Resources

Resources

Here are some resources you may find helpful.

  • Agency for Persons With Disabilities (APD) – APD provides services to Floridians with autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, intellectual disabilities, Prader-Willi syndrome and spina bifida.
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  • Agency for Health Care Administration (Medicaid) – Our mission is Better Health Care for All Floridians, and together we are responsible for the administration of the Medicaid program, for the licensure and regulation of health facilities and for providing information to Floridians about the quality of the health care they receive in Florida.
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  • The ARC Link – The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
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  • Association of University Centers on Disabilities – To advance policy and practice for and with people with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and their communities by supporting our members in research, education, and service activities that achieve our vision.
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  • The ARC of Florida – Works with local, state and national partners and advocates for people with mental retardation, autism, spina bifida, cerebral palsy (CP), prader-willi syndrome and other developmental disabilities to be fully included in all aspects of their community.
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  • Autism Speaks – Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the lifespan, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.
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  • CARD, Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at USF:
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  • Center for Autism and Related Disabilities – The Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) provides support and assistance with the goal of optimizing the potential of people with autism and related disabilities.
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  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) – The mission of CARF is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through accreditation that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.
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  • Crisis Center of Tampa Bay – Community Resource Guide https://www.crisiscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ResourceGuide2018-AJH-KG.pdf
  • Delmarva Foundation – is contracted by the State of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to provide quality assurance for the State’s Developmental Disabilities Services system. We work in partnership with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) at the central office as well as with each local Area office.
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  • Disability Resource Hub-The Disability Resource Hub Guide is a free publication and website featuring a directory of medical, educational, and community providers.
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  • Disability Rights Florida (formerly the Advocacy Center) – The mission of Disability Rights Florida is to advance the quality of life, dignity, equality, self-determination, and freedom of choice of persons with disabilities through collaboration, education, advocacy, as well as legal and legislative strategies.
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  • The Family CAFÉ – The idea that grew into the Family Cafe was the result of a vision – the vision of a statewide conference just for individuals with special needs and their families. A conference to become a forum where families and self-advocates could educate themselves on how to utilize the programs available to them and where professionals and policymakers could interact directly with the families and individuals they serve.
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  • Family Care Council Florida – To advocate, educate and empower individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, partnering with the Agency for Persons With Disabilities (APD), to bring quality services to individuals for dignity and choice.
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  • Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities –Florida ARF’s mission is to “promote the interests of people with disabilities by acting as a public policy change agent, and to promote and serve the interests of community human service provider organizations.”
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  • The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council – Advocate and promote meaningful participation in all aspects of life for Floridians with developmental disabilities.
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  • Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc. – to ensure through collaboration that individuals have full access to family-driven support, education, information, resources, and advocacy and to serve families of children with disabilities, ages birth through 26, who have the full range of disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA.
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  • Florida Voice on Developmental Disabilities (FVDD)
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  • Hillsborough County Exceptional Education
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  • Hillsborough County Transportation Disadvantaged
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  • RESPECT of Florida – RESPECT works with nonprofit organizations around the state of Florida, which employ persons with disabilities in the production of products and services. RESPECT’s purpose is to ensure a constant market for these products and services to state and local government agencies.
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  • Special Olympics Florida, Healthy Community Tampa Bay– Healthy Community is a premier, health care delivery approach that focuses on the whole person with an intellectual or developmental disability and provides integrated health care coordination that includes primary health care.
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  • State of Florida, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation – A statewide employment resource for businesses and people with disabilities. The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation’s mission is to enable individuals with disabilities to obtain and keep employment.
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  • State of Florida Statutes
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  • The Council on Quality and Leadership – A leader in working with human service organizations and systems to continuously define, measure and improve the quality of life of all people.
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  • United Way Suncoast
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