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Please note that Canadian organizations are marked
with a maple leaf 
for
your convenience. Some of the links featured on this page appear
in more than one category, as they apply to
different resources or information.
Child
Care Advocacy Association of Canada is a pan-Canadian organization
that is dedicated to promoting quality, publicly funded child
care accessible to all.
The
Child Care Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) focuses on
research and policy resources in the context of a high quality
system of early childhood education and child care in Canada.
Active
Living Alliance for Canadians with Disabilities
Arthritis
Society is a national organization whose website provides
information about many types of arthritis, their treatments,
management tips, programs, services, support groups and much
more!
Autism Institute on
Peer Relations and Play offers a guide to families, practitioners,
researchers and others seeking to address the unique
and complex challenges children on the autism spectrum experience
in peer relations and play.
Canadian
Association for the Deaf promotes and protects the rights,
needs and concerns of Canadians who are deaf.
Canadian
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation aids individuals with cystic
fibrosis by: conducting research into improved care and treatment;
seeking a cure or control for CF; promoting public awareness
and raising funds.
Special Needs Ontario Window http://snow.utoronto.ca
Children
and Adults Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD) has
four primary objectives: 1) to maintain a support network
for parents who have children with ADD and adults with
ADD; 2) to provide a forum for continuing education of
parents, professionals, and adults with ADD about the disability;
3) to be a community resource for information about ADD;
and, 4) to make the best educational experiences available
to children with ADD so that their specific difficulties
will be recognized and appropriately managed within educational
settings.
Down Syndrome This
site offers a number of links to information about Down
Syndrome including educational resources, worldwide organizations,
essays, and recommended books. Try the article, "Siblings;
Brothers and Sisters of People who Have Mental Retardation."
Friend
2 Friend is a British Columbia-based not-for-profit organization
formed in 2002 for the purpose of promoting understanding, acceptance
and mutually rewarding friendships between children with autism
spectrum and related social-communication disorders and their
peers.
The Geneva
Centre's website features a discussion forum, resources,
information on autism, a publication archive, a reference library,
and related links.
Muscular
Dystrophy Association of Canada is a national voluntary
agency committed to eliminating neuromuscular disorders and
alleviating the associated distress. Mission Statement: to
generate the financial and human resources necessary to help
people challenged by neuromuscular disorders today, while searching
for tomorrow's cure.
Provincial
Autism Centre (Nova Scotia)
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Abilities
Magazine Canada's Lifestyle Magazine for People with Disabilities
promotes positive portrayal of people with disabilities in
mainstream media, carries out other disability communications
activities.
Canadian
Abilities Foundation through their new initiative, EnableLink,
offer quick access to a huge range of disability information
and resources. Here too you will find virtually all of the
information, inspiration and opportunity accumulated in Abilities
Magazine - nearly 40 issues of Canada's premier lifestyle publication
for people with disabilities!
Canadian Association
for Community Living
Canadian
Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) is committed, through
an educational and informational support network, to the enhancement
of the lives of all persons affected with rare disorders. (Affiliate
organization to National Organization for Rare Disorders.)
Canadian
Policy Research Network report: Enabling
Citizenship: Full Inclusion of Children with Disabilities and
their Parents
CanChild
is the Centre for Childhood Disability Research at
McMaster University conducts research on children and youth
with disabilities and their families within the context of the
communities in which they live.
Centre
of Excellence for Children & Adolescents with Special Needs
"The Centre of Excellence strives to ensure all children
and adolescents with special needs can combine the riches of
life in northern and rural communities with the very best services
Canada has to offer."
Child Care Plus+ - The Center on Inclusion in
Early Childhood
Circle of Inclusion
Community
Living Manitoba
Dragonfly Toy Company Special Needs Store
Early Childhood Behaviour Project
EParent
Online is
a site developed and provided by Exceptional Parent magazine.
The site includes an Ask the Experts section, information
about Exceptional Parent magazine, an information
exchange between parents about children or young adults
with disabilities, a directory of products and services,
and much, much more! EParent Online is as informative and
as helpful as Exceptional Parent magazine.
FPG Child Development Centre
The
Hanen Centre
Internet
Resources for Special Children is
dedicated to communicating information relating to the
needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis in
order to provide valuable information for parents, families,
caregivers, friends, educators, and medical professionals
who interact with children who have disABILITIES. IRSC
also strives to improve the environment for children who
have disABILITIES, create positive changes and enhance
public awareness and knowledge of children with disABILITIES
and act as a central starting point for information and
resources.
National
Centre on Physical Activity & Disability (USA) » Designing
accessible play areas
National
Inclusive Play Network (United Kingdom)
National
Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) provides
information on a wide variety of disabilities and disorders.
