Physical Therapy
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - National Professional Organization offering current research, physical therapy news, and consumer information.
- California PT Association - The California Physical Therapy Association is a Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Occupational Therapy
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) - National professional association that represent occupational therapists and improves the quality of occupational therapy services.
- Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) - Helps assure the highest competency for the Occupational Therapy profession so that consumers may expect the highest level of service.
Government organizations
- IRC - coordinates with generic services to normalize the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families
- Medi-Cal - is the name of the Medicaid program in the State of California.
- Medicare - Consumer beneficiary Website that provides access to information about Medicare and Medicare health plans.
Diagnostic resources
- Down Syndrome Association of San Diego - a non-profit organization established to provide a support and resource network with comprehensive information on Down Syndrome.
- Juvenile Ideopathic Arthritis - Information on Juvenile Ideopathic Arthritis.
- Muscular Dystrophy - is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research.
- Spina Bifida Association - A voluntary health agency dedicated to education, advocacy, research and services for individuaals with Spina Bifida.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation - is dedicated to creating a treatment and cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
- United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) - A gateway to disability resources and a network for people with disabilities.
Medical Resources
- Medline Plus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine.
- National Organization for Rare Disorders - is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them.
Inspirational stories
- Patrick Henry Hughes - Video.
Resources and Tools
- Best Buddies - is a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs).
- Braille Institute - enabling individuals with impaired vision to live life without barriers.
- Bright Beacon - a safe haven for parents of children with medical needs to meet, discuss their children, their children's medical needs, and perhaps even their own personal stories.
- Exceptional Family Resource Center - provides information and education for families of children with disabilities and the professionals who assist these families.
- Exceptional Parent - The trusted resource for the special needs community.
- New Vision Autism Center - creating awareness and promoting early detection of learning disabilities, with a focus on autism.
- Pathways Awareness - Pathways Awareness is uniquely dedicated to increasing knowledge about the gift of early detection and the benefit of early therapy for infants and children with early motor delays.
- Special Connections - a local group of families who are offering support to others who are looking for information and friendship.
- Special Olympics - empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities in more than 180 countries.
- Wrightslaw - accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
Equipment Providers
- Dynamic Ankle Foot Orthoses - is the leader in design, innovation and manufacture of dynamic orthoses for children and adults.
- Enabling Devices - catalog of adaptive switches and cool toys.
- Prime Engineering - our primary motivation has been proper, safe standing for people with physical and/or aging related disabilities.
- Southpaw Enterprises - we’ve dedicated ourselves to developing and manufacturing sensory integration dysfunction (DSI) and neurodevelopmental products.
Local Therapy Services
- Inland Children's Therapy - is a multi-disciplinary practice dedicated to providing children and their families with exceptional therapy service.
- Rady Children's Hospital San Diego - dedicated to excellence in care: the latest technology, the best equipment, the most progressive research and the finest teaching.
- Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital - the world leader in infant heart transplantation, pioneering this life-saving procedure and comprehensive care for children to keep your family healthy and thriving.
- Lucid Speech - is a pediatric speech therapy clinic servicing children from infancy through adolescence.
Fund Raising Links
- Buddy walk - established to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome.
- Make-A-Wish Foundation - giving hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
- March of dimes - dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
