Family Village
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[Library - Find diagnosis-specific resources, organizations, web sites, discussion groups, more]. [Coffee Shop - Connect with other families online or through traditional parent-to-parent matching programs]. [Hospital - Health care information resources]. [Shopping Mall - Links to hundreds of assistive technology products and web sites]. [Post Office - Post a search message to other parents or professionals or respond to existing messages]. [Bookstore - Disability-related reading lists, publishers, individual titles and other media]. [Research - resources to help visitors find disability-related research].
[Living With Disability - Resources devoted to helping individuals and families cope and thrive]. [Disability Culture - topics include disability studies, history, self-advocacy and more]. [School - special education, IDEA, early intervention, inclusion, transition, more]. [Legal Issues - disability-related legislation and civil rights for people with disabilities]. [Recreation and Leisure - activities adapted for individuals with disabilities]. [Family Resources - focus is on family issues–adoption, foster care, child care, grandparents, resources for military families, and cultural-specific information links]. [Information - Info related to Family Village].



Welcome to the Family Village! We are a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.

Our community includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!

So stop in, stroll around, and visit some of the Family Village's attractions. Simply click on a place to explore and discover a cornucopia of useful information! Let us know what you like (or dislike) and visit often, for our village is constantly changing.

Mailing Address
The Family Village
Waisman Center,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2280

Email E-mail: familyvillage@waisman.wisc.edu
WWW WWW: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

The Family Village Web Site is an attempt to bring together valuable information for parents of individuals who have disabilities. We hope that you find the information and resources here to be useful, but we would recommend reviewing this disclaimer first.

The Family Village has been visited times since February 13, 1996.

Last updated January 5, 2009 by familyvillage@waisman.wisc.edu.

Keywords: cognitive disability, children with disabilities, special health care needs, handicapped, disabled, disability, adaptive equipment, parent support, self-help groups, special education.

Document Source: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/