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Federal  - United States

Elected Officials

   Executive Branch

• President of the United States

• Vice-President of the United States

   Legislative Branch

• Senator - Lincoln Chafee

• Senator - Jack Reed

• Congressman - Patrick Kennedy

• Congressman - Jim Langevin

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Departments

Education

Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education.
Web: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/  

IDEA ’97 Amendments & Final Regulations.
Web: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/ 

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education.
Web: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/ 

Protecting the Privacy of Student Records: Guidelines for Education Agencies.
Web: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs97/p97527/    

U.S. Dept. of Education. List of currently open grant competitions.
Web: http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/

U.S. Office of Special Education Programs.
Web: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html    

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Web: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/ 

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Health and Human Services

HHS Agencies
Web:  http://www.hhs.gov/agencies/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Developmental Disabilities.
Web: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/

U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
Web: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/ 

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – Cerebral Palsy: Hope Through Research.
Web: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/cerebral_palsyhtr.htm

National Institute on Mental Health – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Web: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm

National Institute on Mental Health – Autism.
Web: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm

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Justice

  Judicial Branch

U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section. A guide to disability rights laws.
Web: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/fed_prog/disability-laws/disrits.htm

United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Web: http://www.usccr.gov/

ADA Home Page - ada.gov -
Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Web: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Disability Rights Section Home Page
Web:  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/drs/drshome.htm

Civil Rights Division - Home Page
Web: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crt-home.html

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Labor

Office of Disability Employment Policy
Web:  http://www.dol.gov/odep/

New Freedom Initiative
Web: http://www.dol.gov/odep/newfreedom/main.htm

What's New at the Office of Disability Employment Policy
Web:  http://www.dol.gov/odep/current/current.htm

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Independent Agencies

Library of Congress
Web: http://www.loc.gov

New Freedom Initiative
Web: http://www.hhs.gov/newfreedom/

National Council on Disability
Web: http://www.ncd.gov/index.html

DisabilityInfo.gov
Web: http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/

Health Finder
Web: http://www.healthfinder.gov

NCD What's New
Web: http://www.ncd.gov/whatsnew.html

U.S. Access Board -
A Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design for People with Disabilities
Web: http://www.access-board.gov/

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State of Rhode Island 

State Elected Officials

Governor 
Web: http://www.governor.state.ri.us/

Lieutenant Governor 
Web: http://www.ltgov.state.ri.us/  

Secretary of State
Web: http://www.state.ri.us/manual/data/queries/gen_.idc?EmployeeID=4

Attorney General
Web: http://www.state.ri.us/manual/data/queries/gen_.idc?EmployeeID=10

General Assembly

Find you state officials
Web:  http://www.state.ri.us/RIELEC/FINDOFF.htm

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State Departments & Agencies

Education

RIDE - Special Education
Web: http://www.ridoe.net/Special_needs/Default.htm

Rhode Island Transition Council
Web:http://www.ridoe.net/Special_needs/transition.htm

Rhode Island Special Education Advisory Committee
Web: http://www.ridoe.net/Special_needs/advisorycommittee.htm

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Human Services

Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Web: http://www.dhs.state.ri.us

CEDARR Initiative
Web: http://www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/dcedarr.htm

Children with Special Needs
Web: http://www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/famchild/dchspec.htm

Early Intervention
Web: http://www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/heacre/provsvcs/manuals/rehab/earlyint.htm

Office of Rehabilitation Services
Web: http://www.ors.state.ri.us 

Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, DHS
Web: http://www.ors.state.ri.us/sbvi.htm

Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership
Web: http://www.atap.state.ri.us

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Health

Department of Health (DOH)
Web: http://www.health.ri.gov/

Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals
Web: http://www.mhrh.state.ri.us

Division of Developmental Disabilities
Web: http://www.mhrh.state.ri.us/developmental_disabilities.htm

Early Intervention @ (DOH)
Web: http://www.healthri.org/family/ei/Home.htm

Justice - Office of Attorney General

Labor - Department of Labor and Training

Office of Library & Information Services

Talking Books Plus Home Page
Web: http://www.lori.state.ri.us/tbp/

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State Independent Agencies

Welcome to RI State Government  -- Documents Search Interface. 
Web: http://www.find-it.state.ri.us/  

Governor's Commission on Disabilities
Web: http://www.gcd.state.ri.us

Rhode Island Office of the Child Advocate.
Web: http://www.child-advocate.state.ri.us/  

Children's Cabinet Home
Web: http://www.planning.state.ri.us/children/default.htm

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