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| | | The American Cancer Society (ACS), is a nationwide, community-based, voluntary organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by prevening cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. The National Home Office is responsible for overall planning and coordination of the Society’s programs for cancer information delivery, cancer control and prevention, advocacy, resource development, and patient services. The National Home Office also provides technical support and materials to Divisions and local offices, and administers the intramural and extramural research programs.
| | http://www.cancer.org |
| | | The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. AERA is a prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its 20,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research, testing or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioral scientists. AERA offers a comprehensive program of scholarly publications, training, fellowships, and meetings to advance educational research, to disseminate knowledge, and to improve the capacity of the profession to enhance the public good. | | http://www.aera.net |
| | | The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of HIV/AIDS research, AIDS prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. | | http://www.amfar.org |
| | | The American Institutes for Research's (AIR) performs basic and applied research, provides technical support, and conducts analyses based on methods of the behavioral and social sciences. Program areas focus on education, health, individual and organizational performance, and quality of life. AIR helps its clients respond to human problems with effective policies, products, and services. Their goal is to make a difference by addressing a broad range of social problems. | | http://www.air.org |
| | | The Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) offers support and information to families of children with the syndrome. ASF provides information about Angelman Syndrome, supports research efforts, and links parents of children with Angelman Syndrome to one another. | | http://www.angelman.org |
| | | | The Association for Glycogen Storage Disease was organized to foster communication between parents, and between parents and professionals who could provide a better understanding of the disease, its implications, and recommendations based on current clinical investigations. The association also hosts an annual meeting, publishes a quarterly newsletter, provide free brochures, and publishes a Parent Handbook. | | http://www.agsdus.org |
| | | The Association for Macular Diseases (AMD) is a nonprofit corporation organized to promote education and research. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of legal blindness in Americans over 50 years of age. AMD publishes a newsletter and provides support to individuals and their families. | | http://www.macula.org/association/about.html |
| | | The Autism National Committee (AUTCOM) was founded to protect and advance the human and civil rights of all persons with autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and related differences of communication and behavior. AUTCOM holds annual conferences; advocates in Washington, D.C. on legislative, regulatory, and legal issues; and supports members through information, networking, and referrals. | | http://www.autcom.org |
| | | Autism Research Institute (ARI) is a worldwide network of parents and professionals conducting and fostering scientific research designed to improve the methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing autism and other related disorders of childhood. Ongoing projects include: investigation of adequate diagnostic methods; the study of biochemical defects in children with autism; vitamin B-6 as a treatment for autism; and behavior modification as a method of teaching children with this disability. It maintains a library of detailed case studies of over 35,000 children from 60 countries and disseminates research findings to parents and others seeking help. ARI has compiled a comprehensive "Diagnostic Check List for Behavior-Disturbed Children" and publishes a quarterly newsletter, "Autism Research Review International." Many of the ARI publications are available in Spanish and can be ordered from the publication list or the website. | | http://www.autism.com/ari/ |
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