Baseball league for girls and boys with special needs ages 5 to high school graduation.
The leading accessible audiobook library for students with dis- abilities, such as visual impairment or dyslexia.
Makes the world of play accessible to children with disabilities through special play and learning centers. Lekotek kids learn new skills that build the base for literacy, mathematical reason- ing and computer use.
Coordinates athletic programming designed for children of all ability levels. Facilitates monthly support network for families of children with dual diagnoses of Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
A therapeutic riding center for individuals of all abilities. Offering hippotherapy and R.E.I.N.B.O.W. therapy for children with special needs.
Provides information on diagnosis and treatment, one to onesup- port and practical suggestions to individuals and families affect- ed by Juvenile Diabetes.
Provides information on diagnosis and treatment, support and practical suggestions. Networking coffee program for parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes.
Facilitates healthy integration of loss for children, teens, and their families by helping them feel connected with each other and less alone in their grief journey.
Offers dances, summer camp, and therapeutic horseback riding for exceptional children and adults.
Raises and appropriates funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystro- phy research to find a cure and programming to ensure children with Duchenne have the opportunity to enjoy a full life.
The Jewish Genetic Diseases website has contact information for many other websites for specific Jewish genetic disorders. They also have information on carrier screening.
Programs for children and teens with cognitive and developmen- tal delays, Down Syndrome and autism spectrum disorders.
Provides a wide variety of support services to individuals with disabilities of all ages, including Information and Referral Ser- vices, social connections, adult planning and day services.
Center for Family Assistance provides programs for vulnerable children and young families, focusing on adoption, parent and youth education, and community support.
Provides a nationwide online service that helps cancer patients and their families find lodging near treatment centers, many with discount rates.
Dedicated to supporting ongoing medical research for myotu- bular myopathy and other related congenital myopathies and families lacking the resources for medical equipment.
Dedicated to improving the lives of those who have suffered aspi- nal cord injury through a comprehensive exercise program with an aim toward increasing independence and function.
Explores parenting experiences and helpful resources shared, through the lens of a parent of children with special needs, including adoption issues.
International network of parents who share knowledge, experi- ence, and emotional support. Offers a networking list, newslet- ter, and a biennial conference.
Supports families of disabled/chronically ill children education- ally and medically; website includes information about funding and emotional supports for parents and siblings.
Dedicated to training service dogs, home companion dogs, and residential companion dogs to assist individuals who have a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities.
Provides comprehensive services to help people with disabilities learn to live independently. Services include assessment, peer counseling, advocacy, skills training, and information/referral.
A national program that provides distance communications equipment and training to eligible individuals with significant combined hearing and vision loss.
Coordinates and oversees local bike camps, to foster indepen- dent bike-riding skills for individuals with disabilities (ages 8 and up). Website includes materials on hosting a camp, recruiting volunteers, and coordinating publicity.
The Alliance for Technology Access provides information and support services to children and adults with disabilities.
International organization focused on GI issues in adults and children. Comprehensive website includes facts, symptoms, treatment and management, FAQs, and family resources.
ILCs are controlled and directed by persons with disabilities and provide advocacy services, information, and referral, peer coun- seling, and independent living skills training.
Free English classes for immigrant and refugee adults. Staffs a guidance counselor/coordinator for American Disability Act.
Helps and supports parents of children with mosaic Down syndrome in meeting new people and research. The website includes education, support, and Family Connect, an online parent-to-parent program.
Art classes for children with special needs.
Provides information about Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program CHIP-for families seeking health insurance coverage for children and teens and families needing help locat- ing a dentist.
Dedicated to the study and treatment of dyslexia and related language-based learning differences. In addition, we fund research on neurological, educational and developmental issues as they relate to dyslexia.
Provides education, family support, advocacy, and funds research in the United States and worldwide. Provides online support group.
Services individual’s emotional and/or behavioral challenges, providing outpatient, residential, and academic services Ther- apeutic Mentoring and In-Home Therapy services through the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI).
Dedicated to the support of research for the study of early onset bipolar disorder.
Hospitality houses ranging from small houses to houses with over 100 guest rooms. Additional members include the Ameri- can Cancer Society, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Mercy Medical Angels, and Fisher House Foundation.
The HMDSN can help point families to support groups and other parent contacts in their area. Listservs are available for families of children or adults with Hirschsprungs Disease.
Offering help and hope through compassionate care to families living with Autism or Parkinson’s Disease.
Provides support, information and therapy tools for children and their families affected by a post birth brain injury.
An initiative of Handi Ramp, helps individuals and families find realtors who can assist in the search for a handicap accessible home or consultants who can modify a current home.
Volunteer architects design barrier-free home renovations that allow people to live with greater safety and freedom.
Web-based services to support the public’s need for a skilled workforce to provide these services, a clearinghouse on home modification with a search tool for resources, by state.
Programs for children including daycare, after-school care, Monday overnights, Weekend Respite. The Center also provides Elementary School Disability Awareness programs.
Horse SenseAbility offers Therapeutic Riding and Horseman- ship, as well as other programs to participants with emotional, neurological, and cognitive challenges, and those in difficult life circumstances.
A non-profit therapeutic riding program offering equine thera- pies and utilizing a ramp and mounting block to enable individ- uals with a variety of disabilities to mount a horse easily.
Volunteers offer visitors to the Boston area for medical care a comfortable place to sleep, access a bathroom, and limited kitchen use in their private residences.
KGT at Hope Health helps children and families cope with the im- pact of serious illness and loss. Services include support groups, individual counseling, and referral service.
Provides regulatory information, palliative care providers, and community-based programming to support individuals with life-limiting conditions who are facing end-of-life planning decisions.
Provides high quality programs and much needed relief and hope. Respite provider 8-21 adult day habilitation, community based day supports and employment support 22+.
Dedicated to promoting accessibility and universal design. It is home to the New England ADA Technical Assistance Center and can answer questions and provide information and guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Provides information and support to parents, patients, family members, caregivers, friends and professionals dealing with Krabbe Disease and related leukodystrophies.
Offers education, publications, resource library, and medical networks on its comprehensive website and emotional support through its growing network of HA Partners.
Dedicated to finding a cure providing support services to those living with HD and their families.
Offers housing in family, individual shelter units, and transitional housing in Boston, Cambridge, and Medford. Also maintains Community Legal Assistance Service Project.
A nonpartisan policy resource and technical assistance center partnering with foundations, government agencies, school dis- tricts and providers to support school-connected initiatives.
Multilingual health information for refugees and their health care providers, offering a wide variety of materials in 100 lan- guages.
Promotes a better understanding of the health/education needs of students with asthma and other chronic health conditions.
