Resources
- Achieving Independence - Education Videos, The Dale Law Firm
http://achievingindependence.com/ - California ABLE Act Board website
http://www.sto.ca.gov/able/index.asp - Department of Developmental Services
www.dds.ca.gov - Department of Rehabilitation
www.rehab.cahwnet.gov - Developmental Disabilities: Resources for Health Care Providers
www.ddhealthinfo.org - Developmental Disabilities & Oral Health: Strategies for Providing Oral Care to People with Developmental Disabilities
http://www.disabilitybenefits101.org/ - Disability.gov
www.disability.gov - Disability Rights of California
www.disabilityrightsca.org - Highland/Eastmont Teledentistry Program
The Highland teledentistry program provides video visits with dentists who focus on special care dentistry. It provides an opportunity to be introduced to the clinician in a comfortable setting, reducing anxiety. Eligibility is for anyone with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability, on Medi-Cal, and has access to a smartphone with a camera. - Housing Consortium of the East Bay
http://www.hceb.org - Kidpower
www.kidpower.org - "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Campaign for Autism
www.cdc.gov/actearly/ - Pacific ADA Center
www.adapacific.org
- ADA Parc: Community & Work Participation Disparities - Regional Center of the East Bay
www.rceb.org - Regional Offices of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.scdd.ca.gov/areaboards.htm - Savings Guide for People with Disabilities
According to Census.gov, people with a disability are more than twice as likely to experience persistent poverty. This guide lists a variety of discount programs for transportation, healthcare, legal issues, utilities, and more. - Step Up Program
Alameda County employment opportunity program for persons with severe disabilities. - The Arc – National Website
www.thearc.org
- The Arc of California - The Schreiber Center
The Schreiber Center is a specialty mental health clinic developed in collaboration with Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services, the Regional Center of the East Bay, and Alameda County Public Health Department. The Center is dedicated to serving the mental health care needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. - We Connect Now
This website was designed to connect and integrate college students with disabilities as a virtual community with a voice on important issues with particular emphasis on college students and access to higher education and employment. - The World Institute on Disability (WID)
http://www.wid.org/