Special Needs Resources

Michelle Byom, writer of Special Needs, Special Blessings in this issue, compiled this list of resources with help from the families she interviewed.
(pictured above: Maya Owens)


Active and healthy lifestyles for children and youth with disabilities
608-785-8695
www.uwlax.edu/activeandhealthylifestyles

Birth to 3
608-784-1035
www.laxfamilyresources.org/birth_to_three

Caring Bridge
www.caringbridge.org

Children’s Miracle Network
608-775-4424
www.gundluth.org

Children of the Heart
www.dscoth.org

Exceptional Parent Magazine
www.eparent.com

HorseSense for Special Riders
608-789-7596
www.hssrweb.org

Hugs and Hope
www.hugsandhope.org

La Crosse County Human Services, Family and Children’s Services
608-785-6054
www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/humanservices

The National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for
Children with Special Needs
www.medicalhomeinfo.org

Oley Foundation: Tools for living better on home IV & tube feedings
www.oley.org

Ronald McDonald House of Rochester, Minnesota
507-282-3955
www.rmhmn.org

Special Olympics of Wisconsin
www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/area_6.asp

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Special Populations
www.uwlax.edu/sah/ess/sape

Wisconsin Educational Services Program-Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Outreach (WESP-DHH)
8
88-656-8556
www.wesp-dhh.wi.gov