| | "Making Your Case" -- Free online training program from Arc
Take advantage of this new, free program from Arc. This is an internet-based, interactive, and self-paced learning program called "Making Your Case." It takes about three hours to complete, and is available 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
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| | A Manual: Accessible and Safe Outdoor Recreation Areas
Are your playgrounds safe and accessible? Having trouble explaining what changes are needed and why? This document can is a great place to start and can help you get the information you need to be effective. The introduction even provides a guide ...
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| | ABCA FCM Services, LLC (Acceptance Beyond Commitment for People with Abilities, Flexible Case Management Services)
This organization offers Flexible Case Management Services. Call or e-mail Skip Lecy for more information. You can also contact them by fax if you prefer: 763-208-0725
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| | AccountAbility ~ Tax assistance for low-income organizations and individuals
This is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing tax preparation and accounting assistance to individuals and small businesses with limited resources. This is done by accountants who volunteer their services to the community, as well as funding fro...
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| | Achieve Services Inc.
Achieve has been providing services in Anoka County since 1964 when the Anoka County Daytime Activity Center opened at St. Phillips Lutheran Church in Fridley to serve 17 children with developmental disabilities.
At that time, many adults with de...
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| | Advocating Change Together (ACT)
Advocating Change Together (ACT) is a grassroots, member-controlled, non-profit organization that is run by and for persons with developmental and other disabilities. They're committed to freedom, equality, and justice for all people with disabiliti...
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| | Allen, Shea & Associates
This site contains information for families, advocates, and staff. Allen, Shea & Associates was organized in 1986 to provide professional services in the area of planning, research, training, materials development, and evaluation within the field of ...
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| | Alternatives for People with Autism, Inc.
Alternatives for People with Autism, Inc. ("Alternatives") is a small, nonprofit provider of services to people who are severely disabled by autism and mental retardation. Alternatives provides informational services, including training sessions and...
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| | Arc Greater Twin Cities
Arc Greater Twin Cities offers programs and services for people of all age with mental retardation and related disabilities, as well as their families. Arc provides information and intensive one-to-one assistance; speaks for people with disabilities...
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| | Arc Minnesota
Arc Minnesota provides advocacy and support for people with developmental disabilities and their families. A part of the national Arc and affiliated with local chapters, Arc Minnesota is a statewide, voluntary organization. They're dedicated to ens...
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| | Arc Resource Center
Looking for information? Can't find a touch-screen computer to use? Whether you're a person with a disability, a family member, or a professional, the Arc Resource Center is a great place to start. They have an assortment of books, videos, magazin...
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| | Autism Conferences Online!
Now you can participate in autism conferences from home! Autism Conferences Online is a video recording created specifically for Autism Today. It can be viewed on any computer connected to the internet, and each month a new world renowned exper...
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| | Autism Info Group
Autism Information Group- Parent Networking Group sponsored by Arc.
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| | Autism Society of Minnesota
Through educational support, collaboration and advocacy, the Autism Society of Minnesota seeks to enhance the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Visit their web site to learn more about how the Autism Society can support you!
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| | AutismShop.com
Autismshop.com is the online home of the Autism Resource Network, a one-of-a-kind Book Store that is packed with merchandise and information for individuals with ASD and those who love, care for, and educate them. This a Minnesota nonprofit corporati...
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| | CCP Works!
CCP Works! provides a variety of employment and training services to individuals with disabilities so they can use their skills and talents and reach their vocational goals.
Employment and Training Services:
Career Development – vocation...
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| | CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)
This organization provides support groups, research, workshops, and annual events for the Attention Deficit Disorder community. Use the links below to enter either the national CHADD web site or the Minnesota chapter of CHADD web site. The email ad...
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| | Children's Home Society & Family Services
This organization offers a broad range of family services, including services specific to people with disabilities. The learning disability program offers information regarding assessment, rights and laws, as well as assistance with educational plan...
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| | Choice, Inc.
This is a private nonprofit organization serving the needs of adults with developmental disabilities in Hennepin and Carver counties. The emphasis of Choice, Inc. is to develop employment opportunities, increase vocational skills, promote community ...
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| | Community Bridge - Adults with Disabilities Program
The Community Bridge Consortium facilitates the participation of adults with disabilities in all aspects of Community Education programming by providing reasonable support and accommodations. Through their participation, these adults learn new things...
