Society and Culture: Disability Resources

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• Alzheimer's Association - Massachusetts Chapter  - Features a list of upcoming events, an online newsletter, and information on partnerships.
• Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter  - Locate care consultations, support groups, educational programs, advocacy, and partnership details.
• Arc of East Middlesex  - Parents of children with mental retardation provide and promote services and support.
• Arc of Greater Boston  - View programs and services, resources, getting involved, and information about the Arc association.
• Arc of Massachusetts  - Advocacy group for Massachusetts citizens living with developmental disabilities.
• Association for Community Living  - Helps build better lives for the developmentally disabled through a web of connections.
• Center of Applied Special Technology  - By the use of Universal Design for Learning this group expands learning opportunities individuals with disabilities.
• Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech  - School teaches deaf and hard of hearing children a variety of spoken language skills.
• CLASS, Inc.  - Champions programs and services to enrich the lives of individuals with disabilities.
• Cultural Access Consortium  - Finds a way to make the arts accessible to all individuals with disabilities of all kinds.
• DCR's Universal Access Program  - Resource for finding accessible forest and park areas around the state.
• Department of Developmental Services  - Gives details about department initiatives, programs and services for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
• Disability Law Center  - Massachusetts agency tasked with providing protection and advocacy for residents with disabilities.
• Disability Resources Monthly: Massachusetts  - Directory offering links to disability related resources in Massachusetts.
• Family TIES of Massachusetts  - Parent-to-parent support project for families of children with special needs and chronic illness.
• F-SEPAC  - Farmingham special education parent advisory council.
• Genesis Fund  - Doorway to bridging the gap between coordination of medical care and health insurance coverage.
• Governor's Commission on Intellectual Disability  - Details commission mission statement, powers and duties. Includes calendar of meetings and publications.
• GWARC, Inc.  - Groups focus is to improve the lives of those with developmental disabilities.
• Lifeworks, Inc.  - Promotes services that benefit the developmentally disabled such as housing, jobs, and education.
• MAPVI  - Massachusetts association of parents of children with visual impairments.
• Massachusetts Association for the Blind  - Offers a variety of community services for the visually impaired and their caregivers.
• Massachusetts Commission for the Blind  - Features agency history, mission and details about programs and services.
• Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing  - Find resources and information about programs, deaf culture, demographic details and available services.
• Massachusetts Community Gateway  - Gateway to services and programs for disability resources and events.
• Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council  - Agency accommodating opportunities for people with developmental disabilities that will enhance inclusion, independence, and productivity.
• Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress  - Offers educational resources and information on education and personal planning.
• Massachusetts Families Organizing For Change  - Coalition of empowerment for people with disabilities and their families.
• Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission  - State agency working on vocational rehabilitation services, SSI, and SSDI presents information about their programs dealing with independent living, vocational rehabilitation, and abuse and neglect intervention.
• Massachusetts TSA Chapter  - Provides a schedule of upcoming events.
• New England Index: Disability Info  - Database with comprehensive listing of all resources within the state for disability help and support.
• NuPath  - Offers 40 years of experience in finding the best solutions and support for people with disabilities.
• Outdoor Explorations  - Inclusive disability organization that inspires personal growth through outdoor adventures by serving individuals with all types of disabilities.
• P.R.I.D.E. Inc.  - Preparatory rehabilitation for individual development and employment in Taunton.
• Riverside Industries  - Western Massachusetts agency for people with developmental disabilities enhancing life skills development, rehabilitation, and employment.
• Seven Hills Foundation  - Adult and children's programs and services throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
• Special Olympics Massachusetts  - Features information on the events, sponsors, and volunteers.
• Talking Information Center  - Source for broadcasts of reading information over public radio.
• Tourette Syndrome Association of Massachusetts  - Read information on this syndrome, find avenues of support, and local services.
• Toward Independent Living and Learning, Inc.  - Provides services and programs for residential, clinical, and vocational needs of developmentally challenged in Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.
• Triangle  - Serves the communities of Southern New England with support for people with disabilities.
• VIBUG  - Visually impaired and blind users group sharing information and support.
• WORK, Inc.  - Pioneers community based programs for the developmentally disabled.