Resources for Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRP's)

National Organizations:

CARF: The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission. National
accrediting body for CRP's.
NISH: National Organization which assists CRP's to obtain
federal government service and product contracts under the
Javitts-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act.
Goodwill Industries, International: Information for Goodwill and
Non Goodwill CRP's.
TASH: National Advocacy for People with Disabilities.
The Arc of the United States: National Resource for organizations
serving people with mental retardation.
The American Society for Training and Development: Information
on job training.
The Shriver Center for Mental Retardation: Research information
regarding mental retardation.
The International Coalition on Abuse and Disability: Information
on Rights of people with disabilities and abuse.
The Family Village: Disability related resources.
The Internet Non Profit Center: Locate any nonprofit organization
in the United States.
Benefice On - Line: Research on Non-Profit organizations.
GuideStar: Information on Programs and Finances of over
40,000 nonprofit organizations.
Our Kids

Government Resources:

The Americans with Disabilities on the Web: Information on the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
The U..S. Department of Labor: Information regarding D.O.L.
regulations affecting employment.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics: Information and statistics on
employment trends.
The United States Social Security Administration: Information
on Social Security benefits.
The United States Health Care Financing Administration: Information
on Medicare and Medicaid.
The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission: Information on
Massachusetts's vocational rehabilitation and employment programs.

Technology Resources:

Closing the Gap: Technology for people with disabilities.
Unicorn Quest: Unicorn Quest is a DOS typing tutor game
for children, for one hand or two hands.

Massachusetts Resources:

The Massachusetts Council for Human Service Providers: Association
of Massachusetts-based providers of human services.
The Arc of Massachusetts: Advocacy for Massachusetts residents
with mental retardation.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Resources
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
Department of Mental Retardation
City of Taunton
Attleboro/Taunton United Way
Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers
Bristol County Workforce Investment Board

Employment Resources:

The Monster Board: National job search engine.
The Massachusetts Division of Employment Services Job Search:
Massachusetts job postings.

Interesting CRP Web sites:

SNCARC, Inc.
Elwyn, Inc.
Triangle, Inc.
Work, Inc.
Calgary's Public Library

Search Engines:

Yahoo.com
Medscape
Ability's Mental Retardation Search Engine