Name
|
Description
|
| Adult Protective Services |
Advocates and protects adults
with disabilites from neglect and abuse. |
| AHCA - Promoting Nursing
Excellence for you and your family |
Promoting excellence in nursing
home and long-term care faciliites is top priority. To do that,
focus is on providing information, training ans support to members
facilities throughout the state. And those resources are being
put to good use. |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association |
The American
Speech-Lanuguage-Hearing Association is the professional, scientific,
and credentialing association 135,000 members and affiliates who are
audiologists, speech-pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing
scientists. |
| Arkansas Department of
Human
Services |
DHS is the primary Arkansas
State Agency to prived human services through ten major divisions and
five support offices, including DDS and Medicaid Services. |
| Arkansas
Department of Human
Services - Services for the Blind |
Links to Servieds provided by
the State of Arkansas for individuals with blindness. |
| Arkansas Disability Coalition |
Arkansas Parent Training and
Information Center (PTI) is a Joint Project of Arkansas Disability
Coalition and Arkansas Support Network. |
| Arkansas
Division of
Developmental Disabilities Services |
DDS si the primary State Agency
within the Arkansas State Department of Human Services to fund, license
and regulate services to individuals with developmental
diabilities. The mission of DDS is to provide a variety of
supports to improve the quality of life for individuals with mental
retardation, autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy or other conditions that
cause a person to function as if they have mental retardation.
DDS also provides services for individuals with a developmental delay,
ages birth to 3 years. |
| Arkansas Down Syndrome
Association |
The mission of the Arkansas Down
Syndrome Association is to promote comprehensive community based health
care services for individuals in the state of Arkansas who have Down
Syndrome. |
| Arkansas Governor's DD Council |
Governor-appointed, the Arkansas
Governor's Developmental Disability Council consists of individuals
with developmental disabilities, family members, directors of state
agencies that serve people with disabilities and representatives from
nonprofit and private organizations that provide services and supports
for people with disabilities. |
| Arkansas Lighthouse for the
Blind |
Nonprofit agency employing
Arkansans who are blind and visually impaired to improve their quality
of life and independence. With almost 70 years of experience in
lighting the path to self-sufficiency, the Lighthouse is proud to
utilize the skills and talents of workers who are blind and visually
impaired. Lighthouse seeks to serve as an example in the
community of the capabilities of its employees while providing quality
products and services to all its customers. |
| Arkansas
Medicaid |
Medicaid is a program that helps
pay for medically necessary medical services for needy and low income
persons. The Department of Human Services (DHS) runs the Medicaid
program in Arkansas. |
| Arkansas
Rehabilitative Services |
A division of the Department of
Workforce Education, Arkansas Rehabilitative Services (ARS) has been
charged with providing opportunities for Arkansans with disabilities to
lead productive and independent lives. |
| Arkansas Waiver Association |
The Arkansas Waiver Association
is a not-for-profit corporation guided by a Board of Directors who
serve withou compensation of any kind. The majority of Board
Members are persons with a developmental disability or family
member. The rest of the Board is composed of professionals who
work for developmental disability community providers. The
membership is from the same groups. They seek to improve the
quality of life for persons with a developmental disability and their
families through active advocacy, open communications and an exchange
of professional ideas. |
| ARKids First |
ARKids First health insurance
provides two coverage options for more than 70,000 Arkansas children
who otherwise might have gone without. ARKids A offers low-income
families a comprehensive package of benefits. ARKids B provides
coverage for families with higher incomes. |
| Center for Effective Parenting |
The Center for Effective
Parenting serves as the Arkansas State Parent Information &
Resource Center (PIRC) which is funded by a grant from the US
Department of Eduation. This program involves a
multi-target-multimethod approach to improve the developmental progress
of children and to improve academic achievement. The program focuses many of its efforts statewide but has centers in Northwest Arkansas (Jones Center for Families in Springdale) and in Little Rock (UAMS Department of Pediatrics and Arkansas Children's Hospital). This allows for services to be provided to a broad representation of parents including those from both rural and urban areas low-income populations, and minority groups. |
| Child Product Safety Recall
Information |
The Arkansas Attorney General is
the state's number one consumer advocate, and child product safety is
one of the top priorities. In 2005, almost 60,000 children under
the age of 5 were treated in US emergency rooms for injuries associated
with nursery products. Keep our kids safe starts by securing our
own homes, which is why the Arkansas Attorney General created this web
site. |
| Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation -
Arkansas |
The Arkansas Chapter has a very
energetic and dedicated group of staff and volunteers that are always
working on new or improved events and community programs. Our
volunteers are dedicated to beating CF - whether it is for personal
involvement or because they feel they have a civic duty to be involved
in the community. Our vibrant leadership board participates in
fundraising and events, and our families and communities help to raise
awareness and funds to fight CF. Our goal is to make CF stand for
Cure Found! |
| Department of Child and
Family
Services |
DCFS strives to keep children
safe and protect families. DCFS will respectfully engage families
and youth and use community-based services and supports to assist
parents in successfully caring for their children. DCFS will
focus on the safety, permanency, and well-being for all children and
youth. |
| Department of Human
Services,
Diviision of Child Care and Early Childhood Education |
Links to services provided by
the State of Arkansas |
| Disability Preparedness |
The safety and security of
