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Youth/Young
Adult Resources
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National
Resources
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@ctiveTeen
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Web site created and managed by teens with
disabilities. Online
chat.
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Ability
On-Line
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Connects children and teens with special needs online
to share experiences. Topics
are monitored.
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Adolescent
Directory On-Line
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Teen only section with a directory of web sites.
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Asthma
and Allergy Foundation Teen Site
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Monthly
newsletter for teens and Power Breathing Program.
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Attention
Deficit Disorder Association Teens Area
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Information for the teen with ADD including a "A
Teenagers Guide to
ADD".
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Band-Aides
and Blackboards
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Site devoted to information and support for children
and teens who have a chronic illness or serious medical problem.
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Brave
Kids
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Resources and online Brave Kids Club for children and
teens with life threatening and serious medical diseases.
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Cancer
Kids
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Online stories of kids with cancer and a message board.
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Cancer
Source for Kids
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Learn about cancer and treatments or keep a journal.
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College
and Career Programs for Deaf Students
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Online guide for high school students interested in
attending college
See also World
Around You a publication by and for teens who are deaf.
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DeafKids.com
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Designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing kids age 17 and
under. Meet share ideas,
and chat.
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Dreamsurfer
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Hands-on
Adventures for kids and teens with chronic illnesses or a
disability.
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DRM
WebWatcher - Just for Kids
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Online resource that offers a directory of sites just
for kids with disabilities.
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Employment
Strategies for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities
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Information about finding a job, resume, and
discrimination in the workplace.
Links to job search engines.
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Entitled
to Respect
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Site
for teens and young adults with epilepsy. Message boards, personal
stories, and more.
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Epilepsy.com
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Section
just for teens with help and information.
Good articles, information, and live chat.
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Go
Ask Alice
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A health Q&A Internet service with an archive of
nearly 2,000 straight-forward and in-depth responses to questions sent
anonymously about sexual, emotional, and physical health.
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The
Guide to Future Planning
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Written by a Virginia based group, the Parent
Educational Advocacy Training Center, this guide has excellent
information about planning for your future and becoming a self-
advocate.
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Healthy
and Ready to Work
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Online resources about
transitioning from school to work for youth with disabilities.
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Kids
with Diabetes
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Sponsored by the Children with Diabetes website has
information for teens on health, camps, a teens with diabetes mailing
list, and e-mail exchange.
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KidPeace
Helpline
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800-334-4KID
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Free
24-hour crisis intervention for mental health and behavioral concerns.
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National
Alliance of Blind Students
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800-424-8666
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Support and advocacy for students high school through
graduate school.
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Outlook:
Life Beyond Childhood
Cancer
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608-263-6200
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Discussion
of health, education,
personal stories, resources
and chat
with other survivors.
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Sickle
Cell Kids Online
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An online
resource for kids, teens, and their families about sickle cell.
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Spina
Bifida Teens
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SB-TEENS is an e-mail discussion list for teens with
spina bifida to meet on-line and exchange ideas, stories or just chat.
Content does not have to relate to spina bifida.
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Starbright
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Private
computer network where chronically or seriously ill children and teens
from across the United States and Canada can interact within a
community of peers, while in the hospital or in the home.
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Student's
Guide to the IEP
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Downloadable guide to your IEP from the NICHCY.
Learn about your IEP and how it can work for you.
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Student
Financial Assistance
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Explanations of available student aid programs for those wishing to
attend college.
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Teen Central Net
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TeenCentral is an anonymous interactive library of stories dealing with
real problems faced by teens.
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Teens
Health
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Information about food and fitness, relationships, sexual health, and
diseases.
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Teens
Helping Teens
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Web site developed by teen with dyslexia offering support and information
for teens with learning disabilities.
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Transition Information for
Teens and Young Adults
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Includes a checklist for teens and resources for taking control of your
health.
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The
Whole Family Teen Page
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Web site with advise from teens and others about substance abuse, teen
pregnancy, eating disorders and more.
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The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
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410-964-0202
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Provides support, education,
and resources to young adults with cancer.
Local support groups in Baltimore and Columbia.
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Many
of the resources in our on-line CSHCN Guide to Getting Help and
Information may be useful for youth and young adults with special
health care needs. Click
here for more resources.
Click
here to return to Local and Regional Resources for Youth.
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