Helpful Links

Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Disability Law Center
• Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
• Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission
• Massachusetts Office on Disability

Asperger's Syndrome

• AANE: Asperger's Association of New England

Assistive Technology

• CAST
• Massachusetts Assistive Technology Partnership

Attention Deficit Disorder

• Attention Deficit Information Network (AD-IN)
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Blindness and Visual Impairments

• Bay State Council of the Blind
• Carroll Center for the Blind
• Massachusetts Association for the Blind (MAB)
• National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
• Perkins School for the Blind
• Talking Information Center
• Worcester Public Library - Talking Book Library
• Learning Ally
• American Council of the Blind
• American Foundation for the Blind
• Equal Opportunity Commission

Brain Injury

• Massachusetts Brain Injury Association

Cerebral Palsy

• Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts

Communication Disorders

• Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Deafness and Hearing Impairments

• Beverly School for the Deaf
• Clarke School for the Deaf - Center for Oral Education
• Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse

Financial Assistance

• Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)

Health

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Learning Disabilities

• Bridges Associates
• Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts State Resources (LD Online)
• Massachusetts State Resources Literacy and Learning Disabilities (NALLD)
• National Center for Learning Disabilities

Mental Illness

• Boston University - Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
• M-POWER
• Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) - Mental Health Litigation Unit (MHLU)
• Massachusetts Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC)
• NAMI of Massachusetts
• Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PAL) (children's mental health)

Multiple Sclerosis

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Central New England Chapter

Polio and Post Polio Syndrome

• Greater Boston Post-Polio Association (GBPPA)

Post-Secondary Resources

• AHEAD - Association on Higher Education and Disability
• American Council on Education
• Post-secondary Education Programs Network

Tourette Syndrome

• Massachusetts Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome Association

Transitioning from High School to College

• College Success for Students with Learning Disorders
• Helping Your Student with Disabilities Prepare for the Future

Transportation

• Government Commission on Disability

Vocational Rehabilitation

• Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
• Mass Resources