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A

1. 21 & Able, United Way of Allegheny County (21A/UWAC) [Local, PA] http://21andable.org
2. Access Alaska, Inc. (Access Alaska) [State, AK] http://www.accessalaska.org
3. The ADA Legacy Project [National] http://www.adalegacy.com
4. ADAPT Montana [State, MT] http://www.adapt.org/join/groups/mt
5. American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) [National] http://www.aahd.us/
6. American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) [National] http://ancor.org
7. The Arc of Delaware County [Local, PA] http://www.thearcofdelco.org
8. The Arc Maryland [State, MD] http://www.thearcmd.org
9. The Arc of Nebraska [State, NE] http://www.arc-nebraska.org
10. The Arc of Pennsylvania [State, PA] http://www.thearcpa.org/
11. Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council [State, AZ]
12. Arizona University Center on Disabilities (Institute for Human Development-AzUCD) [State, AZ] http://www.nau.edu/ihd
13. Arkansas Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council [State, AR] http://www.ddcouncil.org
14. Association of People Supporting Employment First [National] http://www.apse.org
15. Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living [National] http://www.april-rural.org
16. Autism National Committee [National] http://www.autcom.org
17. Autism Speaks [National] http://www.autismspeaks.org
18. The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) [National] www.aucd.org

B

19. Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation (BIR) [Hospital System, GA] http://www.baylorhealth.com/PhysiciansLocations/BIR/Pages/Default.aspx?cmpid=r_BIR
20. Bethesda Lutheran Communities [National] http://bethesdalutherancommunities.org/
21. Best Buddies International, Inc. [International] http://www.bestbuddies.org
22. The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabillities, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School [State, NJ] http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter/

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23. California LEND (CA-LEND) [State, CA] http://www.chla.org/
24. Center for Child Health and Development-LEND (CCHC-LEND) [State, KS] http://www.kumc.edu/cchd
25. Center for Disability Resources (SC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) (CDR) [State, SC] http://uscm.med.sc.edu/cdrhome/
26. Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the UC Davis MIND Institute [State, CA] http://ddcenter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
27. Center for Leadership in Disability [University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities] [State, GA] http://disability.publichealth.gsu.edu
28. Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) [State, UT] http://www.cpdusu.org
29. Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, Maine’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities [State, ME] http://ccids.umaine.edu
30. Center for Disabilities and Development–Iowa’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disaiblities [State, IA] http://www.uihealthcare.org/ucedd/
31. Center on Disabilities and Human Development [State, ID] http://www.idahocdhd.org/
32. Center on Disability and Community Inclusion [State, VT] http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci
33. Center on Disability and Development [State, TX] http://cdd.tamu.edu
34. Center on Human Development and Disability at the University of Washington [State, WA] http://depts.washington.edu/chdd
35. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati LEND Program (Cincinnati LEND) [State, OH] https://www.ucucedd.org/lend
36. Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities [State, CO] http://www.colemaninstitute.org
37. Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning [National] http://CCACaptioning.org
38. College Living Experience [National] http://www.experiencecle.com
39. Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition [State, CO] http://ccdconline.org/
40. Community Resource Alliance [National] http://www.craconsulting.net
41. Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. [National] http://www.copaa.org
42. Creative Approach Education and Career Services [Other] http://www.CreativeApproach.org
43. CT Council on Developmental Disabilities [State, CT] http://www.craconsulting.net

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44. DC Sibs [State, DC] https://www.facebook.com/dcsibs
45. Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI – Michigan’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) [State, MI] http://ddi.wayne.edu/
46. District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities Council [State, DC] http://ddc.dc.gov
47. Drach Consulting [Business, MD] https://www.facebook.com/DrachConsulting
48. DuPage Valley Special Athletes [State, IL] https://www.facebook.com/DVSpecialAthletes

E

49. Early Childhood Partnerships [National] http://www.earlychildhoodpartnerships.org
50. Education in Advocacy Inc. [Company, OK] http://www.educationinadvocacyinc.com

F

51. Family Voices [National] http://www.familyvoices.org
52. Family Voices Indiana [State, IN] http://www.fvindiana.org
53. Family Voices of North Dakota [State, ND] http://www.fvnd.org
54. Florida Center for Inclusive Communities [State, FL] http://www.flcic.org
55. Foundation For the Challenged [State, OH] http://www.ffcohio.org

