Down Home Ranch
- Working farm and ranch for those with mental handicaps.
- http://www.downhomeranch.org/

Help Foundation
- Serves children and adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities in northeast Ohio - care, education, and housing.
- http://www.helpfoundationinc.org

Greene County Board of Mental Retardation
- A description of the programs and services available through the Greene County, Ohio, Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
- http://www.greenemrdd.org

Arc of Chester County
- Empowering individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities and their families.
- http://www.arcofchestercounty.org

President's Committee on Mental Retardation
- The PCMR acts in an advisory capacity to the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to programs and services for persons with mental retardation.
- http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/pcmr/

International Order of Alhambra
- A fraternal order of Catholic men dedicated to assisting persons developmentally disabled by mental retardation.
- http://www.orderalhambra.org/

Death Penalty and Mental Retardation in the U.S.A.
- Since the U.S. death penalty was reinstated in 1976, at least thirty-five people with MR have been executed in the United States. They cannot understand fully what they did wrong. Many cannot even comprehend the punishment that awaits them.
- http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/deathpenalty/

The Merck Manual -- Mental Retardation
- Causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, with links to related disorders.
- http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec23/255.htm

It's OK to Be Different
- Highlights some of the ways students with multiple disabilities and mental retardation are taught. Includes informational links to some of the conditions the students in this class possess.
- http://home.ptd.net/~jsamra

National Association of QMRPs (NAQ)
- Resource for research, networking, and addressing issues that concern Qualified Mental Retardation Professionals (also known as Case Managers).
- http://www.qmrp.org/

Mental Retardation and Psychiatry
- Links to articles from psychiatric journals.
- http://www.psychiatry.com/mr/

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
- Journal information, table of contents, and online order form.
- http://www.journals.wiley.com/1080-4013/

Mental Retardation: A Symptom and a Syndrome
- Full text of a paper published in the "Comprehensive Textbook of Child and Adolescent Disorders".
- http://www.uab.edu/cogdev/mentreta.htm

Psychiatric Assessment of the Person With Mental Retardation
- Full text of a paper published in the Psychiatric Annals 27:3/March 1997.
- http://www.psychiatry.com/mr/assessment.html

The Family Village - Cognitive Disability / Mental Retardation
- Directory of contact information for organizations and links to information.
- http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_cdmr.htm

Jablonski's Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes
- Database of structured descriptions of congenital abnormalities associated with mental retardation.
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/jablonski/syndrome_title.html

UVa Special Education: Resources on Mental Retardation
- Definition with links to resources.
- http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/cise/ose/categories/mr.html

Best Buddies International, Inc.
- Enhances the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for socialization and employment. Site describes programs and gives contact information.
- http://www.bestbuddies.org

MedlinePlus: Mental retardation
- Summary and links to information on causes.
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001523.htm

American Association on Mental Retardation
- Promotes global development and dissemination of progressive policies, research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual disabilities.
- http://www.aamr.org

Mental Retardation Fact Sheet
- Definition, teaching tips, and contact information from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
- http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs8txt.htm

Children Who Are Mentally Retarded
- From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, this defines what mental retardation means and how children are thriving in our communities today.
- http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/retarded.htm