- Parents Helping Parents
- Santa Clara
Parent directed family resource center for children with any kind of special need (mental, physical, emotional, or learning disabilities).
www.php.com
- Alliance for Technology Access
- San Rafael
Network of community-based resource centers dedicated to providing information and support services to people with disabilities.
www.ataccess.org
- Creativity Explored
- San Francisco
Full time visual art center for adults who have developmental disabilities.
www.creativityexplored.org
- National Institute of Art and Disabilities (NIAD)
- San Francisco
Art program for people with developmental disabilities which promotes creative expression, independence, dignity and community integration.
www.niadart.org
- Children's Health Council, The
- Palo Alto
Offers mental health, special education, and developmental services for children and adolescents.
www.chconline.org
- Breast Health Access for Women With Disabilities
- Berkeley
www.bhawd.org
- Books Aloud
- San Jose
Nonprofit organization that records and lends books on tape for the blind and disabled community. Offers home delivery in the San Jose area.
www.booksaloud.org
- Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired@ - Palo Alto
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/Disabilities
- Traingosorry.com
Guide to deaf events and culture in the Bay Area.
www.traingosorry.com
- Easter Seals of the Bay Area
Full range of therapies and supportive services for children, adults and seniors with disabilities, their care givers and families.
bayarea.easterseals.com
- Assistance Dog Institute, The
- Rohnert Park
Provides assistance dog placement, training for social/therapy animals, and a program in which at-risk youth train and place assistance dogs.
www.assistancedog.org
- San Mateo County Council of the Blind
- San Mateo County
Promoting employment, independence, education, advocacy, and resources for those who are blind or visually impaired.
www.smccb.org
- Stumps R Us
- Oakland
Offers support to amputees.
www.stumps.org
- Blind Babies Foundation
- San Francisco
Nonprofit organization that partners with families to understand and cope with the impact of childrens visual impairments.
www.blindbabies.org
- Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
- San Rafael
Nonprofit supporting guide for dog breeding and training including free information on handling guide dogs, becoming a trainer, and interacting with the blind.
www.guidedogs.com
- Arc San Francisco. The
- San Francisco
Provides basic training opportunities, employment placement, and residential support services for disabled adults. Also offers support for family members.
www.thearcsanfrancisco.org
- National Center For Equine Facilitated Therapy
- Woodside
Utilizing the movement of the horse to provide physical and occupational therapy to physically disabled individuals.
www.nceft.com
- Disability Rights Advocates
- Oakland
Provides disability rights litigation that has successfuly challenged disciminatory practices in all aspects of society.
www.dralegal.org
- Sankara Eye Foundation, USA
- San Jose
Organizes fundraising events for the Sankara Eye Society (SES) to help the visually impaired in India and other neighboring countries.
www.giftofvision.org
- Community Gatepath
- Burlingame
Nonprofit organization dedicated to enabling persons with disabilities to live as fully integrated members of the community.
www.communitygatepath.com
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