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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 |
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