexico Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
      The Accessible Technology Unit was established by the New Mexico Legislature in Chapter 54 of the Laws of 1993. The purpose of the program is to distribute telecommunications equipment designed for deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind. Equipment is distributed to qualified applicants living in New Mexico. Recipients may keep the equipment as long as they live in this state. Generally, any individual who has a hearing loss that prevents the normal use of the telephone, who lives in New Mexico, and who meets certain income limits, is eligible for participation in the program. (Equipment is distributed for residential use only. Businesses and public accommodations are not eligible.)
    15. New Mexico Veterans' Service Commission
      "The New Mexico Veterans' Service Commission is a statewide, community-service program that helps ensure all New Mexico Veterans and their families receive the benefits and services they deserve."
    16. Project SUCCEED
      Project SUCCEED assists SSI beneficiaries and SSDI recipients in New Mexico in moving from dependence on public assistance to independence and self-sufficiency through benefits counseling and employment services.

  35. New York

    1. New York Major Advocacy Programs
      This site is a list of the advocacy programs in the New York government for those with disabilities.
    2. New York Partnership for Long Term Care
      "The New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care (the Partnership) is a unique and innovative program that combines private long-term care insurance and Medicaid to help New Yorkers prepare financially for the possibility of needing nursing home or home care. The program allows New Yorkers to protect their assets while remaining eligible for Medicaid if their long-term care needs exceed the period covered by their private insurance policy."
    3. New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
      The New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities is an independent, New York State government agency charged with improving the quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities. As the successor agency to the former NYS Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled and NYS Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities, the CQCAPD serves as an advocate and a resource for individuals of all ages with all types of disabilities.
    4. New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning
      "The DDPC is responsible for developing new ways to improve the delivery of services and supports to New Yorkers with developmental disabilities and their families. The Council focuses on community involvement, employment, recreation and housing issues faced by New Yorkers with developmental disabilities and their families."
    5. New York State Early Intervention Program
      "The New York State Early Intervention Program offers a variety of therapeutic and support services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, including, family training, counseling, home visits, and parent support groups; special instruction, speech pathology and audiology; occupational therapy; physical therapy; psychological services; service coordination; nursing services; nutrition services; social work services; vision services; and assistive technology devices and services."
    6. New York State Education Department - Special Educ
      "Our mission is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York."
    7. New York State Office of Mental Retardation and De
      "OMRDD's Mission is to coordinate and provide services for people with developmental disabilities and their families and to conduct research into the causes and prevention of developmental disabilities."
    8. New York State Vocational Rehabilitation Services
      Vocational Rehabilitation Services are designed to ensure that individuals with disabilities have opportunities to work in jobs integrated within their communities.
    9. New York Vocational and Educational Services for I
      This site has "technical assistance, information and referral services for children and adults with disabilities and professional development."
    10. Public Advocate for the City of New York
      "The Public Advocate is responsible for reporting the failure of any City agency or official to comply with the New York City Charter. The office also monitors the effectiveness of the City's public information and education efforts about citywide initiatives."

  36. North Carolina

    1. North Carolina Association of Radio Reading Services
      "NCARRS is formed by representatives of the reading service providers located in North Carolina to provide a forum and platform to address the needs of the blind and print impaired population of the state and how the NCARRS constituate member organizations can provide the best reading services in support of their needs."
    2. North Carolina Client Assistance Program
      "Established as part of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the North Carolina Client Assistance Program (CAP) is a federally funded program designed to assist individuals with disabilities in understanding and using rehabilitation services."
    3. North Carolina Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
      "All Deaf and Hard of Hearing people have a right to equal access to community and educational services and to resources which provide them opportunities to become self-sufficient and productive citizens of North Carolina. Given that belief, the North Carolina Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing functions to promote the development of full access to a quality life for North Carolina's Deaf and Hard of Hearing People."
    4. North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
      The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) is part of a national network of organizations that assist people with developmental disabilities.we are funded through the US Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD). The NCCDD receives federal funds from the U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities through the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Its 34 members, appointed by the governor, decide how those funds will be used, based on a Five-Year Plan.
    5. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
      NCDHHS "protects the public health, fosters self-reliance and helps the vulnerable. We work in local offices, schools and hospitals, building a stronger North Carolina by strengthening our citizens in all 100 counties."
    6. North Carolina DHHS Division of Services for the Blind
      "Since 1935, the mission of the North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind has been to empower individuals who are blind or visually impaired to achieve their maximum potential through services provided by competent and caring professionals."
    7. North Carolina DHHS Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
      "The division provides a broad range of services for children and adults, their families and the professionals who serve them. The division also provides interpreter services, advocacy, access to technology and coordination of human services for the deaf and hard of hearing."
    8. North Carolina Division of Aging
      All kinds of valuable elderly resources and information in North Carolina.
    9. North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developm
      "The Division makes policies and monitors public services and supports to people with mental illness, developmental disabilities or substance abuse throughout North Carolina. Services and supports are provided through local programs statewide."
    10. North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
      Vocational Rehabilitation Services provide North Carolinians with disabilities economic and other supports to help them achieve and maintain optimal self-sufficiency and independence.
    11. North Carolina Governor Morehead School for the Bl
      "The School serves children who are blind or visually impaired at the campus and through its satellite locations throughout the state. It provides a free, public education and other services that address the social, physical, intellectual and emotional aspects of the total development of children with visual impairments."
    12. North Carolina Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities
      North Carolina Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities was the Protection & Advocacy System for North Carolina until the Protection & Advocacy System was redesignated to Carolina Legal Assistance (CLA), effective July 1, 2007.
    13. North Carolina Network of Assistive Technology Equ
      "A coordinated effort to loan assistive technology equipment to North Carolinians with disabilities, their families, and their service providers. The goal of this statewide network is to increase accessibility to adaptive devices by linking existing equipment loan programs via the World Wide Web."
    14. North Carolina Office on Disability and Health
      "The NC Office on Disability and Health (NCODH) works to promote the health and wellness of persons with disabilities in North Carolina through an integrated program of policy, practice and research."
    15. North Carolina Office on the Americans with Disabi
      "The office is promoting compliance with the ADA through training, technical assistance and the establishment of an alternative dispute resolution process."
    16. North Carolina Public Schools, Exceptional Childre
      "The mission of the Exceptional Children Division is to assure that students with disabilities and those who are academically or intellectually gifted develop mentally, physically, emotionally and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education in the least restrictive environment."
    17. North Carolina TASH
      "We have created this site to bring you state and federal news, including information regarding national â??bestâ? and innovative practices; and to promote advocacy efforts toward equality, opportunity and inclusion for people with disabilities."
    18. North Carolina Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
      "The Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (TEDP) provides specialized telephone equipment at no charge to financially qualifying residents of North Carolina who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, or Speech Impaired. Currently available equipment includes text telephones (TTYs or TDDs), amplified telephones, hearing aids with t-coil technology, large visual display telephones, voice-carryover telephones, electrolarynx, and speech aid equipment."

