Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), part of the City’s Office of Health and Human Services. They offer behavioral health care, intellectual disability supports and early intervention services in one comprehensive integrated system.
They provide year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities at no cost, 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.
Access all ODP trainings, resources, events, and communications through their website. You can create your personalized account. Additionally, the website offers access to “Everyday Lives: Values in Actions.” This guide supports ODP as it develops policy and designs programs. Providers of services will use these recommendations to support individuals and their families achieve an everyday life.
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.