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| | Community Involvement Programs
This is a non-profit organization providing services and supports to people with developmental disabilities, people with mental illness, and their families. Services are available to people in the Twin Cities metro area, and include: Housing, Emplo...
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| | Contact Your Legislators Today!
Please contact your legislative leaders and urge fairness and when setting human services spending targets.
Action Needed:Contact your state representative and senator today or over the weekend, and communicate the following message: “Please be fai...
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| | Cornucopia Of Disability Information (CODI)
CODI serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. It consists of both an Internet Directory of Disability Information and a repository of electronic disability document...
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| | Courage Center
Courage provides a full range of more that 70 programs and services in the areas of rehabilitation, mental health, community living, vocational and recreational service. Courage has two main campuses in Minneapolis and Stillwater. In addition, they ...
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| | Courage Center Support Groups
At their various locations, Courage offers support groups for a wide range of individuals with disabilities as well as for families and caregivers. You owe it to yourself!
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| | Dakota Communities, Inc.
Dakota Communities, Inc. is a non profit organization that provides quality and innovative services to persons with disabilities in the greater metropolitan and outlying areas. Residential support services include a safe and respectful place to live...
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| | Disability Information
DisabilityInfo.gov is a comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government resources. This site is "The New Freedom Initiative's Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities." Visit the site to learn more ADA, Bush's New Freedom Init...
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| | Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota
This is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals with Down syndrome, and their families, so that they receive the support necessary to live life to the fullest in their communities.
DSAM is funded through memberships, private ...
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| | Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota is a non-profit organization focused on enhancing the quality of life of those affected by seizures. An affiliate of the National Epilepsy Foundation, the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota provides programs and ser...
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| | eQuality - Pathways to Potential
This is an adult day program that serves developmentally disabled adults in Hennepin County. The program services primarily the north and west suburbs including Maple Grove, Plymouth, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, New Hope, Crystal, Minnetonka and ...
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| | Equul Access, Inc.
Equul Access, Inc. is a non-profit organization that believes horses can be instrumental -- therapeutically, recreationally, and educationally -- to individuals with physical, cognitive, and/or emotional disabilities. Equul Access provides a safe en...
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| | Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE)
The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) project is a strong partnership that aims to improve the educational outcomes for children with disabilities. It links families, advocates, and self-advocates to communicate the new focus of...
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| | Family Friendly Fun -- A web resource for families of people with disabilities
This web site is a great resource for all families, but it places emphasis on families of people with disabilities. It provides information and links related to education, work, genealogy, budgeting and finances, family health and fitness, food and ...
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| | Family Institute for Creative Well-Being
This organization focuses on using creative arts to enhance the emotional, spiritual and social health of families who have members with disabilities. The Institute strongly believes that creative arts can be a powerful tool in shaping both the cour...
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| | Family Resource Committee
This is a parent-driven subcommittee of Anoka Area IEIC. The group provides information, resources, and a network of support for families whose children, ages birth to kindergarten, have special needs. Parents and professionals work together to plan ...
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| | Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
Family Village is a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. ...
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| | Friendship Ventures
Friendship Ventures is a non-profit agency that creates unique educational, recreational and social opportunities for people of all ages with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. They also offer conference and retreat services, as...
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| | Gerard Treatment Programs
Gerard Treatment Programs provide a highly structured environment to help youth build self-esteem, condifence, accountability, and empathy for others. Gerard works to return youth to society with the ability to make safe, healthy decisions for themse...
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| | Goodwill / Easter Seals -- Services for people with disabilities
This organization offers a wealth of job training and placement opportunities for adults who have disabilities or other social barriers. Goodwill/Easter Seals staff help people identify their employment goals, and they structure job training program...
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| | Great Lakes Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
The Great Lakes ADA & IT Center is one of 10 regional centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), a division of the U.S. Department of Education. Great Lakes ADA's purpose is to provide technical assis...
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| | Groves Academy ~ For children with special needs
Groves Academy is an independent co-educational day school in suburban Minneapolis. It serves preschool through twelfth grade students who, due to their learning difficulties, have not found success in other schools. Groves provides an all day, multi...
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| | Hamline Midway Elders
History & Mission: Founded in 2001, we're a neighborhood based organization that provides services to help seniors remain independent in their own homes.