Since its inception in 1983, NORD has served as the primary
non-governmental clearinghouse for information on over
5,000 rare disorders. NORD also provides referrals to additional
sources of assistance and on-going support.
PLAYWORKS Resource Unit for Children with Disabilities
in Child Care in Australia. This organization resources and supports
the
development of inclusive child care programs. It is a program
of Noah's Ark Family Resource and Toy Library for Children with
Special Needs, Inc.
Rare
Genetic Diseases in Children is
an internet jump-station to sources of information on rare
genetic diseases affecting children.
The
Roeher Institute functions as a unique clearinghouse on
disability issues. It is a gateway to information about the
intersection of human rights and the circumstances of people
with disabilities in Canada and around the world. The Roeher
Institute responds to thousands of requests for information
annually, provides reference and referral information and generates
customized bibliographies, reference lists, and information
packages. Their services are open to the public, and are widely
used by researchers, families, advocates, service providers,
teachers, government, employers, and students.
TASH : Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for
People with Disabilities
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Child & Family
Canada/Enfant & famille Canada is all about child care,
child development, parenting, health, safety, literacy, media
influences, nutrition, physical activities, play, family life,
adolescence, learning activities, social issues and special
needs.
Health
Canada/Santé Canada provides information on a wide
variety of topics regarding health in Canada.
Learning
Disabilities Association of Canada/Troubles d'apprentissage
- Association canadienne's website offers information on
Learning Disabilities, research, events, and links to interesting
and related information.
The
Special Needs Education Project (SNE)/site de l'Adaptation
scolaire et sociale (SASSLF) is an internet service providing
resources for parents, teachers, schools and other professionals,
individuals, groups and organizations involved in the education
of students with special needs. The special needs education
project operates under the auspices of schoolnet, a cooperative
initiative of Canada's provincial, territorial, and federal
governments in consultation with educators, universities, colleges
and industry.
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EParent
Online is a site developed and provided by Exceptional
Parent magazine. The site includes an Ask the Experts section,
information about Exceptional Parent magazine, an information
exchange between parents about children or young adults with
disabilities, a directory of products and services, and much,
much more! EParent Online is as informative and as helpful as Exceptional
Parent magazine.
KidsHealth.org has
trainloads of information on infections, behaviour and emotions,
food and fitness, and growing up healthy, as well as cool games
and animations!
Parents
Place has message boards where you'll find lots of information
on a wide variety of topics ranging anywhere from kids health,
to special needs, to child development and parenting.
Today's
Parent Online is the digital supplement to the magazine Today's
Parent. Provides articles on your child's development, chat rooms,
answers to parenting questions, and the hot topics of the week.
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Ability
OnLine Support Network is an electronic mail system that
connects young people with disabilities or chronic illness
to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors. This easy to
use network give "wings" to thousands of children
and adolescents by removing the social barriers that can come
with having a disability and illness, and by providing opportunities
to form friendships, build self-confidence, exchange information,
and share hope and encouragement through e-mail messages. Ability
OnLine is also a valuable resource for families and friends
anxious to know more about an illness and help manage it. The
network provides disabled youngsters and their families with
up to date information on medical treatments, educational strategies
and employment opportunities through peer support. Access to
the network is available through the use of a computer, modem
and the telephone system, either by dialing directly into the
system or by telnet via the internet.
Mothers
United for Moral Support, Inc. (MUMS) A
national parent to parent organization for parents or care
providers of a child with any disability, disorder, chromosomal
abnormality or health condition. MUMS' mission is to provide
support to parents in the form of a networking system that
matches them with other parents whose children have the same
or similar condition.
Parents
Helping Parents Helps
children with special needs receive the love, hope, respect
and services they need to achieve their full potential by
strengthening their families and the professionals who serves
them.
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Canadian
Organization
for Rare Disorders (CORD) is committed, through an educational and informational
support network, to the enhancement of the lives of all persons affected with
rare disorders. (Affiliate organization to National Organization for Rare Disorders.)
National
Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) provides
information on a wide variety of disabilities and disorders.
Rare
Genetic Diseases in Children is
an internet jump-station to sources of information on rare
genetic diseases affecting children.
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Canadian
Early Intervention Research--seeks to inform researchers,
policymakers, practitioners, parent, families, and other stakeholders
about early intervention for young children with developmental
delays/disabilities and their families across Canada.
The Ontario
Association for Infant Development-- serves families and
professionals involved in Infant Development and Early Intervention
Services within and outside of Ontario, Canada.
The
Early Intervention Association of Nova Scotia (EINS) - formed
in 1996
by parents of children receiving services, board members of
existing Early
Intervention programs, professionals working within the field,
and other interested individuals.
International
Society on Early Intervention
Early
Intervention in New Zealand
High and Complex Needs Unit
Charity
Village is Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector.
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