Resources
The Arc of Smith County offers a variety of training tools to equip parents and professionals in the disability field with the knowledge and skills they need to advocate for and better serve the I/DD community.
Resource Library
Our Resource Library is a collection of resource material for various needs open to the public. It is a lender library and there is no charge for borrowing the books, but we do ask that they be returned within two weeks.
Call us or visit to check out what we have available.
I Need Help
Statewide Disability Advocacy
Brain Injury Association of Texas – http://www.biausa.org/texas
United Cerebral Palsy – http://www.ucp.org
Cerebral Palsy Guide – https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com
Cerebral Palsy Therapy – https://www.cerebralpalsygroup.com/treatment
Education / Special Education Texas Education Agency – http://www.tea.state.tx.us
U.S. Department of Education – www.ed.gov
Partners Resource Network – http://www.eparent.com
Families and Advocates for Partnerships in Education (FAPE) – www.fape.org
Family to Family Network – www.familytofamilynetwork.org
Inclusion Research Institute – http://www.inclusionresearch.org
Wrights Law – http://www.wrightslaw.com
Education / Special Education
Texas Education Agency – http://www.tea.state.tx.us
U.S. Department of Education – www.ed.gov
Partners Resource Network – http://www.eparent.com
Families and Advocates for Partnerships in Education (FAPE) – www.fape.org
Family to Family Network – www.familytofamilynetwork.org
Inclusion Research Institute – http://www.inclusionresearch.org
Wrights Law – http://www.wrightslaw.com
National Council on Disability – http://www.ncd.gov
National Institutes of Health – http://www.nih.gov
Social Security Administration – http://www.ssa.gov
Legal Resources
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) – http://www.dredf.org
Self-Advocacy
Partners in Policymaking – http://www.partnersinpolicymaking.com
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) – http://www.sabeusa.org
Disability Specific
Asperger’s Syndrome
OASIS (Online Asperger’s Syndrome Information & Support) – http://www.aspergersyndrome.org
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – http://www.chadd.org
Autism
Autism-PDD Resources Network – http://www.autism-pdd.net
Autism Society of America – http://www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Texas – http://www.biatx.org
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy – www.ucp.org
Association for Children with Down Syndrome – www.acds.org
Down Syndrome Health Issues – www.ds-health.com
East Texas Down Syndrome Group – Contact Kelly Bunger at ktbunger@hotmail.com
The Tyler Area Down Syndrome Playgroup/Parent Gathering (for kids of all ages) meets at Jumpin’ Jacks Party Shack on Hwy 69 South the 2nd Thursday of each month from 5:45 to 7:00 pm.
National Association for Down Syndrome – www.nads.org
National Down Syndrome Society – www.ndss.org
UPSIDE – www.telebyte.com/upside/upside.html
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Arium – http://arium.org
National Organization on FAS – www.nofas.org
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) – www.pwsausa.org
Williams Syndrome
The Williams Syndrome Association – www.williams-syndrome.org
Miscellaneous Disability Resources
American Association of Mental Retardation (AAMR) – www.aamr.org
Disability Resources on the Internet – www.disabilityresources.org
Mothers United for Moral Support (MUMS) – www.netnet.net/mums/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – www.nami.org
Texas Council of Community MHMR Centers – www.txcouncil.com
Special Olympics – Texas – www.sotx.org
Any Baby Can – www.abcaus.org
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed – www.thenadd.org
Texas Health Organizations – www.theagapecenter.com/organizations/texas.htm
TSBVI (Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired) – www.tsbvi.edu
Transition Coalition – www.transitioncoalition.org
Worksupport – www.worksupport.com