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Family Support Links: 

• Connect to web sites designed to provide support and information about dealing with cerebral palsy to families of children with CP.

• EarlyOn Michigan , is a supplemental source of information for parents, professionals and providers who desire to order publications, make a referral, locate their local Early On Coordinator, find out more about early childhood, parenting concerns, special needs, disabilities and how to help/identify children who are at-risk. 

• Michigan assisted living association

• Capital Area Center for Independant Living

• Connect to Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association web site. 

• The Family Village - support for families, links to chat rooms for parents, teens, and children. 

• My Child has been diagnosed with CP:

• Children's Special Healthcare Services. State program administered through county health departments that may help with equipment and services to help you care for your child at home.

• Disabilities Today.  Weekly television show produced in Michigan on disability issues.

• Michigan Disability Rights Coalition.  Communities of Power:

• The Arc.  Orgnization for people with developmental disabilities and their families.  

• The Michigan 4C’s (Community Coordinated Child Care) will give you the number for your local 4C’s organization. It has a list of licensed daycare programs in your area that take children with special needs. (800) 950-4171.

• Michigan Assistive Technology Resource.  The overall purpose of MATR is to provide information services, support materials, technical assistance, and training tolocal and intermediate school districts in Michigan to increase their capacity to address the needs of students with disabilities for assistive technology.   

• MI Child Application.  Application for Michigan children's health insurance for working families, $5.00 premiums per month for those who qualify.  If you need help with this application, call toll-free 1-888/988-6300

• The ARC michigan parent coalition

• Paws With A Cause® trains Assistance Dogs nationally for people with disabilities and provides lifetime team support which encourages independence.  

• Project Perform (parent resources) :

• Michigan State Resources  

• Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project (services):  

• Michigan Independent Living

   Education

• Children's Disabilities Information:  (www.childrensdisabilities.info/cerebral_palsy/index.html)

• The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine is a multidisciplinary scientific society devoted to the study of cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities, to promoting professional education for the treatment and management of these conditions, and to improving the quality of life for people with these disabilities. http://www.aacpdm.org/home.html

• Michigan Department of Education: Special Education and Early intervention services. The Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (OSE-EIS) oversees the administrative funding of education and early intervention programs and services for young children and students with disabilities.
  www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6525_6530_6598-13808--,00.html

• A Multi-Media Cerebral Palsy Tutorial for Parents and Children:  www.people.virginia.edu/~smb4v/tutorials/cp/index.html

• East Lansing Public Schools:
  http://elps.k12.mi.us/

• MedicineNet.com CP page, www.medicinenet.com/Cerebral_Palsy/article.htm

• CDC cp page- great facts!
  www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddcp.htm

• U of Virginia cp turtorial page,  www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/pediatrics/patients/Tutorials/cp.cfm
   

     Disability Resources: 

• Arbor Circle has a full range of mental health, substance abuse and developmentally supportive services: http://www.arborcircle.org/about.htm

• Disability Resources on the Internet: http://www.disabilityresources.org/

• Accessiblity Resources:
   http://www.dearborn-disabilities.org/AccessibilityResources.html

• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities:  www.nichcy.org/

• Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan - 200 Museum Dr, Suite101; Lansing, MI  48933.  1-888-597-7809.  Email: ldami@aol.com

• The Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE) is the Parent Training Information Center for the State of Michigan. CAUSE is a statewide non-profit coalition providing free information, referral, support, advocacy, and workshops to parents and professionals working with children with disabilities and special needs. Contact the main office at 6412 Centurion Dr., Lansing, MI 48917. Or call (800) 221-9105.  Website www.causeonline.org
   
   
  The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) project is a strong partnership that aims to improve the educational outcomes for children with disabilities. It links families, advocates, and self-advocates and provides information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  www.fape.org
   

 
Assistive Technology Links:

Technology for teaching special needs children
http://www.ablenetinc.com/

Closing The Gap, Inc. is a company that focuses on computer technology for people with special needs.
http://www.closingthegap.com/

Michigan Assistive Technology Resource.  Works with school districts to assess students with disabilities and provide them with assistive technology.: http://www.cenmi.org/matr/

Caregivers section:

Cerebral Palsy -- How Can I Help?:
Information for Friends and Relatives of a Child with Cerebral Palsy.
From the Cerebral Palsy Association of Western Australia

CP caregiving books: