Links/Resources 

In addition to the following listed internet resources, here are some other National and State Organizations (with addresses and phone numbers), that will provide helpful information to assist families and people living with intellectual disabilities.

• Special Olympics Florida
  www.specialolympicsflorida.org
• Special Olympics Incorporated
  www.specialolympics.org
• AAIDD (formerly American Association on Mental Retardation)
  www.aamr.org
• National Council on Disability
  www.ncd.gov
• Best Buddies
  www.bestbuddies.org
• The Joseph P, Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
  www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/jpkf/index.html
• National Down Syndrome Society
  www.ndss.org
• National Council on Independent Living
  www.ncil.org
• Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
  www.fddc.org
• The Arc
  www.thearc.org
• National Down Syndrome Congress
  www.ndsccenter.org
• MUMS: National Parent to Parent Network
  www.netnet.net/mums/
• The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
  www.shriver.org
• National Association for Down Syndrome
  www.nads.org
• National Fragile X Foundation
  www.nfxf.org
• Florida Dept. of Education - Special Needs Education
  www.firn.edu/doe/cgi-bin/doehome/menu.pl
• The Family Network on Disabilities
  www.fndfl.org
• The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
  www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS
• Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resource System
  www.fdlrs.brevard.k12.fl.us
• The Florida Department of Children & Family Services District Offices
  www.state.fl.us/cf_web/districts.html
  
  

Resources - Organizations for Family Assistance

Arc/Florida
411 E College Ave.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone:(850) 921-0460
www.arcflorida.org

Florida Department of Education
Special Needs Education
Turlington Building
325 W. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 487-1785
www.firn.edu/doe/cgi-bin/doehome/menu.pl

American Association on
Mental Retardation
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Suite 846
Washington, D.C. 20001
(800) 424-3688
www.aamr.org

Florida Department of Children
And Families-Developmental Services
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Building 3 Room 325
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 488-4257
www.state.fl.us/cf_web/districts.html

Exceptional Parent Magazine
65 East Route 4
River Edge, NJ 07661
(877) 372-7368
www.eparent.com

National Council on Disability
1331 F St., NW
Suite 850
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 272-2004
www.ncd.gov

Flaghouse Special Populations
601 Flaghouse Drive
Hasbrouck Hts., NJ 07604
(800) 793-7900
www.Flaghouse.com

Social Security Administration
Windsor Park Building
6401 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21235
(800) 772-1213
www.ssa.gov

Florida Developmental Disabilities
Council
124 Marroitt Drive
Suite 203
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(800) 580-7801
www.fddc.org

Florida Department of Education
Diagnostic & Resource System
614 Turlington Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 488-1106
www.fdlrs.brevard.k12.fl.us