Resource Corner
Equipment/Assistive Techology
Abilitations – www.abilitations.com
Discovery Toys – www.discoverytoysinc.com
Products for Special Kids – www.pfsk.com
Cascade Dafo, Inc. – www.dafo.com
Flaghouse – www.flaghouse.com
Friends of Disabled Adults & Children (FODAC) - www.fodac.org
Sammons Preston - www.sammonspreston.com
Kaye Products Inc. – www.kayeproducts.com
Assistive Technology
NC Assistive Technology Program - www.ncatp.org
Gross Motor Fun
Gymboree - www.gymboree.com
The Little Gym – www.thelittlegym.com
YMCA of the Triangle - www.ymcatriangle.org
Recreation
Horseback riding:
* North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center, Durham, NC – www.nctrcriders.org
* Horse and Buddy, Apex, NC - www.horseandbuddy.org
* Helping Horse Therapeutic Riding Program, Raleigh, NC - (919) 848-0153 - HHTRP@aol.com
Raleigh Parks and Recreation - www.raleighnc.gov
YMCA of the Triangle - www.ymcatriangle.org
Sports
Bridge II Sports (Inclusive Sports Program)- http://bridge2sports.org/
Baseball/Softball:
* The Miracle League of the Triangle – Cary and Raleigh, NC - www.miracleleagueofthetriangle.com
* The Miracle League of Franklin County - http://www.miracleleagueoffranklincounty.com/
* Dream League Baseball – Wake Forest, NC - www.wakeforestnc.gov
Special Olympics of NC – www.sonc.net
Swimming:
* YMCA of the Triangle - www.ymcatriangle.org
* Raleigh Parks & Recreation - www.raleighnc.gov
(Pullen Park Aquatic Center)
Resources/Information/Advocacy
National
www.specialchild.com
www.kid-power.org
www.bridges4kids.org
www.pathwaysawareness.org
www.apta.org
www.aota.org
www.marchofdimes.com
www.cerebralpalsyguide.com
www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/cerebral-palsy/living/
Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities -
https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/career-resource-center/careers-for-disabilities-abilities/
State/Local
Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) – www.ecac-parentcenter.org.
Family Support Network of North Carolina - www.fsnnc.org
Arc of Wake County - www.arcwake.org
TelAbilty - www.telability.org
Wake County LICC - www.wakelicc.org
NC Governor Morehead School for the Blind - www.governormorehead.net
Smart Start - www.smartstart-nc.org
Public Schools of NC - www.ncpublicschools.org/ec
Support Groups
National
United Cerebral Palsy - www.ucp.org
Cerebral Palsy Group - https://cerebralpalsygroup.com/cerebral-palsy/
Hemi-Kids - www.hemikids.org
4MyChild - www.cerebralpalsy.org
National Down Syndrome Society - www1.ndss.org
National Association for Down Syndrome - www.nads.org
Autism Society of America - www.autism-society.org
Autism and Asperger Syndrome - www.asperger.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association - www.add.org
Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation - www.spdfoundation.net
Spina Bifida Association - www.sbaa.org
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation - www.oif.org
International Rett Syndrome Foundation - www.rettsyndrome.org
Premature Baby/Premature Child - www.prematurity.org
Pediatric Stroke Network - www.pediatricstrokenetwork.com
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club - www.nomotc.org
Brachial Plexus -www.drnathbrachialplexus.com
PAGER - www.reflux.org
State/Local
Triangle Down Syndrome Network -www.triangledownsyndrome.org
Wake County Cerebral Palsy Support Group - http://web.mac.com/jpfaltz12/Site/WakeCPSupport.html
Division TEACCH - www.teacch.com
Autism Society of North Carolina - www.autismsociety-nc.org
Recommended Books/Magazines
Children with Cerebral Palsy, 2nd ed.: A Parent's Guide edited by Elaine Geralis
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz, Larry B. Silver
Babies with Down Syndrome, A New Parents’ Guide, Third Edition.
Children with Autism, A Parents’ Guide, Second Edition.
Children with Spina Bifida, A Parents’ Guide, Second Edition.
Twins Magazine - www.twinsmagazine.com
Exceptional Parent Magazine - www.eparent.com
Related Sites
Special Needs Adoption – www.special-needs.adoption.com
