Orange County Resources
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Orange County Support Groups
Support
Groups from A-Z from the Comfort Connection
http://www.comfortconnection.org/support_groups_a_to_z.htm
Area Board XI
2000 E. Fourth St., Suite 115
Santa Ana, CA 92706
714-558-4404
Children
and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(CHADD) of Greater Orange County,CA
http://www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd455.html
TASK - Parent Training and Information
(PTI)
http://www.taskca.org/
100 West Cerritos Ave., Anaheim, CA 92805
Phone: 714-533-8275 Fax: 714-533-2533
Email: taskca@yahoo.com
Vietnamese Parents of Disabled Children
Association, Inc.
7526 Syracuse Ave., Stanton, CA 90680, Phone: 310-370-6704,
E-mail: luyenchu@aol.com
http://vpdca.org/
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Other Orange County Resources
Crippled
Children's Society of Orange County
Orange County Anaheim Program
2660 West Broadway
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 821-7448
http://www.lafn.org/community/ccs/index.html
Easter
Seals After-School Programs provide recreational
activities that enhance emotional and social growth for children
with developmental and physical disabilities. The program also
provides families of special-needs children with the support they
need to keep their jobs and meet other financial and family obligations.
Anaheim Office - 1661 N. Raymond Ave., Suite 100, Anaheim, CA
92801. Phone: 714/441-3070.
http://www.essc.org/ServicesNearYou/Programs.html#After-SchoolProgram
Homework House provides
free tutoring and mentoring for children who are at-risk for academic
failure and dropping out of school. we give children with special
needs a loving and
caring environment. We help them improve their literacy skills
so they can become productive members of our community. We work
towards rekindling their interests in learning and self
improvement - one page at a time.
http://www.homeworkhouse.com/
Orange County Department of Education
Division of Special Education Services
http://209.79.64.28/
The Regional Center of Orange
County within the spirit and mandate of the
Lanterman Act, shall assist persons with developmental disabilities,
and their families, in securing and coordinating those services
and supports which maximize opportunities and choices for living,
working, learning and recreating in the community and which result
in consumer satisfaction and quality services which stress human
dignity and openness to innovation.
http://www.rcocdd.com/
The Respitality
Program - United Cerebral Palsy's Association
of Orange County's Respitality program offers a well-deserved
break to parents from the constant challenges of child care. Parents
having children with special needs may apply for a one or two-night
stay at a participating hotel here in Orange County.
http://www.ucpaoc.org/respitality.htm
The Special Sitters Program. Special Sitters is a program that connects parents
of children with disabilities to teen sitters who want to work
with children. Camp Fire USA, in cooperation with United Cerebral
Palsy of Orange County, recruits and trains teens who are then
matched with families who need babysitting help for children 12
and under.
http://www.ucpaoc.org/
TECH helps
you and your child assess technology that may increase your child's
accessibility and independence at the TASK center. Free seminars.
http://www.taskca.org/sched/TechDesc.htm
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Orange County Fun Activities
OJSC Top Soccer
http://www.ojsc.org/html/TOPS.htm
TOPSoccer is an amazing program! It opens up the game of soccer
to any boy or girl, who is mentally or physically challenged.
It started small, a s a grassroots effort by parents with a wonderful
vision. Then US Youth Soccer nurtured it. Now, with the generous
backing of Uniroyal Tire, it's fast becoming one of the most widely
praised youth sports programs in America - while keeping true
to its grassroots approach. It goes right along with US Youth
Soccer's mission "to foster the physical, mental, and emotional
growth and development of America's youth through the sport of
soccer at all levels." They currently play once a month.until
Sept. and then weekly through October. Contact
Linda Escuder for more information at 714-997-3358 or email at lescuder@socal.rr.com.
Orange County Boy Scouts of America
http://www.ocbsa.org/
Rehabilitation Institute
of Southern California's Aquatics Department offers
a variety of programs available to all members of the community,
including persons with disabilities. The facility operates year
round in an indoor heated, 92 degree, pool. Experienced, trained
and certified instructors teach classes ranging from general water
exercise to private and group swim lessons. 1800 East La Veta
Avenue, Orange, California 92866, (714) 633-7400.
http://www.rio-rehab.com/
Southern California Special Olympics
http://www.sosc.org/
Very Special Arts of California
2800 N Main Street, Ste 2050, Santa Ana, CA 92705.
Phone: 714-835-8867 TTY:(714)516-1530 Email: leahbgood@yahoo.com
http://www.vsaca.org/
YMCA of Orange County
http://www.ymcaoc.org/index.htm
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Local Colleges Providing Opportunities for Students with
Disabilities
Cal State
Fullerton Office of Disabled Student Services
http://www.fullerton.edu/disabledservices/
Cypress
College Disabled Student Programs and Services - Cypress
http://www.cypress.cc.ca.us/counsel/dsps.htm
Orange
Coast College Disabled Students Special Programs and Services
- Costa Mesa
http://www.occ.cccd.edu/departments/studentsvcs/specialsvcs/menu.htm
Santa
Ana Disabled Student Programs and Services
http://www.sacollege.org/students/support_services/dsps/
The University of California,
Irvine. Providing equal opportunities for students
with disabilities is a campus-wide responsibility and commitment.
http://www.disability.uci.edu/
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