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For information about a disability not listed below, go to NORDhttp://www.raredisease.org (if it is a rare condition) or NIHhttp://www.nih.gov/. NICHCY http://www.nichcy.org also has brief information sheets about many of the disabilities/conditions listed below.

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General Information/Medical Research

Jewish Genetic Diseases

KidNeeds.com
Wide variety of information including professional opinions on selected topics.
http://www.kidneeds.com

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research(NCDDR)
http://www.ncddr.org

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this agency seeks to promote optimal fetal, infant, and child development,; prevent birth defects and childhood developmental disabilities; and enhance the quality of life and prevent secondary conditions among children, adolescents and adults living with a disability.
http://www.nih.gov/

National Center on Low Incidence Disabilities
http://www.NCLID.unco.edu

National Institutes of Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
"The nation's leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system."
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/index.htm

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY is the national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues. NICHCY focuses on children and youth (birth to age 22). The site contains information on specific disabilities, special education, parent information, resources by topic.
http://www.nichcy.org/index.html

NORD National Organization for Rare Disorders
http://www.rarediseases.org

Online Medical Dictionary
British site with medical information.
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd

PubMed
PubMed on the National Institutes of Health website gives access to articles in medical journals.UBMED.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed

US National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

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