Primary Goals: Assist seniors with at least one activity of daily living. We arrange tran...
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| | Hammer
Hammer is a non-profit organization that supports individuals with developmental disabilities in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities. The individuals live in homes or apartments in Wayzata, Plymouth, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, New Hope, and Maple...
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| | Helping Hand Program - For parents of children with Autism
This program of the National Autism Foundation provides families with grants up to $1,500 for getting biomedical treatments, supplements, therapies, etc. for children with autism. If your child is under age 18 and has been diagnosed with Autism or a ...
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| | Independence, Productivity, Self Determination, Integration & Inclusion (IPSII)
IPSII Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing Independence, Productivity, Self Determination, Integration & Inclusion (IPSII) among people with disabilities and their families.
Julie Kenney, Executive Director of IPSII, is a grad...
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| | Institute on Community Integration -- University of Minnesota
This organization's mission is to improve the quality of services and supports available to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The Institute facilitates a wealth of training, research, dissemination, and technical assist...
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| | Internet Resources for Special Children
Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC) is dedicated to children with disabilities and other health related disorders worldwide. The mission of this site is to improve the lives of children with disabilities by providing valuable information ...
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| | Joni and Friends
Joni and Friends is a Disability Outreach Ministry that partners with and assists churches in the inclusion of families affected by disability. For more information on their programs, call the number listed below.
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| | KidAbility and KidAbility-2
Children host this video, educating both themselves and viewers about disabilities. While profiling adults and children who talk candidly about their disabilities, the children learn that people are more alike than different. Along the way they also ...
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| | Latino Family Access Group
This Spanish-speaking Family Access Group is sponsored by Arc. For more info, call Arc at 952-920-0855.
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| | Laura Baker Services Association
LBSA provides residential and educational services in a variety of settings for people with developmental disabilities. Services include supported living services, semi-independent living services, assisted living, in-home services, homemaker servic...
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| | LDA of Minnesota
LDA's mission is "to maximize the potential of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities or related learning difficulties so that they and their families lead more productive and fulfilled lives." The Center offers a wealth of resources,...
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| | Leisure Education Assessments ~ Reach for Resources
This program focuses on assessment and placement of individuals into leisure activities by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. Individual and group activities will focus on leisure awareness, social skills, decision making and leisure reso...
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| | Lifeworks Services
Lifeworks Services, formerly Dakota, Inc., was founded in 1965 by families who have children with special needs. We are a private nonprofit organization serving 1,200 people with developmental disabilities and their families in the Minneapolis, St....
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| | Long Term Care Planning - Web Tool from the Federal Government
This web site is a national clearinghouse for long-term care info, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It serves to provide information and resources to help you and your family plan for future long-term care (LTC) needs.
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| | Mains'l Services
Mains'l Services, Inc. works with families to develop support plans using outcome goals established by the Council on Quality and Leadership. Services include Daily Supported Living, Hourly Supported Living Services, Family Supports, Respite Care, C...
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| | Making Connections ~ A parent support group
The South of the River AT Network invites parents and caregivers of students who use AAC, to participate in a parent support group - Making Connections. The purpose of the group is to provide opportunities for parents to network with each other regar...
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| | Making Your Case -- e-learning course
"Making Your Case" is a three-hour, self-directed course on how to communicate with public officials by effectively telling your personal story, writing a letter, providing testimony, and communicating in positive ways. Click the link below to review...
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| | Mental Health Association of Minnesota (MHAM)
The Mental Health Association of Minnesota is a nonprofit agency that responds to the needs of individuals with mental illnesses and their family members. MHAM offers services in advocacy and education, including: Individual advocacy case services, ...
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| | Meridian Services
Meridian Services offers a variety of services to people with developmental disabilities, including:
Supervised Living Services
In-Home Services
Semi-Independent Living Services
Respite Services
Club Ventures
Social Recreation Services
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| | Merrick, Inc.
Merrick, Inc., is dedicated to serving adults with developmental disabilities by offering a wide array of support services. These services provide meaningful vocational options, enhance personal skills, empower choice making abilities, and expand pa...
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| | Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL)
MCIL knows that many barriers exist between people with disabilities and the personal happiness they need and deserve. MCIL believes that independent living cannot not be defined in terms of living on one's own, being employed in a job fitting one's...
