The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Developmental Disabilities Administration's website is a wealth of information for people with I/DD and their families. You can find the site at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/dda/resource-links or use the links below to take you to different topics of interest. 

Advocacy Organizations

• Action DD (www.actiondd.org)
• American With Disabilities Act Technical Assistance  (https://www.ada.gov/infoline.htm)
• Community Employment Alliance (www.communityemploymentalliance.org)
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities  (www.c-c-d.org)
• Disability Rights Washington      https://www.disabilityrightswa.org
• Disabled Peoples' International  (www.dpi.org)
• Family Voices  (familyvoices.org)
• March of Dimes -- Washington Chapter  (http://www.marchofdimes.org/local/in-your-area.aspx)
• National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services  (https://www.nasddds.org/)
• National Organization on Disability  (www.nod.org)
• Open Doors for Multicultural Families (https://www.multiculturalfamilies.org/)
• Parent to Parent (https://www.p2pusa.org/)
• Partners in Policy  (https://mn.gov/mnddc/pipm/)
• People First of Washington (http://www.peoplefirstofwashington.org/)
• Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities  (https://tacid.org/)
• The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed  (http://thenadd.org/)
• Self Advocates Becoming Empowered  (www.sabeusa.org)
• TASH  (https://tash.org/)
• The Arc of Grays Harbor (arcgh.org)
• The Arc of King County  (arcofkingcounty.org)
• The Arc of Kitsap/Jefferson Counties (https://www.penarc.org/)
• The Arc of Snohomish County www.arcsno.org
• The Arc of Southwest Washington (www.arcswwa.org)
• The Arc of Spokane (www.arc-spokane.org)
• The Arc of Washington State  (https://arcwa.org/)
• The Arc of Whatcom County (arcwhatcom.org)
• The Council For Disability Rights  (http://disabilityrights.org)
• Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council (https://ddc.wa.gov/)

Aging & Developmental Disabilities

• Aging and Long Term Support Administration (DSHS)
• The Conversation Project - tools to help have conversations about end of life care and a person's wishes. (https://theconversationproject.org/starter-kits/)
• National Down Syndrome Society (https://www.ndss.org/)

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

• Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse  (https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-developmental-disabilities-council)
• The Substance Abuse Resources & Disability Issues (SARDI) Program  (https://medicine.wright.edu/)

Arts and Disability

• National Arts and Disability Center (https://www2.semel.ucla.edu/nadc)
• National Institute of Art & Disabilities  (http://niadart.org/)
• Sprout Film Festival  (http://gosprout.org/film-festival/)

Assistive Technology

• Washington Assistive Technology Alliance  (http://watap.org/)
• Washington Assistive Technology Foundation  (https://www.nwaccessfund.org/)

Autism

• ASPEN  (aspennj.org)
• Autism Distance Education Network  (https://www.albany.edu/autism)
• Autism Guidebook for WA State (https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/8340/970-NonDOH-AutismGd-en-L.pdf​)
• Autism National Committee  (www.autcom.org)
• Autism Research Foundation  (www.ladders.org)
• Autism Research Institute  (autism.com)
• Autism Society of America  (www.autism-society.org)
• Autism Society of Washington  (http://autismsocietyofwa.org/v2/)
• Autism Speaks (https://www.autismspeaks.org/)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sleep (https://www.tuck.com/autism-spectrum-disorder-and-sleep/)
• Autism Now (National Autism Resource & Information Center) https://autismnow.org/
• Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome (FAAAS)  (www.faaas.org)
• FEAT (Families for Early Autism Treatment)  (feat.org)
• Geneva Centre for Autism  (www.autism.net)
• KidsHealth for Parents: Asperger's Syndrome  (https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/?search=y&q=asperger&datasource=kidshealth&section=parents_teens_kids&lang=english&start=0&rows=10)
• TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication  (https://teacch.com/)
• The Mind Institute, UC Davis  (https://health.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/)
• University of Miami Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (http://www.umcard.org/home/)
• University of Washington Autism Center  (https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/)
• WA State Dept. of Health (https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/Autism)

Blind/Visually Impaired

• National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind  (https://www.nationaldb.org/)
• Washington State School for the blind (https://www.wssb.wa.gov/)
• Washington State Dept. of Services for the Blind  (www.dsb.wa.gov)

