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Child Welfare Information Gateway

Address: 330 C Street S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (800) 394-3366 Email: info@childwelfare.gov Website: https://www.childwelfare.gov/

Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics… Read More

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Address: 636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 3A
Short Hills, NJ 07078
Phone: (973) 379-2690 Fax: (973) 9129433 Email: info@christopherreeve.org Website: http://www.christopherreeve.org

MISSION STATEMENT: The Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. Read More

Circle of Parents

Address: 2100 South Marshall Boulevard, Suite 305
Chicago, IL 60623
Phone: (773) 257-0111 Fax: (773) 2770715 Website: http://www.circleofparents.org/

"Circle of Parents® is a national network of statewide non-profit organizations and parent leaders that are dedicated to using the mutual self-help support group model as a means of preventing child abuse and neglect and strengthening families. Circle… Read More

The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD)

Address: 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 506-5813 Fax: (202) 5065846 Email: info@nacdd.org Website: http://www.nacdd.org/

"The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) is a national membership organization representing the 55 State and Territorial Councils on Developmental Disabilities. NACDD is a 501(c) 3 organization with the purpose of promoting… Read More

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)

Address: 1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: (404) 639-3311 Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Website: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/default.htm

"The Children's Health Act of 2000, passed by Congress and signed into law by former President Clinton, required the establishment of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at CDC.  In April 2001, NCBDDD was officially… Read More

American Disability Association

Address: 2201 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AK 35233
Phone: (205) 328-9090 Fax: (205) 2517417 Email: freeman@adanet.org Website: http://www.adanet.org/

"Mission To meet the informational needs of Americans from Uruguay to Alaska with diverse disabilities.To promote awareness of disability culture by building bridges of understanding among all people.To enhance our collective quality of life and access… Read More

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

Address: 3075 Adeline Street, Suite 210
Berkeley, CA 94703
Phone: (510) 644-2555 Fax: (510) 8418645 Email: info@dredf.org Website: http://www.dredf.org/

"The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, founded in 1979, is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities. Our MissionThe mission of the Disability… Read More

National Council on Disability

Address: 1331 F Street, NW Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 272-2004 Fax: (202) 2722022 Email: ncd@ncd.gov Website: http://www.ncd.gov/

"Who We Are NCD is a small, independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities. NCD is comprised of a team of… Read More

National Disability Institute (NCB)

Address: 1667 K Street, NW, Suite 640
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 296-2040 Fax: (703) 6473490 Website: https://www.realeconomicimpact.org/

"NCB Capital Impact helps people and communities reach their highest potential at every stage of life. As a national nonprofit organization and a certified Community Development Finance Institution, NCB Capital Impact improves access to high-quality health… Read More

The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Address: 370 L'Enfant Promenade S.W., The Aerospace Center, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (202) 619-0634 Fax: (202) 2059519 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/pcpid/pcpid_about.html

"About the Committee It is estimated that between 7 and 8 million Americans of all ages, or three percent of the general population, experience intellectual disabilities. Nearly 30 million, or one in ten families in the United States, are directly affected… Read More

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