Directory of Intellectual Disability Resources

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Subcategories

• Developmental Delay
• Down Syndrome
• Learning Disorders
• Research

Resources in This Category

• American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

  http://www.aaidd.org/
  An international association that promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual disabilities.

• Arc of Chester County

  http://www.arcofchestercounty.org/
  Empowering individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities and their families.

• Best Buddies International, Inc.

  http://www.bestbuddies.org/
  Enhances the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by providing opportunities for socialization and employment. Site describes programs and gives contact information.

• Down Home Ranch

  http://www.downhomeranch.org/
  Working farm and ranch for those with mental handicaps.

• Help Foundation

  http://www.helpfoundationinc.org/
  Serves children and adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in northeast Ohio - care, education, and housing.

• International Order of Alhambra

  http://www.orderalhambra.org/
  A fraternal order of Catholic men dedicated to assisting persons developmentally disabled by mental retardation.

• Jablonski's Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/jablonski/syndrome_title.html
  Database of structured descriptions of congenital abnormalities associated with mental retardation.

• MedlinePlus: Intellectual Disability

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001523.htm
  Summary and links to information on causes.

• National Association of QDDPs (NAQ)

  http://www.qddp.org/
  Resource for research, networking, and addressing issues that concern Qualified Mental Retardation Professionals (also known as Case Managers).

• Should We Execute Killers With The Mind Of A Child?

  http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2000/11/08/should-we-execute-killers-mind-child
  Discusses the practice of executing people with mental retardation in the United States.

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