Healthcare
With Foundation
The mission of WITH Foundation is to promote the establishment of comprehensive healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities that is designed to address their unique and fundamental needs.
Bridging the Gap Video
Healthcare providers do not receive adequate training to practice culturally sensitive care to those with disabilities. This creates a barrier to primary and emergency medicine.
Who Defines MY Quality of Life?
A resource from the UCSF Office of Developmental Primary Care explores the perspectives of disability advocates and caregivers on what constitutes quality of life. It highlights the importance of including individuals with disabilities in decisions about their own well-being and promoting patient-centered care that respects their autonomy and preferences.
Supported Health Care Decision-Making Videos
A resource from UCSF provides essential tools and videos for individuals with disabilities to make informed health decisions with the help of trusted supporters. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration in healthcare, allowing adults with disabilities to engage in decisions about their health and well-being.
Navigating Health Care with a Disability Video
Hear testimonials from people with #disabilities where they describe their experience accessing health care.
Transition to Adulthood
The "Healthcare Toolkit for Autistic Individuals" by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) provides a comprehensive guide to navigating healthcare during the transition to adulthood.
Supported Health Care Decision-Making for Self-Advocates
A guide that empowers individuals with disabilities to make informed health decisions by choosing trusted supporters to assist them in understanding medical information and communicating.
Supporting Survivors with IDD
Training series created to help build knowledge around the prevalence of sexual assault and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and improve services for survivors of sexual assault.
Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors with Developmental Disabilities: A Resource Guide
A new resource guide to support survivors of sexual assault with developmental disabilities.
The Trevor Project
A non-profit that leads in mental health and suicide prevention amongst American LGBTQ youth.They also offer education, advocacy, and life-saving tools.
UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program
Transgender medicine and surgery at UCSF Medical Center, Breast augmentation, Vaginoplasty and vulvoplasty, Metaoidioplasty, Orchiectomy, Voice therapy and surgery, etc. And Testopel and Apretude.
Mental Health Playlist by Amaze
A new resource guide that supports folks with developmental disabilities on the intersection of mental health, growing up, and daily interactions for teenagers.
AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit
Primary Care Resources for Adults on the Autism Spectrum and their Primary Care Providers.It focuses on primary healthcare, or healthcare with a regular doctor.
The P Word: A Manual for Mammals
The P Word is a pre-puberty guide designed for ages 7-12 that provides gender-neutral, age-appropriate education about penis anatomy, function, hygiene, and sexual health.
Sonrisas Dental Health
Special Needs Dentistry and Geriatric Dentistry. Staff here are more attuned to what IDD. Sonrisas Dental Health provides compassionate, patient-centered care in a welcoming environment where every patient is treated with dignity and understanding.
Brandi’s New Plain Language Research Brief
An essential guide in plain language about what reproductive healthcare, different resources available, research, and next steps for people with disabilities.
BrightLife for Kids by Brightline
FREE Personalized support for California families. Kids ages 0–12 get free, expert coaching for sleep issues, worry, social skills, and more. Live, 1:1 video sessions, secure chat, on-demand content, and more. The program is state-funded and created by CalHope.
Books Beyond Words
Illustrated online digital books with the purpose of empowering readers to make informed decision making about physical, social, mental, and sexual health through wordless social stories and characters.
The Shanti Project
The organization believes in reducing isolation, enhancing health and well being, and improve quality of life. They also work to reduce barriers in cancer and HIV treatment through programs. They offer an LGBTQ+ Aging Support Group and Pet Support Program.
Less Awkward
Dedicated to guiding students ages 8-18, their schools and families through the emotional, physical, and social changes of puberty with humor, and science. They also provide curriculums for schools and educators. By the creators of “The Care & Keeping of You” from American Girl.