More Parent Resources
Resources for Families
Local Resources
211
Dial 211 on your telephone to be connected to extensive resources in San Diego County for housing, food and financial assistance, abuse hotlines, substance abuse treatment, care for children or aging parents, etc. Assistance is available in 150 languages.
https://211sandiego.communityos.org/cms/
(858) 300-1311 for TTY
Exceptional Family Resource Center
www.efrconline.org
San Diego Regional Center
www.sdrc.org
Developmental Disabilities Area Board XIII
http://www.scdd.ca.gov/Area_Board/13/Meetings.htm
Disability Rights California
www.pai-ca.org
How Kids Develop
http://www.howkidsdevelop.com
Helpful tips for enhancing your child's development, ages 0-5.
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer’s Program
www.sdvlp.org
COMPASS Family Center
http://www.compassfamilycenter.org/
Inclusive Education, Recreation, and Communities
Guide for reviewing children’s and ability awareness literature that includes people with disabilities
http://www-dev.circleofinclusion.org/english/books/index.html
(contains guidelines and lists of recommended books)
I am Norm
http://www.iamnorm.org/Home.aspx
Including All Kids.org
http://www.includingallkids.org/index.php
Including Samuel
http://www.includingsamuel.com/home.aspx
Inclusive Schools Network
www.inclusiveschools.org
Kids Included Together, Inc.
www.kitonline.org
National Inclusion Project
http://www.inclusionproject.org/index.php
Paula Kluth – Toward more inclusive classrooms and communities
http://www.paulakluth.com/index.html
Disability Specific Resources
Autism Society of America, San Diego Chapter
www.sd-autism.org
Deaf Community Services of San Diego
http://deafcommunityservices.org/
Down’s Syndrome Association of San Diego
http://www.dsasdonline.org/
Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County
http://www.epilepsysandiego.org/
United Cerebral Palsy Association
www.ucpsd.org
Other Resources
Father’s Network
http://www.fathersnetwork.org/
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/Home.aspx
Sibling Support Project
http://www.siblingsupport.org/
Self Advocacy/Post High School Resources
I’m Determined
www.imdetermined.org
Aimee Mullins on YouTube – The opportunity of adversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTwXeZ4GkzI
People First of San Diego
http://www.sandiegopeoplefirst.com/
People First of California
http://www.peoplefirstca.org/
Think College
www.thinkcollege.net
Early Childhood Information and Resources
Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org
ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. Our mission is to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers.
First Five California
http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/parents
Information on health, education, services and support for children birth to 5 and their families.
How Kids Develop
http://www.howkidsdevelop.com
Helpful tips for enhancing your child's development, ages 0-5.