Resources for People with Disabilities - City of Edmonton

Alberta Disability Worker's Association

Disability Benefits - Government of Canada

Advocate for Persons with Disabilities 

Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability

Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment - Students Living with Disabilities

Federation for Children with Special Needs

Genetic Alliance

Federation for Children with Special Needs

​Funding Resources for Indigenous Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

​Inclusion Alberta - Advocacy and resources for individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, and those who provide education and support services.

Can Learn Society - A charity organization that  helps individuals living with literacy, learning, attention, and related mental health challenges to learn and thrive.
​Their website offers a large collection of helpful resources and learning materials. 

VeryWellMind.com - VeryWell Mind is a medical and health website that provides factual, evidence-based information on mental health and psychology. 

​About Specific Disabilities: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/specific-disabilities/
This webpage connects you quickly with brief, but detailed fact sheets on specific disabilities. Each fact sheet defines the disability, describes its characteristics, offers tips for parents and teachers, and connects you with related information and organizations with special expertise in that disability.

CanChild - A research centre that offers information specific to individual diagnoses and disorders, including Autism, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and Spina Bifida. The website also provides helpful resources, tools, and services.  

​DigitalPromise.org - Resources for Supporting Learners with Disabilities. 

ConnectAbiliity.ca - A virtual community focused on lifelong learning which offers a large collection of resources, information and support for children, youth, adults and seniors with an intellectual disability, their families, caregivers and support networks. 

Transitions to Employment - Norquest College's employment preparation program for individuals with disabilities. 

Advocate Medical Group: Adult Down Syndrome Center - An enormous library of resources to help support individuals with disabilities in everyday life. 

Understood.org - a non profit organization that provides a range of resources to help people who learn and think differently thrive.

​What are Intellectual Disabilities? 

Being Neurodivergent - What does that mean?

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
ADHD Association of Greater Edmonton
Learning Disabilities and ADHD Network 
Attitude Mag.com
How To ADHD.com
​Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada
Symptoms of ADHD 


​Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder - ASD)
Autism Society Alberta
Centre for Autism Services Alberta
Autism Edmonton
Autism Speaks Canada
Children's Autism Services
Free Autism Resources 
​AIDE Canada
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Asperger's Syndrome
​Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS) Center. "Articles."


​OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)  and Anxiety
​Worry Wise Kids (The Children's Center for OCD and Anxiety

​Down Syndrome
Advocate Medical Group: Adult Down Syndrome Center - An enormous library of resources to help support individuals with disabilities in everyday life. 
Down Syndrome Resource Foundation
Edmonton Down Syndrome Society 

​Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Edmonton
Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta
National Center for Learning Disabilities – Personalized Learning 
Learning Disabilities and ADHD Network

FASD (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder)​
Canada FASD Research Network
Edmonton Fetal Alcohol Network
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​Fragile X Syndrome 
National Fragile X Foundation
Fragile X Foundation of Canada

​Cerebral Palsy 
Cerebral Palsy Alberta
Center for Parent Information and Resources: Cerebral Palsy
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​Prader Willi Syndrome
British Columbia Prader Willi Syndrome Association 
Prader Willi Syndrome Association of Alberta 
Prader Willi Syndrome Association USA. Prader Willi Syndrome School Issues
Special Education Support Service. “Prader Willi Syndrome: Tips for Learning and
Teaching.” 

Hearing Impairment
Deaf and Hear Alberta
Canadian Hearing Services
​Choice of Interpreters 
Connect Society Edmonton

​​Visual Impairment 
​Vision Education Alberta
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) (Edmonton)
Brain Injury and Stroke
Stroke and Brain Injury Recovery
Brain Care Centre 
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ALS
The ALS Society of Alberta
​Your ALS Guide
ALS Pathways

Skeletal Dysplasia
Association of Little People of Alberta
Dwarf Athletic Association of Canada
​Understanding Dwarfism
​Growing Stronger
​International Dwarf Sports Federation





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