Resources in Georgia

National Resources

Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.aadd.org/

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
http://www.choa.org/

FOCUS (Families of Children Under Stress)
http://www.focus-ga.org/

The Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.
http://www.thegao.org/

The Georgia Learning Resource Center
http://www.glrs.org/

Georgia State Department of Human Resources
http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/DHR/

Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities for Georgia
http://www.gcdd.org/

Georgia Project for Assistive Technology
http://www.gpat.org

Lekotek of Georgia
http://www.lekotekga.org/

Marcus Institute
http://www.marcus.org/

May South
http://www.mayinstitute.org/about_may/map_of_locations/region_location_may_south.asp

Parent to Parent of Georgia
http://parenttoparentofga.org/

Parents Educating Parents and Professionals
http://www.peppinc.org

Special Olympics Georgia Chapter
http://www.specialolympicsga.org/index.htm

Tech-Able
http://www.techable.org/

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Center for Disability Information and Referral
http://www.isdd.indiana.edu/%7Ecedir/orglist.html#sectC

Children with Disabilities
http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org/

Disability is Natural
http://www.disabilityisnatural.com

National Academy for Child Development
http://www.nacd.org/

National Association for Down Syndrome
http://www.nads.org/

National Down Syndrome Congress
http://www.ndsccenter.org/

National Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org/

The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/

National Parent Network on Disabilities
http://www.npnd.org/

World Congress & Exposition on Disabilities
http://www.wcdexpo.com/

General Resources

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Health

Down Syndrome Health Information
http://www.ds-health.com/

Down Syndrome Quarterly
http://www.denison.edu/collaborations/dsq/

Growth Charts for Children with Down Syndrome
http://www.growthcharts.com/

Health Care Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome: 1999 Revision
http://www.denison.edu/collaborations/dsq/health99.html

The Center for Mental Health Services
http://www.mentalhealth.org/

U.S. National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Financial Planning

Pamela J. Hoppe
New England Financial/ MetDesk
(678) 297-4022
phoppe@atlanta.nef.com
http://www.specialneedsatlanta.com/

David Glass
Vision Link
(404) 847-1894
dglass@vladvisors.com
http://www.visionadvisorygroup.com

Robert Kurtz
Merrill Lynch
(770) 360-6055
robert_kurtz@ml.com
http://fa.ml.com/BOB_KURTZ

Ed Waits
A.G. Edwards
(404) 237-2210
ed.waits@agedwards.com
http://www.agedwards.com

Scott Serafin
Smith Barney
(770) 933-3013
scott.c.serafin@smithbarney.com
http://www.smithbarney.com


Government

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) - U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html?src=mr

U.S. Department of Justice
Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

A Parent's Guide to Special Education
http://www.parentpals.com/

Georgia Department of Education
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/

Georgia Department of Education: Exceptional Students
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_exceptional.aspx

Georgia Parent Mentor Program
www.parentmentors.org

Georgia PTA Online
http://www.georgiapta.org/

IDEA Practices
http://www.ideapractices.org/

Inclusion Press
http://inclusion.com/

Inclusion - University of Northern Iowa
http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion

Learning Disabilities Association
http://www.ldanatl.org/

No Child Left Behind
http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/

Reed Martin Special Education Law
http://www.reedmartin.com/

Wrightslaw
http://www.wrightslaw.com/

Association for Children with Down Syndrome
http://www.acds.org/

BIDS (Being into Down Syndrome)
http://www.geocities.com/~upanddown/

Brooks Publishing
http://www.brookespublishing.com/

Disability Solutions
http://www.disabilitysolutions.org/

DS: For New Parents
http://www.downsyn.com/

Down Syndrome Center of Western PA at Children's Hospital at Pittsburgh
http://www.chp.edu/clinical/03b_downsserv.php

Down Syndrome International Swimming Organization
www.dsiso.org

Down Syndrome Parents Network
http://www.dspn.org/

Eastern Pennsylvania Down Syndrome Center
http://www.epdsc.org/

Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

Health Issues
http://www.ds-health.com/

International Adoption of Children with Down Syndrome
http://www.forgetmenotadopt.org
Contact Jenice at Forget Me Not Adoption Fund: forgetmenotadopt@yahoo.com

UNO MAS! Down Syndrome Online
http://www.unomas21.com/

Angels Among Us Down Syndrome Support Group
http://www.cvdssg-upwithdowns.com

Reeces Rainbow
http://www.reecesrainbow.com

Riverbend DS Group
http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/

ASK -- Advocates for Special Kids
http://www.advocatesforspecialkids.org/

Partners in Policymaking
http://www.partnersinpolicymaking.com/