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Listed below are MR/DD associations and organizations and state and federal government resources from across the Internet. Links from the NASDDDS website are provided for convenience and/or information purposes only. A link does not constitute an endorsement of content, viewpoint, policies, products, or services of that website. Once you link to a Web site, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website.
| HSRI |
The Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) was established in 1976 with the express purpose of assisting states and the federal government to enhance services and supports to people with mental illness and people with mental retardation, and to support the development of alternatives to congregate care facilities. |
| NCI |
National Core Indicators. In January 1997, the Association, in partnership with the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI), a nonprofit policy research firm based in Cambridge Massachusetts, launched the Core Indicators Project. The name of the activity was changed in 2002 to National Core Indicators (NCI) program in order to better reflect the ongoing status of this interstate initiative. |
| QualityMall |
The Quality Mall, a place where you can find lots of free information about person-centered supports for people with developmental disabilities. Each of the Mall stores has departments you can look through to learn about positive practices that help people with developmental disabilities live, work and participate in our communities and improve the quality of their supports. |
| UMN/ICI |
The mission of the Institute on Community Integration is to improve the community services and social supports available to individuals with developmental disabilities, and their families, throughout the United States and abroad. |
| AAIDD |
The American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual disabilities. |
| ADDup.org |
Addup is the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) online resource for communication and collaboration. |
| ANCOR |
Since 1970 the American Network of Community Options & Resources (ANCOR) has been the preeminent voice in Washington on behalf of private agencies that provide services and supports to people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. |
| AUCD |
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is the national association representing University Affiliated Programs (UAP), Maternal and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Programs (LEND), and the Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (DDRCs). |
| Arc/US |
The Arc of the United States is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. |
| CCD |
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is a coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration, and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. |
| Families USA |
Families USA is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. |
| NACDD |
The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities Councils (NACDD) mission is to provide support and assistance to member councils in order to promote a consumer and family centered system of services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. |
| NADD |
The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) is a nonprofit membership association established for professionals, care providers, and families to promote understanding of and services for individuals who have developmental disabilities and mental health needs. |
| NAPAS |
The National Association of Protection & Advocacy System (NAPAS), the voluntary national membership association of protection and advocacy systems and client assistance programs, assumes leadership in promoting and strengthening the role and performance of its members in providing quality legally based advocacy services. |
| SABE | Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
(SABE), defines its mission: to ensure that people with disabilities are
treated as equals and that they are given the same decisions, choices,
rights, responsibilities, and chances to speak up to empower themselves;
opportunities to make new friends; and to learn from their mistakes.
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| SDPDD |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's National Program on Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (SDPDD) provides funds to 19 states to carry out self-determination activities. The program office is part of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire. The office makes available financial resources, technical assistance, and training support in self-determination. Several monographs, a video, an introduction to self-determination, and a National Public Radio broadcast are available. |
| TASH |
TASH, Disability Advocacy Worldwide, is an international advocacy association of people fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. |
| The Council |
The Council on Quality and Leadership is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the quality of services and supports to people with disabilities. This is accomplished through its accreditation services, training programs, and research division. |
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| DDMED |
The DDMED website is provided by the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. Healthcare information is provided for the professional or the family caregiver. The DDMED consultative program provides a roadmap to healthcare professionals who manage persons with intellectual disability and other health problems such as mental illness or neurological disorders. |
| NASMHPD |
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) organizes to reflect and advocate for the collective interests of State Mental Health Authorities and their directors at the national level. |
| NASMD |
The National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) is a bipartisan, professional, nonprofit organization of representatives of state Medicaid agencies (including the District of Columbia and the territories). |
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The NASMHPD Research Institute, Inc. (NRI) studies Issues in the delivery of public mental health services supported by state mental health agencies. The Research Institute responds to current needs for objective analyses and basic information and attempts to facilitate the application of state mental health programs. |
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| NASUA |
The National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) was founded in 1964 as a national nonprofit membership organization comprised of the 57 state and territorial government agencies on aging. |
| NCSL |
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is a bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths, and territories. The Conference is a source for research, publications, consulting services, meetings, and seminars. It is the national conduit for lawmakers to communicate with one another and share ideas. The Conference is an effective and respected voice for the states in Washington, D.C., representing their interests before Congress, the administration, and federal agencies. |
| NGA |
