State and National Links

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State Links

 

Arc of Indiana— Supports the work of the local chapters of the Arc, and serves as the spokesperson to the community at large for people with developmental disabilites.
 
ASK Indiana— About Special Kids is a resource and information website for Indiana professionals and parents of children with special needs.

Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS)  Provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities to enable them to live as independently as possible in their communities.

Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) Manages the delivery of services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Oversees the First Steps rehabilitation program for children from birth to age three.

Division of Family Resources— Receives applications and approves eligibility for Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF (cash assistance) and childcare.  Operates in all 92 counties.  Administers childcare licensing and inspection program.

Division of Mental Health and Addiction— Supports a network of mental health care providers, operates six psychiatric hospitals, and funds addiction prevention and treatment programs.

Independent Living Centers— a listing of and links to Indiana’s eight centers for independent living.

Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services - IPAS was created to protect and advocate the rights of people with disabilities and is Indiana's federally designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system and client assistance program.

IN*Source—Indiana’s Parent Training and Information Center for families with special needs.

Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning— Administers Medicaid programs including the managed care system for Hoosier Healthwise participants.  Performs medical review of Medicaid disability claims.

Project SEARCH Indiana— Information about the development of Project SEARCH in Indiana.

The Learn More Resource Center (formerly ICPAC): Indiana's Pre-K to College Connection

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS)— Supports people with disabilities as they seek and obtain employment.

Think College Indiana— A website designed to help young people with developmental/intellectual disabilities and their families explore postsecondary options in Indiana

 

National Links

HEATH Resource Center— The HEATH Resource Center of George Washington University is a national clearinghouse on post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities. Topics included about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other post secondary training entities.

IDEA Partnerships— The IDEA Partnership is dedicated to improving outcomes for students and youth with disabilities by joining state agencies and stakeholders through shared work and learning.
 
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities— Established to assist in building states' capacity to increase school completion rates for students with disabilites through knowledge synthesis, technical assistance, and dissemination of interventions and prectices that work.
 
National Postschool Outcomes Center— Helps state education agencies establish practical and rigorous data collection systems that will measure and profile the post-school experiences of youth with disabilities.

National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center— Helps build capacity of states and local educational agencies to implement effective transition education and servieces that improve post-school outcomes around Indecator 13.

Project SEARCH— A collaborative model developed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital to provide innovative workforce and career development experiences to people with disabilities.

“Succeeding at College and at Work: Students with Disabilities Tell Their Stories” — Videos from students produced by the New England ADA Center.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services— OSERS provides a wide array of supports to parents and individuals, school districts, and states in three main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation, and research.

Youthhood – A transition planning website for teens.