Brain Injury

• Brain Injury Association of Washington  (https://www.biawa.org/)
• Brain Injury Association, Inc.  (www.biausa.org)
• University of Washington School of Medicine, Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine  (http://rehab.washington.edu/)

Cerebral Palsy

• American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine  (www.aacpdm.org)
• Cerebral Palsy Guide (https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/)
• March of Dimes  (http://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/cerebral-palsy.aspx)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke  (https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Hope-Thr...)
• United Cerebral Palsy  (https://ucp.org/)

Children

• Department of Early Learning (https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/)
• Department of Children, Youth, and Families (https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/)
• Informing Families: High School Transition Toolkit (in Spanish) (https://informingfamilies.org/transition-toolkit-espanol/)
• Seattle Children’s Center for Children with Special Needs: Adolescent Transition (https://cshcn.org/adolescent-transition/)

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Deaf Linx (http://www.deaflinx.com/)

Dental and Oral Health

• Mom's Guide to Caring for Little Teeth (https://www.1dental.com/moms-guide/)
• Adult Dental Coverage through Washington Apple Health (https://www.hca.wa.gov/health-care-services-supports/apple-health-medicaid-coverage/dental-services#dental-services-for-adults)
• Seattle Children’s Center for Children with Special Needs: Dental Care and Treatment (https://cshcn.org/resources-contacts/dental-care-for-children-with-special-needs/)

Disability Studies

• Canadian Centre on Disability Studies  (http://www.disabilitystudies.ca)
• Center on Human Development and Disability  (http://depts.washington.edu/chdd//)
• Guide to Disability Rights Laws (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/topics)
• Human Services Research Institute  (https://www.hsri.org/)
• Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Disability Rights Movement)  (www.americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/welcome.html)

Down Syndrome

• Down Syndrome Educational Trust  (https://www.dseinternational.org/en-us/)
• National Down Syndrome Society  (www.ndss.org)
• National Association for Down Syndrome  (www.nads.org)
• The Canadian Down Syndrome Society  (https://cdss.ca/)

Early Intervention

• Child Development Supports, Department of Early Learning (https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/child-development-supports/esit)

Employment

• Best Buddies International  (www.bestbuddies.org)
• Gladnet  (www.gladnet.org)
• JAN (Job Accommodation Network)  (https://askjan.org/)
• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability   (http://www.ncwd-youth.info/)
• U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy  (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep)
• Office of Employment Support Programs  (https://www.ssa.gov/work/)
• Washington Employment Provider Search (https://www.statedata.info/washington/quality-employment-services)
• Washington Initiative for Supported Employment (https://www.gowise.org)
• Your Ticket To Work (https://yourtickettowork.ssa.gov/)

Epilepsy

• British Epilepsy Association  (https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/)
• Epilepsy: Questions & Answers (Southern Illinois University)   (www.siumed.edu/neuro/clinic/epilepsy/QuestionAnswers.html)
• Epilepsy Foundation  (http://www.epilepsy.com/)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke  (https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Epilepsy-Information-Page)

Family Support

• Beach Center on Disability  (https://beachcenter.lsi.ku.edu/)
• Carina (https://info.carinacare.com/faq)
• Family Community Connections Guidebook (PDF) (https://informingfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Community-Guidebook.pdf)
• Informing Families: Resources (https://informingfamilies.org/topic/resources/)
• Open Doors for Multicultural Families (https://www.multiculturalfamilies.org/)
• Parents Helping Parents  (www.php.com)
• Seattle Children’s Center for Children with Special Needs (https://cshcn.org/):
  • Finding Information on Your Child's Diagnosis
  • Organize Your Child's Health Information
  • County-Specific Resource Lists
  • Statewide Resource Guide
  • Special Needs Support for Military Families
• The Fathers Network (https://fathersnetwork.org/)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence (https://www.samhsa.gov/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-fasd-center)
• U. of Washington School of Medicine Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit (http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/)

Health Portals

• HealthFinder.gov  (https://health.gov/myhealthfinder)
• Health.gov  (https://health.gov/)
• MayoClinic (https://www.mayoclinic.org/)
• Medline Plus  (https://medlineplus.gov/)
• Network of Care (https://www.trilogyir.com/)

