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| IDEA Practices - | this site answers your questions about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), keeps you informed about the IDEAs that work, and supports your efforts to help ALL children learn, progress, and realize their dreams |
| SpecialEdLaw.net | - a multidisciplinary internet resource of Special Education law materials for parents, attorneys, teachers, schools , kids & psychologists |
| Special Education Law
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this site contains educational information and product information on special education legal rights and responsibilities by one of the nation's leading authorities on special education law, Reed Martin, J.D. |
| Vermont Special Education | Special Education rules for the State of Vermont from the Education Manual of Rules and Regulations. |
| Legal Resources for Learning Disabilities | Includes links to EDLaw, Inc, IDEA, & Individual with Disabilities Act |
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| Teaching and Learning | 1996 Article about inclusion of children with special needs. |
| Inclusion by the University of Northern Iowa | Strategies for teaching mainstreamed
children and what an inclusive classroom look like. |
| Inclusion...Yours Mine and Ours | Classroom ideas for teaching in an inclusive classroom. |
| Inclusion, has it gone to far? | Education World Article from 1997. This article questions whether Inclusion is the best thing for all children and the difficulties it can present to teachers. |
| Circle of Inclusion Organization | This web site offers demonstrations of and information about the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth through age eight. |
| Inclusion of Children with Special Needs | Database of inclusion teaching and learning resources and strategies.
This project is funded by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
in Washington State. It is designed to disseminate information related
to inclusion resources, best practices, strategies, and
research. |
| Inclusion | Philosophy, legal requirements, teacher competencies, & teaching strategies. |
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| Kidsourse | This booklet, from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides
up-to-date information on learning disabilities and the role of
NIMH-sponsored research in discovering underlying causes and effective treatments. |
| Helpful Hints for Teachers | Some helpful hints to remember when encountering disabled students
in the
classroom from Missouri Western State College. |
| LD OnLine: Learning
Disabilities Information
& Resources |
Comprehensive collections of learning disabiity resources for parents, teachers & children. |
| Learning Disabilities Association | The Learning Disabilities Association of America is a national, non-profit organization. This site has lots of information. |
| National Center for Learning Disabilities | Information, resources, & referral services |
| Learning Disabilities | National Institute of Health booklet online with lots of good information. |
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| The Behavior Home Page | This site is for school personnel, parents, and other professionals
to gain access to information, to share effective
practices, and to receive ongoing consultation and technical assistance concerning the full range of behavior problems and challenges displayed by children and youth in school and community settings, as well as other behavioral issues that may affect their success in school. |
| Red Light-Green Light: | A Behavior Management System for
Students with Behavior Disorders in Primary Grades. 1996 article written by Patricia M. Barbetta and published in Preventing School Failure, vol. 34, no. 4, p. 14-19. |
| Early Intervention for Preschool Through Third Grade Children with Behavioral and/or Emotional Problems | From the California Deparment of Education/Special EDUCATION DIVISION. Data and info on children with behavioral problems. |
| Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth | This volume of Education and Treatment of Children contains a collection
of research articles that were originally
presented at the 22nd Annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders national conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth held in Scottsdale, Arizona in November of 1998. |
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| CHADD | Organization of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
| Guide to ADD/ADHD | Learning Disabilities Association Attention Deficit - Hyperactivity Disorder A Guide for Parents |
| Classroom Modifications | For children with AD/HD |
| AD/HD Diagnostic Rating Scale | Criteria used to diagnose AD/HD |
| ADD | Good resource for diagnosis and modification of classroom instruction for ADD students. |
| Attention Deficit Disorder, Hallowell-50 Classroom Tips | 50 tips on the management of ADD in the classroom. Each tip is given and explained and provides some wonderful advice. |
| Strategies for Dealing with ADD in the Classroom | This article from the Feingold Association is filled with practical ideas for teachers and parents to help students with ADD be successful in the classroom. |
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| AAMR | American Association on Mental Retardation |
| Information on Mental Retardation | From the Office of Special Disabilities. Defines, causes, & associated problems discussed. |