G

56. Great Lakes ADA Center [State, IL] http://www.adagreatlakes.org
57. Great Plains Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America [State, NE] http://www.greatplainspva.org

H

58. Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities [State, KY] http://www.hdi.uky.edu/

I

59. Imagine! [State, CO] http://www.imaginecolorado.org/
60. Independent Living Experience [National] http://www.independentlivingexperience.com
61. Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University [State, IN] http://www.iidc.indiana.edu
62. Institute for Community Inclusion [State, MA] http://www.communityinclusion.org
63. Institute on Community Integration [State, MN] http://ici.umn.edu
64. Institute on Disabilities, Temple University [State, PA] http://disabilities.temple.edu/
65. Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire [State, NH] http://www.iod.unh.edu
66. Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago [State, IL] http://www.ahs.uic.edu/dhd/
67. Institute on Disability Culture [International] http://www.instituteondisabilityculture.org
68. Iowa’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disaiblities [State, IA] http://www.uihealthcare.org/ucedd/

J

69. JFK Partners; University of Colorado School of Medicine [State, CO] http://JFKPartners.org

K

70. Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities (KUCDD) [State, KS] http://www.kucdd.org
71. Karen Linder [Parent Advocate] http://www.kucdd.org
72. Kennedy Krieger Institute [State, MD] http://kennedykrieger.org/
73. KLB Consulting [Company] http://www.klbconsulting.com

L

74. Lakeshore Foundation/National Center on Health Physical Activity & Disability [National] http://www.nchpad.org/
75. LEND – Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities [State, NC] http://www.cidd.unc.edu/
76. LEND of Pittsburgh [State, PA] http://www.lend.pitt.edu
77. Living Independence For Everyone of Mississippi [State, MS] http://www.lifeofms.org
78. LoneStar LEND/ Autism Center at CLI, UT Health Science Center at Houston [State, TX] http://www.childrenslearninginstitute.org/our-programs/program-overview/LoneStar-LEND/
79. Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council [State, LA] http://www.laddc.org
80. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center [State, LA]
81. Lutheran Services in America Disability Network [National] http://www.lutheranservices.org/lsa-dn

M

82. Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami [State, FL] http://mailmancenter.org
83. Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities [State, MD] http://www.kennedykrieger.org/community/maryland-center-developmental-disabilities
84. Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council [State, MD] http://www.md-council.org
85. Maryland Disability Law Center [State, MD] http://www.mdlclaw.org
86. Massachusetts Deveopmental Disabilities Council [State, MA] http://www.mass.gov/mddc
87. Minnesota Leadership Development in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities [State, MN] http://www.lend.umn.edu
88. Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities [State, MS] http://www.mscdd.org
89. Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation [National] http://www.meaf.org
90. Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities [State, MT] http://www.mtcdd.org
91. Mosaic [National] http://www.mosaicinfo.org
92. Motion Wellness Systems [Company, WY] http://www.xccentfitness.com
93. Music2Life [National] http://www.music2life.org

N

94. National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals [National] http://www.nadsp.org
95. National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services [National] http://www.nasddds.org
96. National Association of State Directors of Special Education [National] http://www.nasdse.org
97. National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University [National] http://nccc.georgetown.edu
98. National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities at the Univ. of Delaware [National] http://www.nlcdd.org
99. National Respite Coalition [National] http://archrespite.org/national-respite-coalition
100. Nebraska Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities [State, NE]
101. Nevada Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities [State, NV] http://nevadaddcouncil.org/
102. New Haven Department of Services for Persons with disabilities [Local, CT] http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/disabilityservices/
103. New Horizons Un-Limited [State, WI] http://new-horizons.org
104. New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies (NYSACRA) [State, NY] http://www.nysacra.org
105. Nisonger Center, UCEDD [State, OH] http://nisonger.osu.edu
106. North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities [State, ND] http://www.ndcpd.org
107. North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabilities [State, ND] http://www.ndcpd.org/SCDD/

O

108. Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council [State, OK] http://www.okddc.ok.gov
109. Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc. [State, OK] http://www.okdlc.org
110. Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities [State, OR] http://www.ocdd.org

