Links and Resources
It is our goal to help provide you with the resources you and your family need in order to enhance the quality of life and increase independence, inclusion and empowerment. As such, we have included below a number of advocacy groups categorized by type of developmental disability as well as other links to resources that may be helpful in achieving the outcome of your plan.
If you know of a resource not included on this list and would like to share it with us, please email us at dkimble@inlandrc.org.
| Charity Arm of Inland Regional Center | |
| Another Way | www.anotherwayirc.org |
| Disability-based Advocacy Organizations | |
| Lanterman Parents Coordinating Council | lantermanpcc.org |
| United Cerebral Palsy – Inland Empire | www.ucpie.org |
| Inland Empire Autism Society | www.ieautism.org |
| Coachella Valley Autism Society | www.cvasa.org |
| Talk About Curing Autism | www.tacanow.org |
| Autism Speaks | www.autismspeaks.org |
| Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles | www.dsala.org |
| Barstow Reaching for the Stars | www.reachingforthestarsasn.com |
| Down Syndrome Association of Hemet | www.dsaoh.org |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Southern California | www.epilepsyfoundationgla.org |
| Epilepsy Center | www.theepilepsycenter.org |
| Educate.Advocate | www.educateadvocateca.com |
| Making a Difference Association | www.makingadifferenceassocation.org |
| TASH | www.tash.org |
| ARCA – Association of Regional Center Agencies | http://www.arcanet.org/ |
| Educational Advocacy | |
| TASK | www.taskca.org |
| Fiesta Educativa | www.fiestaeducativa.org |
| We Connect Now for Students with Disabilities | weconnectnow.wordpress.com |
| Legal Advocacy | |
| Disability Rights California | www.disabilityrightsca.org |
| Disability Rights Legal Center | www.disabilityrightslegalcenter.org |
| TODEC Legal Center | www.todec.org |
| Inland Counties Legal Services | inlandlegal.org |
| Independent Living Centers | |
| San Bernardino County – Rolling Start | www.rollingstart.com |
| Riverside County – Community Access Center | www.ilcac.org |
| Cerebral Palsy | |
| Cerebral Palsy Resources | www.worldmedassist.com/cerebral-palsy-resources |
| Federal Government | |
| Social Security | www.ssa.gov |
| Ticket to Work | www.socialsecurity.gov/work/aboutticket |
| Job Accommodation Network | www.askjan.org |
| Americans with Disabilities Act | www.ada.gov |
| State Government | |
| Department of Developmental Services | www.dds.ca.gov |
| California Department of Special Education | www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ |
| Department of Health Services | www.dhcs.ca.gov |
| Medi-Cal | www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/ |
| IHSS | www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/ltc/Pages/IHSS.aspx |
| Healthy Families Medical Insurance | www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov |
| Health and Human Services | www.chhs.ca.gov |
| California Children Services | www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/ccs/Pages/default.aspx |
| California State Council on Developmental Disabilities | http://www.scdd.ca.gov/ |
| County Government | |
| Riverside County — IHSS | dpss.co.riverside.ca.us/AdultServices.aspx#IHSS |
| San Bernardino County — IHSS | hss.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/PA/Default.asp |
| Parent Information Centers | |
| National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities | http://www.nichcy.org |
| Parent Helpline | National Parent Helpline® |
| Emergency Preparedness | |
| American Red Cross Inland Empire Chapter | http://www.ie-redcross.org/ |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Disabled Travelers.com | http://www.disabledtravelers.com/development-disabilities |