Americans with disabilities. |
| Disability Rights |
The Disability Rights Center is
a private non-profit agency with offices in Little Rock,
Arkansas. Since 1977 the Governor of Arkansas has designated the
DRC the independent rights protection and advocacy system for persons
with disabilities in Arkansas. DRC operates under authority
outlined in Federal law and is funded primarily by the Federal
government. |
| Honda
Mobility Assistance |
Honda will provide reimbursement
of up to $1,000 to each eligible, original retail customer for expenses
incurred to purchase and install qualifying adaptive equipment on
any eligible purchased or leased Honda vehicle. |
| KidsHealth
|
If you're looking for
information you can trust about kids and teens that's free of "doctor
speak," you've come to the right place. KidsHealth is the
most-visited site on the Web for inormation about health, behavior, and
development from before birth through teen years. |
| Mental
Health Council of Arkansas |
The Mental Health Council of
Arkansas is a non-profit organization governed by a board of directors
representing each of the 15 participating community mental health
centers and their affiliates. The MHCA assists its members to
achieve the goal of community based treatment which focuses on the
whole person with emphasis on physical, mental, and emotional wellness
and by promoting the comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, and wrap
around services provided by the non-profit Community Mental Health
Centers of Arkansas. The MHCA is dedicated to improving the
overall health and well-being of all Arkansans and communities
throughout Arkansas. With over 50 psychiatrists and 2,000 health
care professionals, participating members of the MHCA provide
comprehensive services specially designed to meet the individual
behavorial healthcare needs of Arkansas' citizens. |
| National
Multiple Sclerosis
Society - Arkansas Division |
We address the challenges of
each person whose life is affected by MS. The Arkansas Office is committed to providing vital support and services to the many thousands of individuals living with MS, their families, friends and colleagues in our chapter area. To contact our Information and Resource Helpdesk for any questions about MS, treatment, referrals, or upcoming programs, call 1-800-344-4867, option 1. |
| Office
of Long Term Care |
Each year, more than 23,000
Arkansans who have chronic, long-term medical needs require services in
long-term care facilities. These individuals live in the
approximately 236 nursing facilities and 40 intermediate care
facilities for the mentally retarded that are licensed to provide
long-term care services in Arkansas. Improving the quality of life for residents and protecting their health and safety through enforcing state and federal standards are primary goals of Arkansas Medicaid's Office of Long Term Care. Using qualified health care professionals, OLTC inspects all facilities to ensure residents recieve the care they need in a clean, safe environment and that they are treated with dignity and respect. |
| Social Security
Administration |
The Social Security Income (SSI)
program pays benefits to disabled adults and children who have limited
income and resources. |
| Special Olympics of
Arkansas |
The Special Olympics of
Arkansas' mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic
competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for all children and
adults with intellectual disabilities giving them continuing
opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage,
experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and
friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the
community. |
| The
American Network of
Community Options and Resources |
The American Network of
Community Options and Resources is a nonprofit trade association
representing and advocating on behalf of the more than 800 private
providers of services and supports for nearly 500,000 Americans with
disabilities that employ over 400,000 direct support staff in 40 states
and Washington, D.C. |
| The ARC for the River Valley |
The ARC for the River Valley
advocates for the rights and full participation of all children and
adults with intellectual, physical and developmental
disabilities. They work to improve systems of supports and
services, connect families, inspire communities and influence public
policy. |
| The Arkansas Developmental
Disability Providers Association |
DDPA is an Arkansas statewide
network of community programs serving people with developmental
disabilities, striving to increase the options for individuals and
families. |
| The Autism Society |
The Autism Society, the nation's
leading grassroots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of
all affected by autism. They do this by increasing public
awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum,
advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the
lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment,
education, research and advocacy. |
| The Community Services
Clearinghouse, Inc. |
The Community Services
Clearinghouse, Inc. has been in operation for 30-plus years as an
organization which provides for emergency needs in the community.
Now serving five counties in Arkansas and two in Oklahoma, the
Clearinghouse is a 501(c)3 corporation, and a recipent of United Way
funds. In financial assistance, we help working families,
families with children, elderly and disabled with utility bills,
medication, and other needs on an emergency basis. We also have a
food pantry of both non-perishable and fresh/frozen foods for the same
population. |
| US
Department of Transportation |
Emergency preparedness and
individuals with disabilities. |
| United Way of Fort Smith Area |
United Way of Fort Smith Area
addresses the needs important to people who live and work in Crawford,
Franklin, LeFlore, Logan, Sebastian and Sequoyah Counties. |
| University
Association for
Disability Awareness (UADA) |
UADA is here to ensure disabled
students' civil rights are protected in the students' pursuit of higher
education and to effect change should violation occur. In
addition, UADA has a strong commitment to educating and sensitizing the
campus community to the needs of persons with disabilities. UADA
concerns itself with the entire range of disabilities and seeks to
locate and eliminate physical, educational, recreational, and
attitudinal barriers. In addition to serving its permanent
population, UADA extends all services to the temporarily disabled. |
| Eye Contact Arkansas |
A website focused on Autism
legislation. |