General Information Resources

• Ability Kids
• Ability Online
• Brejcha Personal and Disability Resource Site
• Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
• Disabilities Bulletin Board.
• Disability Central
• Enabled Online.com
• Family Village
• Housing and Urban Development
• iCan!
• Ideal Lives
• Independent Living Products
• Institute on Independent Living
• National Organization on Disability
• National Institute On Disability And Rehabilitation Research
• New York State Department of Health
• Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
• Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
• Program Development Associates
• New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies
• Social Security Administration
• Special Child Magazine
• Tell Us Your Story
• World Health Organization
• World Association of Persons with disAbilities [WAPD]

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Resources on Specific Disabilities

• AccessDome
• American Association on Mental Retardation
• American Foundation for the Blind
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• Autism Society of America
• Autism Treatment Center of America
• Dr. Diane. Information on brain injury, concussion, stroke, TBI, brain tumor, and MS symptom resources.
• Down Syndrome: Health Issues
• Down Syndrome On-Line magazine
• Down Syndrome Resources
• Education-A-Must Inc
• Epilepsy Foundation
• Learning Disability Resource Community
• Learning Disability Online
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• National Federation of the Blind
• National Organization for Rare Disorders
• New York Institute for Special Education
• Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support
• Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
• SHHH: Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.
• Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
• TBI Help Desk for Caregivers
• United Cerebral Palsy Association

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Disability Legislation and Legal Issues

• 1-88-88-DISABLED
• Access by Design
• ADA Technical Assistance Program
• Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
• Disability Rights Activist
• National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)
• US Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act ADA HOME PAGE.

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Employment Resources

• America's Job Bank
• ESI: Employment Support Institute
• Goodwill Industries International Inc.
• Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
• Volunteer Match

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Travel & Leisure

• Access to Recreation, Inc
• Access-Able Travel Source
• Hand-Bikes.com
• People & Places
• ScootAround
• SpecialTouch

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Prevention

National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Immunization Program

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WNY Telephone Hotlines

People Inc. Admissions - Intake and Referral provides information and referral to community programs and services, including assessment to determine eligibility.

Bilingual admissions specialists are available to assist those who are primarily Spanish-speaking.

Central Referral Services
716-851-5555

Central Referral Services, Inc. is a free confidential information and referral service available to Erie and Niagara County residents, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday via its 716-851-5555 ProblemLine.

In its computerized database, CRS lists over 1,300 organizations, both public and private, which offer 6,500+ services. The database is updated daily to insure the information available is as accurate as possible.

For more information, visit the Central Referral Services web page.