  37. North Dakota

    1. Mental Health Association in North Dakota
      "This site is intended to provide information on community and other services for and issues regarding the seriously mentally ill for individuals, families and professionals (i.e., psychiatrists, psychologists), event schedules, and news about new efforts to help from psychiatry and psychology."
    2. North Dakota Deafblind Services Project
      "The mission of the project is to improve the education and services for children with deafblindness and their families in North Dakota. We accomplish this through training, mentorship, resource dissemination, and technical assistance."
    3. North Dakota Department of Health
      This is the official website of the North Dakota Department of Health.
    4. North Dakota Department of Human Services - Aging
      "Provides programs and services to support older adults and persons with physical disabilities in their effort to live safely and productively in the least restrictive appropriate setting."
    5. North Dakota Department of Human Services - Disabi
      "Disability Services was formed in July 1996, through the merging of the Division of Developmental Disabilities and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation."
    6. North Dakota Department of Public Instruction - Sp
      "The Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to enforce all state statutes and federal regulations pertaining to the establishment and maintenance of public schools and related programs, supervise the ND Schools for the Deaf and Blind, and the State Library, operate the Department of Public Instruction efficiently and effectively, expand the delivery options that increase educational opportunities for all North Dakota citizens, evaluate and communicate educational policy and vision to all North Dakota residents and serve as an advocate for adequate financial resources to support public education."
    7. North Dakota Rehabilitation Consulting & Services
      RCS provides training and employment services to eligible individuals with physical or mental impairments so they can become and remain employed.
    8. North Dakota School for the Deaf
      A public school for the deaf and hard of hearing students in North Dakota.
    9. North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabi
      "The Council advocates for policy changes that promote choice, independence, productivity and inclusion for all North Dakotans with developmental disabilities. The Council supports projects and activities that maximize opportunities in these areas for consumers and families."

  38. Ohio

    1. Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and De
      "We are pleased to tell you about the Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and the services we offer to individuals with disabilities and their families."
    2. Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation and Devel
      "Advocating for everyone to live, learn, work, play, worship and participate as equal citizens."
    3. Medina County Board of Mental Retardation & Develo
      The purpose of the Medina County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities is to "provide quality programs, services, and supports that enable individuals with mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities to live, learn, work, and socialize as they choose."
    4. Ohio Association of County Boards of Mental Retard
      "The OACBMRDD is a non-profit organization specializing in providing information, continuing education, and legislative liaiason to Ohio's 88 county MR/DD Boards."
    5. Ohio Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
      "The Bureau promotes early identification of children with handicapping conditions and treatment of those children by appropriate health care providers. Major components of the program include: conducting quality assurance activities to establish standards of care and to determine unmet needs of children with handicaps and their families; funding services for the diagnosis and treatment of medically eligible conditions; collaborating with public health nurses and local health departments to assist in increasing access to care; supporting service coordination for children with selected diagnoses; and assisting families to access and utilize appropriate sources of payment for services for their child."
    6. Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
      "The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) provides services leading to employment for people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities."
    7. Ohio Department of Aging
      "The Ohio Department of Aging serves and represents nearly 2 million Ohioans age 60 and older. The Departmentâ??s role is to advocate for the needs of all older citizens. The emphasis is on improving the quality of life for older Ohioans, helping senior citizens live active, healthy and independent lives, and promoting positive attitudes toward aging and older people."
    8. Ohio Department of Health
      This is the official site for the Ohio Department of Health.
    9. Ohio Department of Mental Health
      "The primary mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health is to ensure that quality mental health care is available in communities to all Ohioans, particularly individuals with serious mental illness."
    10. Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developm
      "This web site has been designed as part of our commitment to people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities, their families, the professional staff who support them, their neighbors, their friends, and anyone committed to supporting and advocating for individuals with special needs."
    11. Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC)
      "The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council is one of a national network of state councils, committed to self-determination and community inclusion for people with developmental disabilities."
    12. Ohio Family and Children First
      This is a governmental project dedicated to the betterment of family life, development and services in Ohio.
    13. Ohio Governor's Council on People with Disabilitie
      The purpose of the Ohio Governor's Council on People with Disabilities is to "advise the Governor and General Assembly on statewide disability issues; educate and advocate for; partnerships at the local, state and national level; promotion of equality, access and independence; development of employment opportunities; promote the value of diversity, dignity and the quality of life for people with disabilities; be a catalyst to create systemic change promoting awareness of disability-related issues that will ultimately benefit all citizens of Ohio."
    14. Ohio Industries for the Handicapped, Inc. (OIH)
      "OIH is the central nonprofit corporation who's mission is to employ Ohio's adult citizens with disabilities by securing state and local government contracts."
    15. Ohio Legal Rights Service
      "Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) is an independent state agency and the federally designated Protection and Advocacy (P & A) agency and Client Assistance Program (CAP) for Ohio. The mission of this agency is to protect and advocate the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities. OLRS' goal is to enable people with disabilities to realize self-determination, equality of opportunity, and full participation."
    16. Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council
      The Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) is committed to promoting a philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and systems advocacy, in order to maximize leadership, empowerment, independence, productivity and to support full inclusion and integration of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.
    17. Special Education in Community/Charter Schools in
      This site has information on charter school and special education in Ohio.

  39. Oklahoma

    1. Early Intervention/SoonerStart
      "SoonerStart is Oklahoma's early intervention program, and is designed to meet the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities from birth to three and their families. SoonerStart is an interagency program with collaboration between the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma Department of Health, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. The Oklahoma State Department of Education serves as the lead agency for this program."
    2. Mental Health Association in Oklahoma County
      "The Mental Health Association in Oklahoma County is a citizenâ??s organization concerned with all aspects of mental health and mental illness. The Association is dedicated to the promotion of mental health and the improved care and treatment of persons with mental illnesses and disabilities; working for improved methods in mental health research, prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment and establishment of needed community services."
    3. Oklahoma Client Assistance Program
      CAP is an advocacy program for applicants and clients of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Centers for Independent Living (CIL) and other programs authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
    4. Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance
      This site has "information on the services we make available for Oklahomans affected by mental illness, substance abuse, and domestic violence or sexual assault.."
    5. Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
      DRS "helps employers recruit qualified employees [with disabilities] who really want to work. We assist students, parents and educational staff in public schools, as well as those attending our residential schools. DRS also determines medical eligibility for Social Security disability benefits and operates dozens of programs that help Oklahomans lead more independent, productive lives."
    6. Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council
      This is the official website for the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council.
    7. Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Services Division
      "DDSD offers a wide array of services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Services are individualized to meet each person's needs. DDSD services are funded through Medicaid Home and Community Based Waivers (HCBW) and through state funds."
    8. Oklahoma Independent Living Services
      "The Independent Living Services program assists consumers who have a strong potential to leave institutions as a result of independent living assistance and those who require services if they are to remain successfully in their own homes. The goals are to help Oklahomans with severe disabilities live more independently and participate more actively in home and community activities."
    9. Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
      "The library provides free services to Oklahomans who are blind, visually impaired, learning disabled, or have a physical limitation that makes it difficult to use regular printed matter. Reading materials on cassette or in braille and the equipment needed to read these materials are provided and maintained at no cost to the patron."
    10. Oklahoma Office of Handicapped Concerns
      "The Office of Handicapped Concerns (OHC) provides accurate and timely information, referral and advocacy. We act as an intermediary to persons with disabilities and provide services for those with disabilities."
    11. Oklahoma Special Education Policies and Procedures
      "This is the Policies and Procedures Manual for Special Education in Oklahoma, as approved in July 2002 by the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs."
    12. Oklahoma State Department of Health
      "The Oklahoma State Department of Health, through its system of local health services delivery, is ultimately responsible for protecting and improving the public's health status through strategies that focus on preventing disease. Four major service branches, Community Health Services, Family Health Services, Disease & Prevention Services and Protective Health Services, provide technical support and administrative guidance to 69 county health departments."
    13. Oklahoma Statewide Independent Living Council
      "Our mission is to provide the leadership in guiding the state's planning process for independent living services so that needed services are available statewide."
    14. Oklahoma's University Center for Excellence on Dev
      "Oklahoma's UCE works with people in communities and organizations across the state to ensure the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities and their families in all aspects of community life."
    15. Redlands Partners
      The Redlands Partners are composed of the Center for Learning and Leadership, the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council and the Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc. which provide services to people with developmental disabilities in Oklahoma.

