The Web sites below provide support, information and encouragement to people with disabilities who are parents or considering parenthood:
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Parents with Disabilities Online. Billing itself as "the Internet's one-stop resource for parents with disabilities," this site says the best source of knowledge on parenting with a disability is disabled parents themselves. www.disabledparents.netopens in new window
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Project Star Parents with Disabilities Program. The program provides information, referral and advocacy services for people with disabilities in Pennsylvania considering pregnancy or adoption; disabled parents with children of all ages; family and friends of parents with disabilities; and community organizations, social services agencies and health-care providers who want to ensure that their services are responsive, welcoming and inclusive of disabled parents. trfn.clpgh.org/staropens in new window
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Disability Resources on the Internet. This comprehensive guide from Disability Resources Monthly includes a link on Parents with Disabilities. www.disabilityresources.orgopens in new window
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Through the Looking Glass (TLG). This nationally recognized nonprofit organization does pioneering research, offers training and provides services for people with disabilities, including parents (see main article). www.lookingglass.orgopens in new window
--N. CRAWFORD
