Helpful Websites

Angelman Syndrome Foundation
Advances awareness and treatment of Angelman Syndrome through education, and research, and provides support. https://www.angelman.org/

Autism Personal Coach https://autismpersonalcoach.wordpress.com/
Providing Autistic adults and teens hard to find support to live self sufficient and purpose-driven lives through our coaching and community events.

Autism Society of Akron https://autismakron.org/

Autism Society of Greater Cleveland https://www.asgc.org/

Autism Speaks http://autismspeaks.org

Best Buddies International https://www.bestbuddies.org/
Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Center for Law and Education https://www.cleweb.org/
Strives to make the right of all students to quality education a reality and to help enable communities to address their own education problems effectively, with an emphasis on assistance to low income students.

Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) https://www.parentcenterhub.org/
A central “Hub” of information and products created for the network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities

Cerebral Palsy Resource https://www.cerebralpalsy.org/

Child Mind Institute https://childmind.org/

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) https://chadd.org/
Website provides information and resources for children and adults with ADHD. Has listings and satellite sites for local CHADD affiliates and meetings in Northeast Ohio.

Closing the Gap Assistive Technology https://www.closingthegap.com/
Closing The Gap continues to lead the way for special educators, rehabilitation professionals and consumers. They’re are respected as a leader in assistive technology news, resources and professional development opportunities.

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) https://exceptionalchildren.org/
The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/

Different Needz Online Marketplace http://www.differentneedzfoundation.org
Online marketplace dedicated to the special needs community. Buy and sell new and used special needs medical equipment, therapy equipment adaptive toys and other items at a discount.

Disability Rights Ohio https://www.disabilityrightsohio.org/
Disability Rights Ohio is a non-profit corporation with a mission to advocate for the human, civil and legal rights of people with disabilities in Ohio.

Don't IEP Alone: A Day in Our Shoes https://adayinourshoes.com/
Special Education and Disability Resource.

Dyslexia Center in Canton, Ohio

Educational Service Center of Medina County https://www.medina-esc.org

Exceptional Parent Magazine

Fare-Cle https://fare-cle.org/
Fare-Cle provides the community with safe drivers you can trust to help with your transportation needs.

Federation for Children with Special Needs
Parent Info sight

Head Start Program-Community Action Wayne/Medina https://www.cawm.org/
Head Start is a federally funded preschool program for children ages 3-5. Early Head Start is designed for designed for pregnant women and children birth to 3 years. Both programs use a two-generational, comprehensive approach to ensuring children and their caregivers are school-ready.

Help Me Grow- Medina County

Info Ohio http://www.infohio.org/
INFOhio transforms student learning by providing equitable access to quality resources and cost-effective instructional and technical support for each student, educator, and parent in Ohio.

International FOXG1 Foundation https://foxg1.org

Jobs for Ohio Graduates (JOG) http://www.jogworks.org/

Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org/
Provides families with accurate, up to date and jargon free health information they can use.

LD Online http://www.ldonline.org/
Website dealing with different types of learning disabilities, including ADHD. Lots of articles and resources. Also contains an online store.

Live Binders Transition Tool Kit http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2598255

LiveSpecial.com http://LiveSpecial.com
The Click that Connects An "Angie's List" of hundreds of things people with special needs might need. Developed by parents of a daughter with disabilities, it is a one stop website of services for the northeast Ohio area, as well as a community for special needs families.

Loop Ohio https://loopohio.org/
This online community is dedicated to facilitating statewide and local, cross system collaboration and learning, with a focus on promoting best practices in community development and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities (MCBDD) https://www.mcbdd.org/
The Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities also know as the Achievement Center or Windfall School provides services like early intervention, school age programs, physical, occupational and speech therapies, behavior support, job training and even programming for senior citizens are available

Medina County Career Center (MCCC) www.mcjvs.edu
Provides students with career technical education and academic excellence

Medina County Family First Council http://www.familyfirstmedina.org/
Support and strengthen families by providing or facilitating family-centered, coordinated, community based preventive and comprehensive services that respond to the health, human and service needs of Medina County.

Medina County Juvenile Probate Court https://medinaprobate.org/
This web site can assist you with wide variety of legal issues such as adoptions, guardianship, estate planning, marriage licenses, juvenile delinquency.

Medina County Ohio State University Extension https://medina.osu.edu
The four major OSU Extension program areas: family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development, community development, and agriculture and natural resources.

Medina County Workforce Development Center www.medinacountyworks.com
Ohio Means Jobs Medina County provides a full range of free assistance to job seekers under one roof. Established under the Workforce Investment Act, our center offers training referrals, career counseling, job listings, and similar employment-related services

Medina Creative Housing http://www.medinacreativehousing.com/
Medina Creative Housing was formed in 1992 by a group of parents with children with disabilities, MCH is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization run by an eleven member Board of Trustees who serves on a voluntary basis and is managed by an Executive Director. MCH strives to avoid crisis housing management. In the alternative, MCH proactively works with families to encourage early planning and timely transitioning of adult children with disabilities into independent housing designed and/or adapted to meet their child's individual housing needs. Please contact us to learn more about what we have to offer.

