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Comprehensive Information Sites

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

CODI - Cornicopia of Disability Information
http://codi.buffalo.edu

Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
http://www.irsc.org/

Yahoo:Health:Diseases and Conditions
http://www.yahoo.com/Health/Disease_and_Conditions

Yahoo.Society and Culture:Disabilities
http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Disabilities

Rare Genetic Diseases In Children
http://mcrcr2.med.nyu.edu/murphp01/homenew.htm

Wicomico County Free Library Internet Medical Resources
http://www.wicomicolibrary/adultservices/links/medic.html

Parent Support & Parent-to-Parent

Our Kids
http://www.our-kids.org/

MUMS National Parent to Parent
Matches all disorders
http://www.netnet.net/mums

Association for Birth Defect Children (ABDC)
Matches for parents of children with any disorder
http://www.birthdefects.org/

CHASER- Congenital Heart Anomalies Support.
Education and Resources Matching for Parents of children with any type of heart defect
http://www.csun.edu/~hfmth006/chaser/

Chromosome Deletion Outreach
Matches for families of children with chromosome deletions, additions, inversions, translocations and rings
http://members.aol.com/cdousa/cdo.htm

Children's Liver Alliance
Matching for families of children with any type of liver disease
http://www.livertx.org/

National Parent to Parent Support and Information System (NPPSYS) All disabilities
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/earlyint/wis-fam/p2p.html

Center for Your Infant and Child Loss
http://www.infantandchildloss.org

Sibling Issues

The Sibling Support Project
http://www.chmc.org/departmnt/sibsupp/

Family Village Sibling Resources
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/frcsibl.htm

Advocacy & Public Policy

The Family Village - Advocacy & Public Policy Information for Health Care Needs
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/advocacy.html

The Institute for Child Health Policy
http://www.ichp.edu/

Family Voices
http://www.familyvoices.org/

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

FedWorld Information Network - Starting point for Federal Government Information
http://www.fedworld.gov/

Thomas - Legislative Information on the Web
http://thomas.loc.gov/

Bill Text - Part of Thomas, this site allows the user to search text of bills before Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c104query.html

Project Vote Smart - Allows users to view voting records of Congress
http://www.vote-smart.org/ce/#votes

Contacting Congress - Provides contact information for Congress (state or zip code)
http://www.vote-smart.org/ce/c-index.html

ADA Home Page - U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom/htm

Planning for your Special Needs Child
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/children/special-child/special1.html

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

Administration on Developmental Disabilities Maryland State Councils on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.act.dhhs.gov/programs/add/states/st-md.html

Early Intervention

The Family Village - early Intervention Resources
http://www.familyvillage.wise.edu/education/ei.html

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NEC*TAS)
http://www.nectas.unc.edu/

The Division for Early Childhood - DEC
http://www.dec-sped.org/

Pearson Technology Group
Humanities - Education - Special Needs
http://www.pearsonptg.com

Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org/

Support Group Directories

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

National Information Sources on Disabilities
http://www.naric.com

NORD - The National Organization for Rare Disorders
http://www.rarediseases.org/

The Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
http://www.geneticalliance.org

Canadian Directory of Genetic Support Groups
http://www.lhsc.on.ca/

Action Without Borders - Nonprofit Organization Database
http://www.idealist.org/

Neurological Disorders: Voluntary Health Agencies
http://www.ninds.nth.gov

Dermatology Patient Support Groups
http://tray.dermatology.uiowa.edu/SuprtGrps.html

Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations
http://www.niddk.nih.gov

Directory of Digestive Diseases Organizations for Patients
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubsldaorgpat/ddorgpat.htm

Organizations for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
http://www.niddk.nih.gov

Special Education

The Family Village School Links
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/school.htm

EdLaw
http://www.edlaw.net

The Special Ed Advocate
http://www.wrightslaw.com

SERI (Special Education Resources on the Internet) Project
http://www.hood.edu/academic/acaservices

Yahoo: Education: Special Education
http://www.yahoo.com/text/Education/Special_Education/

ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/ERIC

Respite Care

The National Respite Locator Service
http://www.chtop.com/locator.htm

Recreation and Leisure

The Family Village - Recreation & Leisure for People with Disabilities
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

Clinical Trials

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
http://www.CenterWatch.com

Diagnosis/Disability Specific Information

PEDBASE - The Pediatric Database contains descriptions of over 500 childhood illnesses
http://www.icondata/health/pedbase

NORD - The National Organization for Rare Disorders
http://www.stepstn.com/nord
http://www.rarediseases.org

Health Touch - This site has hundreds of information pamphlets on a variety of related topics
http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/hi_toc.htm

NICHCY
http://www.nichcy.org/

PEDINFO: An index of the Pediatric Internet
ttp://www.pedinfo.org

Independent Living - Resource Site
http://www.aoa.gov/wecare/special-needs.html

Optomitrist Network - Eye Disorders
http://www.children-special-needs.org/

PEDIATRICS
http://www.pediatrics.about.com/cs/specialneedskids/

Children With Disabilities
http://www.childrenwithdisabilities.nejrs.org

Wicomico Library - Internet Resources, Health & Medicine
http://www.wicomicolibrary.org/adultservices/links/medic.html

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

WebMD/Lycos - Health Guide
http://www.webmd.lycos.com/

Genetics and Rare Conditions Site
http://www.FUMC.edu/gec/support/

MedLine Searching
These sites allow you to do free medline searches

PubMed - From the National Library of Medicine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/

Health Gate Medicine Access
http://www.healthgate.com

Health World Medline Access
http://www.healthy.net

Pharmacology Data Bases

Clinical Pharmacology Online
http://www.cponline.gsm.com/

RxList - The Internet Drug Index
http://www.rxlist.com/

Specialized Search Engines

Neuroscience Now
http://www.neuroguide.com/

E-Medicine Searchable Text Book
http://www.emedicine.com/cgi-shl/foxweb.exe/
showsearch@d:/em/ga?book=emerg

Mental Health Net- A comprehensive guide to mental health online, featuring over 4,000 individual resources.
http://www.cmhc.com/

Free E-mail Accounts

The Free Email Address Directory
Over 100 organizations that offer free email addresses:
http://www.emailaddresses.com/

Juno - Free E-mail Account
http://www.juno.com/

Hot Mail - Web based free e-mail account
http://www.hotmail.com/

Transportation

Kids In Safety Seats
http://www.mdkiss.org
1-800-806-KISS

Wicomico Transit
http://www.wicomicotransit.com
410-548-5178
 
 
 


Contact: Regional Resource Coordinator
(410) 219-2886

 
 

The Regional Resource Center is located at:
The Wicomico County Free Library
CARTS Room
122 S. Division Street
Salisbury, MD 21801
Please call for library hours: 410-749-3612

Serving Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties

Sponsored by the Wicomico County Health Department,
Office For Genetics and Children with Special Health Care Needs