Resources for Parents

Aspiring Attitudes Dance Studio

Address: 8014 N Western Ave Suite E, Oklahoma City, OK 73114


Website: https://www.aspiringattitudes.com/


Email: aspiringattitudesinc@gmail.com


Phone: (405) 388-5048

Dance instruction for people of ALL abilities including those with developmental, intellectual, physical, and emotional limitations!

Down Syndrome Association of Tulsa (DSAT)

P.O. Box 54877, Tulsa, OK  74155


Website: www.dsat.org


Support group to families of children with Down syndrome in Northeast Oklahoma
To contact DSAT about a new family, CLICK HERE

Down Syndrome for New Parents: The First Year

View the YouTube video from Mass General Brigham HERE!

Down Syndrome for New Parents: What to Know During the First Year

Family Voices of Oklahoma

Telephone:  (800) 766-2223, ext 56910

Website:  http://okvoices.org

A newsletter for families and friends of children with special needs.

Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center of Developmental Disabilities

801 NE 13th St., Oklahoma City, OK  73190

Telephone:  (405) 271-2131

Website: www.ah.ouhsc.edu/tolbert

National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)

1370 Center Drive, Suite 102, Atlanta, GA 30338


Telephone:  (800) 232-NDSC (6372) or (770) 604-9500


Website:  www.ndsccenter.org


Email: info@ndsccenter.org

Through advocacy and leadership be a major source of support and empowerment to persons with Down syndrome and their families.

National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)

666 Broadway, Suite 810, New York, NY 10012


Telephone: (800) 221-4602 or (212) 460-9330

Fax (212) 979-2873


Website: www.ndss.org

   
Email: info@ndss.org

Through education, research and advocacy, NDSS seeks to improve the lives of individuals with Down syndrome and their families.

Oklahoma Autism Center

3901 NW 63rd St Suite #100, Oklahoma City, OK 73116


Telephone: (405) 842-9995


Website: autismcenterok.org

Oklahoma Autism Center Resource List (includes ABA Therapy Centers)

Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth

500 N. Broadway, Suite 300, Oklahoma City, OK  73102


Telephone:  (405) 606-4900 or (866) 335-9288


Website:  www.okkids.org



The purpose is to improve services to children by facilitating joint planning and coordination among public and private agencies; independent monitoring of the youth and children services system for compliance with established responsibilities; and entering into agreements to test models and demonstration programs for effective services.

Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Telephone:  Contact the Local County Office


Website:  www.okdhs.org/programs/programs.htm

Here is the DDS list of Group Home vacancies.


http://www.okdhs.org/services/dd/pages/ghvac.aspx

Download Family Support Assistance Program Brochure HERE

Download In-Home Support Waiver Handout HERE

Download Respite Program Voucher HERE

Programs and Services to include:

SoonerStart (Early Intervention)                  
Developmental Disabilities Services Division
State Supplemental Payments                                  
Medical Services & Medicaid
Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment

Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council

2401 NW 23rd St., Suite 74, Oklahoma City, OK  73107


Telephone:  (405) 521-4984 or (800) 836-4470


Website:  www.okddc.org



This council helps to coordinate the efforts of state agencies and provides organizations in Oklahoma in meeting the needs of Oklahomans with developmental disabilities and their families.

Oklahoma Family Network

Website:  www.oklahomafamilynetwork.org


Formerly SPAN and Neonatal Parents Network. Oklahoma’s Parent to Parent group that provides one on one parental support for families raising children with special needs.

Oklahoma Healthcare Authority

4545 N. Lincoln Blvd, Ste. 124, Oklahoma City, OK 73105


Telephone: (800) 987-7767 or (405) 522-7171


Oklahoma City Area Website:  www.ohca.state.ok.us

Oklahoma State Department of Health

1000 NE 10th St., Oklahoma City, OK  73117


Telephone:  (405) 271-5600


Website: www.health.state.ok.us

Oklahoma State Dept. of Education Special Education Services

Telephone:  (405) 521-3351 or contact your local school district


Website:  www.sde.state.ok.us/home/defaultie.html


Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), part B is the federal law that supports special education and related service programming for children and youth (ages 3-21) with disabilities and developmental delays.

