RESOURCES
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complete.  Please let us know if there are additional
resources that you feel should be included for
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Government and Educational Resources

Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. - http://www.crisisprevention.com/default.htm
Texas Online - http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/
Department of Housing and Community Affairs – http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/
Department of Licensing and Regulation – http://www.license.state.tx.us/
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation – http://www.mhmr.state.tx.us/
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services – http://www.tdprs.state.tx.us/
Health and Human Services Commission – http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/
Legislative Budget Board – http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/
Office of the Attorney General – http://www.oag.state.tx.us/
Office of the Governor - http://www.governor.state.tx.us/
Parks and Wildlife Department – http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
Public Utility Commission – http://www.puc.state.tx.us/
Sunset Advisory Commission - http://www.sunset.state.tx.us/
Texas Cancer Data Center – http://www.txcancer.org/
Texas Commission for the Blind – http://www.tcb.state.tx.us/
Texas Education Agency – http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Texas Legislative Council - http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/
Texas Rehabilitation Commission – http://www.rehab.state.tx.us/index.html
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs – http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/
Texas Register – http://www.sos.texas.gov/texreg/
Texas Workforce Commission – http://www.twc.state.tx.us/
Texas Youth Commission - http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/

Disability Resources

Texas Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities – source: “From Emotions to Advocacy”
website - http://www.fetaweb.com/help/tx.htm

CRCG’s – Community Resource Coordination Groups – http://www.hhsc.state.tx.
us/crcg/crcg.htm

The Arc of Dallas - http://www.arcdallas.org/

Advocacy, Inc. -  (800) 252-9108 (In TX) - Web: http://www.advocacyinc.org/

American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest -  (214) 352-7222 -  Web: http://www.afb.
org/

Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region (ADDA-SR) -  (281) 897-0982

Web: http://www.adda-sr.org/

East Dallas Parents Autism Group - http://groups.yahoo.
com/group/eastdallas_autismparents/

Autism Society of Collin County – http://autism–ascc.org/

Brain Injury Association of Texas -  (512) 467-6872; (800) 392-0040 (In TX)

CSHCN Planning & Policy Development - TX Department of Health  -  (512) 458-7355

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD) - http://www.chadd.
org/findchap.htm
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance – DBSA (formerly National DMDA) – http://www.
hdmda.org/

Disability Policy Consortium -  (512) 454-4816 (V/TTY) -  Web: http://www.dpctexas.org/

Disabilities Studies and Service Center – Federal Resource Center for Special
Education - http://www.dssc.org/frc/

Division of Special Education Due Process Hearing Decisions/Hearing Officers
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/hearings/

Division TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication
Handicapped Children – http://www.teacch.com

Early Childhood Intervention -  (512) 424-6754; (800) 250-2246 (Information & Referral)
Web: http://www.eci.state.tx.us/

Easter Seals of Greater Dallas, TX -  (972) 394-8900; (800) 580-4718 -  Web: http:
//www.easterseals.com/

Education Resource Center on Deafness (ECROD) - Statewide Information at Texas
School for the Deaf -
(512) 462-5329 (V/TTY) -  Web: http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/

Epilepsy Foundation of Greater North Texas -  (214) 823-8809; (800) 447-7778 (in TX
only)
Web: http://www.efgnt.org/

Family & Advocates Partnership for Education – http://www.fape.org/

Families for Early Autism Treatment – North Texas – http://www.featnt.org

Family to Family Network -  Web: www.familytofamilynetwork.org

Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health – http://ffcmh.org/Eng_one.
htm#WhatIsNew

International Dyslexia Association Texas Branches - Web: http://www.interdys.
org/jsp/branch/texas.jsp

Dallas Branch of IDA - (972) 233-9107 - 1 - 432 - 4
Web: http://www.interdys.org/servlet/viewbranch?branch_id=37

LD OnLine – The leading Web site on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and
other professionals - http://www.ldonline.org/

Learning Disabilities Association of TX -  (512) 458-8234; (800) 604-7500 (TX only)
Web: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/LDAT/

Mental Health Association in Texas  -  (512) 454-3706  -  Web: http://www.mhatexas.org/

Moving Mountains For Kids - Web: http://www.movingmountainsforkids.com/

National Down Syndrome Society - http://www.ndss.org/

NAMI Texas -  (512) 374-9339; (800) 633-3760 - E-mail: Dianne@texami.org or
Linda@texami.org

NICHCY – National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - http:
//www.nichcy.org/

North Texas Taping and Radio for the Blind -  (214) 871-7668 - FAX (214) 871-7668
E-mail:AUDIOBOOKS@JUNO.COM

PATH Project – Region 10 and 11 Link – http://www.partnerstx.org/reg10_11.html

Parents of Children with Autism Support Group  - Lisa Anthony - (214) 632-6320
E-mail: snlanthony@yahoo.com

Partners Resource Network, Inc. -  (409) 898-4684; (800) 866-4726 (In TX) -  Web: http:
//www.partnerstx.org/

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs  -Chronically III & Disabled
Childrens Services  - TX Department of Health  -  (512) 4S8-7355

Programs for Children With Disabilities:Ages 3 to 5 - Special Education Programs -
Texas Education Agency –
(512) 463-9414  - E-mail: csavage@tmail.tea.state.tx.us

Project PODER -  (210) 222-2637; (800) 682-9747 (in TX only) -  Web: http://www.
tfepoder.org/

Scottish Rites Centers Below
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children of Dallas - Child Development Division -
Evaluation and Treatment
for Learning Disabilities -  (214) 559-7525

Survival Strategies for Families – Asperger’s Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome, ADD,
ADHD, Bipolar Disorder - http://www.childspirit.com/

Texas Advocates Supporting Kids with Disabilities (TASK) -  (512) 336-0897 (V or Fax)-
E-mail: ASKTASK@aol.com

Texas Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health - (800) 860-6057; (800) 836-
8953 - (512) 451-3191

Texas Parents of Bi-Polar Children - John Moses – Amy A. Sosa
Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Texas_Parents_of_Bi_Polar_Children/

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children - Luke Waites Child Development Center -  
(214) 559-5000
Center for children in the state of Texas, age 5-15 years who show evidence of a
primary learning disability.

Texas Special Education Resource Center Parent site - Your Rights ~ The Law ~ IEPs
and ARDs ~ Modifications ~ Inclusion - PARENT POWER! Nothing can replace the
collective guidance and understanding of other parents who've been there. - http://www.
icsi.net/~stlevine

Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association  -  (512) 452-4636 - Web: http://www.
txsha.org/

Texas Technology Access Project - Texas Center for Disability Studies  - University of
Texas at Austin
Phone: (800) 828-7839 -  Web: http://techaccess.edb.utexas.edu/

The Bipolar Child Website - http://www.bipolarchild.com/index.html

Tourette Syndrome Association (Heart Of Texas Chapter) -  (512) 444-1641 - Hot Line:
(972) -219-6029
Web: www.tsatexas.org

United Cerebral Palsy of Texas  -  (512) 472-8696; (800) 798-1492 (in TX) - E-mail:
ucptx@onr.com

Wrightslaw - http://www.wrightslaw.com/ -

Wrightslaw – National Disabilities Organizations & Information Groups http://www.
wrightslaw.com/links/disabilities_orgs.htm
Advocacy ~ Collaboration ~ Education


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