Resources for Children & Adults with Disabilities

This page from Houston Health lists national and local resources for children and adults with disabilities. It links to websites that explain different disabilities and help parents cope with a diagnosis. Resources cover Medicaid waiver programs, school advocacy, independent living, parent organizations, and community activities like sports and adaptive water sports. Several links connect to Texas Health and Human Services programs and Houston-area organizations.

Resources CDC: Oral Health CDC: Disparities in Oral Health Page last reviewed: October 6, 2025 Resources for Children & Adults with Disabilities National Websites for Diagnosis Below are resources that will aid in understanding various disabilities. The websites also provide parents with tips pertaining to coping with a diagnosis. National Dissemination Center for Parents of Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) - Webpage features a Share link for email or Facebook, etc. NICHCY pdf sheets for the family at time of diagnosis You Are Not Alone You Are Not Alone in Spanish The Unplanned Journey American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Healthy Children AAP Healthy Children Coping with Chronic Illness AAP Healthy Children Failure to Thrive AAP Healthy Children with different types of disabilities individualized for the child’s diagnosis or disability Resource GuidesBelow are resources designed to help parents find services suitable for children with disabilities. Resource Guide for Special Needs – Resource Guide | aogh Resources for Current/Former Foster YouthThe Hay Center (The Houston Alumni and Youth Center) HHSC Medicaid Waivers Programs Imagine Enterprises - Which Waiver Does What Community Living Assistance & Support Services (CLASS) | Texas Health and Human Services Community Living Assistance & Support Services (CLASS) | Texas Health and Human Services Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) | Texas Health and Human Services Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) | Texas Health and Human Services Home & Community-based Services (HCS) | Texas Health and Human Services Home & Community-based Services (HCS) | Texas Health and Human Services 1500, MDCP Eligibility | Texas Health and Human Services 1500, MDCP Eligibility | Texas Health and Human Services Texas Home Living (TxHmL) | Texas Health and Human Services - To inquire about this program, please contact Harris Center for Mental health and IDD at 713-970-7000See detail →Ask about this →. Texas Home Living (TxHmL) | Texas Health and Human Services - To inquire about this program, please contact Harris Center for Mental health and IDD at 713-970-7000See detail →Ask about this →. Community Organizations that Assist Parents with School Issues SERVICES | aogh TEAM Project – Partners Resource Network (prntexas.org) Family to Family Network Inc. AdvocacyBelow is a site that helps with any type of discrimination or negative treatment of any person with a disability. Also, it provides a list of different rights that are to be protected as well as acknowledged. Disability Rights Texas Parent OrganizationsState Texas Parent to Parent Local Families Can - College of Education - University of Houston - University of Houston (uh.edu) - a family support program promoting inclusion for families raising children with special needs in the community. Parent Education Project - College of Education - University of Houston - University of Houston (uh.edu) For a list see Resource Guide for Parent of Children with Disabilities, Houston and Surrounding Areas Independent LivingThe site provided below assists with any type of issues one may have when living alone with a disability. Also, this site provides resources to locate the proper living quarters for anyone with a disability. Houston Center for Independent Living Community FunListed below are websites for activities outside of the home to exercise physical and cognitive strength as well as incorporate some fun. General The Arc of Greater Houston: IDD Services Organization (aogh.org) Welcome to Easter Seals Greater Houston (eastersealshouston.org) Sports League Finder - Little League Fun, Fair, Positive Soccer Houston Power Soccer Practice for Youth (power wheelchair)  MMSC West Gray, contact Diane Murrell at 832-822-1058 Meyerland Youth Soccer at the J - Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston (erjcchouston.org) Homepage (sotx.org) Adaptive Water Sports Sailing Angels Foundation/Kemah Home | GHSBD.org Memorial Hermann TIRR Adaptive Sports City of Houston Metropolitan Multi-Services Center on West Gray Arts Theatre Under the Stars/The River Visual and Performing Arts Center Educational - Museums Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston