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ARCH National Resource Center for Crisis Nurseries and Respite Care Services

Address:	Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project 800 Eastowne Drive, Suite 105 Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Main Phone:	1-800-773-5433
Website:	www.archrespite.org/ARresource.htm
The mission of the ARCH National Resource Center is to provide support to service providers through training, technical assistance, evaluation, and research. The Center provides a central contact point for the identification and dissemination of relevant materials to crisis nurseries and respite care programs. Numerous fact sheets and general resource sheets (including state contact sheets) are available about respite care and crisis nursery care. ARCH also operates the National Respite Locator Service who's mission is to help parents locate respite care services in their area. Please contact them at 1-800-773-5433.

The Arc (formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States)

Address:	500 E. Border Street, Suite 300 Arlington, TX 76010
Main Phone:	(800) 433-5255; (817) 261-6003; (817) 277-0553 (TT)
Website:	http://www.thearc.org
The Arc of the United States advocates for the rights and full participation of all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Together with our network of members and affiliated chapters, we improve systems of supports and services; connect families; inspire communities and influence public policy.

Association for the Care of Children's Health (ACCH)
Address: 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
Main Phone: (800) 808-2224; (301) 654-6549

Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)

Address:	29 W. Susquehanna Avenue, Suite 210 Baltimore, MD 21204
Main Phone:	(410) 828-8274; (410) 828-1306 (TT)
Website:	www.tash.org
TASH is an international membership association leading the way to inclusive communities through research, education, and advocacy. TASH members are people with disabilities, family members, fellow citizens, advocates, and professionals working together to create change and build capacity so that all people, no matter their perceived level of disability, are included in all aspects of society.

Autism Society of America

Address:	7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 650 Bethesda, MD 20814
Main Phone:	(800) 3-AUTISM; (301) 657-0881.
Website:	www.autism-society.org
ASA is dedicated to increasing public awareness about autism and the day-to-day issues faced by individuals with autism, their families and the professionals with whom they interact. The Society and its chapters share a common mission of providing information and education, and supporting research and advocating for programs and services for the autism community.

Brain Injury Association (formerly the National Head Injury Foundation)

Address:	1776 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Suite 100 Washington, DC 20036
Main Phone:	(800) 444-6443
Website:	www.biausa.org
Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is the leading national organization serving and representing individuals, families and professionals who are touched by a life-altering, often devastating, traumatic brain injury (TBI). Together with its network of more than 40 chartered state affiliates, as well as hundreds of local chapters and support groups across the country, the BIAA provides information, education and support to assist the 5.3 million Americans currently living with traumatic brain injury and their families.

Epilepsy Foundation of America

Address:	4351 Garden City Drive Landover, MD 20785
Main Phone:	(800) 332-1000 (outside of MD); (301)459-3700
Website:	http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org
The organization works to ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences; and to prevent, control and cure epilepsy through research, education, advocacy and services. In addition to programs conducted at the national level, epilepsy clients throughout the United States are served by local Epilepsy Foundation offices in nearly 100 communities.

National Down Syndrome Congress

Address:	1605 Chantilly Drive, Suite 250 Atlanta, GA 30324
Main Phone:	(800) 232-6372; (404) 633-1555
Website:	www.ndsccenter.org
The mission of the NDSC is to provide information, advocacy and support concerning all aspects of life for individuals with Down syndrome.

National Down Syndrome Society

Address:	666 Broadway New York, NY 10012-2317
Main Phone:	(800) 221-4602; (212) 460-9330
Website:	http://www.ndss.org
The mission of the National Down Syndrome Society is to benefit people with Down syndrome and their families through national leadership in education, research and advocacy

National Easter Seal Society

Address:	230 West Monroe Street, Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60606
Main Phone:	(800) 221-6827; (312) 726-6200; (312) 726-4258 (TT)
Website:	www.easterseals.com
Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for more than 80 years. From child development centers to physical rehabilitation and job training for people with disabilities, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.

Sick Kids (need) Involved People (SKIP)
Address: 545 Madison Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Main Phone: (212) 421-9160
Website: www.skipofny.org

SKIP is the way home for chronically ill and
developmentally disabled children.

Spina Bifida Association of America

Address:	590 MacArthur Boulevard N.W., Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007
Main Phone:	(800) 621-3141; (202) 944-3285
Website:	www.sbaa.org
The Spina Bifida Association (SBA) serves adults and children who live with the challenges of spina bifida. Since 1973, SBA has been the only national voluntary health agency solely dedicated to enhancing the lives of those with spina bifida and those whose lives are touched by this challenging birth defect. Its tools are education, advocacy, research and service.

United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc. (UCPA)

Address:	1660 L Street N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036
Main Phone:	(800) 872-5827; (202) 842-1266
Website:	www.ucp.org
The national organization and its nationwide network of affiliates strive to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities in every facet of society—from the Web to the workplace, from the classroom to the community. As one of the largest health charities in America, the mission of United Cerebral Palsy is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network.

Zero to Three/National Center for Clinical Infant Programs

Address:	734 15th Street, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005-1013
Main Phone:	(202)638-1144. (Voice); 1-800-899-4301 (Publications)
Website:	www.zerotothree.org
ZERO TO THREE's mission is to support the healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families.

Address:	7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20814
Main Phone:	(800) 808-2224; (301) 654-6549

Address:	545 Madison Avenue, 13th Floor New York, NY 10022
Main Phone:	(212) 421-9160
Website:	www.skipofny.org
SKIP is the way home for chronically ill and developmentally disabled children.