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952-891-7400
childcare@co.dakota.mn.us

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The following websites contain general information that may be useful to child care providers and parents.
  • Family Village: A global community of disability-related resources
  • Project Exceptional: Caring for children with special needs
  • ADA
  • The DRM Regional Resource Directory-Minnesota
  • Maternal and Child Health Library


The following web sites contain information regarding a specific need or disability.

Asthma

  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
  • American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
  • AANMA
  • Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America


Autism

  • Autism Society of America
  • Autism Society of Minnesota
  • Autism Teaching Tools
  • Asperger's Disorder


ADD/ADHD

  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • LD Online


Bipolar Disorder

  • Child and Adolescent Bi-polar Foundation
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness


Blindness

  • National Library Services for the Blind
  • Vision Impairment Among Children


Cancer

  • National Cancer Institute
  • American Cancer Society


Cerebral Palsy

  • United Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebral Palsy a Guide for Care
  • Cerebral Palsy Resources

Communication Disorder
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  • Medline-Speach and Communication Disorders


Cystic Fibrosis

  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • Cystic Fibrosis Community (Medrise)


Deafness

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  • Deafness Research Foundation
  • Sign Language from Handspeak
  • American Sign Language Browser

 

Diabetes

  • American Diabetes Association
  • National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disorders
  • National Diabetes Clearing House​
  • Diabetes Public Health Resource


Down Syndrome

  • National Down Syndrome Society
  • Down Syndrome Health Issues

Dyslexia

  • The International Dyslexia Association


Fragile X

  • Fragile X Society
  • Fragile X Syndrome

 
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

  • Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Arium - A charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of FAS


Gifted Children

  • National Association for Gifted Children

 
Grief & Loss

  • Children's Grief

 
Learning Disabilities

  • National Center for Learning Disabilities
  • LD Online  
  • Misunderstood Minds

 
Spina Bifida

  • Spina Bifida Association of America
  • NINDS Spina Bifida


Tourette Syndrome

  • National Tourette Syndrome Association
  • Tourette Syndrome Plus


 

Last updated: 4/28/2023 8:32 AM

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