Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
http://www.cec.sped.org/ The largest international professional organization
dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with
exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates
for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides
continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically
underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain
resources necessary for effective professional practice. The website has a
wealth of resources and links to other valuable sites.
Dyslexia Online
http://www.dyslexiaonline.com/ This site is dedicated to resolving misconceptions of dyslexia and related
attention deficit and anxiety disorders.
Idea Practices
http://www.ideapractices.org/ This site is designed to answer your questions
about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, keep you informed about
IDEAS That Work, and support your efforts to help ALL children learn, progress
and realize their dreams. The site is supported by the ASPIIRE and ILIAD IDEA
Partnerships, which are leadership initiatives of the Council for Exceptional
Children. Funding comes from the US Department of Education, Office of Special
Education Programs (Agreement Nos. H326A80005 and H326A80006). The Partnerships
also receive support from CEC's Association Partners.
LD Online
http://www.ldonline.org/ A service of The Learning Project at WETA,
Washington D.C., in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning
Disabilities. Included are a newsletter, many reports and documents, and links
to many other valuable sites.
LD Resources
http://www.ldresources.com/ This site has been providing resources for people with learning disabilities
since 1995. The site includes The LD Reader (newsletter) information on
organizations; conferences; people; education; reading, writing, and learning;
essays and articles; tools (high and low tech); electronic text; and books and
videos.
Lifelong Services Network
www.vesid.nysed.gov/lsn/home.html Provides information on SETRC, ECDC, blind/visually
impaired, deaf/hard of hearing, assistive technology and bilingual special
education.
Math and Reading Help for Kids: Learning Disabilities and
Problems
http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/article_directory/Learning_Disabilities_and_Problems.html
Directory of hundreds of original
articles, tips, and resources centered on the topic of children's learning.
Comprehensive Just for Kids section containing dozens of articles written for a
younger audience and Reading Help for Kids.
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
http://www.ncld.org Strives to be an easy-to-use resource for people
seeking authoritative information on learning disabilities (LD).
National Dissemination Center for
Children with Disabilities has training modules on critical IDEA topics
available on their website
http://www.nichcy.org/training/contents.asp
New York State Career Zone:
http://www.nycareerzone.org
An online career exploration and planning
system designed specifically for New York State students. It assists middle and
high school students in developing online, interactive career plans. It uses the
New York State career plan model that was developed by the New York State
Education Department.
NLD on the Web!
http://www.nldontheweb.org/ Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD) is also called Nonverbal Learning
Disabilities. NLD on the Web! was designed and developed by and for
parents.
PACER Center
http://www.pacer.org/ Created by parents of children and youth with
disabilities to help other parents and families facing similar challenges. PACER
is staffed primarily by parents of children with disabilities and works in
coalition with 20 disability organizations. In addition to a competent and
caring staff available to answer questions and offer one-on-one help, PACER
publishes newsletters and other publications. PACER's free Catalog of
Publications offers educational materials to parents and social service
professionals on issues related to special education and disabilities.
Partners in Education
http://www.partnersinpolicymaking.com/education/index.html A self-study
course designed to help parents of children with developmental disabilities
navigate the special education system and help their children make the most of
their potential.
PEAK Parent Center
http://www.peakparent.org/ PEAK Parent Center is Colorado's Parent Training and Information Center.
PEAK is a statewide organization of parents of children with disabilities
reaching out to assist other parents and professionals. The mission of PEAK
Parent Center is to ensure that children, youth, and adults with disabilities
lead rich, active lives and participate as full members of their schools and
communities.
Popup IEP for Significant Support Needs
http://nclid.unco.edu/nclid/ssn/index.php
Visitors can click on "conversation
stoppers" that parents may hear when advocating for their children and learn
what some of the possible "real" issues might be, some respectful but effective
responses, and what the laws say about educating children with disabilities.
The Resource Room
http://www.resourceroom.net/ A website with links and resources for learning,
especially for people who learn differently or who have learning difficulties or
specific learning disabilities. Beginning in January, 2002, the site has new
resources added at least once a week. It has a focus on articles and ideas about
reading comprehension and teaching middle, secondary and post-secondary
students.
Schwab Learning
http://www.schwablearning.org/ A service of the Charles and Helen Schwab
Foundation dedicated to helping children with learning differences be successful
in learning and life. Schwab Learning provides support, resources, publications
and information free of charge to parents of children with learning differences
and to children themselves. The Schwab Learning Fact Sheet provides more
in-depth information about their history, services, and perspective on learning
differences.
Section 504 and IDEA Resources
http://www.504idea.org/resources.html Council of Educators for Students with Disabilities provides this webpage.
CESD presenters put together Section 504 and IDEA (special education) materials
during the course of the year as they present on a variety of disability law
topics. The resource section includes a sampling of those written materials,
plus some other things you might find useful, including links to other sites
Special Education Lawwww.wrightslaw.com/
Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to
Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about advocacy for children with
disabilities.
Strategic Evaluation
Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting (SEDCAR) Unit of Vocational and
Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/sedcar/ Responsible
for data collection, analysis, and reporting to meet federal and State
requirements for special education and vocational rehabilitation. SEDCAR
analyzes data to evaluate the State’s progress toward accomplishing the
Department’s strategic goals for individuals with disabilities. SEDCAR maintains
a series of Data Systems, Reports and Publications.
Technical
Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
http://www.pbis.org/english/default.htm Established by the Office of Special Education
Programs, US Department of Education to give schools capacity-building
information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining
effective school-wide disciplinary practices.
U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/ This page links to a number of different documents explaining IDEA and other
federal initiatives.
Wrightslaw www.wrightslaw.com
Hundreds
of articles, cases, newsletters, and other information about special education law and
advocacy. Website author is an attorney who suffered from learning disabilities and
has been serving children's special education needs for more than 20 years.
Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org/ The nation's leading resource on the first three
years of life. They are a national non-profit charitable organization whose aim
is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote
the healthy development of babies and toddlers.
