Disability Organizations
Special Education Resources for Parents
Disability Organizations
-Specific Learning Disabilities-
- National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD): https://ncld.org/resources/?resource-cat=6
- Learning Disabilities Association of Washington: https://ldawa.org/
-Autism-
- Autism Society of America: https://autismsociety.org/
- Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/tool-kit/parents-guide-autism
- UW Autism Center: https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/clinical-services/
-Blind/Low Vision-
- American Foundation for the Blind: https://www.afb.org/
- Washington Department of Services for the Blind: https://dsb.wa.gov/
- Washington Talking Book and Braille Library: https://www.sos.wa.gov/washington-talking-book-braille-library
-Attention Deficit Disorder-
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA): https://add.org/
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD): https://chadd.org/
-Hearing/Deaf-
- Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center: https://www.hsdc.org/
- Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/odhh
- Telecommunications Relay Services: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/odhh/telecommunication
-Brain Injury-
- Brain Northwest: https://biawa.org/
-Deaf/Blind-
- Deaf-Blind Service Center (DBSC): https://www.seattledbsc.org/
-Epilepsy-
- Epilepsy Foundation Northwest: https://www.epilepsy.com/local/washington
-Fetal Alcohol Syndrome-
- The FAS Family Resource Institute: https://fetalalcoholsyndrome.org/
-Spina Bifida-
- Spina Bifida Association of Washington State: https://sbaws.org/
-Cerebral Palsy-
- United Cerebral Palsy: https://ucp.org/
-Sensory Disabilities-
- Washington Sensory Disabilities Services: https://wsds.wa.gov/
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UW Autism Center: https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/clinical-services/