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| | Minneapolis Advisory Committee On People With Disabilities
MACOPD is a citizen based education and advocacy group formed to expand opportunities for all children and adults with disabilities throughout Minneapolis, without regard to disability or other protected class status. Additionally, we advocate for po...
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| | Minnesota APSE - Association for Persons in Supported Employment
APSE: The Network on Employment is a membership organization formed in 1988 as the Association for Persons in Supported Employment to improve and expand integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for persons experiencing disabilities...
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| | Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH)
This is a not-for-profit organization providing a statewide support network for families of children with emotion/behavioral disorders. MACMH helps families by providing a support network, education the public, providing information, providing worksh...
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| | Minnesota Community Education Network on Disability (CEND)
CEND is a statewide network of Minnesota educators providing enrichment and educational opportunities for adults with disabilities in local school districts through Community Education programming.
Metro Area: (651) 748-7436
Northern MN: (320) ...
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| | Minnesota Disability Law Center
Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) is the place to go if you need information about your rights or the rights of your family. They're a legal resource that was created for people with disabilities! MDLC's mission is to promote, expand, and prot...
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| | Minnesota Epilepsy Group
MN Epilepsy Group specializes in evaluation, treatment, consultation and support services for adults, teens, and children with seizure disorders. The organization provides care for people whose diagnosis may not have been confirmed, whose seizures h...
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| | Minnesota Olmstead Planning Committee
The Minnesota Olmstead Planning Committee gets its name from a 1999 United States Supreme Court decision. In Olmstead v. L.C., the state of Georgia was sued for unnecessarily institutionalizing people with intellectual disabilities. The court ruled t...
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| | Minnesota River Valley Special Education Cooperative (MRVSEC)
MRVSEC is an organization made up of six member school districts joining together to provide special education services for children with disabilities. Jointly, they are able to provide a broader range of services in a more effective manner that cou...
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| | Minnesota Special Education Mediation Service
Minnesota Special Education Mediation Service (MNSEMS) provides neutral third parties to help parents, students and school personnel resolve disputes about the provision of special education and 504 accommodations. The services are at no cost to fam...
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| | Minnesota State Council on Disability
The Minnesota State Council on Disability is an agency that advises, provides technical assistance, collaborates and advocates to expand opportunities, improve the quality of life and empower all persons with disabilities. Browse their services and p...
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| | MinnesotaHelp.info
MinnesotaHelp.info is an online directory of services designed to help people in Minnesota identify resources such as human services, information and referral, financial assistance, and other forms of aid and assistance within Minnesota. It is especi...
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| | MN Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
The Governor's Council's mission is to work toward assuring that people with developmental disabilities receive the necessary support to achieve increased independence, self determination, productivity, integration and inclusion into the community. ...
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| | MN Region 10 Quality Assurance Project
This project is driven by "stakeholders," which include people with disabilities and those who work with them. These stakeholders work to assess both quality of life and quality of support for individuals with developmental disabilities. The proces...
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| | MnDACA -- Working for people with developmental disabilities
MnDACA is an group of agencies working for people with developmental disabilities. MnDACA member organizations work for the DD community in a variety of important ways, including: Legislative work, public relations, conferences, seminars, forums, s...
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| | Mouth Magazine
Mouth Magazine offers fresh, funny and compelling insight on disability issues in America today. Check out their web site by clicking below. You can view a sample of their work, and subscribe to the print edition of the magazine.
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| | National Association of the Deaf
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), established in 1880, is the oldest and largest constituency organization safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education, employment, health car...
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| | National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)
NCPAD encourages people with disabilities to reap the physical and mental benefits of regular physical activity. NCPAD's slogan is "Exercise is for EVERY body."
With a feature that enables you to search opportunities by city and state, the NCPAD...
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| | National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information
Welcome to the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information. This is a new web site developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide information and resources to help you and your family plan for future long-term care...
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| | National Family Caregiver's Association
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) is a grass roots organization created to support, educate, empower and speak up for the millions of Americans who care for chronically ill, aged or disabled loved ones. Visit their web site to learn more...
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| | National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
This organization seeks to bolster society’s ability to provide full opportunities and appropriate supports for its citizens with disabilities. To this end, NIDRR conducts research and related activities to maximize the full inclusion, social integra...
