Resources for Advocacy and Reform
Advocacy means providing your expertise and experience in support of an issue or need on behalf of yourself or others. Parents and healthcare providers, working together, can play an important role in helping to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life for children with special healthcare needs.
We provide resources and tools to help parents and healthcare professionals learn the skills needed to become informed, strong advocates.
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
- Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
- Child Trends
- Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
- Children's Hospital Association
- Disability Rights Ohio
- Families USA
- Family Voices
- National Council on Disability
- National Organization on Disability
- Ohio Children's Alliance
- Ohio Children's Hospital Association
- Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
- Ohio Family and Children First
- SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
Education
- Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
- How to Find a Special Education Advocate
- Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
- Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
- Pew Research Center
- Special Education Advocacy
- Wrightslaw Yellow Pages for Kids: State Resources
Healthcare
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- The Catalyst Center
- Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
- Kaiser Health News (KHN)
- The Nation's Health
- Pew Research Center
Legislation & Legislators
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Governing Magazine: News Headlines
- How to Contact Your Elected Officials
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- Ohio Legislature (General Assembly)
- Ohio Legislative Service Commission
- PEW: Stateline
- Tips for Writing Effective Letters to Congress
- United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives
- United States Senate
- Vote Smart
