DisabilityResources.org is a virtual library of information about websites serving the disability community. It includes thousands of the best disability resources on the Internet, selected and annotated by the staff of Disability Resources Monthly and alphabetically arranged by subject for easy access. This is a wonderful site because it provides helpful reviews of the sites, not merely links.

“Information is power! Most people with disabilities can live, learn, love, work and play independently and in the mainstream of society, but they often need information to achieve their goals: information about legal rights, financial resources, assistive technology, employment opportunities, housing modifications, childrearing and educational options, transportation and mobility services, and more. This information is available from a wide variety of resources - nonprofit organizations, government agencies, books, pamphlets, magazines, videotapes, and online - often at little or no cost. Finding it, however, isn't always so easy.

Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization that monitors, reviews, and reports on these resources every day.”

Disability Resources combs the web regularly to find the best resources available, reviews each site, and then organize them by topic or disability. Disability Resources disseminates information about available resources to consumers and family members.

The DRM WebWatcher is an easy-to-use online subject guide to the best disability resources on the Internet. It features hundreds of topics and disabilities, each on a separate page. Each topic or disability page includes links to the best web sites, documents, databases, and other informational materials of national or international interest.

The DRM Regional Resource Directory is a guide to state and local agencies and organizations in the United States, organized by state.

NICHCY.org is the website of the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities. NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Its special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

To identify services in your state (in the United States), click on State Resources.

This site also includes a vast list of disability organizations, including Clearinghouses of information on specific disabilities or conditions and National Organizations, organized by type of disability or diagnosis. The website of each national organization includes a great deal of useful information.

Because information is usually organized by the disability or condition clinical it is important to get information about a child's specific disability as soon as possible.

When children have a relatively rare condition, visit the website of the National Organization of Rare Diseases.

Parent training and information centers (PTIs) in each state provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who work with their families. This assistance helps parents participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities. PTI staff members are parents with lots of experience.

Early intervention programs are available in every state and territory in the United States. Research has demonstrated that early intervention is helpful for children and parents. The law establishing early intervention programs resulted in programs for babies and children (ages 0-2; called Part C programs) and programs for preschool children (ages 3-5; called Section 619). The terms "Part C" and "Section 619" refer to specific sections of the legislation that established these programs.

Find the person responsible for early intervention programs (and their telephone numbers and Emails) for babies and children (ages 0-2) in every state and territory,

Find the person responsible for early intervention programs (and their telephone numbers and Emails) for preschool children (ages 3-5) in every state and territory,

Fathers. Wonderful information especially for dads can be found at Fathers Network. The mission of the Fathers Network is to celebrate and support fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.

Sisters and brothers. Families are concerned about their "other" children--children without disabilities. The Sibling Support Project is a fine resource.

Parentpals.com is a special education guide for parents and professionals. It offers special education support, special education teaching ideas and tips, special education continuing education , disability specific information and more. Covers a wide range of topics.

CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is a center for childhood disability research that seeks to maximize the life quality of children and youth with disabilities and their families. Research programs at CanChild concentrate on children and youth with disabilities and their families within the context of the communities in which they live. Its focus is on the interrelationships between individuals, their families, communities, and health systems. The focus of research conducted by CanChild is broad, and includes children and youth with physical, developmental, and/or communicative needs who require rehabilitation services, as well as their families.

Children with cerebral palsy often do not grow at the same rates as other children. Researchers at the Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center & Research Institute at the University of Virginia Medical Center are trying to find out why. Learn more about this research or participate in the North American Growth in Cerebral Palsy.

The Starbright Foundation helps to empower seriously ill children to live richer, more fulfilling lives. Using an innovative combination of technology, health care, and entertainment, STARBRIGHT strives to ensure that no child need sacrifice quality of life to an illness. Its programs are creative blends of medical information and emotional support designed to fill critical gaps in health information, offer seriously and chronically ill children a sense of peer support, validate their feelings and help them to develop crucial coping skills.

Family Village is a global community of disability-related resources. It integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. It includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!

The Sexual Health Network provides easy access to sexuality and disability related information and resources to help support children and adults with disabilities, parents, and professionals in this sensitive and specialized area. Mitchell S. Tepper, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the Founder and President of The Sexual Health Network.