P

111. Paralyzed Veterans of America [National] http://www.pva.org
112. Parent to Parent USA [National] http://www.p2pusa.org
113. Parent to Parent of Georgia [State, GA] p2pga.org
114. Parents, Let’s Unite for Kids [State, MT] http://pluk.org/
115. Partners for Inclusive Communities/University of Arkansas [State, AR] http://uofapartners.uark.edu
116. Partnership for People with Disabilities at VCU [State, VA] http://www.partnership.vcu.edu
117. Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) [State, RI] http://www.sherlockcenter.org
118. People On the Go Maryland (POG) [State, MD] http://www.peopleonthegomaryland.com

R

119. Riley Child Development Center (LEND) [State, IN] http://pediatrics.iu.edu/sections-and-faculty/child-development/
120. Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities [State, NY] https://www.einstein.yu.edu/centers/childrens-evaluation-rehabilitation/research/Rose-F-Kennedy-UCEDD.aspx
121. Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities [State, MT] http://www.ruralinstitute.org

S

122. Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Chicago [Local, IL] http://pediatrics.uchicago.edu/sectiondetail.aspx?section=1009
123. Shepherd Center [National] http://www.shepherd.org/
124. Sibling Leadership Network [National] http://siblingleadership.org/
125. Smart Steps LLC [Company] http://www.SmartSteps4me.com/
126. Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics [National] http://www.sdbp.org/
127. Sonoran University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities [State, AZ] http://sonoranucedd.fcm.arizona.edu
128. South Carolina LEND [State, SC] http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/sclend/
129. Southeastern Wyoming Juvenile Center [Treatment Center]
130. St. Louis Office for Developmental Disability Resources [Local, MO] http://www.stldd.org
131. Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities UCEDD and LEND [State, NY] http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/childrens-hospital/developmental-disabilities/scdd.aspx | http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pediatrics/training/fellowship/Neurodevelopmental-and-Behavioral-Pediatrics-F/Leadership-Education-in-Neurodevelopmental-and-Beh.aspx

T

132. Tarjan Center at UCLA [State, CA] http://tarjancenter.org
133. Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities [State, TN] http://www.tn.gov/cdd
134. Tennessee Disability Coalition [State, TN] http://www.tndisability.org
135. Texas Center for Disability Studies [State, TX] http://tcds.edb.utexas.edu/

U

136. UAB/Lakeshore Research Collaborative [Other] http://www.uab.edu/shp/lakeshore/
137. UMKC Institute for Human Development [State, MO] http://www.ihd.umkc.edu
138. The UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation [State, NE] http://www.unmc.edu/mmi/
139. United Cerebral Palsy [National] http://ucp.org/
140. University of Alabama at Birmingham University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and UAB LEND [State, AL] http://www.uab.edu/civitansparks
141. University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Human Development [State, AK] http://www.alaskachd.org
142. The University of Arizona LEND [State, AZ] http://azlend.peds.arizona.edu
143. University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities [State, OH] http://www.ucucedd.org
144. University of Connecticut A. J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities [State, CT] http://www.uconnucedd.org
145. University of Massachusetts Medical School Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center [State, MA] http://www.umassmed.edu/shriver
146. University of Missouri LEND [State, MO] http://www.tips4kids.org
147. University of Oregon Center on Excellence in Developmental Disabilities [State, OR] http://UCEDD.uoregon.edu
148. University of South Dakota Center for Disabilities (Center for Disabilities) [State, SD] http://www.usd.edu/medical-school/center-for-disabilities
149. University of Southern California university center of excellence in developmental disabilities [State, CA] http://uscucedd.org
150. UT Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities [State, TN] http://www.uthsc.edu/bcdd
151. Utah Pediatric Physical Therapy Special Interest Group [State, UT] http://www.uptaonline.org
152. Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [State, UT, ID, MT, ND, WY] http://www.urlend.org

V

153. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center [State, TN] http://kc.vanderbilt.edu
154. Virginia Board for People with Disabilities [State, VA] http://www.vaboard.org
155. Virginia LEND Program [State, VA] http://wp.vcu.edu/virginialend/
156. VR Horizons [National] http://www.vrhorizons.com/

W

157. Waisman Center UCEDD, University of Wisconsin- Madison [State, WI] http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/
158. West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities [State, WV] http://www.cedwvu.org/
159. Westchester Institute for Human Development UCEDD [State, NY] http://www.wihd.org
160. Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities [State, WI] http://wi-bpdd.org