e-Buddies for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Below is information and resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to get started and have a successful experience with e-Buddies.
e-Buddies is an e-mail pen pal program that provides opportunities for one-to-one e-mail friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities.
When you join e-Buddies, you will be matched in a friendship with someone from another state. You will then be asked to send an e-mail every week to your e-Buddy. Click on the links below to find out if e-Buddies is right for you.
Click here if you are interested in joining e-Buddies.
Click here if you've just been matched.
Getting Started
- What is e-Buddies?
- How Matches are made
- Can I join e-Buddies?
- How to sign up
- What happens after I sign up?
Resources
- I have an e-Buddy, now what?
- E-mail Etiquette
- Setting E-mail Junk Filters
- FAQ
- Conversation starters
- Troubleshooting
- E-mail Basics
- E-mail Trainer
If you have any questions, please contact us.


















