Serving Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail & Wilkin counties.

Resources

State (Minnesota)
Arc of Minnesota
ARRM (Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota)
Advocating Change Together (ACT) Self-advocacy resource network
Assistive Technology Toolkit
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM)
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
Care Connections will help you find out if you qualify for health care programs such as Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare.
Consumer Directed Community Supports
Disability Linkage Line
DISABILITYINFO.GOV
Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota (DSAM)
Freedom Resource Center For Independent Living, Inc.
Guardianship / Conservatorship Forms
Healthcare Resource Guide for Minnesotans
Lifeworks Services Customized Support Services (CSS) - Fiscal Support Entity Services
Medicaid Home & Community Based Waivers
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH)
Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs (MCSHN)
Minnesota Consortium for Citizens witih Disabilities
Minnesota Department of Education – special ed department
Minnesota Department of Health Early Intervention Services
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
      - Assistive Technology & Modifications Toolkit
Minnesota Disability Law Center - Contacts
Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Minnesota home and community-based waivers
Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS)
Minnesota Ombudsman's Office for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
MN Parents Know child development, health and parenting information
Minnesota Special Education Directors listed by School Districts
The Minnesota State Council on Disability
Minnesota STAR Program - Assistive Technology Resources
PACER
Partners in Policymaking
Special Needs BasicCare (SNBC) -MN managed care program, available for people with disabilities age 18 - 65
      - Comparison of Blue Plus & Medica plans
Special Olympics - Minnesota
State of Minnesota Resource Guide/Contact list
United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota

National
The Arc of the United States
Angelman Syndrome Foundation
Autism Society of America
Autism Society on YouTube
Autism Speaks
The Beach Center on Disability
Disability Planning Specialists
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
National Down Syndrome Congress
National Down Syndrome Society
National Fragile X Foundation
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
United Cerebral Palsy
Williams Syndrome Association

Other Resources
Acronyms
Autism Treatments: Descriptions and Research Summaries
Booklet on “Your developing child” from the NW MN Council of Collaboratives
Clay County Resource Tool for Early Childhood
Disability is Natural a website dedicated to encourage new ways of thinking about developmental disabilities
Early Childhood Dental Network and Apple Tree Dental's outreach clinics
FASD information on prevention, diagnosis and treatment for children
Guide for Parent and Professional Communication
IDEA Partnership's Collaborative Work on Autism Spectrum Disorder
IEP Accomodations and Modifications
IEP 4 U
IEP Meeting Checklist
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)
Information to help link home and school, more
MeritCare Coordinated Treatment Center
Oral Health For Children With Special Health Care Needs - Guide for Family Members/Caregivers and Dental Providers
Pediatric Health Information for Parents
Positive Interventions and Effective Strategies
Principal’s Guide to Special Education
Special Education Rights
Understanding disabilities Website for kids

Arc West Central
810 4th Ave. S, #134
Moorhead, MN 56560
218-233-5949
1-800-411-0124
Fax 218-233-0853
arcwcm@702com.net

Updated 5/4/2010