Early intervention services
Assessments
Child development information
Developmental pediatrician
Information on how children learn
Communication skillstalking, signing,
augmentative devices
Information on behavior
Movement and muscle skills
Eating and drinking skills
Dressing skills
Toileting skills
Thinking and playing skills
Physical therapy (PT)
Occupational therapy (OT)
Speech therapy
Sensory integration therapy
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What services are available in school and in
the community?
Special equipment and toys
Dance/movement classes
Music therapy
Hippotherapy (therapeutic horseback riding)
Special camps and recreation programs
Grants for equipment
Equipment exchange
Programs to help with medical bills, Social
Security, respite services
Special education rights, rules, and regulations
Support groups
Siblings programs
Local, state, and national organizations with
information specific to your child's condition/s
Newsletters, magazines, books, articles, etc.
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Some
particularly useful resources...
American
Camping Association
5000 State Rd. 67 North
Martinsville, IN 46151
1-800-428-2267
www.acacamps.org
Help
with finding a camp; inclusion suggestions.
American
Music Therapy Association
8455 Colesville Rd., Suite 1000
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-589-3300
www.musictherapy.org
Information on music therapy and finding a music therapist.
Blind
Children's Fund
201 S. University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Office 989-779-9966
Fax 989-779-0015
bcf@blindchildrensfund.org
www.blindchildrensfund.org
Information, resources, and materials to help parents
teach and nurture their blind, visually impaired,
and multiply disabled children. Publishes the VIP
Newsletter.
Canine
Companions for Independence
PO Box 446
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446
1-800-572-2275
www.caninecompanions.org
Dogs
trained to assist and enhance the independence of
people with physical or developmental disabilities.
Crestwood
Communication Aids
6625 North Sidney Place
Milwaukee, WI 53209
414-352-5678
www.communicationaids.com
Communication
devices, switches, toys, "passport to independence."
Inter-American
Conductive Education Association (IACEA)
PO Box 3169
Toms River, NJ 08756
1-800-824-2232
www.iacea.org
System of education for children and adults with physical
and multiple disabilities; teaches a positive approach
to learning which develops an active, independent,
motivated approach to activities and problem-solving.
Lilli
Nielsen Materials Books and materials created by Lilli
Nielsen, internationally known teacher of blind
children, especially children with delays or additional
disabilities; feature Active Learning approach to
stimulate development in all areas.
Vision
Associates
109 US Hwy 90 West #170-312
Lake City, FL 32055
407-352-1200
www.visionkits.com
MOVE
International (Mobility Opportunities Via Education)
1300 17th St. City Center
Bakersfield, CA 93301-4533
1-800-397-6683
www.move-international.org
Movement therapy program for people with severe disabilities
to enable them to sit, stand, and walk more independently;
programs throughout US and international.
Nordoff-Robbins
Center for Music Therapy
82 Washington Square East, 4th fl.
NY, NY 10003
212-998-5151
www.nyu.edu/education/music/nrobbins
Music
therapy designed to help people with severe disabilities
communicate and move more freely; programs throughout
US and Europe.
North
American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA)
PO Box 33150
Denver, CO 80233
1-800-369-7433
www.narha.org
Information about therapeutic riding to enhance movement,
posture, and communication for people with physical,
emotional, and learning disabilities. Programs throughout
the country.
Toys
for Special Children and Enabling Devices
385 Warburton Ave.
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
1-800-832-8697
www.enablingdevices.com
Toys and devices for children with physical impairments.
United
Cerebral Palsy
1660 L St., NW, Suite 700
Washington DC 20036
1-800-872-5827
www.ucpa.org
Dedicated to enhancing the independence, productivity,
inclusion, and self-determination of people with cerebral
palsy and other disabilities; affiliates in most states.