Search Engines

The sites listed are not created, maintained, or endorsed by the Fairfield County Board of MRDD.

The Family Village of Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison "A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support. Includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and much, much more!"
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Idealist: "Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization based in New York that promotes the sharing of ideas, information and resources to help build a world where all people can live free, dignified and productive lives." "The most comprehensive directory of nonprofit and volunteering resources on the Web." http://www.idealist.org/

The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) has collected and disseminated the results of federally funded research projects. NARIC's literature collection, which also includes commercially published books, journal articles, and audiovisuals, averages around 200 new documents per month. http://www.naric.com/