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| | National Organization on Disability (NOD)
NOD has fought since 1982 to increase the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million citizens affected by disabilities. NOD pursues its goals through political lobbying, program sponsorship, conducting surveys, and making vital informati...
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| | NCWD for Youth -- A web site helping youth with disabilities down the road to employment
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD) has launched a new web site filled with information about employment for youth with disabilities. The designers of the web site include experts in disability, education, employment, and w...
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| | Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation
This independent state agency was created in 1987 "to promote the highest attainable standards of treatment, competence, efficiency, and justice...for persons receiving services for treatment for mental illness, mental retardation or a related condit...
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| | Orion ISO (Intermediate Service Organization)
Orion ISO is a Fiscal Intermediary/Employer of Record provider. Families choose the services that best meet their needs, and Orion ISO works with them to ensure that those needs are met and that services are successful. Orion helps families through...
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| | PACER Center
The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. PACER provides a wide range of services for ind...
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| | PACER's National Bulling Prevention Center
Founded in 2006, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center unites, engages and educates communities nationwide to address bullying through creative, relevant and interactive resources. PACER’s bullying prevention resources are designed to benefit a...
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| | Partners in Living - A free, innovative online course about disability
Partners in Living is a self-study course created to help people with developmental disabilities, as well as their families and friends, explore four important elements that, together, can help them create a meaningful life: Self-Determination, Famil...
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| | Partnership Resources, Inc.
This organization promotes achievement and self-fulfillment in people with developmental disabilities. This is done through comprehensive programs in job training and placement, supported employment, leisure, and programs for seniors. No matter wha...
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| | People Incorporated
People Incorporated provides more than a dozen specific programs for people with mental illnesses, from housing and drop-in, to therapeutic gardening and home-health care, to artistic encouragement. People, Inc. also offers several programs for Deaf...
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| | People Responding In Social Ministry (PRISM)
PRISM is a social service agency that provides families with food, financial assistance, transportation, auto repair and other services in times of financial hardships.
Food Shelf Program
PRISM’s unique grocery-store-style food s...
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| | Pinnacle Services
This advocacy organization provides In-Home Support and Supported Living Services to families and caregivers who have people with disabilities in their homes. Pinnacle provides residential, vocational, and other services to achieve the goal of advan...
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| | Program Development Associates
Program Development Associates distributes multimedia training and educational resources on an up-to-date list of disability topics.
We supply disability professionals in social service agencies, k-12 special education teachers in public and priva...
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| | Quality Mall
Quality Mall has a great collection of information about person-centered supports for people with disabilities. Quality Mall is made up of many different "stores," such as the Family Place, the Government Center, or the Housing Office. In their div...
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| | Reach for Resources
Reach for Resources is a non-profit organization that provides a wide variety of support services to promote independent living and community integration for people with developmental disabilities in Hennepin and Carver Counties.
Recreation and...
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| | Recreation/Leisure assessments - Reach for Resources
This program focuses on assessment and placement of individuals into leisure activities by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. Individual and group activities will focus on leisure awareness, social skills, decision making, and leisure res...
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| | REM Ramsey / Minnesota Community Services, Inc.
REM is a company who serves individuals requiring support to live independently in their community. Their services include: 1)Supported living - 24-hour residential services provided in a variety of settings, 2) In-Home support and Independent Livi...
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| | Residential Openings List
This web resource provides information regarding residential openings for people with developmental disabilities in the state of Minnesota. Information is organized by County and also provides profiles of housing opportunities.
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| | Reuben Lindh Family Services
This organization serves families with developmentally delayed parents, multi-generational problems, or young children at risk of abuse and neglect. Reuben Lindh's services also help parents that are reuniting with children after a foster care exper...
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| | Rise, Inc. -- Breaking down barriers to self-sufficiency and inclusion
Rise, Inc. helps people who have disabilities to attain their personal measure of employment, safe and affordable housing, vocational achievement, self-sufficiency, and community involvement. To this end, Rise offers numerous programs in vocational ...
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| | Schwab Learning -- Programs in learning disabilities
This is a nonprofit foundation that funds programs in learning disabilities and human services. Schwab Learning provides free information, resources, publications, and support to parents of children who struggle with learning problems such as Attent...
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| | Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
SABE is a nation-wide organization working for self-advocacy. Specifically, SABE seeks to educate and empower people with disabilities in areas like voting, criminal justice, freedom from institutions, employment and living opportunities, and self-d...
