Resource Directory: Education, Advocacy and Support
The USC UCEDD at CHLA's primary customers are individuals with or at risk for special needs and disabilities, and their families/circles of support. The resources we include in this directory are limited to education, advocacy, and support entities only.
While we recognize excellence in the provider network in our day-to-day work, that information is only provided by our faculty and staff on an individual basis and is not included here.
State and National Agencies / Programs
Abuse and Neglect
- Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
- Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Family Violence Division
- Safe Place
Advocacy and Legal
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Online Learning
- AUCD Legislative Affairs
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
- Disability Rights California
- Uniquely Gifted
- Housing Rights Center
- Jewish Los Angeles Special Needs Trust
Down Syndrome
- Family Doctor
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
- National Down Syndrome Congress
- National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Foundation
- National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ)
- Photosensitive Epilepsy Analysis Tool
Family Support
- California Consumers Protection Foundation
- Family TIES of Nevada
- First 5 LA
- Family Resource Centers Network of California (FRCNCA)
- Parents Helping Parents
- Project ABC
Health
- Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health
- California Children's Services
- Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Center
- LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH)
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network's Self-Advocate's Guide to the Affordable Care Act
Multi-Cultural Initiatives
Public Interest Law Centers
- Bet Tzedek
- Disability Rights Legal Center
- Disability Rights Advocates
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
- Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
Special Education
- IEP Strategy Guide, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Los Angeles Office
- California Head Start Association
- Los Angeles County Department of Education
State and National Agencies/Programs
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
- Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
- Mental Health Information, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Disability.gov
- United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
- California State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD)
