Mission:
To serve as an advocate for Alabama's citizens with developmental disabilities and their families; to empower them with the knowledge and opportunity to make informed choices and exercise control over their own lives; and to create a climate for positive social change to enable them to be respected, independent and productive integrated members of society.

The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services' (ADRS) mission is to enable Alabama's children and adults with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential. We are the only state agency in the country that offers a comprehensive array of medical, educational, psychological, vocational, technological and independent living services for children and adults with disabilities from birth through old age. ADRS is comprised of seven major divisions: Computer Services, Accounting and Purchasing, Human Resources, Legal, Early Intervention System, Children's Rehabilitation Service and Vocational Rehabilitation Service. Please visit the website for a brief description of some of the programs and services, and to locate the field office nearest to you.

Easter Seals children's services help kids with disabilities succeed in school. Easter Seals employment programs help people learn job skills and enter the workplace. Easter Seals physical medicine and rehabilitation services help people return to their everyday lives. Easter Seals services are comprehensive and individualized to meet each client's needs, family-focused to meet each family member's concerns, outcome-oriented with a goal of enhanced independence, and cost-effective benefiting from public support.

The Alabama PTA is the strongest statewide organization working exclusively on behalf of children and youth. Alabama PTA's primary objective is to strengthen the family unit through parent involvement.

The Arc of Alabama is committed to securing for all people with mental retardation the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of where and how they learn, live work and pray. There are several Arc locations in the state of Alabama.

ASA is managed by an Executive Director and governed by its Board of Directors. Volunteers are a critical component to the present and future success of this organization. Every month, the Autism Society of Alabama helps approximately 600 individuals with autism spectrum disorders, their parents, and their service providers (doctors, therapists, teachers, etc.). Our current programs and services include, but are not limited to the following:

Toll free information and referral hotline - we receive approximately 250 calls per month

Resource directory -a preliminary directory of service providers, activities, disability organizations, etc.

Education (parents, providers, family members, etc.) through our quarterly newsletter, exhibitions, speaking engagements, etc.

Parent support groups in 13 counties around the state
Innovative website which receives about 75,000 hits per month.

This website has a direct link to our e-mail addresses. We receive about 15 e-mails a day requesting information and / or referral.

A lending library

Annual Alabama Autism conference for parents, doctors, teachers, service providers, and students

Support groups for siblings called Sib Shops

Collaboration efforts with other state agencies to provide services for persons with autism spectrum disorders. For example, we were instrumental in bringing the Positive Behavior Support model from Marshall University to the state. The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation now uses this model throughout the state to help individuals with disabilities and their families in planning their futures and insuring that they have a quality of life.

CCARC, Inc. is committed to providing, through advocacy and/or service provision,
-OPTIONS and opportunities that address individual needs and aspirations of all those we serve so that they may discover, set and work toward goals that will enable them to maximize their full participation in all aspects of life
-OPPORTUNITIES to involve families so they may be a part of CCARC's efforts to enhance the quality of life for the people we serve
-EDUCATION, that promotes awareness and acceptance, that will increase inclusion in the community for persons with disabilities.

Full range of services, including dignostic evaluations, all ages, early intervention age to senior citizens.

Provides a day program for children 3 yrs and under with delays and also provides parent training.

Support for families and clearinghouse for agencies, intake workers an case managers.

A national parent-run organization focused on the needs of children with emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders and their families.

Core services are Independent Living skills training, peer support, Information and referral and advocacy. We provide one on one advocacy training as well as systems advocacy. Our mission is to empower people with disabilities to fully particpate in the community.

The purpose of the Individual and Family Support program is to provide people with developmental disabilities and their families with several opportunities not often available to them in the past. It provides flexible supports to eligible people and their families - things like washing machines, diapers, wheelchair ramps, car batteries - that other existing programs can not or will not provide.

Provider of in-home and on-site services of applied behavior analysis. Treatment of problem behaviors, skill acquisition, social skills development, etc. Verbal behavior programs written utilizing the ABLLS assessment.
Also licensed in counseling and can provide on-site or in-home cognitive behavioral counseling.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama (LDAA) is a non-profit grassroots organization whose members are individuals with learning disabilities, their families, and the professionals who work with them. LDAA strives to advance the education and general welfare of children and adults with learning disabilities.

The Families of Children With Disabilities program offers a planning-based approach to addressing the complex financial concerns you face as the parent or guardian of a special needs child.