  40. Oregon

    1. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Program
      DHHAP is a small program that several departments of Oregon state government depend on to monitor and develop their ADA compliance for clients, employees, and constituents who are deaf, hard of hearing, and late-deafened. DHHAP is responsible to ensure that employees and clients of these agencies get communication access to the products and services.
    2. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
      "The bureau investigates charges of discrimination and claims for unpaid wages. BOLI also oversees the state's apprenticeship and training program."
    3. Oregon Department of Education - Autism Spectrum Disorder
      This site links to the Office of Special Education's resources "to help children with autism benefit from the educational opportunities available in their communities, specialized support is provided through regional services in cooperation with local school districts, families and community agencies."
    4. Oregon Department of Education - Office of Special
      "Welcome to the Office of Special Education website! The OSE is responsible to ensure that students with disabilities and those who are talented and gifted benefit from an enhanced education system - the Oregon Advantage."
    5. Oregon Department of Education- Office of Professional Technical Education
      "The Office of Professional Technical Education (OPTE) provides leadership in coordinating professional technical instruction, academic content, and career-related learning experiences to prepare secondary (grades 9-12) and postsecondary (community college and higher education) students for further education and entrance into the workforce."
    6. Oregon Department of Human Services - People with
      "Disability issues range from disability awareness to the support systems that provide services to thousands of Oregonians needing assistance. Whether you are a consumer, a service provider or a friend of a person with a disability the material in this section of the DHS site will provide practical information and tips on many issues faced by people with disabilities and their family and friends."
    7. Oregon Department of Human Services - Seniors (DHS
      "In this section of the DHS Web we offer information about aging, health care in the later years, receiving and providing caregiving services, caregiving received in your own home as well as in community facilities; how to get legal, housing, food and financial help; and support and advocacy for older Oregonians."
    8. Oregon Disabilities Commission
      "The Oregon Disabilities Commission was created by the Legislative Assembly in 1985. The Commission was created to advocate on behalf of Oregonians with disabilities."
    9. Oregon Disability Services
      "Disability Services provides leadership and programs for persons with disabilities to enhance their independence, dignity, choice and well being."
    10. Oregon Family Health Insurance Assistance Program
      "The Family Health Insurance Assistance Program (FHIAP) helps Oregon families afford the protection and benefits of a health insurance plan. FHIAP subsidizes the purchase of health insurance for qualified, uninsured Oregonians by paying a large part of their health insurance premiums. This helps families and individuals obtain health insurance, maybe for the first time ever."
    11. Oregon Insurance Division
      This is the official website of the Oregon Insurance Division.
    12. Oregon Medical Insurance Pool (OMIP)
      "The Oregon Medical Insurance Pool (OMIP) provides medical insurance coverage for all Oregonians who are unable to obtain medical insurance because of health conditions. OMIP also provides health benefit portability coverage to Oregonians who have exhausted COBRA benefits and have no other portability options available to them."
    13. Oregon Office of Mental Health & Addiction Service
      The mission statement of the Oregon Office of Mental Health & Addiction Services is to "assist people to become independent, healthy and safe by promoting mental health and optimal treatment of mental illness and emotional disorders."
    14. Oregon Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
      OVRS is a statewide resource for people with disabilities and is part of the Department of Human Services. We assist individuals with disabilities in getting and keeping a job. OVRS works in partnership with the community and businesses to develop employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
    15. Oregon Office on Disability and Health
      "The Oregon Office on Disability and Health is a Program to Promote the Health and Wellness of Oregonians with Disabilities."
    16. Oregon Project for Services to Children and Youth Who Are Deafblind
      "The Oregon Project for Services to Children & Youth Who Are Deafblind (Oregon Deafblind Project), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is coordinated through the Oregon Department of Education. This program provides technical assistance in support of mandated early intervention and special education services to children and youth who are deafblind from birth through age 21. Technical assistance and support is provided to IEP Teams serving students who are deafblind to implement the highly specialized services needed in the provision of a free, appropriate, public education for learners who are deafblind residing in Oregon."
    17. Oregon School for the Blind
      A school for blind students in Oregon.
    18. Oregon State Library Talking Book and Braille Services
      TBABS's mission is "to enhance the quality of life for print-disabled Oregonians through reading. TBABS is committed to deliver,in partnership with libraries and other agencies, the best possible library service to all eligible Oregonians."
    19. Oregon Telecommunication Devices Access Program
      TDAP purchases and loans (at no cost to eligible recipients) special telecommunication devices to Oregonians who are deaf, hearing- and/or speech-impaired, or who have other physical disabilities that would prevent them from using a telephone. Special telecommunication devices such as a TTY (text telephone), visual signal, large visual display, telebraille, remote-controlled speaker phone and voice-activated cellular phone are distributed under the program.