| The ARC | Information for and of people with mental retardation and their families. |
| Downs Syndrome | Medical articles, education information, the Toy Store, and ListServ discussion. |
| Special Olympics | Special Olympics is a non-profit, international program of sports training
and competition
for individuals with mental retardation. |
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SEVERE AND/OR MULTIPLE DISABILITIES |
General information and fact sheet about severe and multiple disabilities. |
| TEACHING IDEAS AND STRATEGIES | ÝFunctional Vision Assessment Kit for Preschool and MultihandicappedStudents. By David Garrod, |
| Servere Disabilities | ERIC Digest #311. Revised. 1990 article. |
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| American Association for Gifted Children | Current news and resources. Book lists. How to identify a gifted child. |
| National Associaton for Gifted Children | Organizational information, parent resources, and news. |
| The National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children | Characteristics, problems in schools, legal info. |
| Eric Clearing House on Gifted Education | FAQ's, fact sheets, articles, discussion groups |
| SERI | Gifted and talented resources |
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| Autism Society of America | Definitions, research, advocacy for people with autism. |
| The Autistically Handicapped | From the UK. News, treatments, fact files. |
| Autism Research Institute | Definitions, research, information about autism. |
| Ask Eric InfoGuide to Autism |
This InfoGuide is an on-line bibliographic resource to aid in the research of autism, including different educational techniques related to the disability and legal developments that have assisted people affected by autism. |
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| NCPAD org | National Center on Physical Activity and Disability has fact sheets, slideshows, videos newsletter, searchable database and links to other resources |
| Apple Education Physical | Alternate input devices, adapting the MAC for people with physical disabilities. |
| Physical Disability Abstracts | Nice selection of articles |
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| CNS (Center for Neuroskills) | Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide: Books, assessment tools, biomechanics. |
| Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems | The TBI Model Systems are funded through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), a branch of the Department of Education. |
| TBI online | Links to lots of resources specifically for TBI |
| BIAUSA.org | Brain Injury Association, Inc.. brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy. |
| Parent Pals | FAQ, newsletter, books and links on TBI |
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| S TRATEGIES FOR TEACHING STUDENTS WITH COMMUNICATION DISORDERS | General Strategies for teaching children with communciation disorders. |
| Facts about communication disorders | Information and FAQ's about communication disorders. |
| NIDCD | National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders - Voice, Speech and Language information |
| Apraxia -kids | talk to others, news, articles, resources |
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| American Sign Language | Resource for signs used in Sign Language |
| Apple Computer and hearing loss | Built in and third party resources for people with hearing loss. |
| ASHA and hearing loss | hearing and balance information, self-help groups from the American-speech-language-hearing association. |
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| Blindness Resource Center | New York Institute for Special Education has lots of excellent resources. |
| American Council for the Blind | This service provides general information about the Council, including recent issues of our monthly publication, The Braille Forum. |
| The Braille Alphabet | Learn the Braille Alphabet |
| American Foundation for the Blind. | Resources include services, publications and community information. |
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| NCIP | National Center to Improve Practice of Special Education through Technology, Media and Materials. |
| Bry Back Manor | Download freeware sofware for young children or children with special needs. |
| Adapted Physical Education - | this site provides a wealth of information on teaching physical education to students with disabilities. The site includes information on the IDEA law, adaptations for teaching activities to students with disabilities, links to top adapted Physical Education websites, and a FAQ section. |
| Adaptive Hardware & Software | Links to many web sites with resources. |
| EASI | "EASI's mission is to serve as a resource to the education community
by providing information and guidance in the area of
access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities. |
| ATA | Alliance for Technology Access - web site of a group of access centers
from across the United States. There is a lists of assistive technology
vendors. A list of the
centers. Stories of personal successes. |
| Intelli Tools | Demos of software for students with disabilities |
| DREAMMS for Kids, Inc. - | educational technologies for kids with special needs |
| IBM Accessability Center | Downloadable files, homepage reader for the blind, and other IBM accessability issues. |