Healthcare

• Adolescent Health Transition Project  (www.depts.washington.edu/healthtr/)
• Center on Human Development and Disability  (http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/)
• Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center  (www.seattlechildrens.org)
• Family Voices  (familyvoices.org)
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine (https://nnlm.gov/)
• Washington State Home Care Quality Authority (http://www.hcrr.wa.gov/default.htm)

Independent Living

• Center of Independence (https://www.cfi-wa.org/)
• Community Living Exchange (www.cshp.rutgers.edu/Error.htm?aspxerrorpath=/)
• Housing and Urban Development (https://www.hud.gov/topics/information_for_disabled_persons)
• Independent Living (www.independentliving.org)
• Independent Living Research Utilization at TIRR (www.ilru.org)

Inclusion

• Institute for Community Inclusion  (www.communityinclusion.org)
• Institute on Community Integration  (https://ici.umn.edu/)
• Inclusion Research Network  (www.inclusionresearch.org)

Legal

• Columbia Legal Services (https://columbialegal.org/)
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates  (https://www.copaa.org/page/about)
• National Guardianship Association (www.guardianship.org)
• Law, Health Policy & Disability Center  (http://disability.law.uiowa.edu)
• Disability Rights Washington (https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/)
• Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (https://www.nwirp.org/)
• Northwest Justice Project (https://nwjustice.org/get-legal-help)
• Wrightslaw  (www.wrightslaw.com)

Local Government

• Adams County
• Chelan-Douglas Developmental Disabilities Program

Media

• Disability History Museum  (https://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/index.html)
• Enabled Online  (enabledonline.wordpress.com/)
• Exceptional Parent Magazine  (https://www.eparent.com)

Medical/Medication

• Harvard Health Publications  (https://www.health.harvard.edu/)
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (https://rarediseases.org/)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders (https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-...)

Mental Health

• DDA Guidebook for Meeting the mental health needs of people with intellectual disabilities

Person Centered Planning

• My Life Plan (https://mylifeplan.guide/)

Positive Behavior Support

• Michigan Positive Behavior Support Network  (www.bridges4kids.org/PBS/PBS.html)
• University of Delaware Positive Behavior Support Project  (http://wh1.oet.udel.edu/pbs/)

Prader-Willi Syndrome

• International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization  (https://www.ipwso.org/)
• Prader-Willi Syndrome Association  (www.pwsausa.org)

Quality

• The Council on Quality and Leadership (https://www.c-q-l.org/)

Recreation

• Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association  (https://cpisra.org/)
• Kids Camps  (www.kidscamps.com/special_needs/developmt_disability.html)
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability  (https://www.nchpad.org/)
• Seattle Children’s Center for Children with Special Needs: Summer Camp Directory (https://cshcn.org/resources-contacts/summer-camp-directory/)

Self-Determination

• National Program Office on Self-determination  (selfdetermination.ku.edu/)
• Neighbours Inc.  (www.neighbours-inc.com)

Special Education

• All Kinds of Minds  (www.allkindsofminds.org)
• Council for Exceptional Children  (https://exceptionalchildren.org/)
• Office of Special Education Programs  (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html)
• Partners in Education  (mn.gov/mnddc/pipm/)
• Wash. State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction  (https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/special-education)
• PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)  (www.pacer.org)
• Seattle Children’s Center for Children with Special Needs: Schools, IEP, 504 Plan (https://cshcn.org/childcare-schools-community/)
• Washington PAVE (Parents Are Vital in Education)  (https://wapave.org/)

Transportation

• Wash. State Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation  (www.wsdot.wa.gov/acct/default.htm)

U.S. Government

• The Access Board  (www.access-board.gov)
• Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS): https://www.medicaid.gov/
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  (https://www.cms.gov/)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/default.htm)
• FirstGov - The official website for searching the US Government  (https://www.usa.gov/)
• National Council on Disability  (https://ncd.gov/)
• President's Committee on People with Intellectual Disabilities  (https://acl.gov/programs/empowering-advocacy/presidents-committee-people)
• US Dept. of Health & Human Services (https://www.hhs.gov/)
• US Dept. of Justice - Americans with Disabilities Act  (https://www.justice.gov/crt/disability-rights-section)