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Links to Other Internet Sites
The following Internet Web sites are listed for your convenience. Inclusion of any web site should not be construed as an endorsement of the accuracy of, or support for, the information or views expressed by that site.
Developmental Disability Related Web Sites:
- Developmental Disabilities Resources for Healthcare Providers
- The primary goal of this site is to improve the health of persons with developmental disabilities in California. To this end, the website is designed to assist physicians and other healthcare providers in caring for persons with developmental disabilities.
- DDS Safety Net
- This site is dedicated to the dissemination of information on the prevention and mitigation of risk factors for persons with developmental disabilities.
- State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- A federally-funded independent state agency established in federal and state law to assist in planning, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
California Regional Centers:
- Alta California Regional Center
- Central Valley Regional Center
- Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center
- Far Northern Regional Center
- Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center
- Golden Gate Regional Center
- Harbor Regional Center
- Inland Regional Center
- Kern Regional Center
- North Bay Regional Center
- North Los Angeles County Regional Center
- Redwood Coast Regional Center
- Regional Center of the East Bay
- Regional Center of Orange County
- San Andreas Regional Center
- San Diego Regional Center
- San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
- South Central Los Angeles Regional Center
- Tri-Counties Regional Center
- Valley Mountain Regional Center
- Westside Regional Center
Other California State Government Web Sites:
- California State Home Page
- California Health and Human Services Agency
- California Department of Aging
- California Department of Health Care Services
- California Department of Mental Health
- California Department of Public Health
- California Department of Rehabilitation
- California Department of Social Services
- California State Assembly
- California State Senate
- California State Personnel Board
- Medi-Cal Redesign
- Official California Legislative Information
- Other California State Government Web Sites
Other Useful Internet Sites:
- Americans With Disabilities Act Document Center
- This site containing copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADA regulations, technical assistance manuals, and other technical assistance documents.
- Association of Regional Centers Agencies (ARCA)
- The Association of Regional Centers Agencies represents the 21 regional centers in California.
- Be Prepared California
- This site is for Californians to help prepared for a public health emergency. It provides guidelines and tips to ensure that you and your family are prepared for a disaster before it strikes.
- Code of Federal Regulations (searchable)
- The Code of Federal Regulations is the official, subject matter order, compilation of the Federal regulations of general applicability and legal effect, that are currently in force.
- Federal Register - 1995 and 1996
- Database for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 Federal Register. The Federal Register is the official publication for Presidential Documents and Executive Orders as well as Notices, Rules and Proposed Rules from Federal Agencies and Organizations.
- National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
- The NCEH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The NCEH's Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities works to prevent or reduce the incidence of birth defects and developmental disabilities from known causes and to find unknown causes.
- Social Security Online
- Social Security Online is the official web site of the Social Security Administration.
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Home Page for official information on population and economic indicators.
- U.S. Department of Health And Human Services - Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- Information on developmental disabilities programs.
- U.S. Department of Health And Human Services - President's Committee on Mental Retardation
- Information about the President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) including its role, composition and reports.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Page
- Information about the federal Fair Housing Act. The Act guarantees the right to live where one chooses without fear of discrimination due to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or handicap.
- U.S. Department of Housing And Urban Development - People with Disabilities Web Site
- Information from all parts of HUD's web site of interest to people with disabilities.
The Department of Developmental Services does not attempt to maintain a comprehensive list of developmental disability related Internet sites. DDS only lists websites of other governmental entities and non-profit organizations with whom DDS contracts. A number of the sites listed above maintain extensive links to developmental disability related sites. If the information you are seeking cannot be found at one of these sites, we recommend you try one of the following Internet search sites: