The Missouri Developmental Disability Resource Center: a Web site responding to the critical need for information of parents with a child with a disability.
One of the greatest problems for parents who have a child with a developmental disability is a lack of access to information. Parents have a critical need to learn the specifics of their child's disability, the best treatment practices, and how the broader service delivery system works (Bradley, 1992; Rinck, Calkins, Green, & Stadler, 1986). The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Resource Center Web site [http:/(/)www.moddrc.com] was created as an innovative method of meeting the information needs of this underserved population. Challenges to the adoption of this innovative model are highlighted, and some options for addressing these issues are discussed.
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University of Missouri, Kansas City 64108, USA. downingr@umkc.edu
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D007253:Information Centers; D020407:Internet; D008923:Missouri; D010290:Parents