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Local Organizations and Resources

Connecting the Dots
The purpose of this guide is to help individuals with a newly-diagnosed disability or special health care need and their family members find available supports and services. It was developed with the support of parents of children with disabilities and special health care needs and adults with disabilities and special health care needs. www.udel.edu/cds/downloads/CTDbooklet_final.pdf

Delaware Aging & Disability Resource Center
The Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is a one-stop access point for information and services for older persons and adults with physical disabilities throughout the State. www.delawareadrc.com/

Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative (DATI)
The Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative (DATI) is a program of the Center for Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware. DATI connects Delawareans who have disabilities with the tools they need in order to learn, work, play and participate in community life safely and independently. www.dati.org/aboutus/index.html

Delaware Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) is a private, non-profit law firm dedicated to equal justice for all. CLASI provides civil legal services to members of the community who have low incomes, disabilities or who are age 60 and over. Services help clients to become safe and self-sufficient. www.declasi.org/

Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council
The Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) is authorized by Public Law 106-402 to address the unmet needs of people with developmental disabilities through system-wide advocacy, planning and demonstration projects. ddc.delaware.gov/

Family SHADE
Delaware's Family SHADE is a collaborative alliance of family partners and organizations committed to improving the quality of life for children and youth with special health care needs by connecting families and providers to information, resources and services. www.familyshade.org/

Healthy Delawareans with Disabilities
GoHDWD.org has pertinent documents regarding the current health status of people with disabilities in Delaware, and what is being done to improve the health of these individuals.

• The Current Landscape for Disability and Health in Delaware: www.gohdwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pha0215.pdf
• The Plan to Achieve Health Equity for Delawareans with Disabilities: www.gohdwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/healthequityplan0215.pdf

Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
Mid-Atlantic ADA Center The Mid-Atlantic ADA Center provides information, guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), tailored to meet the needs of businesses, government entities, organizations, and individuals in the Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, and WV). www.adainfo.org

University of Delaware, Center for Disabilities Studies
The mission of the Center for Disabilities Studies is to enhance the lives of individuals and families through education, prevention, service, and research related to disabilities. We promote independence and productivity so individuals and families can fully participate in the life of their communities in Delaware and beyond. www.udel.edu/cds