  41. Pennsylvania

    1. Accessible PA
      "Accessible PA combines the latest information on programs and services in one convenient site for people of all ages with disabilities, as well as their families and support providers... You will find information on a variety of programs and services for Pennsylvanians with disabilities - such as programs for education, housing, transportation, vocational rehabilitation, employment, health care, home and community-based services, and child-specific services."
    2. Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
      "The Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS) provides a variety of specialized, rehabilitative and prevention of blindness services in all sixty-seven counties to residents who are blind or visually impaired."
    3. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare - Mental Retardation Services
      "The mental retardation system is evolving from a predominately facility-based system, comprised of large public and private residential facilities, to a flexible and dynamic system of community supports and services tailored to the needs of persons living in the community which include community residential and day support services which are either administered or operated by county MH/MR programs; contracted private residential intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation (ICF/MR) services."
    4. Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council
      "We envision a Commonwealth in which all citizens have valued roles, are appreciated for their contributions and are linked together in mutuality and interdependence."
    5. Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Transportation Program
      "The Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) administers the provision of non-emergency medical transportation services to Medical Assistance clients who cannot meet their own transportation needs. MATP funds are allocated to the counties to provide these services. Sixty-six counties accept responsibility for administering the program, and the Department contracts for services in the remaining county."
    6. Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Heari
      "Our offices provide information, referral and advocacy to adults and children who are deaf or hard of hearing, their employers, relatives, friends, physicians, lawyers and counselors."
    7. Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
      The mission of the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is "to expand and strengthen employment outcomes, independence, and specialized services for Pennsylvanians with disabilities."
    8. Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council
      "The Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council is a statewide citizens group created to advise the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) about how well its programs and services match the needs of people with disabilities. Fifty percent of the Rehabilitation Council members are either persons with disabilities or have family members who are persons with disabilities."
    9. Pennsylvania Telecommunication Device Distribution Program
      TDDP provides specialized equipment, without charge, to eligible Pennsylvanians with disabilities that impede independent access to telephone services.
    10. Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
      The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Education working in partnership with families and local education agencies to support programs and services to improve learning and achievement for students with disabilities. PaTTAN has three regional offices, with locations in King of Prussia and Harrisburg, in addition to Pittsburgh. These offices develop training courses, offer technical assistance, and provide resources to build the skills of intermediate unit and school personnel, in order to improve student achievement. Each regional office serves specific intermediate units.
    11. Philadelphia Developmental Disabilities Corporation
      "Through our experienced, diversified staff, PDDC provides quality services for men and women, aged 18 and up, who have disabilities or age-related frailties. Programs range from vocational and employment in Albert Teti Developmental Services, to senior citizen support through the John & Beverly Anello Adult Day Health Center, to creative arts therapies in the George & Esther Horowitz Cultural Center."
    12. Scranton State School for the Deaf
      "The Scranton State School for the Deaf (SSSD) is the proud 119 year old home of the Bears, Pennsylvania's only state-owned and operated school for the deaf and a part of the Pennsylvania Department of Education."
    13. Special Kids Network
      The Pennsylvania Department of Health's Special Kids Network is a free statewide service dedicated to assisting families of children with special needs. Through a collaboration of six regional offices throughout Pennsylvania, a combination of information & referral services and community systems development enables families to obtain needed services.

  42. Puerto Rico

    1. Oficina del Procurador de las Personas con Impedimentos
      Programas de la Oficina del Procurador de las Personas con Impedimentos: Comité del Gobernador Pro-Empleo de las Personas con Impedimentos; Programa de Información y Referido (PIR); Programa de Asistencia al Cliente de Rehabilitación Vocacional (CAP); Programa de Protección y Defensa de los Derechos de las Personas con Deficiencias en el Desarrollo (PADD); Programa de Protección y Defensa de los Derechos de las Personas con Condiciones Mentales (PAIMI); Programa de Protección y Defensa de los Derechos de las Personas con Impedimentos (PAIR); Programa de Protección y Defensa de los Beneficiarios del Seguro Social (PABSS); Protección y Defensa de las Personas con Lesión Cerebral Traumática (TBIPA); Protección y Defensa de los Derechos de los electores con Impedimentos (HAVA/PA).
    2. Puerto Rico Client Assistance Program
      "Este Programa fue creado por virtud de la Ley Pública 93-112, conocida como la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, para proteger, orientar y asesorar a las personas con impedimentos sobre los derechos que le cobijan al cliente de la Administración de Rehabilitación."
    3. Puerto Rico Vocational Rehabilitation Administration

  43. Rhode Island

    1. Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Program
      "The Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Program provides equipment to qualified individuals who have hearing and/or speech impairments, or who suffer from neuromuscular damage or disease, to enable them to use the telephone."
    2. Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Fam
      "The Department was established by the state legislature in 1980 by merging children's programs previously administered by 4 different state agencies. The Director of DCYF is also a member of the RI Children's Cabinet, which addresses cross-departmental issues relating to childrenâ??s needs and services."
    3. Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs
      "The DEA was established in 1977, under RI General Law 42-66-1 in response to the growing needs of Rhode Island's older population. DEA is the state's primary agency devoted to the development, implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive system of community-based programs and services for seniors. The Department is also designated as the state's single planning and service area agency on aging under the provisions of The Older Americans Act."
    4. Rhode Island Department of Health - Disability and Health Program
      "The Disability and Health Program is funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Center on Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, and Disability & Health."
    5. Rhode Island Department of Human Services and the
      "The goal of the Office of Rehabilitation Services is to assist people with disabilities to become employed and to live independently in the community. In order to achieve this goal, we work in partnership with the State Rehabilitation Council, our customers, staff and community."
    6. Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardat
      "It is our mission to develop a community of relationships and resources which provides everyone the opportunity to be included in the ordinary fabric of our society. MHRH is the means by which the people of Rhode Island translate respect and compassion for people with disabilities into responsible action."
    7. Rhode Island Governor's Commission on Disabilities
      This is the official website of the Rhode Island Governor's Commission on Disabilities.
    8. Rhode Island Office of Rehabilitation Services
      The goal of the Office of Rehabilitation Services is to assist people with disabilities to become employed and to live independently in the community. In order to achieve this goal, we work in partnership with the State Rehabilitation Council, our customers, staff and community.

