Related Medical Issues

Assistive Technology

Tech for Tots (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) Find links from Google.Com

Dental Health

About Smiles, www.aboutsmiles.com

Special Care Dentistry Association, 312-527-6764, www.adpd.org

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 312-337-2169, www.aapd.org

American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 800-242-5338, www.cleft.com

American Dental Association, 312-440-2500, www.ada.org

American Dietetic Association, 800-877-1600, www.eatright.org

California Dental Association, 800-736-8702, www.cda.org

California Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped, 916-498-6176

Dentistry for the Disabled Child and Adult, 314-725-3844

National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped, 303-534-5360, www.nfdh.org

Rural Northern California Dental Program for Persons with Disabilities, 415-929-6426

Special Athletes, Special Smiles, 617-638-4891

Digestive Health

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), 301-654-2055, www.gastro.org

Digestive Disease Week, 609-848-1000, www.ddw.org

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, 888-964-2001,www.iffgd.org

Intestinal Disease Foundation, 412-261-5888

National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse, 212-685-3440, digestive.niddk.nih.gov

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, www.niddk.nih.gov

Pediatric/Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER), 301-601-9541, www.reflux.org

Mental/Behavioral Health

Alzheimer’s Association, 800-272-3900, www.alz.org

Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center, 800-438-4380, www.alzheimers.org

Center on Aging and Community, www.iidc.indiana.edu/cac

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 800-950-NAMI, www.nami.org

National Association for the Dually Diagnosed, 800-331-5362, www.thenadd.org

National Institute of Mental Health, Child Psychiatry Branch, 301-435-4513, intramural.nimh.nih.gov/chp

National Mental Health Association, 800-433-5959, www.nmha.org

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Center, www.mhddc.ucla.edu

Reproductive Health/Sexuality

American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 205-978-5000, www.asrm.org

Family Planning Council, www.familyplanning.org

Family Planning Councils of America, Inc., www.fpcai.org

Human Sexuality and Physical Disability Program, University of Minnesota, 612-625-1500, www.med.umn.edu/fp/phs/phsindex.htm

The National Task Force on Abuse and Disabilities, 310-391-2420

Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, www.ppacca.org

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., www.plannedparenthood.org

Respiratory Health

American Association for Respiratory Care, www.aarc.org

American Gastroenterological Association, 301-654-2055, www.gastro.org

American Lung Association, 800-LUNG-USA, www.lungusa.org

American Thoracic Society, 212-315-8700, www.thoracic.org

International Society for Respiratory Protection, www.amersectisrp.org

National Board for Respiratory Care, www.nbrc.org

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, 212-685-3440, digestive.niddk.nih.gov

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, www.niaid.nih.gov

Skin Problems

American Academy of Dermatology, 888-462-DERM, www.aad.org

Speech/Language/Hearing Problems

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 800-638-8255, www.asha.org

California Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 916-921-1568, www.csha.org

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 301-496-7243, www.nidcd.nih.gov

Urinary Problems

American Urological Association Foundation, Inc., 410-468-1800, www.afud.org

American Urological Assocation, www.auanet.org

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, www.niddk.nih.gov

National Kidney Foundation, www.kidney.org

Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, www.suna.org