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Special
Needs
Center for
the Study of Autism
This site offers lots of wonderful articles
about issues affecting autistic children, related disorders, sibling relationships,
and new
interventions/therapies. P.O. Box 4538,
Salem, OR 97302,
ERIC Clearinghouse
on Disabilities and Gifted Education
This site is literally a clearinghouse of
education articles and information for parents and educators of children
with special needs.
Parent's
Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
A group of professionals who work with parents
to mandate educational rights for special needs children. 4826 Chicago
Ave South, Minneapolis, MN
55417-1098, voice phone (612) 827-2966,
TDD (612) 827-7770
Special Children
An organization for special-needs children.
P.O Box 8193, Bartlett, IL 60103, or call (630) 213-1630
The
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The mission of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association is to promote the interests of and provide the highest quality
services for
professionals in audiology, speech-language
pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with
communication
disabilities. This site provides resources
for parents as well. 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852, Answer Line
(888) 321-ASHA, Action
Center (800) 498-2071, voice (301) 897-5700,
TTY (301) 897-0157, fax (301) 571-0457.
The Arc of the
United States
This national organization on mental retardation
provides support and services for individuals with mental retardation and
their families. This site
provides links to local chapters as well
as national information on disabilities affecting people with mental retardation.
500 East Border Street, Suite
300, Arlington, Texas 76010, call (817)
261-6003, TDD (817) 277-0553, fax (817) 277-3491, thearc@metronet.com
The Council
for Exceptional Children
The largest international organization working
to promote better learning opportunities for children with disabilities
and children who are gifted. 1920
Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1589,
voice phone: (703) 620-3660, TTY (703) 264-9446, fax (703) 264-9494
United Cerebral
Palsy Association
Their mission is to advance the independence,
productivity and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other
disabilities. 166 L Street NW,
Suite 700, Washington DC 20036, call (800)
872-5827 or fax (202) 776-0414
twins in the world.
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Miscellaneous
Links
Center
for the Study of Multiple Birth
Site maintained by Louis Keith, M.D.
Mid
Atlantic Twin Registry
A Registry of Twins
Born or Living in VA, NC, and SC
National
SafeKids Campaign
Promoting Child Safety to prevent unintentional
injury
Twins
Days
Each year during the first full weekend in August,
a festival is held in Twinsburg, Ohio (about 30 miles south of Cleveland).
It's reported to the largest annual gathering of twins in the world.
Twins
Magazine
TWINS Magazine is a unique publication geared
to the multiple birth family. It lends support and professional guidance
to parents, as well as related information on twin facts and research.
Their web site includes some online articles as well as subscription information.
TwinsWorld
Huge site that gives information to multiples
around the world about festivals, links, chats, events, jokes, stories,
castings, etc...
DIAPERS
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Pampers/Luvs: Send your brand preference,
along with photocopies of the babies’ official birth certificates
with seal, to:
Pampers Multiple Birth Offer
OR Luvs Multiple Birth Offer
The Procter & Gamble Company
POB 599
Cincinnati, OH 45201
Huggies: Send photocopies of the babies'
birth certificates to:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Department QMB
POB 2020
Neenah, WI 54957-2020
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