Resources for Adults with Disabilities

Self-Efficacy and Independence Skill Resources for Students with Disabilities

Center for Independent Living (CIL) - www.cilberkeley.org

Provides counseling, workshops and support groups to disabled youth (ages 14 to 22), their parents and their families. We also offer disability-sensitivity training in the schools and technical assistance to teachers in accommodating youth with disabilities.

KASA Kids as Self Advocates (KASA) - www.fvkasa.org
Organization created by youth with disabilities to educate society about issues concerning youth with a wide spectrum of disabilities and special health needs. Currently they host a listserv and a website and are always looking for new members. For local information contact Judith Lesner at www.familyvoicesofca.org

National Youth Leadership Network www.nyln.org

Independent Living Skills Program www.alamedacountyilsp.org Services are now available to any teen enrolled in MediCal in Alameda County, whether or not they are in foster care.

Workability www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/wrkablty

Teens & Young Adults 12-22

Information about disability for Teens and Young Adults
On-line groups for and about teens

Ability On Line - www.abilityonline.org
Young people with disabilities and illnesses connect with all kinds of possibilities that address their needs as curious, growing citizens of the planet. online connections across the country with peers.

Autastics - www.Autastics.org
(Autistics United Together And Showing They Indeed Can Succeed) is a group for adults on the autism spectrum, centered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Bandaids and Blackboards - http://www.hippublishing.org
Site is about growing up with medical problems from the perspective of children and teens

Disability Central / Active Teen - www.disabilitycentral.com
Interactive site for general disability community that features teen pages with interviews, games and links to resources.

HiP Publishing Group - www.hippublishinggroup.org
National, non- profit educational organization with print and electronic materials for deaf and hard of hearing teens. On line teen group available.

Sparktop - www.Sparktop.org
A free website created for kids with learning disabilities and attention problems. Sponsored by schwablearning.org

Our Kids - www.our-kids.org
On-line community of friendship and support for children and youth with disabilities or illness

Tools for Youth - www.medicalhomeinfo.org/tools/youthindex.html

Winners On Wheels (WOW) Online - www.wowusa.com