
Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Cognitive Disability (DCD) is defined as a condition that results in intellectual functioning significantly below average and is associated with concurrent deficits in adaptive behavior that require special education and related services. This category pertains to many disabilities/ disorders. Below is a list of organizations that have information specific as well as non-specific about a disability
PACER Center
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
The following links are from the PACER Center Web site at
http://www.pacer.org/links/national/disability.htm#2
- American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
6300 N River Rd #727, Rosemont, IL 60018, 847-698-1635, fax 847-823-0536
- American Association on Mental Retardation
www.aamr.org
444 N Capitol St. NW #846, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 387-1968, (800) 424-3688, fax (202) 387-2193
- Arc of the U.S.
www.thearc.org
1010 Wayne Ave. #650, Silver Springs, MD 20910, (301) 565-3842, (800) 433-5255, fax (301) 565-5342
- The ArcLink
www.thearclink.org
Arc 1010 Wayne Ave #650, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Association of University Centers on Disability
www.aucd.org
1010 Wayne Ave #920, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301-588-8252, fax 301- 588-2842
- Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)
www.tash.org
29 W Susquehanna Ave. #210, Baltimore, MD 21204, (410) 828-8274, (800) 482-TASH, TTY 410 -828-1306, fax 410 -828-6706
- Cornelia deLange Syndrome Foundation
www.cdlsusa.org
302 W Main St. #100, Avon, CT 06001, (800) 223-8355, (860) 676-8166, fax (860) 676-8337
- International Rett Syndrome Association
www.rettsyndrome.org
9121 Piscataway RD, Clinton, MD 20735 1-800-818-RETT, 301-856-3334, fax 301-856-3336
- Joseph P Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
www.jpkf.org
1325 G Street, NW, #500,Washington, DC 20005, 202 393-1250, fax 202 824-0351
- National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDS)
www.nasddds.org
113 Oronoco St, Alexandria, VA 22134, 703-683-4202, fax 703-683-8773
- The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
www.thenadd.org
(developmental disabilities and mental health needs), 132 Fair St, Kingston, NY 12401 800-331-4336, 845-331-4336 fax 845-331-4569