  44. South Carolina

    1. BabyNet
      BabyNet, South Carolina's early intervention program, provides services to infants and toddlers, birth to three years of age, with developmental delays or diagnosed disabilities.
    2. Disabilities Board of Charleston County
      "The Disabilities Board of Charleston County is part of a state-wide network of County Disabilities boards contracted by the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN) to provide services and supports to people with mental retardation, autism, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, and related disabilities."
    3. Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
      "Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. (P&A) is mandated by state and federal law to protect the rights of people with disabilities in South Carolina. P&A promotes this mandate by enabling individuals to advocate for themselves, by speaking on their behalf when they have been discriminated against or denied a service to which they are entitled, and by promoting policies and services which respect their choices."
    4. South Carolina Client Assistance Program
      "The Client Assistance Program can help solve problems with rehabilitation services for clients of Vocational Rehabilitation, Commission for the blind, and the Independent Living Council. CAP serves as an advocate for customers and works to ensure quality services for those customers. CAP helps clients understand rules, regulations, and procedures, resolves problems, and protects customer rights through the rehabilitation process."
    5. South Carolina Commission for the Blind
      "The South Carolina Commission for the Blind is a state agency created to provide rehabilitation services, adjustment to blindness training, prevention of blindness, independent living services and various other services to blind and severely visually impaired citizens of South Carolina. These services are made available with state and Federal funding, and there is no charge to consumers for services."
    6. South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Spei
      "The SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, as defined in the South Carolina Code of Law, serves persons with mental retardation, autism, head and spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities."
    7. South Carolina Department of Education - Office of Exceptional Children
      "The Office of Exceptional Children ensures that all children with disabilities in the State have available a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), protects the rights of these children and their parents, and provides leadership to school districts and state-operated programs in the provision of appropriate special educational services."
    8. South Carolina Department of Social Services
      "The mission of the South Carolina Department of Social Services is to ensure the safety and health of children and adults who cannot protect themselves, and to assist those in need of food assistance and temporary financial assistance while transitioning into employment."
    9. South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council
      "The mission of the South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council is to provide leadership in advocating, funding and implementing initiatives which recognize the inherent dignity of each individual, and promote independence, productivity, respect and inclusion for all persons with disabilities and their families. The State Plan will establish and advocate strategies to address a range of support systems for accessing opportunities for persons with disabilities and their families."
    10. South Carolina Employment Security Commission
      This is the official website for the South Carolina Employment Security Commission. Contact information varies depending upon county.
    11. South Carolina State Library Talking Book Services
      The South Carolina State Library's Talking Book Services department provides informational and recreational reading materials in accessible formats. The program serves South Carolinians unable to use conventional print due to a physical disability.
    12. South Carolina Support Groups
      This is a listing of support groups for those with disabilities in South Carolina.
    13. South Carolina Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
      SC TEDP provides telecommunications equipment at no cost to South Carolina residents with qualifying hearing, speech, blind/low vision with hearing loss or dual sensory disabilities. SC TEDP is an outreach service of the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) in partnership with the Office of Regulatory Staff.
    14. South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
      SCVRD enables eligible South Carolinians with disabilities to prepare for, achieve and maintain competitive employment.
    15. South Carolina's Project SIGHT
      "Project SIGHT is a collaborative effort of the S.C. Department of Education; the Developmental Disabilities Council, Office of the Governor; the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine/Center for Disability Resources; and SC Vocational Rehabilitation."

  45. South Dakota

    1. South Dakota Children's Health Insurance Program
      "The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides free health insurance to South Dakota children who meet certain eligibility guidelines. CHIP covers doctor appointments, hospital stays, dental and vision services, prescription drugs, mental health care and other medical services."
    2. South Dakota Children's Special Health Services
      "Children's Special Health Services is funded through the federal Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and state matching funds, and administered by the South Dakota Department of Health. Its goal is to improve health care services for South Dakota children with special health care needs. Pediatric specialists, the primary care physician, registered nurses, social workers, and dietitians work together to provide diagnostic, consultative, and care coordination services."
    3. South Dakota Council on Developmental Disabilities
      Their mission statement is: "To assist individuals with developmental disabilities to control their own destiny and to achieve the quality of life they desire."
    4. South Dakota Department of Education - Special Edu
      This is the official website for the South Dakota Department of Education - Special Education Programs.
    5. South Dakota Division of Developmental Disabilitie
      "It is the mission of the Division of Developmental Disabilities to support people with developmental disabilities and their families in a manner that is flexible, responsive to individual needs, and promotes inclusion, growth and choice, enhances productivity, and is cost effective."
    6. South Dakota Division of Mental Health
      Their mission statement is: "To promote the highest level of personal independence for individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbances."
    7. South Dakota Division of Rehabilitation Services
      The South Dakota Vocational Rehabilitation program provides individualized vocational rehabilitation and supportive services to assist eligible individuals with disabilities to get and keep jobs compatible with their skills and abilities.
    8. South Dakota School for the Deaf
      A school for deaf students in South Dakota.
    9. South Dakota Service to the Blind and Visually Imp
      "Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI) is a state agency in the Department of Human Services. SBVI employs professionally trained rehabilitation specialists who work with eligible individuals via jointly developed individualized service programs. Services are provided that result in employment outcomes and independent living outcomes. Through counseling and teaching people to overcome limitations caused by the visual disability and work in jobs and live in their own homes. Services may include training in the specialized skills of blindness to include cane travel, communications, Braille, daily living skills, home management, and computer skills. SBVI has a modern training center at the South Dakota Rehabilitation Center for the Blind in Sioux Falls."
    10. South Dakota Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
      TEDP provides accessible telephone equipment for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, speech-impaired, or have severe hearing loss. Special equipment is available – at no cost — to enhance telephone communication.

  46. Tennessee

    1. Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation Services
      Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal and state-funded program providing services to help individuals with disabilities enter or return to employment.

  47. Texas

    1. Texas Commission on Human Rights
      "Our primary goal is to make Texas an even greater place to live, work, play and raise our families by reducing discrimination in employment and housing through education and outreach programs and the enforcement of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act and Texas Fair Housing Act."
    2. Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
      The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services provides services for persons with physical or mental disabilities and person who are blind, deaf blind, deaf, or hard of hearing. Programs include vocational rehabilitation, independent living services, comprehensive rehabilitation services for spinal cord injury and brain injury, a rehabilitation technology resource center, early childhood intervention services, transition services for teens and young adults, disability determination services, help for state agencies, and an Attendant Network to help persons with disabilities who need a personal attendant to find one.
    3. Texas Department of Health - Health and Disability
      This site has information on the Texas Department of Health Disability department.
    4. Texas Department on Aging
      This is the official website for the Texas Department on Aging.
    5. Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
      "Welcome to the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities. Here you will find resources and information on disabilities including committee members and law, publications, ADA, key laws, disability history, disability policy, parking, and statistics. You can also learn about local committees around the state. The Disabilities Committee presents numerous awards each year for outstanding achievements made by and for Texans with disabilities."
    6. Texas Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program
      STAP is a state-wide program that provides financial assistance to qualified disabled persons so that they may purchase specialized telecommunications devices and services that allow them to use the telephone network.
    7. Texas Vocational Rehabilitation Program
      The VR Program "helps people who have physical or mental disabilities prepare for, find or keep employment. Gaining skills needed for a career, learning how to prepare for a job interview or getting the accommodations needed to stay employed are just a few of the ways this program helps people with disabilities increase productivity and independence."

