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This page contains a listing of MH/DD resources. This list is by no means comprehensive or complete. If you know of a resource that may belong on one or more of these lists and can not find it here, contact the TDMHDD Office of Public Information or call 615-532-6610, fax 615-741-4557.

In addition to the lists by category we have a complete alphabetical listing
of all the resources listed. Click here to go to the alpha listing.


DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Administration on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/

(Americans with Disabilities Act)
usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
www.aamr.org

American Counseling Association
www.counseling.org

American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org

American Psychiatric Association
www.psych.org

American Psychological Association
www.apa.org

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
www.asha.org

Arc of Tennessee
www.thearctn.org

The Arc of the United States
www.thearc.org

ARC Link 
http://www.thearclink.org/

ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center
http://www.archrespite.org/coalitions.htm

Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
www.aabt.org

Association of University Centers on Disabilities
www.aucd.org

Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org

Brain Injury Association 
www.biausa.org

Center for an Accessible Society
www.accessiblesociety.org

Center for the Study of Autism
www.autism.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

C.H.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)
www.chadd.org

Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities Resources
www.waisman.wisc.edu/www/mrsites.html

Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse
www.mhselfhelp.org

Council for Exceptional Children
www.cec.sped.org

Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov

disABILITY Information and Resources
www.makoa.org

Division TEACCH
Treatment and Education of Autistic and
Related Communication Handicapped Children
www.unc.edu/depts/teacch

   Epilepsy Foundation - National Office
www.efa.org

Easter Seals - National Office
www.easter-seals.org

Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.org

Family Pathfinder
an Internet community for people seeking disability resources
kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/pathfinder/index.html
1-800-640-4636

Freedom From Fear
www.freedomfromfear.org

Family Village
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu

Independent Living Institute
Independent Living Institute

International Dyslexia Association
www.interdys.org

Interpreter Services list from MHA
www.ichope.com/index.cgi?token=10531915233&page=plhelp-international.html

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
www.ldanatl.org

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
www.modimes.org

Medscape:  Online Resources for Better Patient Care
www.medscape.com

National Association of the Deaf
www.nad.org

National Assocation for the Dually Diagnosed
www.thenadd.org

National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems
www.napas.org

National Association for Young Children
www.naeyc.org

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
www.add.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities
www.ncld.org

National Clearinghouse on Family Support and 
Children's Mental Health
www.rtc.pdx.edu

National Council on Disability
www.ncd.gov

National Down Syndrome Congress
www.ndsccenter.org/

National Down Syndrome Society
www.ndss.org

National Information Center for Children and 
Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
www.nichcy.org

National Organization on Disability
www.nod.org

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
www.naric.com/

President’s Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/programs/ptfead/main.htm

Proyecto de Asistencia Technologica de Puerto Rico
(Puerto Rico Technology Asisstance Program)
www.pratp.org

Self Advocates Being Empowered
www.sabeusa.org

Spina Bifida Association of America
www.sbaa.org

TASH (formerly the 
Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps)
www.tash.org

Tennessee Disability Coalition
www.tndisability.org

Tennessee Disability Information and Referral Office
www.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/services/

Tennessee Interdisciplinary Health Policy Program
UT-Memphis Information Site
www.utmem.edu/CENTER/TIHPP

Tennessee Network of Community Organizations (TNCO)
www.tnco.org

Tennessee Voices for Children
www.TNVoices.org

Tourette Syndrome Association Inc.
www.tsa-usa.org

Through the Looking Glass
www.lookingglass.org/index.php

Traumatic Brain Injury Program in Tennessee (Dept. of Health)
www2.state.tn.us/health/TBI/
1-800-882-0611

United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
   www.ucpa.org

Untangling the Web
www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm

Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org

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