The National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation's governors and one of Washington, D.C.'s, most respected public policy organizations. NGA provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill and before the Administration on key federal issues to developing policy reports on innovative state programs and hosting networking seminars for state government executive branch officials. |
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| ADD |
The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) grants support programs that protect the rights and promote the self-sufficiency of Americans with developmental disabilities and their families. Funds help state governments, local communities, and the private sector to integrate these people socially and economically into mainstream society. |
| CMS |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which provide health care to about one in every four Americans. Medicare provides health insurance for more than 39 million elderly and disabled Americans. Medicaid, a joint federal-state program, provides health coverage for more than 34 million low-income persons, including nearly 18 million children and nursing home coverage for low-income elderly. |
| DEHPG |
Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group (DEHPG). The website for e-Reporting and workflow automation of programs administered by DEHPG. The “Technical Assistance Database” will allow you to see the wide range of activities that support and enrich the grantees under the New Freedom Initiative. The database will contain important information regarding existing and upcoming research products, conferences, and significant meetings as well as a wide variety of toolkits, surveys, and policy briefs, intended to be of interested to the disability and long-term care community. |
| DisabilityInfo.gov |
DisabilityInfo.gov is a one-stop federal website designed to offer people with disabilities and many others access to the information and resources they need to live full and independent lives in the workplace and in their communities. Managed by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), DisabilityInfo.gov offers a broad range of valuable information, not only for people with disabilities, but also their family members, employers, service providers and many others. |
| OCR |
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. Through prevention and elimination of unlawful discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights helps HHS carry out its overall mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its many programs. |
| Plain Language |
This Web site is maintained by the Plain Language Action & Information Network, a government-wide group of volunteers working to improve communications from the federal government to the public. The site contains lots of resources to help writers achieve the goal of clear communication and to make it possible for people to understand what is written the first time they read it, especially materials that tell people how to obtain benefits or comply with requirements. The site is hosted by the GSA Office Of Government-wide Policy. |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
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| ADD |
The Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) offers this Grant Announcements page. The page lists current ADD grant announcements including award notices, application process descriptions, and resources for grantees. It also features downloadable grant-related forms. |
| AUCD |
The Funding Opportunities section of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities network monthly news digests provides links to current grant applications and requests for proposals in the disabilities field from a broad range of sources. |
| CDC |
The Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities and Health Funding Opportunities page of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention lists new funding opportunities and currently-funded projects in these focus areas. |
| CFDA |
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives readers access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia), as well as other governmental and non-governmental entities. Program benefits and services outlined in the CFDA are provided through seven financial types of assistance and eight nonfinancial types of assistance. |
| DOL |
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Disability Online Grants & Contracts page offers descriptions of current grantees and projects that strengthen opportunities for people with disabilities in the workplace. |
| GRANTS.GOV |
This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Navigation of the site is simple. The primary topical sections are accessed through the use of colored tabs and links located at the top of each screen. Links on the left side of the screen access content within each section. The Get Started section of the site walks users through the process, step by step. |
| HHS |
The Developmental Disabilities Funding Opportunities page of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) lists developmental disabilities-related program announcements and other requests for proposals or applications published by the Department. |
| NICHD |
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Funding Opportunities page features a broad spectrum of health-related grants including some with a focus on developmental disabilities/disability issue areas. Request for applications/proposals, program announcements and grant notices are available. |
| OSEP |
The Department of Education's (ED) Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Grants Resources page provides access to ED grant announcements, application packages, and forecasts - including those offered by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services/National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. |
| RWJ |
The Open Call for Proposals page of the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation Web site lists national health-related programs that are currently accepting proposals. Disabilities-related and/or -specific programs are often among those listed. |
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| CMS Promising Practices in HCBS |
This page of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web site features Promising Practices Reports addressing initiatives undertaken by states and communities to improve home and community- based services. An overview of the reports is provided, along with the reports, which are organized by topical area, and by state. |
| HCBS Promising Practices |
The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Promising Practice Page of the Resource Network on HCBS Web site includes descriptions of state programs that demonstrate effective and innovative home and community-based services. The promising practice analysis is being conducted by The Medstat Group with funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Reports are listed by topical area, then by state. |
| Quality Mall |
On the Quality Mall Web site, each of the Mall stores has departments you can look through to learn about positive practices that help people with developmental disabilities live, work and participate in our communities and improve the quality of their supports. Mall stores and departments are organized by area of interest, or you can conduct your own search by product name, name or description/key words. |
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