  48. Utah

    1. Access Utah
      Access Utah is the Utah state government's state program for Utah residents with disabilities. The site includes information on state services, links, an event calendar, and classifieds.
    2. Relay Utah
      Relay Utah, the Utah Public Service Commission program that provides telecommunication equipment and relay services for hard of hearing and deaf Utahns, distributes amplified phones, amplified cordless phones, captioning phones, and text telephones to qualified individuals who require hearing assistive devices.
    3. Salt Lake County Division of Aging Services
      "The Division of Aging Services is responsible for providing programs and services on behalf of the 97,293 residents of Salt Lake County who are age 60 and over and their caregivers."
    4. Utah Baby Watch
      "Baby Watch is Utah's network of service for children ages birth to three with developmental delays or disabilities."
    5. Utah Birth Defect Network
      Their mission is "to assess the impact of congenital malformations upon infants, families, and health care in Utah; to determine factors involved in their etiologies, developing insights into primary prevention strategies; and assist families and their providers in preventing of secondary disabilities."
    6. Utah Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHC
      "CSHCN is a bureau withinin the Utah Department of Health, Division of Community and Family Health Services that provides services for children who "have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally" (Pediatrics Vol. 102 No. 1 July 1998)."
    7. Utah Division for Learning Disabilities
      "The Utah Division for Learning Disabilities provides Utah educators with professional support and recognition in working with people with disabilities."
    8. Utah Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      The Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DSBVI) has developed programs to help meet the needs of Utah citizens who are blind or have significant visual impairments. In addition to providing vocational rehabilitation services, DSBVI offers a multitude of training and adjustment services. These services include computer evaluation and training, orientation and mobility services, daily living skills, home repair courses, low vision screening, magnification and other assistive aids, and a variety of adjustment-to-blindness classes and services. These services are provided to individuals at the Center for the Blind and in the community statewide.
    9. Utah Services for People with Disabilities
      "The Mission of the Division of Services for People with Disabilities is to promote opportunities and provide supports for persons with disabilities to participate fully in Utah life."
    10. Utah Services for Students at Risk
      The Utah Services for Students at Risk service is an online informational directory for those with special children.
    11. Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled
      "Offering free library and newspaper services to people who are unable to read regular-sized print."
    12. Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
      "The mission of USOR is to assist individuals with disabilities to prepare for and obtain employment and increase their independence." USOR services include vocational rehabilitation; independent living; deaf and hard of hearing; blind and visually impaired; social security disability determination; assistive technology; state rehabilitation council; and choose to work.

  49. Vermont

    1. Vermont Children With Special Health Needs
      A state government service for children with special needs.
    2. Vermont Deaf Services Program
      "The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) has been active in establishing a growing number of programs that enhance the lives of people who are deaf and hard of hearing."
    3. Vermont Department of Aging & Disabilities
      The purpose of the Vermont Deparment on Aging & Disabilities is to "assist older persons and adults with physical disabilities to live as independently as possible."
    4. Vermont Department of Education - Special Educatio
      "The departmentâ??s special education consultants provide technical assistance to schools and other organizations to help ensure that schools understand and comply with federal and state laws and regulations related to providing special education services. In addition, the special education division offers a due process procedure to parents who have concerns about the services offered to their children."
    5. Vermont Developmental and Mental Health Services
      "The Vermont Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services is responsible for the provision of services to children and adults who have developmental disabilities, a severe and persistent mental illness, and/or a severe emotional disturbance. The Department intends to have these services, to the extent possible, delivered within the context of the individual's family, home and community. The Department will ensure that all services are delivered in a cost-efficient, clinically effective, and timely fashion. It is the Department's goal to empower people to live as independently and productively as possible."
    6. Vermont Division for the Blind and Visually Impair
      "DBVI's mission is to assist Vermonters who are blind and visually impaired to achieve or maintain their fullest possible economic independence, self reliance, and social integration. A wide range of services are offered to accommodate individual needs."
    7. Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      "The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is a section of Vermont State government whose mission is to enable Vermonters with disabilities to be employed and to live successfully in their communities."
    8. Vermont Facilitated Communication Network
      "The mission of the Vermont Facilitated Communication Network is to support the use of facilitated communication (FC) in Vermont by providing education, training and technical assistance, developing resources, disseminating information, and guiding the development and use of best practices."
    9. Vermont Hearing Outreach Program (HOP)
      "This program, part of the Children With Special Health Needs Hearing Health and Communications Program, provides hearing testing for well babies in addition to infants and toddlers who are at risk for permanent hearing loss."
    10. Vermont Supported Employment
      "Supported Employment is an approach to assisting people with significant disabilities gain employment. Supported employment is founded on the belief that anyone can work if they are given the right support."
    11. Vermont Traumatic Brain Injury Medicaid Waiver Program
      The goal of this program is to divert from placement and/or return Vermonters with a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury from out-of-state facilities.
    12. Vermont Veteran's Program
      The Vermont Veteran's Program provides several services for veterans in Vermont.

  50. Virgin Islands

    1. Virgin Islands Division of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Services
      The Division of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Services coordinates and provides counseling, evaluation, and job placement services for people with disabilities.

  51. Virginia

    1. Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Veterans Services
    2. INfant and Toddler Connection of Virginia
      This site has information about toddler connections for families and providers in Virginia.
    3. Official Site of the Governer of Virginia
      The is the site for the Governer of Virginia.
    4. Viginia Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services
      The Mission of the DMHMRSAS is to "provide leadershipe and service to improve Virginia's system of quality treatment, habiliation, and prevention services for individuals and their families whose lives are affected by mental illness, mental retardation, and substance use disorders. We seek to promote dignity, choice, recovery, and the highest possible level of participation in work, relationships, and all aspects of community life for these individuals."
    5. Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
      "The Board serves as the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, addressing the needs of people with developmental disabilities as established under the federal "Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act" and the state "Virginians with Disabilities Act." The Board advises the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Governor on issues related to people with disabilities in Virginia."
    6. Virginia Career Connections
      "Career Connections is a new service area designed to help students prepare for careers and continuing education in a challenging and rapidly changing workplace. This service area provides connecting links for students in pursuit of career development and related career information resources. Connecting links include pathways, program models, or processes that lead to, or point the way to, career goals. The total concept of Career Connections includes the components of career information resources, career development, and career connecting links."
    7. Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Disability Support Services
      "Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to providing students with disabilities equal opportunities to benefit from all programs, services and activities offered. Federal and state laws define disabilities as physical or mental impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities, such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working. Disabilities include, but are not limited to, multiple sclerosis, migraines, chronic fatigue, traumatic brain injuries, cancer, diabetes, lupus, epilepsy, deafness, blindness, attention deficit disorder, specific learning disabilities and psychological disorders."
    8. Virginia Commonwealth University Partnership for People with Disabilities
      "Among our most important partners in our efforts to create communities where all people live, work, and play together with choices and independence, are numerous disability service providers, K-12 schools and school divisions, universities and colleges, professional organizations, state and local agencies. Together, we are able to accomplish what no one agency or individual could ever hope to accomplish alone."
    9. Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired Library and Resource Center
      "The Library and Resource Center is a component of the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) from which two fundamental programs are administered. Library services are offered to persons who are physically disabled, visually disabled, hearing impaired or reading disabled. Resource Center services are provided to local school divisions to support education of visually impaired and blind children."
    10. Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)
      "The Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH) works to reduce the communication barriers between persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families and the professionals who serve them. VDDHH operates with the full understanding that communication is the most critical issue facing persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. The foundation of all programs at VDDHH is communication - both as a service (through interpreters, technology and other modes) and as a means of sharing information for public awareness (through training and education)."
    11. Virginia Department of Education
      This is the official website for the Virginia Department of Education.
    12. Virginia Department of Education - Division of Special Education and Student Services
      This website has information on services for those in need of special education in Virginia.
    13. Virginia Department of Education Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC)
      "The mission of the Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) is to improve educational opportunities and contribute to the success of children and youth with disabilities (birth-22 years). The Center provides quality training and technical assistance in response to local, regional, and state needs. T/TAC services increase the capacity of schools, school personnel, service providers, and families to meet needs of children and youth. The Training and Technical Assistance Center for Professionals Serving Students with Disabilities at Virginia Tech and Radford University is part of a statewide technical assistance program based at university sites across the Common Wealth of Virginia. The T/TACs, funded through a grant by The Virginia Department of Education, provide services to teachers, administrators, and others requesting assistance for their students in special education. Consultations, workshops, information, and referrals are provided free of charge."
    14. Virginia Department of Health - Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Program
      "The Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Program promotes the optimal health and development of Virginia's children with special health care needs by working in partnership with families, service providers, and communities."
    15. Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
      DRS provides the highest quality services that empower individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and full inclusion into society.
    16. Virginia Department of the Aging
      "The Virginia Department for the Aging (VDA) works with 25 local Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) as well as various other public and private organizations to help older Virginians and their families find the services and information they need. The Department operates the Center for Elder Rights, which is a central point of contact for older Virginians to access information and services. The Department's objective is to help Virginians find the information and services they need to lead healthy and independent lives as they grow older. Our mission is to foster the dignity, independence, and security of older Virginians by promoting partnerships with families and communities. The Department for the Aging is designated by the federal government as the agency to oversee all state programs using funds provided by the federal Older Americans Act and the Virginia General Assembly. Area Agencies on Aging contract with the Department to provide services for older Virginians and their families in communities throughout Virginia."
    17. Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
      "The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA) helps with disability-related problems like abuse, neglect, and discrimination. We also help people with disabilities obtain services and treatment. All callers receive help with these problems. Individuals with problems, targeted in our program priorities, may also receive advocacy services and/or legal representation."
    18. Virginia Office of Career and Technical Education Services
      "Career and Technical Education in Virginia annually serves more than 550,000 students in grades 6-12 through its career and technical courses and programs. At the state level, Career and Technical Education supports many initiatives and provides valuable resources that further enhance the value of its educational offerings."
    19. Virginia State
      This is the official website for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
    20. Virginia Technology Assistance Program
      TAP makes a variety of assistive devices, including TTYs, amplified telephones, captioned telephones, and telephone ring signalers, available to qualified applicants. The program also includes TAPLOAN, which makes devices available to loan to individuals, businesses, and state agencies, and demonstration centers that allow people the opportunity to try out a wide variety of equipment before purchase.
    21. Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission
      "The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission is the state agency which administers the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The Commission also administers two other programs. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund provides certain benefits to individuals who have been the victims of crime. The Birth-Related Neurological Injury Program may provide benefits to children who have sustained statutorily defined injuries at birth. Both these programs are created and governed by specific statutes."
    22. Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
      "The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center is the first state-owned and operated comprehensive rehabilitation center in the country. WWRC provides comprehensive medical, assistive technology and vocational rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities to help them gain increased independence and employment."