Milestones Autism Resources https://www.milestones.org
Milestones Autism Resources improves the lives of individuals on the autism spectrum by educating, coaching and connecting the autism community with evidence-based information.

Mindful-Healthy Mind, Healthy Life http://www.mindful.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association http://mda.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness-Ohio site (NAMI) http://namiohio.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) http://naeyc.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities http://www.ncld.org/
Site with information for parents regarding learning disability issues, tips and help.

National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) https://transitionta.org

NetFamilyNews http://netfamilynews.org
NetFamilyNews.org’s aim is to document developments at the intersection of youth and digital tech and media.

NetSmartz https://www.netsmartzkids.org/
NCMEC's online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on- and offline.

Oakleaf (UCP) https://www.upccleveland.org/oakleaf-partners/
OakLeaf Partners Transition Services offers opportunities for young adults to make a smooth transition from high school to working in the community after graduation.

Ohio Benefit Bank https://benefits.ohio.gov/
Apply for programs like food assistance, child care assistance and health coverage

Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) www.ocali.org
OCALI was created so individuals, and families, and those who support and love them have the resources and knowledge to take down all barriers to success. That success means access, access in all environments, your home, your community, your school, and in the workplace.

Ohio Center for Deafblind Education https://www.ohiodeafblind.com/

Ohio Employment First and Backwards Planning https://www.ohioemploymentfirst.org

Ohio Family to Family https://www.ohiof2f.org/training-materials

Ohio Means Jobs https://jobseeker.ohiomeansjobs.monster.com/

Ohio Means Accessibility www.ohiomeansaccessibility.com

Ohio School for the Deaf http://ohioschoolforthedeaf.org

Center Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) http://www.pacer.org/

Red Tree House http://redtreehouse.org
Supports the well-being of families and children with challenges, disabilities, and health care needs. We help individuals find information and connect to resources in their communities, while providing a robust platform for professionals and organizations to list services and events.

PBS Kids http://www.pbskids.org/
Join your kids as they learn and play with all of their favorite characters through games, music and stories. For kids up to 8 years old.

Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders (PANDAS)

Perkins School for the Blind eLearning (transition Timeline Planning) http://www.perkinselearning.org/transition/what-transition/transition-timeline-where-start

Project Learn of Medina County www.projectlearnmedina.org
Adult Literacy Project: LEARN has provided free, one-on-one and small group tutoring to adults in Medina County who want to improve their skills in reading, math, problem-solving, and English as a Second Language.

Read, Write, Think http://www.readwritethink.org/
Partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the Verizon Foundation to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free internet based content.

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) http://www.rif.org
Great reading awareness website. Has printable reading calendars for parents & kids & lots of resources and ideas for gaining the love of reading.

Reading Rockets Offers strategies, lessons and activities designed to help young children learn to read. http://www.readingrockets.org/

Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities. Resources for Parents Lists of individuals and agencies http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/

Selective Mutism Association http://selectivemutism.org

Sensory Processing Disorder http://sensory-processing-disorder.com

Services for Independent Living http://sil-oh.org

Site about Life Skills https://www.learningforapurpose.com

Social Security Administration https://www.ssa.gov

The Society (SHC) /The ARC of Medina County http://www.shc-medina.org/
Agency site explaining their services for helping individuals with disabilities maximize their full potential as members of the community.

Special Needs Alliance http://www.specialneedsalliance.org
Attorneys helping special needs families with planning.

Spelling City http://www.spellingcity.com/
Free spelling tool that makes teaching spelling exciting. Online games, quizzes and reviews to make learning fun.

STABLE Accounts https://www.stableaccount.com

State Support Team 8 http://www.sst8.org/
Website for State Support Team 8 who serve Portage, Summit & Medina counties.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/links_ssi.htm
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program pays benefits to disabled adults and children who have limited income and resources.

Teens Against Bullying http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/
A site for teens that is a relevant, edgy and unique educational resource for bullying prevention. Designed to engage, empower and educate all teens.

The ARC of Greater Cleveland http://www.adacleveland.org/the-arc-of-greater-cleveland/

The Friendship Circle http://www.friendshipcircle.org

The National Center on Physical Activity & Disability (NCPAD) http://www.ncpad.org/

The Up Side of Downs Northeast Ohio (USOD) www.usod.org
A nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide support, education and advocacy for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and communities.

Tourette Association of America http://www.tourette.org

Understood.org
Provides information about special education law.

Wrights Law http://www.wrightslaw.com/
Site provides information about special education law, education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.

Young Adult Transition Corps https://nisonger.osu.edu/
YATC is dedicated to serving young adults with disabilities and their families and promoting successful transitions.

Zac Browser http://www.zacbrowser.com/
The first internet browser developed specifically for children living with variants of autism spectrum disorders.