Are you looking for information and support? Here are some places to look:

• Other Families: Do you know other families who have children with disabilities or special health needs? Talk to them. They may save you a lot of time looking for agencies that can help you.
• Phone Book: Try to find the government programs and resource agencies that serve your community. These are usually at the beginning or end of your phone booka nd often on colored pages. There may be toll-free phone numbers for some programs.
• Library: Ask the librarian in the reference section to help you find out if specific disease or disability organizations have state or local chapters near you. Look for magazines like Exceptional Parent which offer a wealth of information for parents of children with special health care needs. Libraries often provide computers for accessing the internet to search for information and resources.
• Hospitals, Clinics and Health Providers: Ask about parent support groups and family resource centers. Check out the bulletin boards in clinic or hospital waiting rooms.
• Internet: It's getting easier to find a friend or a friendly agency or library that will allow you access to a computer with a modem for conducting on-line searches on the World Wide Web. Check out www.familyvillage.wisc.edu or www.nichcy.org
• Other resrouces: Try your local United Way charitable giving agency. They know a lot about local resources for families.