Bibliographies/General Background

• Residential Care and Community Integration for the Developmentally Disabled: A Bibliography for Parents, Family Members, and Students
• Brown, Ivan, Friefeld, Sharon, Schiller, Christine, Quality of Life for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography, The Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto, April 1993.  

    National

• The ARC of the United States Home Page offers fact sheets, links to local pages, and a lot more.
• The National Organization on Disability provides information and resources.
• Disability Resources on the Internet includes a search capability.
• National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities offers information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.
• TLG's National Parent-to-Parent Network connects parents, as well as those who are considering becoming parents, with others who may have shared similar experiences or faced common barriers as parents with disabilities.

     California

• Developmental Disabilities Web Sites in California has been compiled by Community Options, Inc.
• California Department of Developmental Services provides services and supports to adults and children with developmental disabilities.

    Greater Santa Barbara Area

• The CRIS Directory of social services in Santa Barbara County is online. Referrals may also be obtained by calling the Santa Barbara helpline at 928-5818.
• Autism Society of America, Santa Barbara Chapter,
  provides support, referrals and advocacy for parents of children with autism. Contact Patti Gaultney at (805) 569-1091, Marcia Eichelberger at (805) 965-4011 or Debbie Hosseini at (805) 684-7364.  Online support group: SBATA@yahoogroups.com.
• The Kids Network of Santa Barbara County operates as a countywide network of agencies and individuals dedicated to implementing comprehensive, collaborative and integrated services for children, youth and families.
• Tri-Counties Regional Center is the first stop for persons with developmental disabilities and their families seeking help to obtain local supports and services.
• Special Needs Project is a one-of-a-kind bookstore specializing in disabilities, with thousands of books in stock.  (805) 962-8087.
• United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties helps individuals with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities to maximize their own potential and live full and dignified lives.

Updated 5/07