Organization of families and professionals working together to promote and fund research, provide education, and offer support to enhance the quality of life of those affected by Prader-Willi syndrome.

Promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.

Developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Text-based search and retrieval system used at NCBI for services including PubMed, Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, Taxonomy, OMIM, and many others. Provides access to citations from biomedical literature. LinkOut provides access to full-text articles at journal Web sites and other related Web resources. PubMed also provides access and links to the other Entrez molecular biology resources.

Nation's leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health. Established in 1984, the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is the nation's leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health.

World's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.NADE - National Association of Disability Examiners

The mission of the National Down Syndrome Society is to be the national advocate for the value, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. The NDSS is committed to being the national leader in enhancing the quality of life, and realizing the potential of all people with Down syndrome. 300 affiliate groups across the country. One of the largest non-government supporters of Down syndrome research in the United States

Dedicated to conquering more then 40 neuromuscular diseases that affect a million Americans. Nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. Provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education

Provides the reader with an overview of mental retardation, a developmental disability with a long and sometimes controversial history.

Online home of the nation's largest wish-granting organization. Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Grants a child's wish in the U.S. every 41 minutes."

Only organization dedicated to providing families with the latest medical information, aggressively funding the most promising research, offering meaningful support, and raising public awareness and advocating for those living with the neurological disorder called Rett syndrome.Funds research for treatments and a cure for Rett syndrome while enhancing the overall quality of life for those living with Rett syndrome by providing information, programs, and services

NADE's Purpose: To develop the art and science of disability evaluation. To enhance public awareness about disability evaluation. To further professional recognition for disability evaluation practitioners.

Fragile X syndrome is the leading hereditary cause of developmental disabilities in all populations. The absence of a functional fragile X gene shuts off production of a special protein in the brain needed for normal cognitive development. Without this protein, children with the syndrome will never learn normally, despite hours of therapy and rehabilitation.

Hemi-Kids is an email support group where parents of children who have hemiplegia or hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy share support and information.

A research team led by investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has identified and cloned the gene responsible for early-onset dystonia, a crippling, inherited neurological disorder that begins in childhood.

Promotes polices and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities. One of seventeen divisions of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. DEC is especially for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families.

This site is aimed at professionals interested in child development and behavior, especially in the medical setting. Tutorials

Charcot-Marie-Tooth, or CMT, is the most commonly inherited neurological disorder and is found world-wide in all races and ethnic groups. Discovered in 1886 by three physicians, Jean-Martin-Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth, CMT affects an estimated 2.6 million people. The CMTA is a 501(C)(3)nonprofit organization founded in 1983 whose goals are patient support, public education, promotion of research and ultimately the treatment and cure of CMT. This international group of men and women are noted CMT experts in neurology, genetics, orthopedic surgery, physiatry, physical therapy and podiatry.

Online brochure describing what Cerebral Palsy is, its causes, its treatments, and how it might possibly be prevented.

Provides hospital and retreat housing services to critically ill children and their families. Programs include Hospital and Respite Housing, respite facilities

Professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 127,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.