Public Health Resources
Whether you are a person with a disability or not, having access to public health resources should be simple and inclusive. View this page for a list of reliable and accessible information on healthcare, wellness, and community support. From preventive care and emergency preparedness to mental health and disability-specific services, these links are here to help everyone become more informed.
This page is currently under construction and links and content will be added and updated over time, so stay tuned. Feel free to suggest any material by emailing: middi@wayne.edu
Use the links in this section to navigate to the resources that you would like to view and use.
- American Sign Language Resources
- Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)
- Early Childhood
- General Information
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Older Adults
- Other Language Resources
- Plain Language
- Spanish Language Resources
- Wellness
- Workplace and Communities
American Sign Language Resources
- Gallaudet University Center for Deaf Health Equity
- Deaf Wellness Center (University of Rochester
- Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD)
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)
- National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP)
- The Arc – Direct Support Professionals and the Disability Community
- U.S. Department of Labor – Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)
- American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) – DSP Toolkit
- Administration for Community Living (ACL) – Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce
- Zero to Three:
- A nonprofit organization offering extensive resources on early childhood development, learning, and parenting
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
- Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
- MedlinePlus
- Health.gov
- National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
- Ability Central
- Offers resources on accessible healthcare, assistive technology, and disability rights
- World Institute on Disability (WID)
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD)
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
- The Arc – Health and Disability
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Autism Speaks – Health & Wellness
- Special Olympics Health