The Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council is a group of people with disabilities, family members, advocates, and state department representatives who work to create favorable conditions for people with developmental disabilities and their families in the Commonwealth.
PAR is an association that is made up of intellectual disability and autism service providers in Pennsylvania. Their resources include: directory of service providers, trainings, research and data, up-to-date newsletters, advocacy efforts among others.
They provide innovative programs and services that empower persons with diverse disabilities to live well, while advocating on numerous levels to ensure all people with any type of disability are provided the opportunity to live well. Telephone: 717-731-1900 (v/tty) Living Well Hotline: 1-877-865-4893 (v/tty)
A grassroots organization comprised of over 40 local chapters located throughout the state of Pennsylvania and representing over 14,000 members. A part of The Arc of the United States. They focus on advocacy and policy.
In PCHC website you can find resources and trainings intended to enhance access to physical and mental health care seeking to improve health care outcomes for individuals with an Intellectual Disability (ID) and/or Autism.
Contact them here: 866-950-1040 Toll Free Pittsburgh: 412-281-4404 Philadelphia: 215-567-6143
For more information, please contact iod@temple.edu 215-204-1356 | TTY: 215-204-1805
Phone number: 610-935-6624 Email: info@networksfortraining.org
A national organization that promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA; P.L. 111-148) into law. One week later, he signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), which made numerous changes to PPACA. The health care reforms in these laws aim to expand coverage to millions of Americans and will require a large number of changes to health insurance products and the regulations that govern them. In the following website, you will be able to find more information on how to enroll, your health insurance options, how to file complaints, among other things.