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| | Sheltering Lodges, Inc.
Sheltering Lodges, Inc. is a new American Indian-owned business founded to help people realize their ability to live and enjoy life to its fullest.
Sheltering Lodges provides In-Home family support, Personal Support, and Respite Care for people w...
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| | Southside Services
Southside Services is a private, non-profit agency serving people with developmental disabilities who live independently in Hennepin County. A variety of great programs are offered, including recreation, advocacy, counseling and employment services. ...
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| | Special Needs Advocates for Parents (SNAP)
SNAP aims to provide information, education, advocacy, and referrals to families with special needs children of all ages and disabilities. While they are based in California, their website may be of assistance to any family. Visit the site to revie...
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| | Spectrum Community Mental Health
This organization provides a variety of services for people with mental illness, including: Clinic/Day treatment services, housing support services, work services, drop-in centers, social and recreational services, on-site and off-site counseling an...
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| | St. David's Child Development and Family Services
This is a non-profit agency serving children, young adults and families with a range of needs. St. David’s mission is to build stronger families and communities through innovative programs in five program areas: 1) Early Childhood Education and Spe...
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| | Tasks Unlimited
Tasks Unlimited is a group of not-for-profit organizations committed to helping adults with serious and persistent mental illness and brain disorder improve their status by increasing self-sufficiency. Programs serve residents of Minnesota and are lo...
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| | Telephone Assistance Plan (TAP)
You might qualify for a credit on your phone bill! If you are a person with a disability, over the age of 65, and currently receive Medical Assistance or Social Security Income you may qualify for a $7 credit on your phone bill each month. Get an T...
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| | Telephone Equipment Distribution (TED) Program
Do you, or does someone you know, have trouble using the phone independently? Could an adaptive telephone be the answer? This program lends telephone equipment to people who are hard of hearing, deaf, or have a speech or mobility impairment. There...
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| | The Arc
The Arc is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families(See also Arc Minnesota and Arc Hennepin/Carver County). It is devoted to promoting and improving supports and se...
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| | The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM)
The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) is an organization of families, educators, care givers, and professionals committed to supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It was established in 1971. AuSM has members throughout the sta...
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| | The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
CCD advocates on behalf of people of all ages with physical and mental disabilities and their families. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., CCD works by identifying and researching public policy issues; developing testimony and policy recommendations ...
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| | The Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL)
MACIL is a non-profit organization that advocates for the independent living needs of Minnesota citizens with disabilities. MACIL's mission is to develop new resources, as well as identify and refer people to existing resources.
MACIL's web site...
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| | The Parent Side ~ A cool online store for parents and self-advocates
The Parent Side sells original products that say it like it is, and let you tell the rest of the world! Choose from a wide variety of items: T-shirts, bumper stickers, hats, mugs and more. The perfect gift for an individual with a disability, their f...
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| | The Ramp Project: A Community Partnership
In 1991, the Minnesota Department of Economic Security's Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL), and the Multiple Sclerosis Society (MSS) cooperated to develop modular wooden ramps and stairs that...
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| | Thomas Allen, Inc.
This organization provides a variety of individualized sevices to people with developmental disabilities, including supportive living and semi-independent living services, case management, and guardianship/conservatorship services. After more than t...
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| | Through the Looking Glass ~ For family members of people with disabilities
An organization that pioneers research, training, and services for families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability. TLG offers a variety of services, including networking, research publication, bulletin boards, and personal servic...
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| | Video - Benefits of hiring people with disabilities
How to Improve ROI: Employment Solutions for Small Business
More than 18 million people with disabilities are currently employed in America’s workforce. Are you curious about how your small business can tap into these available resources and incre...
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| | Vision Loss Resources
Vision Loss Resources' (VLR) Community Services program provides opportunities - at no cost - to enhance independent living and increase leisure opportunities for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. They also work to educate all communit...
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| | West Metro Learning Connections, Inc.
WMLC is a school of social skills development for children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and related conditions. The school combines therapeutic education, guided social experiences, training, coaching, and consultation to make auti...
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| | WorkAbilities, Inc. -- Job services for people with disabilities
WorkAbilities helps adults with developmental disabilities by providing services ranging from supported employment to supported therapies. Individualized service plans are created for each client to achieve the best results. Examples of services pr...
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