Links We Love

Filled with lots of information on many topics
Answers to frequently asked questions

• California Department of Developmental Services - This website provides information about regional centers, services, consumer's rights and responsibilities as well other important resources.
• Regional Centers Directory - Use this link to get a list of the regional centers and to determine to which regional center you belong.
• Disability Benefits 101 - Get information about benefits available to people with Down syndrome and also use the calculator to figure out benefits due to each individual.
• Disability Resources - This website provides various topics related to disabilities.
• Disability Solutions - This website provides outstanding information about issues surrounding people with Down syndrome; especially about the dual diagnosis of DS and Autism.
• Down Syndrome Clinics in the U.S.
• Down Syndrome Health Issues by Len Leshin, M.D., F.A.A.P.
• Growth Charts for Children with Down Syndrome
• Kennedy Krieger Institute Down Syndrome Clinic, Baltimore, MD
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) Find different topics relation to disabilities.
• PEOPLE FIRST LANGUAGE: A commentary by Kathie Snow
  This website provides useful language guidelines and awareness about people with disabilities.
• Protection & Advocacy, Inc. / Disability Rights California (PAI) is a nonprofit agency that provides legal and advocacy assistance to people with disabilities.
• Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group - This website offers a compilation of articles that is very complete and useful.
• Woodsmall Law Group Find topics on special education and how to get services
• Wrightslaw provides accurate, up-to-date, and reliable information about special education law and advocacy.

Down Syndrome and Affiliated Organizations

• Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action
• National Down Syndrome Congress
• National Down Syndrome Society
• National Organization on Disability

• Barstow's Down Syndrome Support Group
• Down Syndrome Action
• Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles
• Down Syndrome Association of Orange County
• Down Syndrome Association of Riverside County West
• Down Syndrome Association of San Diego
• Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area
• Down Syndrome Information Alliance
• Fresno Area Down Syndrome Society
• Parents Helping Parents
• Peninsula Down Syndrome Association

• Band of Angels
• Central Illinois Down Syndrome Organization
• Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome
• Downsend - USA
• Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis
• Down Syndrome Association of Arkansas
• Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta
• Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida
• Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati
• Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas
• Down Syndrome Association of Hampton Roads
• Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville
• Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota
• Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia
• Down Syndrome Association of San Antonio
• Down Syndrome Association of the Mid South
• Down Syndrome Association of Tulsa
• Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan
• Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin
• Down Syndrome Connection of NW Arkansas
• Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County
• Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
• Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City
• Down Syndrome Guild of Southeast Michigan
  
• Down Syndrome Information Alliance
• Down Syndrome Network of West Virginia
• Down Syndrome Research Foundation
• Families Exploring Down Syndrome
• Heart of Illinois Down Syndrome Association
• Indiana Down Syndrome Foundation
• Madison Area Down Syndrome Society
• Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
• National Association for Down Syndrome
• Omaha Down Syndrome Parents Network
• Upside! (Seattle, WA)
• Up Side of Downs of Greater Cleveland
• Utah County Down Syndrome Support Group
• Down Syndrome Association of Virginia Peninsula

• Canadian Down Syndrome Society
• Deutschen Down-Syndrom Infocenter (Germany)
• Downsed - International
• Down Syndrome International
• Down Syndrome Scotland
• Down Syndrome Society of South Australia
• International Down Syndrome Orphan Ministry/ International Adoption Services for Down Children
• International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association
• La Asociación Síndrome de Down de

  Cádiz y Bahía Lejeune (Spain)
• Fundación Síndrome De Down De Cantabria