  52. Washington

    1. King County Department of Community and Human Services
      This is the official site for the King County Department of Community and Human Services.
    2. Seattle Aging & Disability Services (ADS)
      "Aging and Disability Services (ADS) is a division of the City of Seattle's Human Services Department. The City of Seattle, King County and United Way serve as the sponsors and policy setting board of the agency. ADS is also the assigned Area Agency on Aging for the Seattle-King County region."
    3. Southwest Washington Agency on Aging
      "The Southwest Washington Agency on Aging is part of the national network of Area Agencies on Aging, a non-profit service agency dedicated to helping individuals access needed community services."
    4. State of Washington Governer's Office
      This is the official website for the governer of Washington state.
    5. Washington Aging & Disability Services (ADS)
      The is a governmental resource for older adults, adults with aisabilities, and their families and caregivers.
    6. Washington Department of Health and Human Services
      This is the official site for the Washington Department of Health and Human Services.
    7. Washington Disability Law Resources
      "The Washington Disability Law Resource List was created with the assistance of the Governors Committee on Disability Issues & Employment. The list includes attorneys who have identified themselves as individuals who practice "disability law" and may be able to help with your AT needs. Neither WATA nor the Governors Committee screens or endorses the attorneys on this list so it is important that you take the steps necessary to select an attorney in whom you have confidence."
    8. Washington Division of Developmental Disabilities
      "People with developmental disabilities and their families are valued citizens of the state of Washington. The Division of Developmental Disabilities strives to develop and implement public policies that will promote individual worth, self-respect, and dignity such that each individual is valued as a contributing member of their community."
    9. Washington Human Services Council
      "Throughout Southwest Washington, we help people access the services available tomeet their individual and family needs, and coordinate aging and long-term care."
    10. Washington Sensory Disabilities Services
      "Washington Sensory Disabilities Services (WSDS) is an OSPI funded state needs project which provides information, training, technical assistance, and resources to families and educators statewide regarding children and youth with sensory disabilities â?? students who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, or deaf-blind."
    11. Washington State
      This is the official site for the state of Washington.
    12. Washington State Aging & Disability Services Administration
      This is the official site for the Washington State Aging & Disability Services Administration.
    13. Washington State Department of Education Office of Special Education
      This site has information on the Washington Department of Education Office of Special Education.
    14. Washington State Department of Health
      This is the official website for the Washington State Department of Health. Information about its services and programs is provided here.
    15. Washington State Department of Services for the Blind
      "The Washington State Department of Services for the Blind (DSB) is a state rehabilitation agency that offers assistance to persons who are blind or visually impaired. We also provide various services for employers interested in accommodating or hiring workers with vision loss."
    16. Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council
      "The Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council is a council appointed by the Governor to plan comprehensive services for Washington State's citizens with developmental disabilities."
    17. Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      The mission of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is "to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve a greater quality of life by obtaining and maintaining employment."
    18. Washington Talking Book & Braille Library
      "The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library houses a varied collection of books and magazines on cassette. Special cassette players needed to play these materials are provided free of charge to registered users."
    19. Washington Telecommunication Equipment Distribution
      Managed by the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH), the Telelcommunication Equipment Distribution (TED) program distributes specialized telecommunication equipment that enables Washington residents to have independent use of the telephone.

