Statewide/National Links
The following Internet Web sites are listed for your convenience.  Inclusion of any web site should not be construed as an endorsement of the accuracy of, or support for, the information or views expressed by that site.

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Fragile X Syndrome | PDD | Prader-Willi | Rare Disorders | Spina Bifida |

National Organizations:
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
American School for the Deaf 
Arc of the United States 
Association of University Centers on Disabilities 
Comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government resources
healthfinder® (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services gateway search site)
National Advocacy Group for People with Developmental Dsiabilities 
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils 
National Business & Disability council (NBDC) 
National Council on the Aging 
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
National Institutes of Health:  Office of Rare Diseases 
Special Olympics
Special Olympics Connecticut
United States Department of Health & Human Services  www.hhs.gov/
Voice of the Retarded 
General Resources:
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
-For information on Traumatic Brain Injury and resources that are available.

http://www.biact.org/

Center for Assistive Technology - University of Buffalo publichealth.buffalo.edu/cat.html
Connecticut Birth to Three System
Connecticut Tech Act Project
Council for Exceptional Children
CRSE at Oak Hill
Department of Public Health - Health Care Facility Regulatory Action Reports https://portal.ct.gov/dph
Federal Web site that provides links to resources on disability-related issues usa.gov/disability-services
Healthnet:  CT Consumer Health Information Network
Human Services Research Institute
Institute for Community Inclusion
John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
SeniorGuidance.Org
(facilities and communities)
https://www.seniorguidance.org/
Support Groups for rare or genetic conditions (University of Kansas Med Ctr)
The NEAT Center at Oakhill
Thomas (Legislative Information on the Internet)
The Sibling Support Project
Medicare - Find & compare providers near you. www.medicare.gov/care-compare/ 
Other State Resources:
California Department of Developmental Services
New York State Commission on Quality of Care
Autism:
Angelman Syndrome
(Center for the Study of Autism)
Asperger Syndrome
(Center for the Study of Autism
Asperger's Disorder Homepag
Autism Network International -
Web site written by people with autism
Autism Research Institute
Autism Society of America
Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center (ASRC)
Center for the Study of Autism www.autism.org
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD) - Fact Sheets
Savant Syndrome
Down Syndrome:
Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress
National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)
Fragile X Syndrome:
Fragile X Syndrome
(Center for the Study of Autism)
Pervasive Developmental Disorder:
Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
(Center for the Study of Autism)
PDD Support Home Page
Prader-Willi Syndrome:
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA)
Prader-Willi Syndrome
(Center for the Study of Autism)
Rare Disorders:
Chromosome Deletion Outreach
Genetic Alliance
(formerly the Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
(Center for the Study of Autism)
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Purine Research Society
Rett Syndrome
(Center for the Study of Autism)
Rett Syndrome
(International Rett Syndrome Association)
Spina bifida:
Spina Bifida Association of America (SBAA)