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Resources for Children with Disabilities
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General Resources

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
409 12th Street SW
Post Office Box 96920
Washington, DC 20090-6920
E-mail: resources@acog.org

Professional organization of obstetrician-gynecologists dedicated to the advancement of women’s health through education, advocacy, practice, and research. Provides on-line physician directory. Bookstore offers patient information pamphlets, professional resources, and multimedia resources.

American Medical Association (AMA)
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312-464-5000

Develops and promotes standards in medical practice, research, and education; advocates for patients and physicians.

Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton Booksellers
See local yellow pages under “Bookstores, Retail”.

Provides a Children with Special Needs collection of useful books for families with children with disabilities in the Family and Child Care section of their stores.

Canadian Health Network

Canadian health information service web site that features 26 topic areas focused on major health issues and population groups.

Center for the Advancement of Health
2000 Florida Avenue NW
Suite 210
Washington, DC 20009-1231
Phone: 202-387-2829
Fax: 202-387-2857
E-mail: cfah@cfah.org

Organization dedicated to translating research on health and behavior into effective policy and practice.

Cochrane Library
Update Software Inc.
1070 South Santa Fe Avenue
Suite 21
Vista, CA 92084
Phone: 760-631-5844
Fax: 760-631-5848
E-mail: info@updateusa.com

On-line, searchable database of systematic reviews of the effects of health care interventions related to pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Also available on CD-ROM.

Disability Resources
NSNET Nova Scotia Community Organization Network
Technical Resource Centre
c/o Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre
Post Office Box 128
Waterville, Nova Scotia, Canada B0P 1V0
Phone: 902-538-3103 x112
Fax: 902-538-7022
E-mail: trc@nsnet.org

Internet-based network of community organizations, information, and resources in Nova Scotia to help assist parents and families, professionals and other agencies. Any organization or agency that supports individuals with disabilities can become an associated member at no cost.

Easter Seals
230 West Monroe Street
Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 800-221-6827
TTY: 312-726-4258
Fax: 312-726-4258
E-mail: info@easter-seals.org

Nonprofit, community-based health agency dedicated to increasing the independence of people with disabilities. Offers a range of quality services, research, and programs. Serves more than a million people in the United States and Puerto Rico each year through a nationwide network of more than 400 service centers.

March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Phone: 888-663-4637

Awards grants to institutions and organizations for development of genetic services, perinatal care in high-risk pregnancies, prevention of premature delivery, parent support groups, and other community programs. Campaign for Healthier Babies distributes information about birth defects and related newborn health problems. Spanish-language materials are available.

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
2000 15th Street North
Suite 701
Arlington, VA 22201-2617
Phone: 703-524-7802
Fax: 703-524-9335
E-mail: info@ncemch.org

Disseminates publications and fact sheets to the public and professionals in the field and develops and maintains database of topics, agencies, and organizations related to maternal and child health.

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Phone: 888-346-3656
E-mail: publicinfo@nlm.nih.gov

Part of the National Institutes of Health, NLM is the world’s largest medical library and is a national resource for all U.S. health sciences libraries. It collects materials in areas of biomedicine; health care; biomedical aspects of technology; humanities; and the physical, life, and social sciences. The Medline Plus Health Information web site presents health information from NLM and contains extensive information for professionals and the public on diseases/conditions and medicines, lists of hospitals, a medical encyclopedia/dictionary, information in Spanish, and links to current clinical trials.