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Partnership Links

• School Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
  http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/seac/



• Virginia Project for Children and Youth with Dual Sensory Impairments/Deaf-Blindness
  http://www.twc-deafblind.state.va.us/



• Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (VA-LEND)
  http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/valend



• Infant and Toddler Connection of Richmond
  http://www.vcu.edu/richmondinfantcouncil/



• School Nurses as Professional Partners: Supporting Educational Outcomes for Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities (SNAPP)
  http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/snapp/



• VDOE Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) at VCU
  http://www.vcu.edu/ttac/



• Consortium for Handheld Technology
  http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/pda/



• New Voices: Making Them Heard
  http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/newvoices/
  
  
• Increasing Person-Centered Planning, Informed Choice, and Self-Direction (Rebalancing Initiative)
  http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/cdservices/
  
  
• The Virginia Network of Consultants: Professionals Working with Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/VNOC
  

Other Links

• Federal and National Groups and Organizations
• State and Local Groups and Organizations
• Funding Sources

Federal and National Groups and Organizations

• Administration on Developmental Disabilities
  http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/
• American Foundation for the Blind
  http://www.afb.org/
• Asperger's Syndrome Information Support
  www.udel.edu/bklrby/asperger//Family
• Association of University
  Centers on Disabilities
  www.aucd.org
• Autism Society of America
  www.autism-society.org/
• Children and Adults with ADD
  www.chadd.org/
• Complete Congressional Directory
  http://capwiz.com/aauap/home/
• DB-LINK (DeafBlind)
  www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/
• Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov/
• Department of Education: Department of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
• Department of Health & Human Services
  http://www.dhhs.gov/
• Department of Health & Human Services: Administration of Children & Families
  http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
  http://www.hud.gov/
• Department of Justice
  http://www.usdoj.gov/
• Department of Labor
  http://www.dol.gov/
• Department of Labor: National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html
• Department of Transportation
  http://www.dot.gov/
• disABILITY Resource
  www.disabilityresource.com/
• Down Syndrome
  www.nas.com/downsyn/
• Epilepsy Foundation
  www.epilepsyfoundation.org
• Family Village
  www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
• Federal Resource Center for Special Education
  http://www.rrfcnetwork.org
• Goodwill Industries
  www.goodwill.org
• Government Printing Office
  http://www.gpo.gov/
• House of Representatives
  http://www.house.gov/
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/
• National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NIH)
  http://erris.med.virginia.edu/
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  www.nichcy.org
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
  http://www.rarediseases.org
• Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
  www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
• Program Development Associates
  www.pdassoc.com
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology of North America (RESNA)
  http://www.resna.org/
• Senate
  http://www.senate.gov/
• Social Security Administration
  http://www.ssa.gov/
• State Directories of Departments of Education
  http://wdcrobcolpol.ed.gov/programs/EROD/org_list_by_territory.cfm
• State Directors of Special Education
  http://www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SDSE.htm
• United Cerebral Palsy
  http://www.ucpa.org/
• Very Special Arts
  www.vsarts.org
• White House
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/

State and Local Groups and Organizations

• 2-1-1 Virginia
  http://www3.irissoft.com/rich/
• Access Independence
  http://www.accessindependence.org/
• The Arc of Virginia
  http://www.arcofva.org/
• Autism Program of Virginia (TAP-VA)
  http://www.autismva.org/
• Brain Injury Association of Virginia
  http://www.biav.net/
• Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering (CERSE)
  http://www.cerse.vcu.edu/
• Community Parent Resource Center
  http://www.padda.org/
• Disabled Action Committee provides info on the state's Centers for Independent Living
  http://members.aol.com/DAC4VA/cils.htm
• Easter Seals
  http://www.va.easter-seals.org/
• Enhancing Rehabilitation Research in the South (ERRIS) Project
  http://erris.med.virginia.edu/
• Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia
  http://www.efva.org/
• Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
  http://www.epilepsy-foundation.org/
• Handinet of Virginia
  www.handinet.org
• Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia
  http://www.ldavirginia.org/
• Mental Health Association of Virginia
  http://www.mhav.org/
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Virginia
  http://www.namivirginia.org/
• Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
  http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/
• Parent Resource Center
  http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sped/parents.shtml
• Parent Teacher Organization (PTA)
  http://www.vapta.org/
• Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
  http://www.peatc.org/
• Prevent Child Abuse Virginia
  http://www.preventchildabuseva.org/
• Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 2 thorugh 5
  http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sped/genspedpgms.shtml
• Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
  http://www.vahealth.org/specialchildren/index.htm
• Regional ADA Technical Assistance Agency
  http://www.adainfo.org/
• The Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia
  http://www.shav.org/
• Technology-Related Assistance
  http://www.vats.org/
• Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington
  http://www.tsagw.org/
• Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS)
  www.vats.org
• Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
  http://www.vdbvi.org/
• Virginia Department of Education: Special Education
  http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sped/
• State Mediation System
  http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/ssems.html
• Virginia Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation Program
  http://www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/
• Virginia Department of Rehabilitation Services
  http://www.vadrs.org/
• Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
  www.vaboard.org
• Virginia Department of Health, Lead-Safe Virginia Program
  www.vahealth.org/leadsafe
• Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS)
  http://www.dmas.virginia.gov
• Virginia Department of Social Services
  http://www.dss.state.va.us/
• Virginia' s Empowerment Through Communication (ETC)
  www.iconbbs.org
• Virginia Intergrated Network of Family Organizations (VA-INFO)
  http://www.medhomeplus.org/VAINFO.html
• Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
  www.vopa.state.va.us

Funding Sources

The following links are to assist grantwriters seeking funding for disability related projects. To suggest a Web site, please e-mail the Web address and description to watinsley@mail1.vcu.edu.

• The Foundation Center
  An organization that collects, organizes, analyzes, and disseminates information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.
  fdncenter.org/
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): Grants and Contracts
  Information regarding funding opportunities, such as NIH grants, fellowship programs, research contracts, research training, peer review and the NIH Guide.
  grants.nih.gov/grants
• US Department of Education: Funding Opportunities
  This site contains information you'll need to know if you're interested in applying for a grant or contract.
  http://www.ed.gov/topics/topics.jsp?&top=Grants+%26+Contracts