Puberty

The DSACO's Boundaries and the Basics toolkit is an invaluable resource designed to assist caregivers in initiating conversations about essential topics such as basic hygiene, relationships, and puberty. This toolkit provides clear, age-appropriate guidance and practical strategies to help caregivers address these critical subjects with confidence and sensitivity, ensuring that individuals are well-informed and prepared for these important aspects of life. This toolkit is just the start of what will soon be a resource manual containing 27 modules over basic topics needed to build the foundation for advocacy and self-care in adulthood.

Download DSACO's Boundaries and the Basics Toolkit!

Scissortail Law Firm

1000 NE 10th St., Oklahoma City, OK  73117


Telephone:  (918) 505-9050


Website: www.scissortaillawfirm.com

Resource application

Sooner Start

Telephone: (800) 426-2747


Website:  www.sde.state.ok.us/home/defaultie.html

Oklahoma’s early intervention program is designed to meet the needs of infants and toddlers (Ages Birth – 3) with disabilities and developmental delays.

Sooner Success

940 NE 13th St., Nicholson Tower Suite 3890, Oklahoma City, OK 73104


405-271-5700 x45180
Toll Free: 1-877-441-0434


Website: http://soonersuccess.ouhsc.edu

Sooner SUCCESS is a community-based services available to any child, birth to age 21, with special needs. We connect families to information and services in their communities that will meet their child’s unique needs. Our goal is to serve, support, and build more inclusive communities.

Special Olympics – Oklahoma

Telephone:  (918) 481-1234 or (800) 722-9004


Website:  www.sook.org

Special Olympics Oklahoma provides a year-round program of sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Student-Led IEP's

Supplemental Security Income

Telephone:  (800) 772-1213 or contact your local Social Security Office


Website:  www.ssa.gov

Social Security benefits for children with disabilities.

TARC

Telephone:  (918) 582-8272 or (800) 688-8272


Website:  www.ddadvocacy.net


TARC provided information, support, and advocacy programs for people with developmental disabilities throughout the state.

TEFRA

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act states have the option to make Medicaid benefits available to children with physical or mental disabilities who would not ordinarily be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits because of their parent’s income or resources are too high.

For more information visit The Oklahoma Department of Human Services website HERE.

Aging Resources

Management of Hearing Health in Children with Down syndrome Checklist - Created by Hearts for Hearing and DSACO families

Aging and Down Syndrome: A Health & Well-Being Guidebook

Adult Day Centers in and Around the Metro

Welcome Home Adult Day Care

Tami Lemon

tami@welcomehomeabc.com

1000 SW 104

Oklahoma City, OK 73139

405.692.1800

DLC- Edmond (3)

Bridget Johnson

Bridgette@dlcok.org.

3413 Wynn Dr.

Edmond, OK 73013

405.471.6867

Daily Living Centers (1)

Bridget Johnson

Bridgette@dlcok.org.

3000 N. Rockwell

Oklahoma City, OK 73008

405.792.2401

Foundation for the Disabled

Steven Ross

sross@okfd.org

8421 N. Walker

Oklahoma City, OK 73114

405.842.6636

Excel Special Services

Shirley Garrett-Loveless

excelspecialservices@coxinet.net

8901 N.E. 23rd St.

Midwest City, OK 73141

405.769.1079

Eastern OK Co Tech

Vickie Wood

wwood@eoctech.edu

4601 N. Choctaw Rd

Choctaw, OK 73020

405.390.4400

DLC- Southside (2)

Bridget Johnson

Bridgette@dlcok.org.

1681 SW 86th St.

Oklahoma City, OK 73150

405.688.5388

Home Away From Home Adult Day Services

Kimberly Richard

kdrich76@gmail.com

9213 N.E. 10th St.

Midwest City, OK 73130

405.264.7627

Jewel's Heart Adult Day

Crystal Goudeau

jewelsheartadultday@gmail.com

9005 NE 10th

Midwest City, OK 73130

405.837.8460

Metropolitan Better Living Center

Jackie Parks

jparks@metrobetterliving.org

1407 N.E 10th
Oklahoma City, OK 73117

405.525.3024

Metropolitan Better Living Center

Jackie Parks

jparks@metrobetterliving.org

702 NE 37th
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

405.525.3024

Loretta's Adult Day Care

Renita Meadows

renitameadows@gmail.com

10400 N. Vineyard Blvd, Suite C&D

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

405-286-6077

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