  53. West Virginia

    1. West Virginia Birth to Three
      "WV Birth to Three is a statewide system of services and supports for children under age three who have a delay in their development, or may be at risk of having a delay, and their family. The Department of Health and Human Resources, through the Bureau for Public Health and the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health, WV Birth to Three, as the lead agency for Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), assures that family centered, community based services are available to all eligible children and families."
    2. West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services
      The vision of the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services is to "assure access to appropriate, medically necessary quality health care. To make the Bureau user friendly for providers and beneficiaries. Improve the health of West Virginians by focusing on preventive care."
    3. West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services
      "The West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services, located at Holly Grove Mansion, is a cabinet-level agency within State Government and acts as the lead entity for programs serving older West Virginians. A Commissioner appointed by the Governor is the chief administrative officer and oversees all program and fiscal operations. In addition to agency staff members, the Bureau consists of a 15-member Advisory Council on Aging. The important programs and services offered through the Bureau of Senior Services are all described here on our Web site."
    4. West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WVCDHH)
      "The West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WVCDHH) serves as a communication bridge between hearing persons and those who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Commission works toward an environment in which deaf or hard of hearing West Virginians of all ages have an equal opportunity to participate fully as active, responsible, productive and independent citizens of the state."
    5. West Virginia Department of Education
      "The mission of the West Virginia Board of Education is to establish and maintain a thorough, efficient, and accountable education system. In cooperation with the Governor and the Legislature, county school systems, parents and others, the West Virginia Board of Education assures that all students achieve at high levels of academic performance, allow for life-long learning, and develop positive social behaviors to improve the quality of their life."
    6. West Virginia Department of Education Office of Special Education
      The mission of the West Virginia Department of Education Office of Special Education is "to positively affect the lives of children with exceptionalities by developing and enhancing the capacity of stakeholders through positive proactive leadership and collaborative partnerships."
    7. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services
      This is the official site for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services.
    8. West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council
      " The West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council was founded to assure that West Virginians with developmental disabilities receive the services and supports they need in order to achieve independence, productivity and inclusion in their communities."
    9. West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services
      DRS "helps people with disabilities prepare for, get, keep or advance in competitive employment. To accomplish that goal, we can provide a broad range of vocational rehabilitation services, such as quality job training, rehabilitation therapy and other support services to people with disabilities across the state. Our goal is to enable and empower people to live independently."
    10. West Virginia Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families
      "The Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families is state government's connection to families and communities. The Cabinet helps to bring state and local groups together to promote the well-being of West Virginia's citizens."
    11. West Virginia Human Rights Commission
      This is the official governmental site for the The West Virginia Human Rights Commission.
    12. West Virginia Office of Behavioral Health Services: Division of Developmental Disabilities
      "We ensure that positive meaningful opportunities are available for persons with mental illness, chemical dependency, developmental disabilities and those at risk. We provide support for individuals, families, and communities in assisting persons to achieve their potential and to gain greater control over the direction of their future."
    13. West Virginia Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
      "The mission of the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health is to provide leadership to support state and community efforts to build systems of care that assure the health and well-being of all West Virginians."
    14. West Virginia Parent-Educator Resource Center (PERC) Project
      "A team consisting of a parent of a special needs child and an educator staffs each PERC. Although basic services are listed below, how each PERC provides these services depends on the individual community strengths, resources and needs. All PERCs have certain common functions and responsibilities including: Providing information, resources, and training for parents on important issues such as parenting skills, problem solving, educational planning for their child, behavior management, home learning activities, and other topics to strengthen home-to-school partnerships; Assisting families on an individual basis to better understand their children's educational needs and to discover opportunities and options for meeting these needs; Connecting families with appropriate community services; and Offering information, resources, and training to educators to increase the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to encourage and strengthen family involvement and positive school-to-home partnerships."
    15. West Virginia Rehabilitation Center
      This site provides information on the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center.
    16. West Virginia Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
      "Welcome to your state/community home modification forum. This forum has been created to give you an opportunity to learn about and contribute to your state's home modification profile."
    17. West Virginia State Government
      This is the official site for the West Virginia State Government.
    18. West Virginia Worker's Compensation Commission
      Their mission statement is "to provide superior customer service to West Virginia's employers, workers and medical community, emphasizing cost-effective safety, health and return-to-work programs."
    19. Wyoming Developmental Disabilities Division
      "The Developmental Disabilities Division is responsible for the Wyoming State Training School in Lander, Wyoming, as well as extensive preschool services, early intervention services, children's home and community-based services, adult home and community-based waiver services throughout Wyoming. Our mission is to provide funding and guidance responsive to the needs of 4,105 people with developmental disabilities. Individuals with developmental disabilities range in age from infants and toddlers to senior adults."

  54. Wisconsin

    1. Wisconsin Client Assistance Program
      "CAP was established by Congress to provide information about services for people with disabilities and to provide assistance when a person is having difficulty receiving services that are funded under the Rehabilitation Act."
    2. Wisconsin Disability Determination Bureau
      Disability decisions for Wisconsin residents are made by the Wisconsin Division of Health Care Financing, Disability Determination Bureau (DDB). A Disability Determination is a finding made by disability examiners and medical professionals at DDB that an individual has an illness, injury or condition that meets the legal definition of disability in the Social Security Act. This determination is based on medical records and other information that show how the individual is limited by his or her physical and/or mental conditions. Applicants who are determined to have a disability, and also meet other specific eligibility requirements, may receive monthly money payments and/or healthcare coverage for many of their medical expenses through Social Security Disability INsurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, the K atie Beckett Program (children's healthcare benefits), and/or the Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP).
    3. Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      DVR's mission is "to obtain, maintain and improve employment for people with disabilities by working with VR consumers, employers and other partners."
    4. Wisconsin Telecommunications Equipment Purchase Program
      TEPP helps people with disabilities buy specialized equipment they need in order to use basic telephone services.
    5. WisLoan Loan Program
      WisLoan is an alternative loan program for persons with disabilities in Wisconsin who desire to purchase assistive devices or services. IndependenceFirst, an Independent Living Center based in Milwaukee, administers the program in partnership with Marshall & Ilsley Bank and seven other Independent Living Centers.

  55. Wyoming

    1. Family Voices of Wyoming
      "Family Voices of Wyoming is part of a national grassroots organization supporting and speaking on behalf of families of children who have special health care needs. We are able to do this because we have children with special health care needs in our homes or are personally involved with them and know their needs. We serve on boards,and act as advisors to private and public health care systems,we bring the family perspective to policy discussions and decisions."
    2. Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disab
      "The Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities seeks and advocates for activities which promote self sufficiency, community involvement and educational opportunities for people with disabilities, their families and the Wyoming Community."
    3. State of Wyoming - Aging Division
      "The Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division exists to provide a flexible and responsive continuum of services that enables Wyoming's senior citizens to age-in-place with maximum dignity and independence."
    4. Wyoming Department of Education - Special Programs
      This websites has information on the special programs in the department of education.
    5. Wyoming Diagnostic Clinic
      "A one-day clinic to evaluate Wyoming's children withspecial needs."
    6. Wyoming Relay/Deaf Services Program
      The Wyoming Relay/Deaf Services Program provides Wyoming residents who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, or speech disabled, and meet the financial guidelines, with special equipment which currently includes TTYs, VCO devices, signaling devices, and amplified phones at no charge.
    7. Wyoming Veteran's Affairs Commission
      "Wyoming Veterans, this book is for you. It has been prepared to give you as much information about veterans benefits available under both federal and state law as we can in summary form. The laws, of course, are subject to change from time to time, and addresses and telephone numbers change occasionally. If you encounter problems reaching any of the sources cited in this book, call our office for the changed address or number."
    8. Wyoming Vocational Rehabilitation Division
      "DWS is committed to helping people with disabilities establish and reach vocational goals that help them become productive working citizens."
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